The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13
To Recent Questions Asked by
the Democratic Candidate.
ASKS A FEW HIMSELF.
Wants to Know If Bryan Will
Pay Bonds In Silver
Or Will Refuse the Electoral
Vote of North Carolina.

evansville, IND. Oct. 13.-GoVernOr
Roosevelt concluded his Indiana tour
last night, making two speeches in this
city, and speaking in both instances to
large audiences Arriving here at 4:S0
the governor dined in his private car,
remaining there until shortly before 8
O'Clock, at which time he was escorted
to the st. George hotel, where he re-
viewed parade given in his honor.
From the reviewing stand he was driven
TO Evans hall, where he made a reply
to a speech delivered yesterday by Mr..
Bryan From the hall he went to the
Grand opera house and addressed the
second audience, constituting the
eleventh which has heard him speak
since he left Indianapolis in the morning.
The day was characterized by large
crowds and much enthusiasm, in which
respect Evansville was not lacking.
In his speech at Vincennes, Governor
Roosevelt delved into history to show
that through expansion that part of the
state of Indiana in which Vincennes is
situated was added to the dominion of
this government.
Governor RooseVelt's address at
Evansville follows:
Mr. Bryan yesterday attempted to
answer what said about his attacks
on the United States army. He says
that the president in his message of De
cember, 1885, asked for an army of 100,
600 men, two months before there was
any war in the Philippine Islands. He
RISKS OOGi1 Roosevelt Know TINS
of course L know it; and let me also
add that Mr. Bryan ought to know.
what every little school boy knows, that
at the very time in December the Fill
pino insurgent army was threatening cur
outpost and a collision was imminent
any moment. Aguinaldo at that time
was trying to organize the remnants of
the Spanish army in conjunction with
his own army in a war against US. I re
bill in which the increase in the army
was provided itself explicitly set forth
the conditions in the Philippines as
reason for keeping the army up. Every
intelligent observer knew there would
be trouble in the Philippines if the treaty
was confirmed.
THE bill for the temporary increase
which Mr.. Bryan apparently seeks to
persuade his hearers is a permanent in
crease was introduced by Senator Cock
rell of Missouri, q Democratic supporter
of Mr.. Bryan, and the bulk of the patri-
Otlc Democrats in both houses voted for
it. For at that time the Kansas City
platform had not sought to make the
dishonor of the flag national issue and
the Democratic conventions in Colorado
and California were in their platforms
calling for the retention of the Philip
pine Islands. The record therefore shows
that this present temporary army of
81, 900 regulars and 81, 1000 volunteers was
called for in December because of the
threatened trouble in the Philippines.
Any statesman with the slightest pre-
tentiOn to the name could not but see
THIS IIOuDlE was threatening anu
would have been criminally derelict in
his duty to the nation had he failed to
provide for it. The trouble was certain
to arise, having in view the attitude of
Aguinaldo unless we rejected the treaty,
and indeed the outbreak occurred just
before the treaty was accepted. When
Mr.. Bryan did his part in working for
the acceptance of the treaty by the SEN
ate he stopped himself from any right to
criticise the carrying out of the pledges
which he said must be made in advocat-
ing that treaty
Now / have answered Mr.. Bryan'S
question on this point, as I Will gladly
answer any question he can, put to me.
Now let him show equal frankness and
readiness in answering these questions:
L IF elected, Mr.. Bryan, will you
pay the obligations Of the nation in gold
or in silver?
2 "Will you refuse to accept the cleo
toral votes of North Carolina, because
obtained without consent Of the govern
ed, and will you now at once denounce
the action of your party associates who
helped to nominate you for establishing
by the constitution in North Carolina
the doctrine that one man is good enough
to govern another without his consent?
8. viii you denounce your party as
sociates in congress who voted on June
should not be given the power to control
trusts? You say that all trusts are bad
Will you denounce as hypocT1tlc your
party associates who support you on
that platform, and yet themselves are
benefciaries in the cotton bale, whisky
and ice trusts? This question is not to
be met by saying that there are trusts
in which Republicans are interested.
The point is a question of good faith, or
Hypocrisy If all trusts are as bad as
you represent them what right have you
to be supported and accept the support
of Senator Jones and Mr.. Croker who to
public denunciation of trusts add private
membership in them?
Yesterday at NeiIsville, Mich, Mr.
TO
the Republican party as follows:
l. O." If a trust is a good thing, why
did the Republican platform denounce
trusts?'
the evils of trusts and pointed out the
way those evils could be controlled and
Any sensible man knows