The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-07-24
IHE ROUGH RIDER
s
Roosevelt at st. Paul Stirs
Western Repub-
licans.
Arouses Interest and Intense En-
thnsiasm on His West
ern Trip.
de Analyses the Democratic Plat
form in His Original, Forcible
Style, Showing Its Infamy.
The Renewed Danger of National Dis
honor in Finance, the Menace OF
Treason at Home and Promise
of Cowardice Abroad.

st. Paul, Mimi, July li.-lhe peo-
pie of the northwest and the dele
gates to the national convention OF
the Republican League of the United
States We're given taste here to-
day of what is in store for the
country, particularly the west, as
result of the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt for vice president. Gov
Roosevelt came here to deliver the
principal address upon the opening of
the convention. He had a magnificent
audience. but he spoke not merely to
this audience, but to the country
When he was introduced to speak the
great crowd of 5000 people stood up
and for six minutes cheered the re-
publican vice presidential nominee.
The same thing occurred when he
finished his address 1t was like the
national nominating convention over
again. Gov Roosevelts entire west
ern trip has been a repetition of this
sort of thing. He has been received
everywhere with ovations such as
heretofore have never been given to
any but presidential nominee. His
part in the campaign will be but little
less conspicuous than that of Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The entire west loves Theodore
Roosevelt and responds with tremen-
dous enthusiasm to every appeal he
makes to it. A man from Kansas said
here to-day that there We're many
thousand voters in the west, men
who voted for Bryan four years ago
on the silver issue and because he was
western man and because they We're
not very strong partisans anyway
who would now vote for 1.-The Roose-
Welt ticket" every man of them. He
appeals to them with his open, hon
est, courageous heart and they will
stand by him to the finish. In the
course of his speech Gov. Roosevelt
said:
Il speak not as a republican addressing
republicans but as an American address
ing his fellow Americans, urging them to
stand for honesty and the honor of the
flag.
Vital Interests at Stake.
1--WE are beginning the work of cam
paign more vital to American interests
than any that has taken place since the
close of the civil war. We appeal not only
to republicans, but to all good citizens
who are Americans in fact as well as IL
name, to help us in rejecting President
Mckinley. 1t was indeed of infinite impor-
lance to elect him four years ago. Yet
the need is even greater now. Every rea
son then obtained in his favor obtains
now, and many more have been added
-Four years ago the success of the popu-
listic democracy would have meant fearful
misery, fearful disaster at home; it would
have meant the shame that is worse ever
hon, mic and a iclS tar n-1n If
mean all this, and in addition the immeas
urable disgrace OF abandoning the prou,
position we have taken, of flnching from
the great work we have begun.
No Dodging Policy.
1--WE know definitely what we believe am
we say it outright Our opponents, VIII
represent all the forces of discomfort, NAL
ice and envy, formed and formless, vagu
and concrete, can hardly be said to lkno,
what they really do believe, because tn
principles they profess, ii put forth naked
ly, are SO revolving, even to their ow
followers, that they like at least to tr
to wrap the mantle oil hypocrisy afoun
them
'rhey rant about trusts, but they haN
nothing practicable to advance in the wa
of remedy; nor is this to be wondered a
when one of the makers of their platform
the representative from New York, and tn
leader of their organization in New Iorl
are both themselves among the most prom
inent stockholders i'll the worst trust I
be found to-day in the United States, IL
ice trust, which had justly exposed itse
to the criticism which our opponents ofte
unjustly apply to every form OF industri;
effort.
Free Silver Again.
'srheir only unequivocai position is thu
in favor OF free silver AT the ratiS of
to l. for there is little need TO argue again
free silver now. What need we say agaln
IL Il -r,rr,. In
and destructive revolution in our tinanci
system? 1t is hardly necessary to say tn
not merely free silver but the very tire
of free silver would paralyze our who
industrial life. The election of Mr.. Bry;
would cause such economic and tinanci
chaos as to reduce this whole country to
condition of fearful and acute distress tn
cannot be imagined even by those who Ike
fresh in mind the dark days of SO, on
seven years ago. Any representatives
the populistic democracy, as at prese
composed whom Mr.. Bryan could appoi
as secretaries of state and OF the treasu
would inevitably bring the country to I
brink of ruin; they would do TAR mo
to harm it now than they could have do
four years ago.
Border Line of Treason.
"When it came to dealing with our fc
eign policy they deliberately strive to fe
ter resistance to the national flag whe
such resistance already exists and to C
it into being where it does not exist, wi
the hope of gaining some petty party q
vantage at no matter what cost OF ruin
the nation. They mouth about imperialis
and militarism, knowing that there
not one shred of truth in what they So
knowing if they know anything, that TIL
words are putting a premium upon trout
in every island from which the Spaniai
have been driven, and caring nothing
cause they wish to purchase party succ,
v -fI Itch IN thn fas
death and suffering to the men who fig
under the flag.
"Bitter indeed is the cup they hold {
to the nation to drink. and thrice bittel