Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-09-03
TOUR
Of ROOSEVELT.
Lots of Fun at His Initiation
in the knights of Ak
Sar Ben
ROUGH RIDER PRAISES TAFT
Cities in Gala Attire to Greet
Only Ex-President of United
States.

Omdna, sept. 3,-COl0Qel Roosevelt
resumed his tour west today leaving
Omaha at eight this morning for Sioux
Falls, where he will speak this even
ing On the way he will make a brief
stop at Sioux City, Iowa, to speak to
a mass meeting at the Baseball park.
The colonel was made a member of
the knights of Ak Sar Ben last even
ing and attended a smoker at the
home of the Knights. Two initiates
were dressed to resemble Speaker
Cannon and Senator La Toilette and
were placed on trial before the court
of Ak Sar Ben for some unnamed
crime. They were acquitted but on
Cannon passing roll of stage money
into the jury box the court immedi-
ately banished Cannon to Kansas and
LaFollette to Rhode Island.
1t Pays to Advertise.
Sioux City, Sept 3.-Colonel Roose-
velt spoke to an enormous crowd
from a stand erected in the ball
park here this morning During his
brief stop here business was practic-
ally suspended, and many thousands
from the surrounding country came
to the city to see the former Presi-
dent. The Roosevelt train reached
Sioux Falls at 4:30 this afternoon and
the South Dakota city has put on gala
display in his honor. Roosevelt will
be a guest of honor at banquet at
the Cataract hotel this evening.
Roosevelt Praises Taft.
Sioux City, Ia, Sept 3.-Before an
enormous crowd, Colonel Roosevelt
today in the presence of Senator Dol
liver and Representative Hubbard, of
Iowa, made his first public utterance
regarding the administration of Pres
ident Taft. He endorsed the Presi-
dents suggestion for a tariff commits
sion and complimented him upon his
negotiations with foreign countries to
bring about tariff agreements. 1t was
made known that this commendation
of the President was purposely given
within the 'insurgent" territory and
that both Senator Dolliver and Mr..
Hubbard knew in advance what
Roosevelt was to say, and what he
said, although they had not consulted
among themselves He also praised
Congressman Martin, of South Da-
kota. "He also is man who abso-
lutely stood by me On every point
throughout my term" said Colonel
Roosevelt, "and with whom l am able
to work in hearty sympathy for every
progressive policy. All three of these
men stood without hitching. Perhaps,
that smile suits South Dakota better
than Iowa, where 1 should say they
never kicked over the pail. I am
particularly pleased with what the
President said in his last letter on the
subject Of a tariff commission" said
Colonel Roosevelt. Il am glad the
country seems now to have definitely
awakened to the idea that tariff COM
mission offers the only solution of the
problem, which is both rational and
insures the absence Of jobbers. The
President from the beginning has ad-
vocated this commission.
"It was only by bitter fight that
the friends of the commission idea in
the Senate and House got the provis-
ion through. 1t is not yet in satlsfac-
tory shape. The commission itself
should be enlarged, and its powers
greatly enlarged and Defined There
was great demonstration as Mr..
Roosevelt proceeded with remarks.
Roosevelt Opposed to Referendum.
Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 3.-Refuting
statements of the Democratic newspa
| pers of Arizona that his warning to
| Arizonians and New Mexicans al
Pueblo, Colorado, against the danger
of an ironclad constitution and "de
signing corporation attorneys" was q
| declaration in favor of the initiative
and referendum. Mr.. Roosevelt, in
a message to Sims Ely, of Phoenix
says:
''It is utterly impossible that such
a construction can be placed on my
speech. The speech speaks for itselt
| just as clearly as it is in my power
to cnpako