Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-18
DELIVERS SPEECH IN
STR0N1HJLO OF ENEMY
Former President Gives Warm Com
and Flags Critics Of His New Doc
trines"-Declares He Has no Word
to Retract Used in West.
lBy Assoclated Pressl

my hSSotldttu lIrsSt
SYRACUSE. n. Y. Sept. l7-Com-
ing into a stronghold OF The opposition
En- President Roosevelt today boldly
challenged the opponents of his pc
litical declarations to come out in
the open if they dared He prOphesied
that if they did they would be beaten
The former President also gave
warm commentator of President TAFT
as a public official and expressed his
approval OF Il number OF the accom-
plishments of the Taft administration.
Colonel Roosevelt did not endorse the
administration as a whole. What ne
did have to say, however. placed him
on record for the first time in regard
to many of the more important fea-
lures Of il. breaking the silence which
he had maintained steadfastly on the
subject, except for his few brief re-
ferences 10 his successor, made wnlle
he was on his Western trip.
, He also defended his recent criti-
cisms OF two decisions of the United
States Supreme Court. made in
speech in Denver and quoted the
words OF William II. Taft, written
when he was a Judge. to support his
contention that the people have the
right to criticise decisions of the
oUris.
Forty Thousand Hear Him.
Colonel Roosevelt. who arrived here
from New York this afternoon. spoke
10 a crowd estimated at more than
forty thousand persons at the state
fair grounds.
Almost all OF the members of the
committee which took the colonel in
hand here are identified with the
Onandaga county Republican organi-
cation, of which Francis Hendricks,
ex-superintendent of insurance. is the
head Mr. Hendricks is a member OF
the Republican state committee ana
voted against Colonel Roosevelt wnen
the stale committee refused to endorse
him for temporary chairman of the
Republican state convention
The colonel spent the evening at
the home Of Lieutenant Governor HOT
ace White. who gave a dinner Tor 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 COM
mittee and one of the leaders or the
oppositicn to Colonel Roosevelt. was
here today. shook hands with the col
ouel and ate dinner with him. Colonel
Roosevelt and his adversaries met
each other with cheerful faces and
boosted about their differences
Shortest Speech on Record.
Lieutenant Governor white made
one Of the shortest speeches on rec
ord when he introduced Colonel
Roosevelt at the fair grounds
We are here today to welcome ana
honor Theodore Roosevelt" he said.
The colonel looked up in surprise as
the lieutenant governor finished
DO speak now he asked.
Mr. White said hat the time had
come and the colonel arose. lie VS.
in fighting trim as ne faced the crowd
he himself said so. Several times ne
departed from the text Of his prepared
speech 10 inject remarks to show now
earnestly he meant what be said
Dsres His Opponents
I wish tina; my opponents would
come into the OPEN he said. Tney
shoe, from the bushes he declared At
another place. but you could not
make them come into the open ana
FIGHT the issues Another remark
which caused the crowd TO cheer was
made lust az he had again cared his
opponents 10 pu' themselves on record
as against him.
Friends. they won't do IT," said ne.
They NAV crificise me. but they VIII
walk as though they were ircading
on eggs before they take the other
side
Has Nothing 10 Retrset
Colonel Roosevelt said that he hao
come here 20 say exactly What ne
said IN the West
let n be understood al the ont
ses~ ~ continued. that I have not
q word 70 retr3ct~
what have o say y to take away
any excuse from those who misrep