The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-12
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Speaking Tours Chi
cago Hears Roosevelt.

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Governor Cox enr0ute to Camp
Perry, Ohio, to deliver his first ad-
dress since his notification, and
with his running mate, Franklin
D. Roosevelt, on q western trip, the
Democratic plan Of carrying their
cause to the people in the coun-
try was under way today.
The governor was to speak about
$50 tonight, returning to Toledo.
His next speaking engagement is
at Wheeling. w. Va. on Saturday,
when he will address the Demo
cratic state convention.
At Camp Perry the Democratic
standard bearer was to close the
days rife competition program by
awarding trophies.
The governor did not plan to
delve deep into the major issues
Of the campaign. but to give his
views on preparations and train
Ing of war times.
Chicago Hears Roosevelt
Chicago. Aug. 12.-tBy United
Press.)-Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Democratic vice presidential can
didate, was to carry his campaign
into Wisconsin today, following his
initial address here last night. He
was to speak at Kenosha and Ra-
cine during the day and at Mil
waukee tonight.
In speaking before more than
5000 persons in the Auditorium
here, Roosevelt served notice that
his present political duty is to
round up the Independent and ole
progressive vote for his party.
That, he said, was the main object
of his tour through Is states in II
days.
Roosevelt defended the League
of Nations and attacked the Repub-
lican campaign fund, which he esti-
mated amounts to $S0,000,00O.
James Hamilton Lewis, former
senator and now candidate for gov
ernor, also was a speaker.
Says Press is Hostile.
In his address Roosevelt said In
part:
First of all, Governor Cox and
believe that it is the simple duty of
the candidates to give to as many
citizens as possible, in as many
states as possible, an opportunity
to see and hear and form their own
impressions of the men they are to
vote for" said Mr.. Roosevelt. "In
this connection, too, it is only
frankness to say that the great ma
jority of the newspapers through
out the country are owned or con-
trolled by men affiliated with the
Republican party. 1t is therefore
doubly necessary for us to present
our views and our aims in person
I'VE are opposed to the attitude
Of placing ourselves in some self
appointed shrine and then asking
America to come and worship at
our feet
"You remember that Lincoln
once said: You can fool the peo-
ple-there's such an all fired lot
Of them!' This delightful willing
ness Of the people to do their own
thinking is getting stronger and
stronger as the education of the ma
ton progresses year by year. All
that any right-mtnded candidate
can ask is that the votes be cast
intelligently; all that he can do is
to present the issues honestly and
honorably as he sees them.
Appeals to Independents.
Tonight l want to address my
self particularly to those in this
hall who are not Democrats. The
day is past, except in the case OF
old time. hard shell politicians or
the case Of few narrowly preju-
diced newspapers. when it is either
popular or useful to damn every
body and everything connected
with the opposition. l speak of the
rank and file of the Republican
party even today with true respect
But for eight, yes. for twelve
years, a conflict has ben raging
within that party-raging not Sc
much among the privates in the
ranks as among those in high com.
mand. In the first eight years Of
this century the Republican party
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