The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-10-24
Sees No Reason for Abandon
ment of the Presidential
Campaign.
BECAUSE OF THE SHOOTING
Says Brave Men Don't Hide Be-
tween their Wounded-ROOse-
welt Commends Bryan for His
Stand and Asked That the
Fight be Carried, on, and He
States That He Hopes to Get
Into the Middle of the Fight
Again.

Into the Middle of the Fight
Again.
indianapolis, Ind, Oct .2l.-Declar--
ng that the recent attack on Colonel
Roosevelt at Milwaukee should not be
used by his supporters as shield 10
protect their policies from political al
tacks, VIM. j. Bryan read prepared
statement to his audience during his
speech here Tuesday to bear out his as
sertion. His statement follows:
o'We are embarrassed in the discus
sion of the national issues by the faci
that one of the presidential candidates
has been made the victim of murder
Gus assault.
"We deplore as deeply as Mr..
Roosevelt's supporters the act OF a.
madman who hastemporarily disabled
him fer campaign work. We denounce
as bitterly as Mr.. Roosevelt's support-
ers such resort to violence, even by
one who is bereft OF his reason. We
sympathize with Mr.. Roosevelt in his
affiiction as sincerely as his supporters
do and we wish as earnestly as they
do for speedy recovery. Butsneither he
nor they will ask for az suspension Of
activity on the part of Mr.. Roosevelt's
opponents so long as his friends con-
tinue TO present his idea on Hatief.als-
issues.
"The question before the country
must be decided by the sane. A maniac,
cannot be an arberler in such crisis.
| am surprised that the friends of Mr..
Roosevelt should attempt to make use
of this incident in his behalf. 1t can
not be charged to the democratic
party; it cannot be iairly charged TO.
any party. The suggestion that the
assailant was led to make the attack.
because of newspaper criticism is ~
far-fetched one, andeven if it could be
shown that an unbalanced mind was.
influenced by criticism, il Is no more,
just to demand a suspension of the
discussion of pending problems on his
account than it would be to reject re-
ligion because some have gone insane
on that subject.
81 have been careful reader Off tlie>
papers since last June, and am quite
sure that the Taft papers have been no,
more bitter in their assaults upon Mr..
Roosevelt than the Roosevelt papers
have been in their assaults upon Mr..
Taft. And neither side has attacked
the other with more virulence than
both have attacked the democrats in
campaigns past.
~ can show you rs bitter things said
against me by both the friends of Mr..
Taft and the friends of Mr.. Roosevelt
asethe friends ofeither have said agairssty
the other. The papers say many things
they ought not TO say, but know Of
no party that is guitless i'm this mat
ter.
"a nation sits expectant by the en-
Presidents bedside hoping that the,
wound Is not a serious one But MIR.
ROosevelt's supporters must not use.
this attack TO protect themselves and
their position from Just criticim. The.
brave soldiers OH the battlefield dont
use,the wounded for breastworks. They
stand out and give blow for blow.
"And so in this campaign Mr..
RooseyelL's supporters cannot use him
as a shield to protect themselves
against the attacks that may be made
against the policies, for which they
stand.u
Campaign activities should nop
cease because Of Colonel Rooseyell's
assassination SO far as he is concerned.
The following statement was issued
by Colonel Roosevelt at Mercy hos
pital, Chicago, in answer to what Mr.
Bryan said in his speech a. franklin.
Indiana.
b ! wish 10 express my cordial agree
ment with the manly and proper STATE
ment of Mr.. Bryan In franklin when
in arguing for acontinueace of the dis
cussion of the Issues ai stake In the
test, he said; The issues oftle cam