The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-01

of Buffalo and the northbound railway GEN.
ter of the city. The Governor was accorded.
a splendid reception at this place and adj
dressed a few remarks to the laboring
people. From the time of his arrival until
the time he retired there was one con-
tinuous ovation. The streets through
which he had TO pass on his way from the
depot We're crowded with people.
1t had been planned to have the Cover
nor hold a reception this aftrnoon because
of the early hour of his arrival, but he
was fatigued with the days work that
he compromised by addressing the as
sembled people as whole, explaining that
he was deeply touched by the magnificent
reception which had been accorded him
and that he desired to thank them for it.
Being booked TO make three speeches this
evening, he said he would not make one at
that time. but hoped to them at
of the night meetings.
Governor Roosevelt spoke at three meet
ingS tonight, one on the east side in the
Industrial portion of the city, which was
an open-air affair and where so many peo-
pie were gathered that less than one-half
of them could hear the speaker. Another
followed in a small hall, where the major
part of the audience was composed of Ital-
ians, and the third and last in the immense
convention hall, which was filled 10 the
very doors. Here the Governor said in
part:
Our opponents. having no case on the
facts, are constantly obliged to alter facts
IL, order to make their case. have noticed
placards in your city, put up by them,
stating that the cost of coal was S7.25 per
ton. and that this was due to the anthra-
cite coal trust. AS matter of fact, the
retail price, delivered. is 10 just what Ii
always has been at this season Of the year.
Mr.. Bourke Cochran spoke here the
other night. He presented Mr.. Bryan's is
sues rather better than Mr.. Bryan could
present them, yet I confess it is incompre-
hensible to me how Mr. Cochran can now
champion Mr.. Bryan. in view not only of
what he said four years ago, but of what
he said as late as last February, when he
stated that no matter whether there was
Imperialism or not IL the campaign, he
would have TO pursue the course he did in
1896 because he said ~ regard the Chicago
platform destructive to all government
and / should prefer some government to
10 government" Well what are the rea-
sons he gives his excuse? In the first
place, imperialism; in the second place.
mlitarism. By imperialism he means our
expansion into the Philippines. and expan-
sion conducted on exactly the same basis
as Jefferson's expansion into the country
west of the Mississippi.
THE SULU BUGBEAR-
"Mr. Cochran and Mr.. Bryan have both
affected great horror from the fact that
poIygamy and, as alleged, slavery exists in
Sulu. in the Philippine Archipelago, which
is now under our flag. 1 should like to
ask them If they think that II will help
their policy in the event of our withdrawing
the flag? OF course, as a matter of fact.
the only chance OF getting rid of either
consists in keeping the flag up. We cannot
do everything in a day. Messrs. Bryan and
Cochran would be the first to rave against
President Mckinley II he now added &c
the war with Aguinaldo another war with
the Sultan OF Sulu.
Half century ago there were many
Abolitionists, sincere, but absolutely foolish
and wrong-headed people, who wanted the
free States to secede from the Union be-
cause there was slavery in the Union. Had
exist to the present day in the Southern
States. The only thing to do was what we
actually did-that is, to keep the flag flying
and. when the fullness Of time arrived
$50 it is in Sulu. We shall keep the flag
flying. and therefore in the end polygamy
and slavery will both disappear. I might
mention incidentally that President Nc
kinley has already declined to recognize
slavery in the island, and therefore has
taken steps toward its abolition.
And what are the plans Of Messrs Bry-
an and Cochran? Why, of all Things i'm the
world, Mr.. Bryan proposes TO establish
protectorate over all the islands including
Sulu, and therefore to perpetuate slavery
and polygamy by guaranteeing to the
islanders these among the.- other institu-
lions and protecting them against all out
side interference. In other words, Mr.. Bry
ans platform deliberately provides fer the
perpetuation of the very OWLS which he
and Mr.. Cochran affect to denounce. AS
matter of fact. they can only be done away
with by following our system.
MILITARISM.
Now, a word about militarism. Mr..
Bryan says that the object of the army bill
was to put the regular army in forts near
great cities for the purpose of coercing Ia
boring men. Incidentally, Mr.. Bryan knows
perfectly well that there was no such pur-
pose, and he has asserted it only for the
purpose of exciting the very basest pas
sions among the thoughtless and the honest
hI1f iUnn araf no pol a he a xyl lose
and disorderly.
I'm the next place you have here in Buff
! falo a fort with two companies, and not
far off, at the outlet of Niagara river,
fort with another company. The compa-
MES are now depleted on account of the
struggle in the Philippines, but when these
companies were full they contained some
300 men; that is, they contained just about
the proportion to which Buffalo would be
entitled If the army were divided up ac
cording to population. So Buffalo now has
the fort and the soldiers of which Mr..
Bryan processes such dread. Now, gen.
tlemen, as a matter of fact, there is no
human being in Buffalo who is such a
weakling or such a craven as to be con-
cerned about those soldiers. You know
very we'll that the contrary is the case.
and the agitation in the matter that there
has been in Buffalo has been in favor of
| trying to get a full regiment established
here. In the century of Its life Buffalo has
never yet seen single American soldier
| from any fort in its neighborhood appear
| in it's streets because of any labor trouble
| And inasmuch as it's citizens are Amer
| leans and not timd creatures who lack
| alike courage, patriotism and common
sense, instead of Directing to the soldiers
| they find their presence beneficial from
| the material standpoint. and they are
| moreover, proud of the United States uni
| form and the United States flag"
In conclusion the Governor said 81 want
| here, in Buffalo. to thank not only the
| people, but 1 want to thank the police force
| for the admirable way in which it has kept
| order and handled all these large crowds
| throughout my visit here. They make
| Americans feel proud of them"
This closing remark had special refer
| ence to the perfect manner in which the
| fhronpS were handled and the utter H.