The San Francisco call., 1910-09-18
ROOSEVELT
|. TAKES War
TO ENEMY
Colonel Defies Opposition to
Come Out in the Open
= and Fight
POLITICAL OPPONENTS ON
RECEPTION COMMITTEE
Speaker, ''In Fighting Trim," /"
Thunders Forth Message ;,
to 10000 Persons
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
| ). is CAUSE OF SURPRISE
POLITICAL OPPONENTS ON ?
RECEPTION COMMITTEE
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
). is CAUSE OF SURPRISE

q YRACUsE, N. Y. Sept. IL
Coming into stronghold of op-
position, former President Roose-
velt today boldly challenged the op-
ponents of his political doctrines TO
come out in the open and fight. if they
dared. He prophesied that if they did
they would be beaten.
The former president also gave
warm commendation TO President
Taft as a public official and expressed
his approval of a number of the ae-
complishmeiits of the Taft admins
tratin- He did not indorse the ad-
ministration as a'whole.
What he did have to say, however,
placed him on record for the first time
in regard to many of the more import
ant features of it, breaking the silence
which he had maintained steadfastly
o nthe subject, except for his few brief
references to his successor made while
he was on his western trip.
Roosevelt defended his recent criti-
cis1ns of two decisions of the United
States supreme court. made in a speech
in Denver, and quoted the words Of
William H Taft. written when he was
a nudge. to support his contention that
the people have the right to criticise
decisions OF the courts
Greeted by 10000
When Roosevelt arrived at the state
fair grounds, where he spoke. more
than AZ, 900 persons greeted him.
Almost all of the members Of the
committee, which will have the colonel
in hand during his stay here. are iden-
titled with the Onondaga county re-
publican organization, of which Francis
Hendricks. former superintendent Of in
surance. is the head. Hendricks is a
member Of the republican state COM
mittee and voted against Roosevelt
when the state committee refused to
indorse him for temporary chairman OF
the republican state convention
The colonel spent the evening at the
home of Lieutenant Governor Horace
white. who gave a dinner for him.
/ There, too. he was in the hands of men
who are taking part in the fight against
him. Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman
of the republican state committee and
one Of the leaders OF the opposition to
Colonel Rooseve1t.was here today. shook
hands with the colonel and ate dinner
with him
Colonel Roosevelt and his adver-
saries met each other with cheerful
faces and jested about their differences
Colonel Surprised
Lieutenant Governor White made one
of the shortest speeches on record
when he introduced Roosevelt
I'VE are here today to welcome and
to honor Theodore Roosevelt he said,
and that was ALL
The colonel, who had just seated
himself at the rear Of the stand to-
wait until White had finished his
speech. looked up in surprise as he saw
White backing away from the railing.
DO I speak nowT' he asked.
White said that the time had come.
and the colonel arose. He was in hght-
ing trim. He shook his cIenched fists
in the air and thundered forth his mes
sage with all the energy which he
could muster. Several times he departed
from the text of his prepared speech TO
inject remarks TO show how earnestly
he meant what he said. It wish that
my opponents would come into the
OPEN he said
Crowds Cheer
Another remark which caused, the
crowd TO cheer was made just as heshad
again dared his opponents TO put them
selves on record as against him.
Friends. they won't do it,. said he
They may criticise me, but they viii
walk as though they were treading on
eggs before they take the other side"
They shoot from the bushes" he
declared at another place. but you
could not make them come into the
open and fight the issue"
After he. had asserted that leaders in
business must act as servants OF the
people anI that the corporations must
be the creature and not the master OF
the people. he added:
ITO paraphrase the words OF Patrick
Henry. If that be socialism, make the
most of it"
That's fairly decent ideal. isn't it2''
he asked. after he had declared that
each man should have a fair chance.
with special privilege for none. There
] is no appeal to the mob. nothing dan