Omaha daily bee., 1900-10-18
DAY OF TRIUMPH IN OHIO
Bucksve State Turns Out Enmasse to Listen
to the Hero Of Santiago,
UNPARALLELED RECEPTION At CLEVELAND
Governor Roosevelt Presents the Issue
of Prosperity to His Listeners In
such a Way that II Carries
Conviction with IL.

CLEVELAND, Oct. 17.--This has been
q day OF triumph for Governor Roosevelt
IN ohio. Tonight the city OF Cleveland
gave him a reception riyaling any sim
liar demonstration ever made here. There
was an immense parade. consisting OF
half a score of brass bands, dozens oil
political organizations, including many
which had come hither from other places
to do honor to the candidate for vice pres
ideut. Superior street, the chief thor
oughfare through which the parade Tassed,
was ablaze with electric lights suspehded
In loops, crosswise and lengthwlse, from
tall pillars, surmounted by flaming globes
and decorated with eyergreens Along th's
brilliant course thousands OF rockets ana
flambesux nared. The walks were thronged
with men women and children, who drew
go near that the horses OF the various
mounted sections almost trampled them.
Only one incident marred the evening
notwithstanding reports circulated early In
the day that an attempt would be made to
break up the proposed meeting in New
burg. It was here that boy, standing
some distance away, threw 4 rock at the
governor as tho latter was leaving the tent
in company with Natioral Committeeman
struck the governor on the head. Quickly
the governors companions closed around
him and hustled him TO passing street
car. on which he was borne away.
II was not hurt at ALL" said the gov
ernor when he returned to his sleeping car
and discussed the matter with several
friends '"i'he rock was thrown by one or
a number OF hoodlums and | saw him
throw it. II struck my head, but my nat
prevented It from woundng me. In the
light OF the splendid reception Cleveland
has given me the stone throwing is scarcely
worth remembering for a moment. ! never
saw greater enthusiasm than that al the
Armory meeting, Indeed. have cause TO
remember Cleveland with pleasure and
pride"
From the union station, riding In a
gorgeously decorated carriage. drawn by
four white horses, In company with Gov
ernor Nash and Senator Foraker, Gov
ernor Roosevelt was escorted. while
bands played and cannon doomed salutes
along the route of the parade, to a large
tent on Marcclline avenue. Newburg, the
iron working district, where he addressed
q large audience on the subject OF pros
perity. His speech was very brief, con-
sisting Of part OF that delivered by him
an hour later at Central armory in Bond
street. At the tent the governor was fol
lowed by Colonel Curtis Guild, ir., who
made an exhaustive address. Senator
Foraker opened the meeting at the ar
mory, making a strong appeal in behalf of
tho republican national ticket, and at the
close Of his address Governor Roosevelt
was introduced. The governor said:
NV Fellow Americans: | am very glad &c
have chance to sec you. Ii seems to me
that ! com" here not 10 try ~ teaCh you
anything. but rather to bear good mes
sage from YOU. for snail go back to New
York and toll them that ! want New YORK
to try to do as well as ohio is doing. Ohio
In going to make the rnle. II is going to
he n washnut Now, ! come to you today q
speak tu you less as republicans than as
contest Ne have tho right To ask the sup
port OF all good citizens, republicans pr
one ground. In the first place. from the
ground Of material prosperity. | want you
tn look back for yourselves. Six years ag'
We had CoXeys army and the free sour
TO answer your questions make him answer
them" Governor Roosevelt: 81 can't make
him answer them, but ! will put them tC
him again applause
Now If you want free soup Of tho thir
variety YOU can have II by voting for free
silver They will go together just as sur'
az fate. tApplauscD Mr.. Bryan will not
tell you outright what ne will do lie puts
questions and | answer every one of them
but he will not answer whether II elected h,
will pay the interest upon the government
debt and the pensions 10 the soldiers I'm sill
YER or in gold, whether he will pay then
In l00-Cent dollars or 4S-Cent dollars. He vii
not answer why he wants the consent O
the governed for the lot Of Tagalo handit'
on the other side Of the earth and connivci
at the denial OF the right of self-goverumen
10 our fellow Americans of duskicr skin fl
the CarOlinas. Now, gentlemen, one reason
have asked your support Is because We tel
YOU what We mean and our promises squar,
with our performance. (ApplauseJ
Croker aud Jones, Trust Mnaustes.
Now, | want to ask your attention lust
moment TO the question OF trusts, using th'
word I'm the broad Specification as meanin'
all big corporations. MIR. Bryan says they
are all bad. Then, why does his chief man
Ager, Senator Jones, who is CARRYING on hii
Bryan Tor being one Of the chief stock
holders in the cotton bale trust? And
again. Mr. Bryan Is AT this moment In IN,
own state, helping In the effort to,enthront
Mr. Croker of the ice trust,
No one with common sense IL so foolist
az 10 desire the destruction of capital
Every reasonable man understands and be
lieves that overgrown corporations shoul
be subject to rigid supervision and whel
necessary 10 restriction. Mr.. Bryan's do
Clared remedy for the evils which exist Fl
such corporations IL the destruction Of tn
industries concerned, bearing down I'm on
common ruin employer and employed
For example, sugar Is manufactured b.
such corporation, Mr.. Bryan favors IN
destruction % the sugar refining and bee
sugar and cane sugar growing Industries Q
the United states by the Introduction q
free foreign refined sugar into this country
II would probably destroy the corporation
he desires to destroy. IL would also destru
every man who raises sugar beets or suga
cane or works In a sugar refinery. I haV
asked MIN to state which OF the Commod
ties made by big corporations he specihcall
desires to have made free, According To hi
statement and the Kansas city platform h
would have all OF them made free. III
would have such commodities as America