Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-21
GOV. ROOSEVELT THE
CITYS GUEST TODAY.
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promptly called the attention Of the au.
dlence. and named Hon. u. n Allison oI
ogden as temporary chairman
Mr. Allison briefly announced ihe
purpose of the meeting. aud DIS refer.
once 90 Gov. Roosevelt was greeted
with great applause. iic 1ll mat
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated be-
cause Of his thorough Amerlcan.sm ana
his DISTINGUISHED services DO times or
paace AS well as 100 t.We 0t war he is
the erpatest governor of the greatest
state ln the greatest Republic the word
ever saw. Mr Allison recounted uueuy
Gov. Ro0soyelts public career, ana IN
troducad bin ae Doe next vice PRESIDENT
of the United States.
Then the vast audience rose 90 their
feet and the cheers ana applause were
prolonged and enthusiastic
RoosEvELTs ADDRESS.
Gov Roosevelt said he was pleased to
sneak to Americans iu what be- regard
Cd aa more thau 70 mere party contest.
he folt Justified No asking Americans
fo stand with the Republicans IN the
coming election because they stood Tor
tha interests and honor Of America,
lie had viewed Ola h,s Journey some Of
the things the people OF Utah had done
IN rocaimug the wilderness lie was
n pretty good wcsterner. and the West
had taught him "a great deal, lie there
fore lelt that he could ask Westeners
not 20 let the West go wrong In Noyem-
Der. but 90 see that II was on the right
side.
PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE.
one thing he wanted the audience to
do was 20 compare carefully the prom
ises and the performances of
the Republican party, and 90
consider the prophesles Of
their enemies. The Republican
party had kept is promises, and the
country had enjoyed greater prosperity
than Il ever knew before, while the
dire prophesles OF their Democratic
foes had utterly failed.
The Democrats had predicted that
harder times would come II the Re-
publicans were elected In 1896. but their
predictions had all failed. There were
more work and better wages now than
then. The farmer has q better mark
wool and lead. there has been an In
crease in money and It's circulation, be-
cause OF prosperity resulting from Re
publican policy and administration.
The DemOcraff. knowing this could
mot fight on the old issues and have
striven 70 make a new one.
THE PRESENT ISSUES.
The issue chosen by the Democrats
was q parallel 10 that the same party
chose In 1854, not because they believed
in Il. but because they We're beaten on
the other issue. so they took the oppo-
site position 20 that Of the Republic
cans II the Republican party had
giyer up the Philippines the Demo-
Gratis would have denounced that act,
and would have been right and the
Republicans wrong Now the Repub-
leans were right. But in order to
scare the people, the Democrats have
got two boges Imperialism and milf
tarlsm-mere shadows In fact, and Of
no real existence IN America.
THE PHILIPPINES.
Mr.. Roosevelt called attention TO the
high standing Of the present Philip
pine commission. composed OF men OF
both great political parties. and 70 the
commissioner report published IN the
daily papers on Thursday. IN which II
was stated that the Tagal instruction
was prolonged by present political Is
sues In the United States, which gave
the rebels hope OF change Of policy.
The war has been kept up by the en-
enlargement OF politicians In this coun-
try and FillDinOs are thus led to
slaughter American soldiers. These
same Insurgents Cypress the peaceful
Filipinos by awful acts OF barharlty-
this barbarity Is by the followers OF
Aguinaldo whom some foolish people
call a second George Washington.
Their tortures were unnamable IN char
acter and were particularly heavy on
those who had accepted American pro-
lection. II the American policy were
changed the prospects OF the Philip
pines would be bllghted,
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.
Consent Of the governed" "the Con-
stltution following the flag" were ex-
presslons next considered. The people
who used these thought Americans
could not govern Tagalog bandits but
must govern the negro without the
latter's consent These people who
make this claim are not sincere-no
sincere man could take one position
for the FillDinos and another Tor col
ored people IN the United States. The
Republican doctrine was 10 treat all
men alike. not that the coored man IN
the Philippines lighting against Ameri-
cans was entitled 10 a favorable con-
sideration not given 10 the col0red man
In the South who fought for Americans /
lVoice In audience: "Hurmh for f,
Bryant" Governor Roosevelt. Don't |
forget Agulnaldo. tool" (Cheors)
GOVERNMENT FOR FILIPINos.
Governor Roosevelt took up the sub.
iect OF government for the Philippines.
and pointed out that Americans knew
how 70 run a free government while In
South America, for instance. with sim
liar rules TO the United States IL
took the people sixty years OF dictator
ship TO reach freedom go an Indian
tribe could not be controlled like q New
England town meeting. Savagcs and
semi-sayages must be dealt with prac-
uCally, and be educated up 10 the
standard OF freemen. Mr.. Roosevelt
cited several incidents Of civilized In.
dams In his regiment In Cuba who
earned promotion and got H. the same
as white men, but this rule could not
he followed with blanket Indians and
II was not Imperialism 10 treat the
Filipino the same way--accordiuc 10
his merits To turn over the govern
ment Of the Philippines TO the Tagalogs
would mean turning them over 10
bandits. and would mark the Amorl. |
can people as towards Americans /
could not do that. and would not do H. /
LIBERTY FOR FILIPINOs.
The Filipnos." said Gov. Roosevelt
shall have such liberty as they never |
knew. as they could not know under |
spain or their own native chiefs for /