The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-09-09
EXPIRES. At
NIL LWAUKEE
Mayor of City Not
Connected With
Reception
THE Big STICK

Milwaukee, Sept. 8.-The Germans
had their day with ex-President Roose-
velt yesterday. Beginning the day
with a tiff with Milwaukee's Socialist
mayor, Emil Seidel, who is German,
Colonel Roosevelt put in the succeed
ing hours of his visit here by roaming
about the city at will, making his own
programs as he went. He inspected
the city's trade schools, attended two
luncheons and dinner, took an au-
tomobile ride to White Fish Bay and
addressed two huge audiences last
night Late in the evening he went
to his car to start early this morning
for Freeport, ILL.,, where he spoke to-
day, and for Chicago, which he is to
visit later in the day.
The Milwaukee Press Club had the
Colonel in hand. The club got out the
first and last edition of the "Big
Stick" a newspaper devoted exclu-
sively to Colonel Roosevelt's affairs,
in honor of the day.
In contribution to the big Stick
for this occasion, Mayor Seidel stated
that eff Mr.. Roosevelt comes to Mil
waukee holding the same ideas which
he expressed in an article published
by him March 20, 1909, it is clear
that he cannot serve the cause of
honesty and decency in American po-
litical life"
'fIt is possible that have misunder-
stood the article" stated Mayor Seidel,
t'but inasmuch as I am a Socialist and
as he has designated Socialism as a
thing which is against morals and re-
ligion, .abhorrent, revolting-which
would replace the family and home
life by a glorious state of free lunch
counters and state founding asylum
Il am sure that he will be pleased
to know that / am not personally con-
nected with his reception in the city -
Charging the Colonel with a cum
ming and deliberate purpose to create
a false impression he declared that
the visitor "cou1d lay no claim to the
right of preaching either morality or
religion or civic righteousness"
''In the speaking tour of Mr.. Roose
velt through the West said Mr.
Seidel, 81 fail to see anything of i'm
portance beyond political plans and
designs. AS such, of course, it is OF
no special service to the present city
administration. The problems that
now confront our city are of much
the same nature as those the nation
faces
Roosevelt Replies.
Upon being shown this statement
Colonel Roosevelt said:
"On this trip I have made no par
tisan political speeches and of course
shall not break through the rule now
by discussing either the State party
matters or the municipal party mat
ters and at present, OF course, the
dominant municipal party. If any ont
wishes to know my views on what il
usually called socialism. they viii tint
them set out in such fashion that +
is impossible to misinterpret or mis-
understand them in the articles tt
which the mayor in his letter refers
and advise trem to read the articles
themselves ald not what the mayo
says of them"
The Colonel said that the fact tina
the city administration was not rep
resented in the ceremonies did no
trouble him.
The Big Stick.
The Press Clubs special publication
s'The Big Stick especially disavowe,
responsibility for the mayors utter
asce. saying that mr. Roosevelt vii
understand that Milwaukee's welcom
AKis none the less whole-hearted-h hard
" the less unanimous because Oh