The Detroit times., 1910-10-22
ROOSEVELT WON'T
DECLARE HIMSELF
Lawyer Demanded To Know Wheth
er He Would Be Candidate Again
Colonel Praises Lodge.


BOSTON, Oct. 22.-Those who
expected that Mr.. Roosevelt would
say startling things In his speech
for Senator Lodge here last night
were disappointed. The colonel mere
ly gave q red-hot Endorsement OF the
senator. and asked the people Of Mas
sachusetts to return to tho United
States senate q man who always stood
for progressive legislation. Mr.. Roose-
welt played safe on national issues
in his speech before great audience
OF 5000 persons In the Arena.
Incidentally II was believed that the
colonel ignored the challenge to de-
clare himself on the matter OF third
term and his loyalty to President Taft.
A good many persons IN the audience
were on the alert to see II the colonel
would make q public reply to let
ter sent him by Frederick W. Peabody,
a well-known lawyer OF Boston. Mr..
Peabody issued an ultimatum to the
colonel. stating that II Mr.. Roosevelt
did not tell point-blank last night
whether or not he would dun for the
presidency In 1912, or would support
the candidacy of William III. Taft, he
would bolt and vote the entire straight
Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not answer IT,
Therefore Mr.. Peabody will bolt. 1T
cannot be unknown to YOU" wrote
Mr.. Peabody. that throughout the
country, generally, strong feeling
prevails that you want and will en-
Ion n nj tot in hn ftol
ination In 1912. Many Republicans.
myself among the number, will be
moved by that belief to vote against
local candidates In whose behalf you
shall have spoken as the only way
of expressing our disapproval OF your
candidacy and our loyalty to Mr..
Taft"
The Boston lawyer went on to ex-
plain that he had never voted DEM
ocratfc state ticket, and that the Dem
ocratic ticket In the state of Massa-
chusetts is far from his liking. but
that he will vote 1t from top to bot
tom this time.
II shall do So" he wrote, because
OF your speech In behalf of the. Re-
publican ticket unless there. Is "a very
definite and straightforward announce
ment by you. that you will not be
candidate ,for. the presjdential-no mina-
ton In 1912, and that you favor and
will heartily favor the denomination
and election OF Mr.. Taft"
They are having q lively scrap in
this state over the tariff issue, and
he dwelt at length ON that matter.
But he only repeated what he has
said a good many times before.
He declared that the principle OF
the tariff is right SO far as the Re-
publican party Is concerned, but that
the method has been unsuccessful
He maintained as before that the
question must be taken up by tariff
commission such as President Taft
has initiated.
He thought that In the future there
would be no trouble II the tariff Is
adjusted on these lines.
II had been a matter of keen inter
est among politicians to learn how
the colonel would reconcile his plea
for Senator Beveridge and his plea
for Lodge. He did not try to recon-
Gle them. He followed out his plan
of looking forward and not backward
and of hoping that everything would
come out satisfactorily In the long
run.
The coloneps argument for Senator
Lodge. which was not very lengthy
consisted In a review of certain
things he had done in the past. He
spoke of legislation in favor Of work
ingmen and OF the furtherance of re-
lations with foreign countries that Mr..
Lodge worked for.
Then he boosted him as a man OF
ability and OF great worth to the state
Of Massachusetts,. The other things
that Mr.. Roosevelt said were repeti-
tons Of what he said Thursday night
in New York and what he has spoken
many times before. He went after
Tammany Hall, and talked for Slim
son with much zeal and for so long
that one thought the meeting was be-
ing held In Manhattan Island instead
Of staid old Boston.
Massachusetts took kindly to Mr..
Roosevelt. The crowd that jammed It.
self into the Arena yelled vociferous-
ly because they liked the colonel.
They appreciated his knocks upon
Candidate Eugene Foss and whooped
when he raped the Democrats. they
were pleased when Mr.. Roosevelt In
dorsed Gov. Draper for reelection.
The governor was present to acknow-
edge the salute.