The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-10-16
Roosevelt Faces a Howling
Mob at ElizabethtOwn.
LOST BOTH HIS VOICE AND TEMPER
Friends Begsed Hin to Desist, bnt the
wrafhy speaker Insisted on Talking
Back To the Disturbers Until Hi. Fifteen
Minutes ExPired-I.ouisvilie Greets Him
with Enthusiasm. but Meetings at Other
Poiats Were Not Phenomenal I'm size.

| Louisville, KY, Oct. 13.-Loufsville TO-
| night gave Gov. Roosevelt an enthusiastic
| reception, the programme concluding with
a crowded meeting at the Auditorium.
This was In eontradistinction to the greet
ing offered at Eiizabethtown. the last
stop before the special reached this city.
At that place the governor suffered the
iiist indignity thrust upon him in the
/ State. Bowling Green had cheered the
| governor until his ears rang with the
piaudts, and MumfordyiIIe gathered at
the train, where the speakers stand was
erected, receiving him with expressions of
| goodwill
But at Elizabethtown il was different.
although the Republicans had done all in
| their power 10 make the candidates stop
| there pleasant one. No sooner had the
| governor mounted the platform with Gen.
buckner and other members of mis- party
than an attempt was made to break Gp
! the meeting. Small boys carried Bryan
| banners ia the outskirts of the crowd and
empty coal wagons were driven at full!
speed through the square. The steam
whistle on mill close by was blown loud
ly and half hundred men or more shout
ed "Hurrah for Bryan" when the governor
began speaking.
Despite the fact that he had a soreness
OF his throat which had compelled him to
shorten all his earlier speeches during the
day, the governor proceeded to make him
self heard in spite of the noise in the
crowd.
| Louder Than Steam Whistle.
Above the shrek of the steam whistle
rang the words: Il call your attention to
| the attitude of Mr.. Bryan's friends on the
subject of law and order" Then ne waved
his hand to the crowd, and continued:
1T Is natural that the men who have
| tried 10 deprive Kentucky OF a free ballot
should be opposed TO free speech Ii is
not extraordinary that the men who have
stolen the governorship and who seek to
| steal il again should not dare hear the
| truth of history, but should seek to gag
an American citizen even before he had
uttered one word of his opinions in a DO
| littcal controversy"
| This brought cheers and more Interrupt
| tons, and the governor was urged not
| to further endanger his throat, but 10
| permit a substitute TO finish the pro-
| gramme. He rejected the suggestion,
| however, and spoke the full fifteen min
utes allotted to him. and was escorted
10 his train by large crowd.
Just put-up job to break up the
| meeting" was Gov. Roosevelt's comment
| when he returned to his car, but / guess
| got back at them
Chairman Barnett and Secretary
| Coombs, of the State central committee.
| telegraphed news of the trouble to this
city. and urged local Republican organi-
cations to redouble their efforts in show
| ing Gov. Roosevelt that Kentuckians are
rot lacking in courtesy and hospitality
When the train reached Louisville, il was
stormed by an adniring. curious. surging
mob, which followed the party to the
Calf House, where the governor was
dined as the guest of the State executive
committee. At o'clock the governor
was escorted to the Auditorium. Having
been introduced by A. +. Wilson, the gov
ernor spoke in part, as follows:
Appeal 10 "FeIIow Americana f745
my Fellow-Americans, for l intend to-
night to appeal TO you not as Republic
ans, but as Americans, as men VINO be-
lieve that civic honesty, civic righteous
ness. and national greatness are above
and beyond party lines.
I'VE are still within six years of Cox
ey's armies and the free SOUP kitchens.
and If you want TO go back to those times
il is your inalienable privilege under the
Constitution to do so. ! don't want you to
take my utterances or those OF any one
elsa in this campaign: want you to take
Mr.. Bryan's utterances of four years ago
Take what he then prophesied and COM
pare it with what has not come TO pass
since.
ho v,lA
than this day 10 speak from the platform
on which sits Gen. Buckner, who has
shown the qualities of sodiership and
craftsmanship and of civic manliness
which we are glad to hold up as examples
to our children; he who fought so valiant
ly for what he deemed the right he who
stood up as governor of this State to make
the State shining example to others he
who was great as soldier, great as states
man. and greatest as an American citi-
zen. l have Travelled to-day with Gen
Basil Duke and Gen. Buckner. Gen. Buck
ner and Gen. Basil Duke wore the gray of
the COnfederacy; Gen. Franz Sigel and
Gen. Bragg wore the blue of the Union
army
These men were Democrats until Dem
oeracy ceased to be anything but a name,
until the Democratic party fell under the
control of those who led IL TO tread the
dark and devious paths, mob violence aud
fraud at home, and national dishonor
abroad. These men call themselves DEM
Ocrats. The Organized Democracy in
vokes the memory of Andrew Jackson
OF Old Hickory-and his creed was SOUND
money. expansion, and the honor of the
nag. If they were to walk over his grave
| believe he would turn in it.
Bryanism aud It, Onsheois.
'Mr. Bryan has shown some uncertain
~ as 10 what vas the paramount issue in
this campaign, and II has changed a little
He has not stood pat on it. / can tell
you what the paramount issue is il is
Organism, and Organism means different
things in different States. But il means
something bad everywhere In the Ear
islands Of the sea. Organism means
Aguinaldoism; in Illinois II means Alt
geldism. There are certain men who are
sufficiently unfortunate 70 have their
rames typify social phases of which We
are not proud. Mr. Altgeld has risen 20
that eminence. In Illinois il means Alt
geldism: in South Dakota il means Petit
grewism. and in my own State Crokerisn.
and here il means Goebelism.
Now, think what tina. means; think OF
the influences that stand behind Mr.. Brv-
bOmb-thr0wers in Illinois: think in New
York Of Tammany Han fattening on vice
hOurishing in the spawn, corruptiug the
city, having the city and now reaching
out 10 seize the State, hoping TO do IL ~
the aid OF Mr.. Bryan. Think of il here IN
your State. Here Dir. Bryan comes 10 the
aid OF those who commit the capital crime
against republic OF suppression or alter
ing the votes OF the majority Of the free
men OF this State
We have the right 10 appeal 10 every
man, Republican, Democrat, Populigt.
whatsoever he be, provided he Is an hon
est man. We have a right 20 appeal 10
him 10 drop all else until IL Is settled once
for ali that in every State of the Union.
mine OF yours. my brother. a free man.
has the right 10 cast mis- vote as he
Bleases. and TO have il eoarted a. cast
That Is not party question.
III, in this election. the impossible
should occur and the majority of The peo-
pic cast their votes for Mr. BRYAN thoueb