The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-10-25
BESIDES MAKING AUTOMOBILE
TRIP, FORMER PRESIDENT
MAKES SPEECHES.
ANAN|AS CLUB FOR DIX
Roosevelt Reitera.es His Former
Statement That the Democratic
Candidate for Governor Of New
York Had Beer d Director In sns
So Called Wall Paper Trust.

Binghnmton, n. Y. net ol-The
study of scientific farming Al close
range Kept Theodore Roosevelt onsv
most Of the time today. Hr rode 93
miles In an automobile to inspect
abandoned farms of this section Or
the state, beginning al Ithaca and
ending az Binghamton. ana decided
that farmer who goes about II III
the right way can make Il good living
from land now going to waste.
Colonel Roosevelt also made three
speeches for the republican state
ticket The new point which he em-
phasizea In these speeches was his
declaration that John A. Dix. demo
cratic candidate for governor, had been
a director In the so-calied wall paper
trust for tx months. in spite OF Mr..
Dix's statement OF last Saturday To
the contrary
Attacks Dix.
When Colonel Roosevelt arrived at
| Ithaca early In the day, Representa-
tive John Dwight, Professor l.. II.
Bailey of Cornell university and
George Il. Monroe. an expert from the
agricultural department, took him To
breakfast. Colonel Roosevelt appeared
on the balcony of the hotel and began
his speech By referring 10 court rec
ords to show that, while Mr.. Dix
became director of the Standard
Wall Paper company in June. 1907. the
final decision declaring tile wall paper
combine Illegal was not rendered by
tsA
Mr. I,ix. he said. either did not know
what his company was doing or elsa
hn WAS not frank about his state
m"nis In the matter.
1 Tho Days Ride.
Then The days ride was started.
! Tie first stop was made at the farm
of James Sheklers. IA miles from
Ithaca Mr.. Monroe showed the
colonel land which u few years ago
had been regarded az virtually useless
and which he said now produced 800
bushels of potatoes to the acre. Sec
retary Wilson OF the department OF
agriculture sent Mr. Monroe into New
York state three years ago. with the
result that 3.00o acres are being cul-
tured under his direction In the Con-
i nection hills, and as much more In
, the Irish hills, nearby. Colonel
Roosevelt said 1t was great" and that
he believed the npbnilling or agri-
culture In the region had begun. The
! colonel referred In his speech here
!. tonight To circular which he said
the democrats had sent out. lie had
. one Of the circulars In his hand
That Circular.
The democratic party In this cam
paign stands for tranquility and
, peace and IL opposed to the Wild doe
trines OF Roosevelt" he read from the
paper. We'll. the big Roosevelt doc
/ trine Ii Thou shalt not steal.'" Id
said. ITO defeat the Roosevelt policies
d Will require for legitimate use large
/ outlay of money he continued, again
e reading from the circular This ap-
i peal" lie said. is signed by Charles
Q i. Murphy and others. They may
z call them the Roosevelt policies II they
!, wish" the colonel continued. They
g are the policies of the average far
e sighted man. II will require a larger
u outlay of money than all the none,
Tammany hall can collect from Wall
: street
u Il think Well win" Mr.. Roosevelt
: exclaimed III not, we Will go ahead
y and win next time. We've got the re,
: hus eyer been in New York