Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-18
Roosevelt Has Nothing to Re-
tract and Anplifies His Doc
trines of the New National
ism,
WARM COMMENTATOR
FOR ADMINISTRATION
Endorsement Not Entirely Un-
reserved but President Is
Praised for Number Of His
Accomplishments,

Syracuse. y. W sept TOM III
into stronghold Of the opposition
ex-Prcsident Roosevelt today boldt
challenged the opponents Of his po
itical doctrines to some out in th'
cpon and fight if they dared. III
prophesied that il they did the,
would be beaten.
The former president also gave
warm commendation Of Presiden
Taft as a public official and expressed
his approval Of a number of the ac
complishments Of the Tart admins
tration Colonel Roosevelt did not en-
dorse the administration as "A whole
What he did have to say, however
placed him on record for the firs
time in regard to many OF the more
important features of il, breaking
the silence which he had maintained
steadfastly on the subject, except fol
his few brief references to his sue
cessor made while he was on his
trip.
He also defended his recent criti-
cisms OF two decisions of the United
States supreme court, made i'll a
speech In Denver and quoted the
words OF William Fl. TAFT, written
when he was Judge, to support his
contentious chat the peopse have the
right to criticise decisions OF the
courts
When Colonel Roosevelt arrived
the state fair grounds, where he
spoke. were thronged With crowd
which numbered more than forty
thousand Before he went to the
spea keIis stand, Colonel Roosevelt
81 L. q
head of a parade ana received Il cor
dial welcome Almost all of the mem
hers of the committee, which will
have the colonel in hand during his
stay here are Identified with the
Onondaga county republican Organi-
Zation oil which Francis Hendricks,
ex-superintendent of insurance, IS the
head Mr., Hendricks Is member OF
the republican state committee ana
voted against Colonel Roosevelt when
the state committee refused 70 en-
dorse him for temporary chairman OF
the republican state convention.
The colonel spent the evening at
the home of Lieutenant Governor
Horace White, who gave dinner FOR
him. There, too, he was i'll the hands
OF men who are taking part in the
fight against him, Timothy l..
Woodruff, chairman Of the republi-
can state committee and one Of the
leaders of the opposition to Colonel
Roosevelt was here today, shook
hands with the colonel and ate dinner
With him Colonel Roosevelt and his
adversaries met each other with
cheerful faces and jested about their
differences.
Iieutcnaut 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 and
To honor Theodore Roosevelt, he
said. ana that was all.
The colonel, who hed just seated
himself At the rear of the stand to
wait until Mr. White had finished
his speech. looked up in surprise as
he saw the lieutenant governor back
ing from the railing.
Do I speak now he asked
Mr.. White SAID that the time had
come and the colonel arose. He was
IA lighting trim as he faced the
crowd He himself said so. He
shook his clenched fists in the air
and thundeIed forth his message
with all the energy which he could
muster Several times he departed
from the text Of his prepared speech
to inject remarks to show how earn
tstlN he meant what he SAID. Il wish
that my opponents would come into
tho open." he said
They shoot from the bushes he
ue,Elred at another place. but you
couldn't make them come into the
open and fight the issue.
Another remark which caused the
crowd TO cheer was made just as he
had again dared his opponents TO put
themselves on record as against him.
Friends. they won't do it. he
said They may criticise me. but
they will walk as though they were
treading on eggs before they take the
other side
After he had asserted that leaders
in business must act as servants OF
ihe people and that the corporation
must be the creature and not the
master OF the people. he added.
To paraphrase the words of Pat
rick Henry, II that he socialism
make the most Of H..
That's a fairly decent ideal. isn't
~ = he asked. after he had declared
that each man should have fair
chance with special privileges for
hone. There is no appeal TO the
mob. nothing dangerous. Nobody
has any reason 10 fear new nation
ism except the crook and the boss
and they both have"
Colonel Roosevelt said that ne had
come here TO say exactly what
have said in the west
Let Il be understood az the out