The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-12-21
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
BREAKS SILENCE

Proposes Toast to President Taft and
then TO Chief Justice White, and
Declares the Recent appointment an
Augary of Better Things In the Flu.
ture.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt. as the
guest of the Chamber of Commerce OF
New Haven, Conn.,, made his first pub
lie address since the recent election
He was cordially greeted by gath
ering of upward OF 600 men. repre-
sentatives of the business and com
mercial interests and the professions
Of the State.
The banquet had more than Ordin-
airy Significance through the presence
of the chief guest who so recently
was in controversy with the former
chief Justice of the supreme court of
errors. Judge Simeon r. Baldwin,
who as the Democratic nominee for
governor, overturned the political
complexion of the State and as gov
ernor-elect had been invited to at
tend. Judge Baldwin was not pres
ent and the place assigned to him
at the guests table bore mute evil
dence of his absence.
Col. Roosevelt was escorted from
New York by committee of the
chamber. and upon his arrival there
very large and enthusiastic crowd
was in waiting.
Col. Roosevelt was driven to the
home of Col. I. NJ. Ullman. president
OF the Chamber of Commerce, where
small number of friends were wait
ing to greet him.
Later Col Roosevelt and President
Ullman went to Woolsey hall, where
a brief reception was held for the
benefit OF the members.
No Papers We're Served.
The coming here of Col. Roosevelt
had given rise to speculation as to
whether Judge Baldwin, following
his statement during the election
canvass that suit would be brought
against the colonel, having for it's
basis criticism contained /" Colonel
Roosevelt's Concord speech. would
attempt to serve papers in the action
while Col. Roosevelt was in that State.
AT Judge Raldwin's Office earlier in
the day it was said there was no rea-
son to believe that any such step
would be taken by Judge Baldwin
1t was not noticeable fact that
Governor Weeks was not present to
represent the State. nor was any
member Of the congressional delega-
tion present; but their absence was
due to other engagements, The gov
Meriden to the National Commander
OF the Grand Army OF the Republic
John f. Gilman.
The dinner was served in the din
ing hall of Yale University, known
as Commons"
In Rare Good Humor.
Col. Roosevelt was greeted with
cheers which lasted fully a minute.
TO me that nothing could be better
augury Of the future CT this coun-
try" he said, than that a Republican
president should appoint an eX-Con-
federate of the opposite political faith
chief justice of the United States
supreme court and receive unanimous
applause of his countrymen With
the permission OF your president
shall propose two toasts, first to
President Taft, and second, to that
learned jurst. Chief Justice White"
After the toasts had been drunk,
Col. Roosevelt said:
II am radical, but | am a radica,
who most earnestly desires to see a
radical program carried out by con
scrvatiVes. | wish to see great indus
trial reforms carried out. not by the
men who will profit by them, but by
the men who lose by them; by lust
such men as you around me. be-
lieve most emphatically in the pro-
gress which shall be sane"
Col. Roosevelt said he wished to
see the hand of the State and the ma
tion placed on the great corporations,
to regulate them THE rights of mar
must be paramount in republic such
as ours" he added
The colonel urged the passage of
legislation to benefit labor 1t was
his criticism of exJudgc Baldwins