Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-09-05

te campaign was nred here today,
d thousands of citizens from all
rtions of the state, and men en-
nent in the councils of the party,
rtieipated in the event. Though
event was state rally-at least
Eertised as such-it has a larger
knifigance. and marks the begin
of he republican campaign in
whole nation. Elaborate prep
Ations had been made for the oc-
Bsion, and the city was in its gay
attire. an estimate of the cost
the decorations alone being placed
~ $25, O0O. The parade started at
O'Clock and 10000 mill workers
rched and it was a mammoth
Iteration.
Arthur |. Vorys, the original
nager of the Taft boom, which
ally eliminated in his selection by
Chicago convention as the stand
bearer for the republican party,
esided at the meeting. Governor
ghes of New York made the open
address and the main features
his speech was his vigorous as
1t uon Bryan, and his feverent
bport of Taft for the presidency.
arraigned, in the course of his adj
SIS, in bitter terms the administra-
ms of Tilden and Cleveland. and
dly praised the administration of
Kinley, stating that he was Sc
ted by the people-that his ad-
histration was for the people, and
d pathetically dwelt upon how and
en- he laid down his life, he was
nired and loved by all He paid
flowing tribute to the administra-
of Roosevelt, and praised the
sressive. honest. and fearless
racter of the man. He turned
attention then to Bryan, and
lie he concealed that he was an
quent orator, and in his way a
at man, that it was unsafe and
pgerous to the commonwealth to
ce him in the presidential chair,
that ruin and disaster would be
lain to follow. were he elected.
dwelt upon the issues of the day
he saw them. and concluded with
eulogy on Taft, and an earnest
warm appeal for the voters to
pport him in the campaign. Be
es Governor Hughes, Harris also
vered an address, and also Sena-
Albert ]. Berevidge. Indiana's
er-longued orator He spoke ir
as follows:
Ne are midway in an historic
rement for righteousness written
p law. Shall that movement be
ried out. or wrecked? Its con-
expression is the Roosevelt
cies. Shall they be saved or
Had the about-facers in both
ties who now are poWerless, sue
bed, they could not have wrecked
movement, but only have delayed
For the people would have
hered Roadway again until their
Fpose was worked out.
And so today, in the American
piles mighty moral advance, thus
successfully led by Theodore
psevelt, the gravest question is
ether we shall place our COM
nder's standard in the hands of
most trusted captain. who will
us safely and surely along the
Unmarked course we are following.
in the hands of those who will
us on zig-Eag marches after
adventures until the whole
Eement dissolyes in the peoples
gust and the worlds ridicule.
By their fruits we shall know
m. Seven years ago we started
the great work of modern and
name legislation that had made
Roosevelt period historic. in
pc years we passed the railroad
bill which for the first time
american history asserts the
eiple that the government of all
pie can and will be regulated by
e who carry the products of all
people. We passed the meat
peetion and pure food laws, which
ed the sale of adulterated drugs:
irrigation Law, which is making
lie the arid west and will build
in our continental boundaries a
empire of productive wealth.
these seven years we have en-