New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-28
HARMON ON ROOSEVELT
Declines to Consider Himself
Criticised in Speeches.
CALLS MAYOR AN IMBEClLE
Advises the Ex-President to
open the Ginger Jar" If He
Would Retain Popularity.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]


Akron, Ohio. Aug. Ex-Governor harmon
declined to-day to consider himself criti-
cised in the speeches of Theodore Roose-
Welt at Cleveland and Toledo denouncing
public officers for failure to put down law
Iessness-speeches obviously aimed at the
Columbus traction strike rioting. The Gov
ernor declared that whatever of CRITICISM
WAS meant belonged TO Mayor George ,.
Marshall OF Columbus. whom he added was
IAN inbecile. ruling a population of COW
ards
The Governor also paid his respects TO
MI Roosevelt, saying:
His speeches so far have been TAR from
satisfying. Instead of coming out nat
snoken against conditions that all recos-
pize he has talked the Ten Commandments,
race sl,icide lake water and an assurance
IN the poor man that he is for him SO long
a. the moor man is satisfied to take what
tho trusts are willing he should get Alto
eether he seems pretty tame. He must
omen the ginger jar If he would retain MS
hold on the popular fancy.
81 have done all in my power in Column
b,,s - said the Governor. When the local
authorities could not OF would not pre-
serve oraer. 1 called the national guard
If If were not for the companies OF the
a,,ard on duty in Columbus So-nlght the
neonla would be killing each other The
soldiers are holding the reckless element In
check. II is not in my power 70 capture
ir,5i,-idr,aI disturbers OF the peace; that Is
detectives work.
THE trouble with US at the state capltai
i that the Mayor is an imbecile, the police
force worthless and the people III genera
towards.
"Foolish suggestions without NUMBER
have been made to me about endins the
strike / cannot put the town undef mar
+ia1 law: / cannot forfeit the company
charter. il cannot be thrown into re-
ownership. because it is solvent. Se1ue-
rnent one day seems near, the next III Is
further away than ever. Business is SUI
ferine. hut whatever of criticism there Is
in the speeches of Colonel Roosevelt can
not bv the widest stretch OF Inauguration
he INTERPRETED TO apply TO me- Whatever
of failure to do ones duty there has been
daveIoped in the strike situation has been
on the part OF the local officials entirely
But Colonel Roosevelt Is saying many
things lust now that are as far VIDE OF
the mark. [ have read his speeches with
interest and they are not what the public
had a right to expect He must use the
ginger bar TO maintain his reputation
'.Apropos of the Colonels present speech
making tour | was astounded once yester-
Gz.Y, in Wilmington. l went down there to
a big homecoming reunion, and was intro
ducei by Melville -. Hays. stanch Re
publican. Mr. Hays spoke of the col
onel's trip in glowing terms. eulogizing the
former President. He read several OF the
enigrammatic Iltterances of Mr.. Roosevelt
But the big crowd responded with not a
ripple of applause. There was not even
clapping of hands. l was utterly sur
prised Mr. Hays was thrown into con-
sternation- Coming in Tock-ribbed Repuo-
lican Clinton County il was astounding
Il cannot discuss President Tafts atu-
tude in recent political happenings" the
Governor said in response to question
He succeeded me on the bench; we are
neighbors; 1 have practised law before him
and he before me- But and the Gov
erHor chuckled: 1T is really refreshing TO
see what a rumpus these ProgressiVes are
kicking up for the President I'm per
fectly willing to see it take, ON strength.
We Democrats have been having our trou-
bles along similar lines for a long time.
Maybe the Republican trouble will give us
an opportunity for a breathing spell