The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-19

A Brief but Stirring Appeal TO a Gath
ering of 5000 People.

MILWAUKEE. Wis, July ls.-Governor
Roosevelt arrived here at 10:40 o'clock this
forenoon on his homeward journey TO New
York. He stated TO the Associated Press
this morning that he expects 10 begin his
campaign about Sept 10, but the place of
the opening speech has not yet been de-
termined, and will be governed by circum-
stances yet TO be developed
The vice presidential candidate was
greeted in this city by crowd of about
5000 persons. He was introduced TO the
gathering by United States Senator
Quarles. Governor Roosevelt was cheered
most enthusiastically. He said in part:
'I am glad to have the chance of saying
even word to you. and | appeal In
this campaign to Republicans; L ap-
peal to all good citizens to hold the
commonwealth dear: 1 appeal TO all in the
whole land who value our weli-being at
home; to all who honor the flag and wish
to see Ii upheld in the face OF all
powers of the earth. This campaign is
more than party campaign. This is
campaign which has TO decide at the out
set of the twentieth century whether we
are to stride forward with the steps of a
giant on the path which has been set out
for us, or whether We are TO shrink back.
L appeal to all in the whole world who
value prosperity. Judging the future by
that our opponents prophesied that We
can't be prosperous If we don't have 16-to-1
silver Hasn't the prophesy turned out a
lie? Don't trust them. Before they prophe-
sled misery IL we won. and we won and
prosperity followed. Now, IL We should put
them into power. you would see such a
chaos of black misery and distress I'm this
country as century and quarter or Its
life has never seen. ask the support of
all men far-sighted enough to see where
the material increase for the country lies
and not willing to see the business welfare
OF the country submerged in the tide OF
disaster. ! ask the support of all honest
citizens and business men who disbelieve
in anarchy. / ask for their support in the
name of decency civic honesty and of lib
erty that comes only with order. and / ask
the support, furthermore. of all brave men
who know that the greatness of a nation.
as of the irdividual. comes only through
effort, to stand with us as We make this
Nation take her place in the forefront OF
the nations of mankind.
II see before me many men who wear
buttons that fought in the great war and
in the time that tried mems souls and
proved men true. We only fought in lit
tie war. You faced four years of trial and
privations and hardships. and saw the best
and bravest among you shed their blood
for the flag. Did you do that in pursuit of
ease? The easy thing would have been to
stay at home. You remember this at the
time when the blanket proved too heavy by
day and not enough by night. i have been
there At that time, If we had followed
the advice of the weak-hearted we could
have avoided all the bloodshed and trouble.
woe and misery that come TO the women
and children who stayed behind. You
could have avoided four years of anxiety
which followed the bloody defeats, and If
you had done so. we, the soldiers, would
have hung our heads forever Thank God
the iron and blood of our forefathers who
followed Grant and Lincoln still exists in
this generation. May we show ourselves
not unworthy of the men who fought from
81 to '65, and let us do our duty at home
and abroad and uphold Mr.. Mckinley in
the greatest political contest which has
come up in this country that we have
seen since the close of the civil war"
GCheers.1
The train bearing Governor Roosevelt
made short stops at Portage and Water
town, where several hundred people greet
ed the vice presidential candidate.