The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-09
BACK HOMEWORK
TO FIGHT BOSSES
Roosevelt Declares He
Will Do as Hearst
Advises.
HE MAY RETURN
10 PUBLIC LIFE
Warns Corporations and Politi-
clans Against Supporting Him
With Idea of Getting Of
ficial Favors or Pardons.
Such Aid Will Be at
Their Own Peril.
Freeport. Ill, September s.-Colonel
Roosevelt admitted to-day there is a

Freeport, Ill, September S.--Colonel
Roosevelt admitted to-day there is a.
possibility of his returning to public
life.
In this connection he issued a warm
ing to corrupt corporations that any
aid they might extend him in obtain
ing any official place would be at their
own peril. and not with the idea Of
getting official favors or pardons later.
The statement was in his address in
connection with the fair of the va
rious countries, national organizations
of railway employees for the benefit OF
the home for aged and decrepit rail-
road men OF America. at Highland
Park, Ill. p. j. Morrissey. former
grand master of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen, introduced him.
He talked of railway men, and then
turned to the subject of corporations
II don't suppose 1 ever shall be in
public life again." he said, "but IL l
am there Is always the chance that
some time 1t may come up when
1 shall make my words good.
NO corporation, no politician, must
ever support me for anything under
the idea that I will pardon that cor
poration or that politician, If he or 1t
is corrupt.
If either corporation or politician,
time to put me in a position OF intlu-
ence, let them remember that If they
benefit by 1t themselves, they help me
at their peril. for ! Will hurt them IL
/ get the chance"
Colonel Roosevelt especially warned
members of the five brotherhoods OF
railway employees that it should be
their duty to see that their organiza-
tions were managed in obedience to
law. and he insisted that if they should
ever indulge in any lawless action
or violence. the result would be to in
jure them In the estimation of Ameri-
Scan people.
He advocated a workingman's COM
pensation act as measure of justice
for railway employees who are injured
in the line of their duty.
Reitds Letter From Hearst.
Colonel Roosevelt also read an open
letter by William r. Hearst. in which
Mr.. Hearst advised the colonel to re-
turn to New York and take up the figh;
on the Republican organization there.
saying If he did SO. Mr.. Hearst would
| be in sympathy with him. The COL
onel said:
II am going back to my state, as
mentioned by Mr.. Hearst, to hsht
! against the bosses I will welcome the
VI oily 4hoAA ''AAD ~
| in that fight"
, Colonel Roosevelt's experiences on
| the way from Milwaukee here We're
lively. At the various towns at which
| the train stopped large crowds were
| out to greet him, and he made q num-
| ber of speeches. reiterating his doc
| trines of honesty and good citizenship.
When the train arrived at West FL
| gin. the largest crowd at any station
except Freeport had assembled. Tnc
| crush on the track, which at the sta
| tion is laid on the edge of steep
bank, almost led to serious accident
The crowd stretched far down the
| tracks. and behind the special car and
/ to the side away from the decline
| Colonel Roosevelt began to speak. but
only small part of the crowd could
| hear him. Those to the rear and on
the side pressed In SO close that the
fence at the edge of the track gave
| way. and several men and boys We're
| hurled down the bank.
1 Colonel Roosevelt stopped his speech
and shouted to the people to press
back. It was hard work, but the po-
lice. directed by the colonel, at last
managed to get a safe margin be-
tween the crowd and the bank. Sew
eral boys were cut and bruised. but
! none seriously.