Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1910-09-22
COL. ROOSEVELT
SAW THE PICTURES
limiting Lions in African Jungle
Shown at Banquet.
NEW YORK PRESS ENTERTAINED
Mr.. Roosevelt Told Why He Is op
posed to the Hoss-Thlnks
People Can Govern
Themselves.

New York, Sept. 1.-THE New YORK
Press club entertained Theodore
Roosevelt in its new club house at
William and Spruce streets. There
was a banquet beginning at Z O'Clock
and afterwards moving pictures OF
Col. Roosevelt hunting lions in the
African jungles taken by CHEEKY
Kearton, were shown to the colonel
This was the first glipse Mr.. Roosevelt
had had Of the pictures and he en-
joyed them immensely. His speech
in the dining hall was a sermon TO
newspaper men with side references
to events Of the day.
He went on to tell how much ne
had enjoyed his experiences in public
and private life. When he left the
presidency he said tnere was some
discussion as to what the nation
should do with ex-presidents.
He viii Do For Himself.
Nobody need borther what they
will do with this ex-president" he said.
"he will do for himself. l remember
a dinner attended at which states
man explained how ungrateful the peo'
pie were to him. When it came my
turn said:
"'Now gentlemen l don't wish for
there to be any misunderstanding. !
like my job"
Speaking Of the impending state
convention Mr.. Roosevelt said:
when arrived at home l had no
intention whatever of taking any more
part in public life, have got into
this fight about the state convention
the fight in state politics here simply
because could not keep out OF IT and
having gotten in will see it through.
trust we shall be able to finish 1t
up this year but If not then am IN
for it right along after"
To Cardinal Principles.
The speaker said he was in the fight
for two cardinal principles-he vas
against the crook and the people are
entitled to govern themselves.
II shall stand for the rights of the
recple to decide for themselves
Whether ny contention is or is not
lust. Go not believe in the b"gs and
i do believe in ,4e leader because the
leader ries to lead and the boss tries
to drive. -r.
"In one of the songs touching refer
ence wes made to one of the great
leaders of the opposition who was IT.
reverently referred to as Barnsie, |
think Mr.. Barnes believes that the
people cannot govern themselves and
that therefore it is his duty and to
his interest to govern them wrong.
My belief is that the people can gov
ern themselves and that it is my duty
to see that they govern themselves
right. certainly hope that have
shown myself the real friend of the
laboring man, the wage worker and !
have done 1t in part by standing I'M
fiinchingly against the laboring man
when he committed a crime or dis
order. What tell you here is what
| told the laboring men in their pres
ence last labor day and again at Co
lumbus last Saturday. have not two
tongues. I do not tell you one thing
and tell an audience of laboring men
another thing"
An Asset to Every Cartoonist.
Mr.. Roosevelt paid high tribute to
the working reporters and newspaper
men with whom he came in contact at
Albany, Washington and Oyster Bay.
He regretted that he did not get along
so well with men who wrote the edi-
torial columns. He added that he
realized what an invaluable asset he
had been to every cartoonist.