Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-15
BIG CROWD CREETS MOODY
Hall Packed to Capacity to Hear Eloquent
Secretary of Navy.
HE DISCUSSES ALL THE LIVE ISSUES
Asserts There IL No Political Issue
in Miners strike, Then Takes Up
Tariff, Philippine and
other Questions.

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cordial. personal message from the presi-
dent Of the United States and II could
possibly convey his message with half the
warmth and enthusiasm with which he
gave It to me you would not fail to un-
derstand how earnestly and deeply sincere
II was"
These words we're spoken by Secretary
Of Navy Moody last night to as many peo-
pie as could crowd into Schlitz roof garden
hall and greeted with tremendous applause.
The secretary was introduced to the audi
ence at s:15 by Senator Millard and de-
livered an earnest, eloquent oration, con-
suming just one hour. He was accorded the
utmost attention and his entire reception
was most cordial.
II sometimes think a cabinet oficer has
no business on a campaign stump" said
the secretary, but under the leadership
Of such a tireless. strenuous master, every
one who works for him finds 1t possible
to be busy all the time and do many things
that are not down On the regular schedule
of routine"
Secretary Moody dealt with the coal
mine strike, the tariff and its proposed
revision. the record Of the republican party
in the Philippines and Cuba and concluded
with a very interesting discussion of tho
navy and Its present needs. AS to the coal
strike he reviewed and commended the
earnest activity Of the president in en-
deavoring to effect a settlement Of it and
ventured the opinion that these efforts
would soon bear fruit.
Scores Democratic Party.
He scored the democracy for its attempt
to make a campaign issue out Of this un-
fortunate controversy between private fac
tlons and said:
There is general sorrow in the councils
Of democracy tonight for they are resting
under the grave shadows of a calamity
the terrible coal mine strike, which has
caused such hardship and threatened more
is about to be settled and thus prospective
democratic issue is about TO be emothered
in its incipiency.
Continuing on this subject, the secretary
said:
THE president Of the United States must
not be criticized for not seizing those mines
or sending in the troops OF the government;
he had no right to do either. He did all
he had a right to do; nothing more and
nothing less. The constitution has beer
his only guide and II enabled him only tc
proceed along neither Of these lines unless
appealed TO by the citizens OF the state In
which the trouble exists and that appea
has not been made. As TO sending in the
tfroops OF thfs nation to protect men in theil
employment, l don't want to see the day
come when American workmen must b,
compelled to toll under the shadow of tn,
bayonet.
ut is too late to question the righ
OF workmen in this country to organize
they have the same right to organic
as the capitalists have and the capitalist
have the same right in this as the work
men and all we ask is that they both worl
in obedience to the provisions Of the law
and constitution of this government
THE question that concerns US mos
in this controversy is that a settlemen
shall come out OF the movement set o.
foot by the republican senators Of Ohio, O
Pennsylvania, of New York, the republica
governor Of the last mentioned state and tn
president Of the United States, and believ
that settlement will come
Touches on TariR Question.
Adverting to the tariff question. Nj
Moody struck his audience right when h
declared:
| "As to the revision of the tariff law tn
republican party stands precisely where
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united on tariff for protection Of America
industries, welded to no set OF prices @
schedule. but ready and willing to do any
thing that conditions may warrant as bef
for the interests of the nation and peopl
And whenever the time comes when re
vision OF the Dingley tariff is found to
necessary II will be revised, but by th
friends and not the enemies OF protectiy
tariff"
The speaker then drew a striking CON
parison between the conditions of the cour
try, the national debts and credits of tt
Cleveland, Mckinley and Roosevelt admin
istrations. showing that during absolut
peace the public debt attained alarmin
proportions, while the national credit wa
debased under Cleveland, and that despit
a most expensive war under republican az
ministration the nations credit abroad wa
kept up and is today at it's maximum heigl
and that s1O5 900 600 of the public debt hi
already been removed.
''No other country in the history of Il
world has ever performed such a deed
generosity as that which the United Stat,
performed toward Cuba" declared NJ
Woody in his discussion OF the insul,
questions, and then he again struck the kt
note with this ringing sentiment:
THE American government will new
permit any foreign power to gain a foo
} hold on the soil OF Cuba"
Our Duty to Cuba.
Let us look into this subject" said Il
t secretary. Let's take up the Platt amen
! ment about which our enemy has said
much. 1t is needless to explain what tn
amendment is 10 an audience of INTEL
gence; sufnce IT to say that It invoiv
vast benefits and advantages for US. No
! William Mckinley promised the people
/ Cuba, who before they thoroughly unde
1 stood the nature OF that amendment. DIT
e tested against 1t. that certain commerce
concessions would be made them in co
sideration OF the provisions OF this amen
l ment and he pledged his moral power a
influence to see that those concessions we
actually observed by the American peop
The Cubans believed Mckinley and agre
to the proposition. President Rooseve
entering the presidents once through I
terrible gateway of an awful TRACED
pledged himself TO carry out his illustrio
e predecessors promise.
q "Now by the Platt amendment this cou
Il try acquires inealculable benefits. Then
) IL right, in view OF this fact and the soleI
pledges made to the people OF Cuba by {
executives, TO kill the Platt amendment a
'e thus repudiate these sacred promises? J