The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-02
REPLIES TO BRYAN.
Gov. Roosevelt Also PrOpounds
Some Questions.

North Platte, Neb., Oct 2-The train
bearing the Roosevelt party made an
extended stop here today, A meeting was
held at the opera house. Governor
Roosevelt spoke briefly on the issues of
the day, saying he did not know now
what the paramount issues of the oppo-
sition party were. He said he did not
think the Democratic party was happy
in selecting as an issue Of the campaign.
the dishonor of the American flag.
Whatever the issue might be he said
he was ready to meet them on it.
At Lexington. Neb., Governor Roose-
welt said: 81 have but a moment in
which to speak to you, I want to take
advantage Of this first opportunity of
answering a criticism of Mr.. Bryan and
of putting a question to him in return.
No question can be asked me either
about my past record as governor, or
concerning any present issues that am
not ready to answer / would like to
have similar franlHness from our oppo-
nents. Last week at Blair, in this state,
Mr.. Bryan spoke of what 1 had said
ported as follows: That If Governor
Roosevelt was right in this matter the
remedy lies with himself as governor of
the state in which the trust was sup
posed to exist, IS ne possessed the power
to destroy it,.
'.That is hardly correct. As matter
/
call out the militia to destroy trust
What can be done is to have the legis-
lature pass and the governor sign law
to do away with the trust and then have
the attorney general proceed under that
law to enforce it according to the best
of his capacity.
Now are not these the only things
that can be done? Wen, have done
them both. In the first year of my term
as governor we passed a very severe
anti trust law and now the attorney
general is proceeding under that law
against the ice trust The difficulty
comes in the delay caused by the trusts
counsel, as they are appealing, as they
have a right to appeal, to every legal
technicallity, and are making every ef-
fort to stop a decision on the merits Of
the case. The people who are response
Bile for the action of the trusts are the
stockholders of the trusts who are
among others Mr.. Richard Croker, the
leader of the Democratic party in New
York and Van Wyck, who was my OPP
pOnent for governor of New York two
years ago, running on an antitrust plat
form and now is one of the biggest
stockholders in the ice trust.
Mr.. Van Wyck was the New York
member Of the committee on resolutions
at Kansas City, which drew up the anti
trust platform. Afessrs Croker and Van
Wyck and their party associates like Mr..
Guggenheimer, president of the board OF
aldermen, and Corporation Counsel
Whalen of New York, are very severe
on trusts in theory; in practice they are
members of the worst trust in the coun-
try. Now the attorney general is pro-
ceeding against that trust and if Mr.
Croker and Mr.. Van Wyck and their
associates who are members of the trust
were not employing the best counsel in
the state to delay action we would have
had a decision of the court long ago
THE Republican attorney general is
pressing that action in every way I'M
der the law. introduced by a Democrat,
but passed by a Republican legislature
and signed by myself We are opposed
by Mr. Bryan's ardent supporters in
New York the heads of the Democratic
party in that state. Now, as have an
swered that question, wish Mr.. Bryan
would enlighten US on the point as to
whether If he comes into office. he will
pay the obligations of the nation in gold
or silver. 1 viii gladly answer any ques-
ton he puts and 1 would like to have
him answer whether. If the consent Of
the governed that he is so insistent
upon, must be had in the Philippines,
why 1t should not be insisted upon in
North Carolina as we'll"
At Kearney, Governor Roosevelt said:
Il noticed the other day when some
body pointed out to Mr. Bryan that
farm produce in Nebraska. had advanced
Is to so per cent and real estate Is per
cent and saving bank deposits had in
creased % per cent while mortgages had
decreased 40 per cent, Mr.. Bryan re-
sponded that the Republican party al
ways claimed credit for everything
Providence did Well, I am perfectly
willing to admit there has been a fusion
between Providence and the Republican
partq. BY doing just as the Republican
party has done in the last four years. we
assure in the future a continuance Of the
same prosperity which we have seen
during these same four years"
Monarch over pain. Burns. cuts,
sprains. stings. Instant relief. Dr.