The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-18
5 President Defies Politi-
0pponents to Come Out
and Fight in Open.
lRES ATTACKS MADE
FROM AMBUSH ON HIM
les That He Is Going to
le Whole Thing, in New
York, at Least.

.uciated Press.
|scUsE. Sept. looming into
.abold of the opposition, ex'Presl-
|ooseyelt today boldly challenged
,oucnts of his political doctrines
a out in the open and fight If
.red. He prophcsicd that if they
u would bo beaten.
Iormer president also gave warm
|.dation of President Tafat as Il
ofieiaI and expressed bis APP
AZ number of the accomplish
ID The Taft administration. Col
did not indorse the ad-
ofiou as Il whole. What he did
ID say however, placed him on
Ion The first time in regard 10
"a the more important features
breaking ihe silence which he
.iutained stcadtastly on the sub
xeepf for his few brief refer
b bis successor made while he
his western trip
Stands by His Guns.
|]so defended his recent crit
of two decisions of the United
snpreme court. made n a speech
|rer and quoted the words Of
n II, Taft. written when he was
(. 10 support his contention that
uple have the right TO criticIsc
IS Of the courts,
b Colonel Roosevelt arrived, the
1ir grounds. where he spoke,
bfonged with a crowd which
ed more than forty thousand.
be vent TO the speakers stand,
Roosevelt rode around the mile
B the head of parade and re-
B cordial welcome.
81 all Of the members of the
lee, which Will have the colonel
during his stay here are ideu-
tith the Onondaga county Re
b organization Of which FIIn-
|dricks, ex-supcrintendent of in
4 ls.the head. Mr. Hendricks is
|er Of the Republican state com
md voted against Roosevelt
he sfate comnlittce refused 10
him for temporary chairman of
publican state convention.
tie Hands of the Enemy.
'olonel spent the evening at the
u Lieutenant Governor Horace
WHO gave q dinner for him.
too, he was in the hands Of
10 are taking part in The fight
him, Timothy l.. Woodruff,
n Of the Republican state com
and one Of the leaders of the
|on to Colonel Roosevelt, was
lRy, shook hands with the col
4 ate dinner with him. Colonel
|it and adversaries met each
nth cheerful faces and jested
heir differences.
tnaDt GoNernor White made
fhe shortest speeches on record
|e Introduced Colonel Roosevelt
fair grounds.
are here today to welcome and
\ fhcodore Roosevelt - he said
4 was ali.
'oionel who had Just seated him
inc rear of the stand to wait
= White had finished his speech,
up In surprise as he saw the
m governor backing from the
4 speak now!" he asked.
In Fighting Mood.
Nhite said that the time had
nq The colonel arose. He was
fng Irim as he faced the crowd,
rself said SO. He shook his
: nSts IN the air and tbundered
u message with all the energy
" gould muster. Several times
'lled from the text Of his pre-
peech to inject remarks TO show
.nsstly he meant what lie said.
.s 'sn that my opponents would
''o The open,H he said.
shoot from the bushes,n he
dt another point. "but you
y. w make them come into the
e hight the issue. -
f remark which caused the
eseer was made Just rs he
~ uared his opponents to put
q on record as against him.
rE theY won I do it, said
',lsy may criticlse me. but they
y -, as though they were trend
'Ss' |'S's oetore they take the other
Hls socialistic' Greed.
W. mad asserted that leaders
esss 3' must act as servants of
t,c and that the corporations
.oas ae creature and not the master
Pspplc, he said,
araphrasc the words Of Pat.
4 - ~ that be socialism make
q fairly decent ideal, ism L
In Isskea' after he had declared
Nh man shonld have a fair
Il 'm ~ special privileges for none.
nccrn no appeal to the mob, moth.
isa. svls. Nobody has any rea-
M new nationaIism.' cxcept
ana the boss. and they both
= snooSevelt said that he had
flts 10 say exactly what / have
d 4, at, os understood at the out.
10 rtIraa,e9; retrn, THAT ] have not
shouted II man in the
N ,Ilvund|ameu,-that's good
"a Itne colonel said.
"aVe to say is TO take away
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