The Washington herald., 1910-08-30

Denver. Colo, Aug 29.-Theodore Roose-
velt came into the capital OF Colorado
to-day. and did more smashing than he
has done since he was President. Before
the State legislature convened in special
session he criticised two decisions handed
down BY the Supreme Court Of the United
States
In the Auditorium. before a crowd OF
2o00O persons, ne gave his most ad-
vanced views on the subjects OF conser-
vation, depIoring the backwardness Of the
East and praising the West for me
strides it has taken. He declared that
not single acre Of our public lands
should hereafter pass into private own
ership except Tor the single purpose Of
homestead settlement.
Col Roosevelt did not attack the ad-
ministrauon- In fact. he did not refer
70 it by spoken words. He ignored Taft.
and he omitted any reference that could
possibly be construed as an Endorsement
Of what the administration has done. The
reclamation service, which has been
something of a bone OF contention be-
tween the conservationists and President
Taft, Col Roosevelt praised. He said that
because Of its clash with certain private
interests it has had TO pay the penalty
Of its service 10 the public. The relation
Of the State and the nation and the neu-
traI ground which Mr.. Roosevelt said is
working havoc was his theme for the
most part to-day.
Rails Against Courts.
Colorado legislators who have been
fighting their own battles with Gov.
Shafroth out here had the opportunity OF
hearing the colonel rail against the su-
preme Court and plead for the more ad-
varved system. He asked them 10 DO
progressive because. he declared, a great
/ democracy must be progressive or GaH
II was in the chamber OF the house that
Col Roosevelt shouted that he was
/ against the muckrakers who accused a
man uniustly. that he win 60 the limit
/ in condemning The writer's OF the pubic
/ press who tells untruths about political
and social conditions The only man
! more n0xious than the corrupt public Of
/ hcial. according 10 the colonel. Is the cor
rupt newspaper and magazine writer.
1 The criticism Of the Supreme Court
/ did not utterly aStound the legislators
and the 1000 citizens who jammed the
house. but it did>rather surprise them az
this time. The Knight sugar. case served
/ Col Roosevelt as an example of the de-
/ cision on a highly technical legal sub
tilty. which rendered il exceedingly diff
fcult tor the nation effectively 10 control
the use of masses Of corporate capital
In interstate business
BakeshoP Case Cited.
The New York bakeshop case was the
other matter cited yesterday whereby
the supreme Court made the action OF
the governor and legislature Of New
York unconstitutional Here men were
deprived Of their liberty to work under
hygienlc conditions. and the worst OF IL
was the Supreme Court could not supply
any remedy. Though nOminally against
State rights, Col Roosevelt shouted that
it was against personal rights.
II decisions such as these indicated that
the courts attitude was permanent. Mr..
Roosevelt told the legislature OF Colo
RADIO that there would be real and grave
cause for alarm. They would upset our
whole system OF popular government.
But he added that he is convinced that.
inasmuch as these two are such fragrant
and direct contradictions 10 the spirit
and needs Of the times, sooner or later
they will be explicitly or implicitly re-
versed. The interdependence Of the State
and nation must be fixed. he declared
Throughout a day OF unduestionable
Roosevelt triumph. the colonel poured his
words and notions into willing ears and
minds. Denver was in a receptive mood.
Mayor Robert Speer, a Democrat prac-
ticaIly nominated Roosevelt for the Presi-
I dency in 1872 As he introduced the colo
mel before the great audience in the audi
toriGm. where Bryan was nominated for
the Presidency two years ago. Mr. Speer
almost lost control OF himself in his en-
, thusiasm for the colonel
Wants Him Nominated.
May you live TO perform the great
work which the American people expect
! of YOU" the mayor doomed 10 the colonel
and the crowd. THE great majority OF
the Republicans in the West and a good
, many Democrats Will not be silent until
! they see YOU at the helm again."
! A roar swept through the hall Men
and women joined in offering 10 Roose-
welt an ovation the like Of which he has
{ not heard in many days. The band play
e ed II was a straight from the heart ova-
e ton. too, for the folk OF the West and
= Denver, especially, are mad about Roose-
p Welt
Col Roosevelt in reply to the tribute
from the mayor and the governor. who
preceded him, averred that he valued
their praise because They and do not
4 belong to the same party"
r He was deeply touched He did not
= say that he would not be a candidate
= for the Presidency again. He had hi