The Atlanta constitution., 1900-09-03
CHARLES A. TOWNE
GIVEN AN OVATION
Opened Campaign at Duluth
on Monday Evening of
Last Week
REPLIED TO ROOSEVELT
Administrations Philippine Policy
Arraigned-At Close of Speech
Towne Was Given an Ova-
tion by the Large
Audience.

Duluth. MINI, August aS-The largest
gathering In listen to a political speech
that ever assembled in Duluth this even
Ing heard Charles 4 Towne. who opened
the campaign ia a lengthy address i'm
which he replied 20 the recent speech OF
Governor Roosevelt delivered at st Paul
on the occasion Of the national cOnven-
ti0n 81 the League Of Republican Clubs
and arraiCnei the administration policy
I'm tho Philippines The audience. which
cormprivrL persons ~ al shades of politi-
Cai' belief and many scores of women.
listened atrentively 20 the orators re-
marks for more than two hours and fTe-
queutlv throughout the discourse the ap-
pIause was deafeuing.
The sE.cch. which will he used As a
campaign document. j. considered as Ar
Tot4u,-~ greatest political effort AT It's
conclusion D. was rendered an ovation by
ths multitude AIr. TuWue viii leave
Thursday or "Wednesday for Omaha and
Other western points t. enter actively
into the work of the csimpaign-
Nj. Towne's Speech.
aIr Towne opened by expressing a lack
OF patiemCe with any one Whp believed
ia has party Tlsht OF WRONG. or any
president right or wrong. considering the
latter simply e statement "i divine r4shI
Of kiuss- iic then said.
that temporarily dwarfs all others by
comparison. Is whether the republic itse.I
l. Co continue. because 81 tue hitSill-
tuds wf tui- question. which not "niy
Ia. democratic platform. but the public
Cuuetrl ticl l.srU-, ru tts the lEtfauiu uAt
is>ly ut th- rlmIalEu. aud because d'-
slEu Co. U-e a EuH'i I-srt tAis 'tiaIess
fu eurir- upon an 4uirf - 0rlit ttet
al - Paul recently 10y the rcHuullcan
candidate for Vice president. ] shitl de-
vote tlIr greater part ~ tIie tiiil" t"iliEi y
tu thr consideration VI tEnf'rlill~ii- Il
IS ono ur rn-. rsarstsiuXa~ uf history ttEit "a
policy ui Sut IE-itinu tl'i CONQUEST rh"u"l
have h.ru tu. inheritance ~ "a Mar OF
liberation.
IL then reviewed az some length the
cause. lt..Iiu-, ug. 90 .ud Gne chief events
If the Spanish war Iir tuuk up the
iusurrectiou Ca the Philippine. which had
Ireu raging fbr many s"lr-. SAricn-us Il
briefly aud telling how brilliantly Dewey
and Ei- sailors Engaged ths Spanish Heet
81 Manila haE. aul ,uuriuuei-
--It va- thus ae nler, incident in th.
pruaerlfllu ~ u..r gar tur the liberty "i
Cult1 tlllt See FOUND ourselves ~ the
Philippine islands. IL IS claimed that
cir. 1lrus lauCsS were such As To cH-litti us
with due regard o. our interests ana
these islands thereafter tAe put.-} Tor
Viii. De- tHa -lH.l-...-f -f-- taHn A--~ Drt"thr t.
Epuu-lir-.- 4 tr--i ,Nli-titii.,i LsWes =
uf tlr-.- rlr..lr.- tlri.t- VIII Suiil'e 20
show that Elle aullrF luuafsl was uot
,sssEv t.rr..rs---.rt hlr tLlr it was ia the
highest degree aisIdVamsas GUS O. tne
I-mltsI States. shiir involving the ut-
most cruelty auI injustice toward the
inhabitants ~ rhus, Islands and Nloi1t-
fuE every principle ut supa iAiih ana the
honorable traditions 81 American uipio-
macy
After asain r-rerring 20 the different
situations in Cuua and the Philippines
IL said.
.Blt the statement that we never prom
fz.l rha Fll.ullus their tu1cpenoeuce con-
vavs d flis. impression our cenduc'
vl- -.l.l as tu t-~fuu au honorable ma
t.su from using such q plea rs q Jusil-
ffs-ssrgnn or excuse fur attempting - ~A1-
1lEtt- tn" i-.-tln3- ". ',t,'IIi,i-
Uu -rtr-r or th.ir OBJECT iu I'', 80 ~ /.
u=alu-I thr SPANISH government NJ hi'
rtatsH desired sH Hu was tw A'lau q -t't
s-rum.ur uf tfelr own and to hr lh@'-
1rrr. la Er.I..rs. .r.sls-lr uf Sfalu- The r-pre-
s.rr-.tLE.- uf the United states lh ltit
east knew thls object perfectly W"H H'
FIliHlrns proclaimed it To abe world
+Hr l- Important iu ues-E lu iAtllH .Ai
-. FITu.ru r.-liulic e-EIhl- shed under
th.- l.....-r-usrs uf A-IiralHu Wa q gov
s-rumsut iu tlHt- rtt1-- ,ll-'A UT. ''.
the island ~ E.uZuu and eefrt-tl @il"lu-
fHE islands GO th.- s".-in- t-i.-'-- ~ - ~
serving ur,iar. collecting taxes. maintain,
tuE e.lu.lr riu- and % 0u'nft.it rl 'tA -
public adm uisTrttinu- raising auu ~ul
I..-.--.l ..-y army which fsr GO considerable
f..rf..f numbered rsHsH men, uuh conduct
tue war according Co tine humane pTih-
etHa.- uf mtelsra lmrrr-.if4"Hs itN-
-f- .- the fashion auuse lI'."Eisie inF
rfa. sHurtri-rraatlHu policy o. rtt resent tti.
FI-5r1uu- as Irrle short 70 hltt'trlitfi-
AMI -tvagr~ and as wholly intalft ID. .itIt 81
Ter -h.- task ef =-f Euv. Elnieut- t"riN-
rar.Tv rh. evidence nu this subject q
readily l..essiHla uun errrw lt .ii-t= ii
quantity arI csr'liuty-
U. quoted from Lieutenant John ID
Far,I 20 rEa United State navy. Cen
srtl charlie A E.rs. a. = A-. and 9th
- g.. .--r-..~r uI ms staten nI. Tuutiu-