The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08
CROWDS AT BAY CITY .
AND AT SAGINA w
Gov. Roosevelt Discussed Leading
Issues of the Presidential CAM
uaign Of 1900.

Issues of the Presidential CAM
paign Of 1000.
BAY CITY, Mich. Sept. 7.--sov. Roose-
veit's special train, which left Detroit last
midnight. arrived here at a. m. Ac-
companying the governor are Chairman
Dieknia, of the Republican state COM
mittee Col. A. T. Bliss. Of Saginaw. cam
didate for governor; some of the Michi-
gan congressman and several press cor
respondents. The governor was driven to
Central Avenue park escorted by a COM
pany OF local Roosevelt Rough Riders. In
his speech Gov Roosevelt said:
THE great issue that we have before
us this year Is whether we shall continue
the policy that gives to every man a
chance to earn his living II he wishes to
do so. That is what we need. We want
conditions such that a man Of thrift. In
dustry and business sagAcity can use
those qualities to the best advantage.
Here in Michigan you know for your
selves, without It being necessary for me
to say so, the infinite difference between
now and four years ago in any OF your
industries-in the beet sugar industry,
think OF the difference now. think Of
what the conditions are now and you will
deliberately plunge US back into Industrial
chaos II you reverse the policy to which
the nation IL now committed. That IL
the greatest Of issues.
Secondly comes the issue Of keeping
the nag up In honor where II has been
placed in honor. You Of Bay City sent
your sons to the Spanish war as their
fathers before them had gone to the
great war. 1t was but a small war, but
it showed the spirit Of the people. II
showed that they had not forgotten the
lesson taught In the great contest OF 81
to '65. You did not let us contract In 1865,
and we won't contract now.
''The issues are the issues OF national
prosperity and national honor. and the
American people must give but one an.
swer when such questions are asked. .
AT O'Clock the party left for Saginaw.
Talk NJ saginaw.
When the Roosevelt train reached Sag
NAV a large crowd greeted the Hppub-
lican vice presidential candidate ~ the
station. A procession escorted the visit
ora 20 stand erected In the center OF
the city from which Gov. Roosevelt spoke
carried by marcher Gov. Roosevelt
said:
.sThe issue OF the campaign II uttered
in that placard, Let well enough alone
Old man well enough is good enough. and
II is best 90 let him alone. We have been
doing well year by year and are doing
better. Let the American people have the
der whose administration we have
achieved our present prosperity.
This Ia more than mere party con-
test. We appeal to all the oid-school
Democracy. especially In this state. the
state OF Gen. Cass. who was Democrat
OF hard money and expansion. We appeal
not only TO all good Republicans. but to
all good Democrats and all good Amer
leans 10 stand with us. We, In this coun-
try. care nothing where the man was
born or what his trade may be. whether
he was born here or abroad. II he Is a
good American and a good citizen. proud
81 the honor aud reputation OF the coun.
try, we clasp hands with him and chaj-
lenge the right to his support IN this
contest for national weli-being. for thu
honor Of the nax and tho honor OF the
country.
I'm brief, my fellow citizens. this con-
test IL fundamentally contest for the
conditions at home which have been OBJ
tanned under the wise administration and
legislation OF the past few years and
Tor the uphoiding OF the honor 90 the rag
In the face OF ali nations Of the world"
Col. Bliss. Republican candidate for
governor. State Chairman Djekma and
others made brief speeches.
At II O'Clock the train pulled out FOR
owosSo.