The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-13
REPLIED TO BRYAN.
ROOSEVELT ALSO RESPONDED
WITH COUNTER QUESTIONS.
ASKED THREE; ANSWERED TEN
SOME Answers ARE ARGUMENTS
AND SOME RIDICULE.


Created Enthusiasm-Nt Evansville
he Took mp the Questions Pro-
pounded by Bryan 10 Republicans.
Evansville Ind Oct. i2.-Gov. Roosevelt
concluded hts Indiana tour tonight. max
ing two speeches in this city 20 large
audiences. At Evans Han he made re-
ply 60 speech delivered yesterday by
William J. Bryan. From the hall he went
10 the Grand Opera House. where he ad-
dressed the second audience. constituting
the eleventh which has heard him speak
since he left indianapolis this morning
Tho day was characterized by large
crowds and much enthusiasm.
In his speech At Vlnccnncs GOV. Roose-
welt delvcd into History 10 show that
through expansion that part Of the state
Of Indiana In which Vincennes Is situat-
ed was added to the dominion Of this gov
ernment. Gov. Roosevdrs address al
Evansville follows:
Gov. Roosevelt replied 10 Mr.. Bryan's
assertion that the President asked for
an army OF 10000 men two mouths be-
fore the Philippine war broke out, hy
saying that the bill FOR an increase OF the
army was introduced by Senator Cock
rell OF Missouri. a Bryan supporter. and
ives intended TO meet che threatening coa-
ditions in the archipelago. Al the time
the Presidents recommendation was
made. said Gov. Roosevelt. collision
was Imminent with the insurgent army.
Gov. Roosevelt. in HE turn, put these
questions TO MIR. Bryan:
l. II elected. Mr.. Bryan. will you
pay the obligations OF the nation in gold
or in silver?
2 VIII YOU refuse TO accept the cleo
toral votes OF North Carolina because OBJ
tanned without the consent OF the govern
ed. and viii YOU nov az once denounce
the action OF Aour party associates who
helped 10 nominate you for establishing
by the constitution In North Carolina the
doctrine that one man Is good enough 20
govern another without his consent?
3. VIII you denounce your party as
sociates IN Congress. who voted on June
! last that the national government
should not be given the power 20 control
trusts?
To the questions asked by Mr. Bryan
in a Michigan speech. Gov. Roosevelt
made the following replies.
Question ]; II trust Is q good thing,
why did tho Republican platform de-
nounce trusts?
Answer: The Republican party de-
n1ANDeu tte ENtlA OF tfuriH anu NAttltFi
out the way those evils could BE- controlled
and minimized.
2 II the trusts are bad things. why AID
the Republican administration allow more
trusts TO be organized than during all
previo history % the country
Answer: The Republican administration
did not allow more trusts 10 be organized
than during an previous history Of the
country The Standard oil Company. the
an the other more important trusts came
into existence long before the present nd
miuistration. Moreover. Mr.. Bryan
knows perfectly well that the ma
tionai government cannot prevent the or
gauization OF these trusts.
Question 8. II some trusts are good
and some bad. can YOU tel the difference
between a GOOD one and bad one?
Question &: DO you know Of any good
monopoly In private hands?
Question 3. Do YOU know any man
good enough to stand az che head of
monopoly and determine the price Of that
which others are TO use?
Answer Mr. Bryans terminologv is
here 80 loose that Il is difficult TO know
what he means. II he uses trusts" IN
the sense-of large corporations. any intel
ligent man must know that there ore some
good corporations and some bad corpora
can be told as readily as the difference
between two wealthy private individuals.
As for monopolies IN private hands. pa
ents are such u1onopolies. and n Mr.. Bry-
an means that an monopoiies are bad. he
means that patent laws should be abolish
- outright. Does he really mean this:
n not. his words mean nothing.
Question s. DO YOU know Of any good
reason why the army should be made
100 COZ?
Answer: Here again Mr. Bryans Ian
guage is loose. II he o. speaking Of tho
present army Of 5000 regulars and 5000
volunteers. then every man who possess
es an ounce OF common sense or an ounce
or patriotism must know not only that
there Is very good reason for having had
IT, hut no possible excuse for refusing
to have a. II has been needed in the
Philippines. u has been needed in China.
Question :: Would you be willing TO
make the army 10000 II the Republican
leaders said 50. or a half million II they
wanted it2
Answer: II Is hard 10 believe that this
question ~ put in good faith, for no one
has dreamed Of asking for an army OF
10000 or a haf-million. No increase OF
the army will ever be asked for by Re
publlcans save because OF reasons which
would satisfy the people as they were
satisfied in the days OF Lincoln.
Question S: What IL your title to the
Fiipinos? Did you buy them or did you
get them by force?
Answer. There is. OF course. no title
to the Filipinos. save as there Is a tite
to the inha oitants OF Alaska or OF the Ha-
waiian Islands. The Philippine Islands
were acquired under President Mckinley
by treaty and purchase. exactly as the
Louisiana territory was acquired under
jefferson.
Question 9: Do you think YOU can buy
the right 70 govern people7
Answer: This has already been answer
ed In my reply TO No. 8. Evidently
Thomas Jefferson thought that We could
buy the right 20 govern the Indians of
the louisiana purchase.
Question 10. what are YOU going 20 DO
with the Filipino when YOU Aet himi
Are YOU going to kiH him?
Answer. We are not going 60 kill the
Fiiipino until ne tries to XIII our soldiers.
snA he will stop trying 20 kill our SOL
fiers very soon after he becomes con
vinced tina, he will receive no aid in tho
EFFORT from the party of which Mr.. Bry-
an ia chief Ae to what we are going 90
40 with him the answer is simple. We
are going 20 civilize him.
WARRIOR TALKED or PEACE.