New-York tribune., 1910-11-05
ROOSEVELT ENTERS
CAMPAIGN IN IOWA
Braves Snow, Sleet and Cold in
Behalf of Republican
Ticket.
SPEAKS FOR PROGRESSIVEs
Indorses Governor Carroll. and
Says a Good Word for Senator
Cummins-Has Hearty
Welcome.

Des MONIES, Iowa, Nov 4-Throurt
snow sleet, rain and biting cold Theodore
Roosevelt campaigned over Iowa TODAY II
behalf of the Republican ticket. His recep.
tion was cordial. People went through the
slush in crowds to see him and hear hin
speak in behalf of Charles Grilk, of Dav-
enport, Republican candidate for Con.
gress. They cheered him with as much
enthusiasm as could be mustered on such
a day.
Mr.. Roosevelt heard last month that he
was beng criticised in this state by those
who believed he espoused one set of doc
trines in the West and another in the East.
but he found a hearty welcome awaiting
him when he came here.
He urged support OF Mr.. GriIk as a man
who stood with the progressive leaders of
the Republican party, and in his speech
here tonight he Endorsed Governor Carroll
and the state ticket and put in a good
word for Senator Cummlns. He did not 80
into local politics. but confined himself
| largely TO appeals for support OF the gen
eral principles which ne said the Republi-
can party as whole represented This
evening he addressed several thousand
members of the Iowa State Teachers As
sociation on education and good citizenship
before speaking at the campaign rally
Mr.. Roosevelt reached Davenport from,
Chicago in the middle of the night and
remained in his car until morning He
made his first speech Of the day in Daven-
port. and then came TO Des Moines, stop
ping or the way for short speeches from
the platform of his car at West Liberty.
Iowa City and Marengo. The meeting al
Davenport was not so large as had been
expected, because the cold and dull sky
kept away a good many who had planned
to go into the city on special trains but
the crowd which gathered in Central Park
was good sized one Iowa City turned
out an enthusiastic throng, with a band
and the cheering squad from the University
Of Iowa 10 make things lively. At West
Liberty ana Marengo several hundred per
sons stood in the snow at the station to
listen to him.
Reception in Des Mones.
The reception Of Mr. Roosevelt in Des
Moines was the most striking Of the day
AT the time of his arrival the streets were
covered with slush and the air was cold
and damp. although the worst of the storm
had passed. IN spite Of the unfavora Bile
conditions the downtown streets were lined
with crowds, which cheered constantly and
kept the ex-President on his feet bowling
and waving his hat as he moved through
the city, escorted by a troop Of cavalry.
He was taken at once 10 the University
Church Of Christ, where he spoke TO more
than two thousand high school pupils.
He told the pupils that he was going 70
make speech some time on the "invalua-
ble use Of useless information" He said
that in his life he had accumulated an
enormous amount Of information which at
the time had seemed useless but which
years later had proved of great value. He
urged the boys and girls to read good
books and plenty of them, and reminded
them that the value OF their education de-
pended more on what they put into their
work than what their teachers put into
them
From the church Mr.. Roosevelt went to
the Grant Club, where he had dinner with
the Des MOines Commercial Club. Thar hs
went to the Coliseum and made his addrase
10 the teachers, and later TO the csmnaie,n
meeting at the Auditorium After the last
meeting he went to his car to start on the
homeward trip. He is due in Chicago a.
o:os IN the morning. and will be met there
Dy representatives Of the Ohio Republicar
state Committee, who will take him aorosr
ONO IN a special car. He is to Ieava. c-b,-
caso at SIS a. m. and speak at Toledo
Cleveland and probably several o+ha-
places Then he will return to New York
arriving there Sunday morning.
Speech at Davenport.
AT Davenport Mr.. Roosevelt smoke rrov,
d Stand IN the park. After all the Inv
iHol' ne sald- the Republican party te
COMING together on a sane and progressive
p!@tLoIh' 1t' "hlle our opponents are utterly
divided" '''0i4S
The official leadership of the Democratic
party ne asserted, was either absolutely
eaclioharN' as was the case in New York
Connecticut. Missouri and MANY o+her
states or II was purposeless and vacillat-
ing.
ne then took up the tariff, repeating the
arguments ne has made in several states
ne sala that the Republican principle of
protection had been approved by the coun-
try, but the method of adjusting tho +aries
had been shown TO be bad He eyplaineo
and indorsed the tariff commission nlan
We Republicans stand by the principle
OF protection, which is right" he said, land
will abandon the method which is wrong
Our opponents have adopted the position of
abandoning the principle which is right and
clinstng to the method which is wrong"
He favored the election Of men OF the
tvDe Of Mr.. GriIk and said that Republicans
must meet problems like the tariff in the
wav that such men as Mr. GriIk proposed.
II Republicans do not work in the right
spirit" he said, 'well hunt them out OF
public life He asserted that the Republi-
can party was meeting all its problems as
il was taking up the tariff question
We're in this fight to fight To finish"
said Mr. Roosevelt I'VE don't care wheth-
er there are temporary checks. l don't
think we will be defeated this year but il
we are we will fight on until Appomattox
succeeds Bull Run. If we are beaten this
time we will win next time
Referring to the political situation in New
York. he read the circular sent out by the
Tammanv Hall campaign committee ap-
nealtng for funds ITO defeat the wild doc
trines of Roosevelt" Tammany Hall and
wall Street had formed a corrupt alliance
he declared but they could not defeat Re-
oubIfcan policies by fair argument or by
any other method than large expenditure
1f money.
He referred 10 new nationalism, giving
MS usual definition of il as the application
n the old noralities to new conditions. He
,gain expressed his disagreement with the
Tnited States Supreme Court in the Bake
;hop case" and his criticism of Judge
simeon e Baldwin, Democratic candidate
or Governor OF Connecticut. for his de-
ision against the workingmens compensa- |
ion act