The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-07
.ROOSEVEI EXelaIATED
 -.-- John .aarp Williams
 Makes Speech. LARGE CROWD HEARS HIM Mississippian Sarcastic in Re- ferences to President. He Answers the Charge that the Den- ocrstic Party, Is Not . Party of
 ce..tr.ctive statesm.a- ship.
LARGE CROWD HEARS HIM

Louisville. Oct. s.--congressmap John sharp Williams opened the cam paign for the Democrats tonight at a meeting which drew a large crowd to the Seventh Street Armory. the place being filled to the doors. The meet ing was preceded by a long parade of the Democratic clubs of the city, car rying Parker banners and Japanese lanterns.
 MT. wiiiiamss speech was largely pitched in q key of intense sarcasm. dealing mainly with the record of the Roosevelt administration and the views Of the President as set forth In the lat ter's letter of acceptance.
 He took some time to answer the charge that the Democratic party is not party of constructive statesmen.
 They say we are the party of retro gression and criticism" said Mir. Will Hams. ITO answer this it is only nec- essary to refer them to the administra- tions of Jefferson and Jackson. the founder and upholder of the principles we represent. Both of these were pres eminentiy of the constructive school Indeed. if they ever had a faultsit was that they might attempt too much.
 Rooseyelt Pseudo Amerieas.
 Compare their record with that of this man in the White House, this pseudo American statesmans and the Republicans whose leader he is. The attitude of the Republican administra- ton backed by the party on three of the principal issues of the campaign. the tariff and the trusts and oficiai rascality, is that of your true obstruc- tionists? They borrow as their slogan q phrase from the gamblers table Stand pat, Indeed. If you would fnd q key to the makeup of Theodore Roosevelt, so read his writings, which are an. uninterrupted stream of criti- cism.l He has attacked almost every President who preceded him He had even attacked the South and the char acter of the southerner although this might possibly have been done with the object of making the North forget that his mother was . Southern wo' man ." M
 Governn,ent of the PhiIippines.
 The occupation and government of the Philippines under Republican rule came in for a considerable share of Mir. Williams's attention. Referring to the statement in President Roosevelt's let- ter of acceptance that the islands are at present unfit for self-Rovernment. Mir. williams declared that if they are unit for self government they are unfit for government by the United States. No Democratic administration, salo the speaker, has added to the United States one foot of territory which was unit at the time or thereafter to serve as a home for Americans and their families"
 Before closing Mir. Williams took oc casion to refer to the size of the vote by which he was elected to Congress the total of which was slightly in ex- cess of 1.4o0, having been made tar- get for ridicule by Republicans favor ing a reduction of representation in Southern States. Mir. Williams declar- ed that the vote did not reflect the strength of his district because he had no oppositioon and there was a great number of stay at homes. g. T did not vote for myself and my own brother forgot to vote for me on this account" said the speaker.