The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-17
ROOSEVELT WILL
PURSUE OLD GUARD
Colonel Says He Means To Continue
Fight for Progressive
Policy.

NEW YORK. Sept. lit is to be
tight to q finish between Colonel
Roosevelt and the old guard. crooks
and dishonest corporations. He tod
the Press Club, whose guest he was
Friday night. that he would continue
to be active for the progressives.
whether he wins the coming fight a.
the state convention or not.
The club sat the colonel down
with acting Mayor Mitchell. Sir Will
liam Treloar. former lord mayor OF
London. Congressman Sulxer. William
r. Wilcox. President Hennessy Of the
club and others and sang songs to
make him laugh. One of these songs
joshed one "Barnsie" thereby giving
the colonel q cue for later on.
When the guest stood up and low
cred his head for q speech they gave
him a rataplan. He was especially
pleased to see Sir William Treloar
there. II recalled London's hospital
ity. He complimented Mr.. Mitchell as
the kind of official New York needs
and said he was glad to drink q toast
to the speedy recovery Of Mayor Gay
nor.
The former president said In part:
when / arrived at home I had no
intention Of taking any more part In
public life. have got into the fight
about the state convention-the fght
in state politics here-simply because
could not keep out Of 1t daughter
and applause), and having gotten In,
shall see 1t through. l trust We may
hn nh 20 Anti 4
II not, then l am In the fight for 1t
on elementary principles.
"The two cardinal features Of the
policy I stand for are: That we have
no room for the crook In public life,
and. In the second place, that people
are entitled to govern themselves. It
IL their duty to see that they govern
themselves we'll. I do not believe In
the boss. do not believe In the
leader, because the leader tries to
lead and the boss tries to drive. CAP
plause.)
More than once at popular gather
ings I have been introduced as The
friend of the poor man. always say:
Now, hold up; say The friend Ut the
honest man and am with you The
friend, I hope, of the honest man,
rich or poor; the foe of the crook, the
foe of the rich crook, the foe Of the
poor crook.
I'm one Of the songs this evening
touching reference was made to one
OF the great leaders Of the oppOsi-
ton who was irreverently referred TO
as 'Barnsie.' Uaughter.) think that
Mr.. Barnes believes that the people
cannot govern themselves, and that
therefore 1t IL his duty and inciden-
tally to his interests, to govern them
wrong. My belief il that the people
can severn themselves and that 1t Is
his duty to help them to govern theni-
selves right" A voice Bully for
you" and applause HE said he had
shown himself the friend of the labor
ing man. the wage worker. and that
he had shown 1t in part by standing
unflinchingly against the laboring
man when he committed crime of
violence or disorder" (Applause.) 4
Pays Tribute to scribes.
or newspapermen he said, that at
Albany, washington and Oyster Bay
he could take the right type OF news
paper man and make an appeal to MS
honor that would outweigh any pos
sible appeal that could be made TO
his self-interest. From association
with newspaper men he had gained
increased respect for American citi-
zenship and for human nature. he
was proud that he had gained the
friendship and respect OF the news
paper men with whom he had been as
ISOLATED as governor and president.
He said:
81 would rather q hundred fold
trust to the news columns OF some
of the most eminent New York news
papers than to the editorial pages.
with the men at the head have
wanted to stay on good terms. very
much wanted to be on good terms
II they would let me. II they would
not let me, II was their affair not
mine. My cardinal principle has been
to avoid trouble. (Cries OF MOI
MOI" and laughter). That Is the
truth. l avoid the man who seeks
trouble with me once, possibly twice.
but the third time he will have q
scrap.
He does not make me feel sorrow
full. He makes me want to reach him
on the point Of the jaw. Circumstances
uldy D6 buCh that haNO W uShy ~
self the pleasure for the time, but
the opportunity comes I will reach
him, and what I say about newspaper
men applies to politicians also.
(Laughter).
He regarded newspaper men, he
said, OF more value to craftsmanship
than any other profession he knew.
In the right sense they were public
servants. He thought the newspaper
man who says fearlessly what Is true
stands on q higher plane than any
other man In the community; that the
one who defames honesty stands on a
lower level Of infamy than the cor
rupt public official.
After the speech the club entertain
ed Col. Roosevelt with stereopticon
views Of himself in Africa and OF Buf-
falo Jones lassoing lions.