The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-07
HE STANDS PAT.
Col. Roosevelt Meets Attack OF
Milwaukee's Mayor.
With an IntimatiOn That He
Has Nothing to Retract.
IN FOUR LANGUAGES.
Col. Roosevelt Is Welcomed to
the Cream City.
Guest Of the Press Club for the
Entire Day.
N FOUR LANGUAGES.

Milwaukee. Sept. 7.-Shortly after
Col. Roosevelt arrived here today and
before he sat down to breakfast at the
Hotel Pfiester. he found himself in
VOWED in a controversy with Emil
Se1del, the Socialist mayor. who had
declined to act on the reception COM
mttee, which welcomed the colonel 10
Milwaukee
In a contribution to the Big Stick"
a newspaper published by the Milwau-
kee Press club for this occasion. Mayor
Se1del stated: IF Mr.. Roosevelt comes
to Milwaukee holding the same ideas
Wnicn he expressed in his magazine
article of March 90 1909, it is clear that
ne can not serve the cause of honesty
and decency in American political life"
1T is possible that I have misunder-
stood the article" stated Mayor Seidel.
but inasmuch as 1 am Socialist and
he has designated socialism as a thing
which is against morals and religion
'abhorent, revolting'-which would
replace the family and home life by a
glorious state of free lunch counters
and a state foundling asylum am
sure that he will be pleased that am
not personally connected with his re-
ception in the city,
Charging the colonel with "a cunning
and deliberate purpose to create false
impression" he declared that the Wis
of preaching of either morality, re-
ligion or civic righteousness.
I'm the speaking tour of Mr.. Roose-
velt through the west said Mayor
Seidel, 'I fail to see anything of inn
portance beyond political plans and de-
signs. AS SUCH of course, it is of no
political service to the present city ad-
nninistration. The problems that now
! confront our city are of much the same
nature as those the nation faces.
Roosevelt's Reply.
On being shown this statement Col.
Roosevelt promptly safd
ION this trip have made no parti-
san political speeches and of course
shall not break through the rule now
lsby discussing either state party mat
ters. or municipal party matters. At
present, of course, the dominant
municipal party in Milwaukee is the
Socialist party. If any one wishes 70
know my views on what is usually
called socialism. they will find them
set out in such fashion that 1t Is I'M
possible to misinterpret them, or mis-
understand them, in the magazine
articles to which the mayor in his let
ter refers 1 advise them to read the
articles themselves and not what the
mayor says of them"
The press clubs special publication,
''The Big Stick" especially disavoWeo
responsibility for the mayors utter,
ance, saying that ''Mr- Roosevelt VIII
understand that Milwaukee's welcome
is none the less whole hearted-hardly
the less nanimous-because the
mavor has seen fit to voice soc1allstlc
dislike for the former head of the ma
ton"
| In spite of the failure of the mayor
to Join in welcoming Colonel Roose-
Welt the press club had prepared a
most strenuous program, including nan
| a dozen speeches between breakfast
| and luncheon time. Realizing tnat thls
program was impossible of execution
| thev cut down so that the morning
hours were to include only visits to the
boys and girls trade schools. the COLO
mel making it plain before he starteo
to inspect them that his visit would De
n11re1v one of education for hlmsel1
and not to teach those conducting the
schools ANYTHING about their work.
| aft has been stated to me since my
| arrival here" said Colonel Roosevelt
| TODAY, "that in spite of Senator La
Toilette having carried the primaries
in fair and open contest. an effort VIII
| he made to beat him in the legislature
r do not for one moment believe this
because any such conduct would be
from every point of view an outrage
that would be deliberate violation
of good faith.
f'When in Oregon the Democratl'
candidate for senator, Governor Cham
berlain. carried the primaries and i
was proposed that the Republican leg
lislatl1re should turn him down, very
strongly and publicly took the posi-
ton that such an act would be one o.
bad faith by the legislature toward tht
people, and 1 take the same posltlor
in regard to Senator LaFollette-
Busy Day Planned.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 7.-Col Theo-
dore Roosevelt arrived from st. Pau
about o'clock this morning and TO,
nearly "a hours will be the guest c1
the Milwaukee Press club on the oc-
casion of it's silver jubilee celebration
H was greeted by 5000 persons Fol
! lowing breakfast at the Hotel Pfiester
a strenuous program has been mapped
out. During his visit he will make
probably six speeches, winding up will
an address at the auditorium tonight
where he will address the newspaper
men and their guests, numbering abou
5000 and an overflow meeting at thu
Hippodrome, to be attended by 400
persons.
Aside from the speeches there will o,
automobile rides, q luncheon with {
number of newspaper publishers an,
managing editors, a Bohemian Iunch
con at the Press club at which nom
but Press club members will take par
and a big reception at the Hote
Pfiester during the afternoon when th
| colonel will shake hands and chat will
hundreds of prominent citizens of Wis
consin.
Col. Roosevelt will visit the differen
trade schools, one for boys and anothe
for girls. he having made a special re
| ouest that these institutions be in
{ | cluded in the days program.
A short call will be made at the Maj
| ouette university and stops have bee
arranged for and short talks will b
{ made at the American Health Associa
ton convention, the Chamber of Com
/ merce and the Women's Presbyteria
Missionary society at Emmanuel churcl
, A souvenir of Col. Roosevelt's Wis
l is the publication by the Press club
; a single edition of THE Big Stick
! The first page contains q five colun