Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-08-31
RoosEvELT DELIVERS ADDRESS
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i pEplcATlNc HISTORIC BATTLE
FIELD FOR STATE.
PARADE AND RECEPTION
pREcEpE coLoNEL's SPEECH
Thousands Of kansans Troop to oswa-
tonic to Sec Ex-President- Five
Survivors of Famous Battle For Lib
erty Seated on Platform From Which
Roosevelt Spoke.

1.-THE John Brown Park the battelnelo
Of Osavatomie, where, over half a CEN
tury ago, the noted abolitionist ana
his meager force fired their first gun
In the defense Of liberty. Roosevelt's
train was met at the station by troops
% and Fl, Of the Fifteenth cavalry. AT
the Masonic temple a reception was
held.
The program then provided for
visit to the John Brown old cabin and
luncheon at the state hospital TOR the
insane.
Roosevelt Reviews Parade.
This afternoons exercises include
parade, to be reviewed by Roosevelt
and including the regular troops, there
were militia, Grand Army veterans. and
civic societies. The parade is to pass
the modest monument erected to Cap
tain John Brown in a park a few
blocks north Of the business district,
and dedicated in 1877 by the late Sen
ator John j. ingalls,. After a brief stop
at the monument, the parade will con-
tinue to the battlefield. There, follow
ing Introductory remarks by Cora M.
Deputy, president of the board OF trus-
tees, named by the legislature to man
age the park and by Governor Stubbs,
Roosevelt will deliver the address dedi-
eating the grounds as state park.
Survivors On Platform.
Seated on the platform in the park
there will be five survivors of the bat
tie OF Osawatomie They are: William
w. Game, Winona, Mimi, aged "a;
Luke +. Parsons, of Salina. Kan. aged
a.; Robert Sherar, OF Paola, Kan, aged
rs; D. w. Coils, of Santa Monica, Cal.
aged "a: and E. p. Bridgeman, Of
Madison, Wis, aged rs. With the vet
eran BridEefaar. Nsil be two of ms sons.
Madison lSuds Roosevelt.
The big crowd that surrounded the
train before the days program began
were insistent in their calls for Roose-
velt. Several members of the party
made speeches to entertain the impa-
tienf people until Roosevelt finally ap-
peared and made few remarks. Rep
reaeI,tative Madison delivered glow
I'M tribute to Roosevelt. "He has
u,saffA an Impression upon the whole
world because he stands for things that
make men better and nobler," said
Madison.
ls Pinchot Praises Platform.
sS James f. Garfield talked briefly of
.H,the new order Of things" He said
this new order as represented by the
progressive republicans simply meant
better citizenship. Clifford Pinchot
said he had read the recent Kansas
platform and it was the finest docu-
ment ever written by any party. who
wrote 1t 2" shouted a man in the crowd.
~ don't know who wrote it, but the
people will write it the next time"
responded Pinchot.
Garfield on Special Interests.
III Garfield spoke on the relation Of the
special interests toward politics. "The
special interests Of all kinds, whether
corporate or otherwise" he said. "are
entitled to just consideration and fair
treatment, but not to representation in
any public office" He pointed out the
danger to the people in legislator be-
ing under the influence Of special in
terests. and declared, "The present
great fight for the perpetuation Of po-
slitical liberty. is to free ourselves from
that kind Of influence"
Pinchot followed with a plea for the
conservation Of the natural resources
so as to give the greatest benefit to
people now and hereafter.
[Roosevelt's speech will be found on
page. 7.-Ed.1