The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-29
ALARM EXPRESSED
BY P|TTSBURG MAN
He Fears Roosevelt Will Not
Have Big Reception \
A PLOT rs CHARGED
Editor Moore of the Pittsburg Leader
Says There Is no Doubt That Col.
Roosevelt's Enemies Arc Try
ing TO Injure Him
A PLOT rs CHARGED

New York, May 2S.-(Speeial. )-"1hat a
gigantic plot TO minimize far as pos
sible the proposed reception to Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt upon his return to this
country has been concocted by those in
charge of the event is a fact of which
l am firmly convinced"
This was the emphatic statement of A
P. Moore, proprietor and editor-in-chief
of the Pittsburg Leader, who was in
New York today. Mr. Moore is a well
known visitor in New York and he has
taken especial interest in the arrange
ments for the coming reception to the
former President. being a personal friend
and great admrer of the colonel
There is no longer any room to doubt
that an effort is being made by political
enemies of Colonel Roosevelt to cheat
the people out of this opportunity to greet
their friends and benefactor. There is
well defined fear on the part of the am
bilious demagogues, predatory corpora
tons and others who dislike the fearless
Roosevelt that the reception planned for
this great republican leader will outshine
even that accorded that other great
leader, L. S. Grant. Admiral George
Dewey, the hero of Manila bay, and
others. I feel perfect assurance when l
state that certain influences are at work
to limit the reception of Colonel Roose-
welt to as small proportions as possible.
What Mr.. Roosevelt wants himself seems
to make no difference to the men who
have the matter in hand. They are pro-
ceeding as if the main thing Were to get
it all over and out of the way as soon
as possible, denying the people the right
to see Roosevelt and shake him by the
hand 1t is plain that politics is back of
it all, that the fractional politicians and
the great money influences of New York
and washington are conspiring to cast
a damper on this event, and unless the
people themselves take the bull by the
horns there is a real danger that the
reception to the former President on his
home coming will fall below the STAN
dard set by previous events of the kind.
This would, indeed, be shameful to all
the people of the United States, after
the magnificent receptions and ovations
Colonel Roosevelt has received abroad
Colonel Roosevelt's letters to friends
in this country expressed a determination
not to accept reception that did not
afford an opportunity to all the people OF
the country to greet him.
He is sincere in his desire to have as
many people come to New York as can
do so and he was then and is now ready
and willing to greet each individual If
such a thing is within the bounds of
possibility.
But If present arrangements are to be
carried out not only Colonel Roosevelt
but many thousands of his friends are
going to be greatly disappointed. AS
it is now planned, the reception will be
nothing more than brief parade on
few narrow streets of some prominent
New York and Washington politicians,
few rought riders, string of carriages
containing the reception committee, and
other things designed to make the honor
guest as inconspicuous as possible. These
streets will be so jammed with men,
women and children that lives will be in
danger A view of Colonel Roosevelt from
the sidewalks will be almost out of the
question and there will be such indecent
haste about the whole thing that not one
half of the people who want to see the
colonel will be able to do so.
Everyone who has ever been in New
York city knows the difficulty that will
accompany any attempt to crowd into the
narrow confines to WHICH the parade is
to be limited by the committee. In fact,
had it not been for the colonefs own ex-
pressed wish that there be a land parade,
the committee will have vetoed even this
part of the reception. The first in opposi-
ton to the colonel appear to have gotten
possession of the committee and through
them 1t is hoped to dim the lustre of the
demonstration"