The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-05

Des Moines. Iowa. Nov 4-As Gel
Roosevelt Jaunted across the State OF
Iowa to-day and came into the capital
late this afternoon he could detect no
visible signs Of opposition to him in this
part OF the West. When he stumped
through here two months ago there was
unmistakable enthusiasm for the colonel
and for what he said II was the same
to-day. Iowa cheered Roosevelt Just as
loudly as ever.
Since the adoption OF the Saratoga
platform, with its Endorsement of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law. reports OF hos
uiiiy 70 Col. Roosevelt have emanated
from here. II was reported that Iowa
had turned against him. Senator Cum
MINIS hurried on TO New York and told
the colonel all about the situation. The
colonel has been explaining his attitude
upon the tariff ever since.
It did look this morning for while
as though Iowa was not quite as crazy
about him as she used TO be- II took
Davenport some time 10 warm up. but ii
nnaily gave him a hand After he left
there he found crowds everywhere along
me Inc The little railroad stations were
decorated with flags and the entire nom
uiation of small towns stood In the snow
and rain 10 catch a glimpse of the col
oheI ana possibly hear him speak
stood In Snow and Rain.
The colonel got noisy, enthusiastic
greeting upon his entrance to Des Noines
late this afternoon. II had been showing
since noon. and the snow turned 10 sleet
and softened into rain. but the folks of
the capital didn't mind it a bit. The
streets were damned with Iowans, who
had come from all over the State 10 see
the colonel.
A good many of them were school
teachers. whose guest he was Tonight
MI Roosevelt was more than pIeesed AT
the way they received him here. He
stood IN the auto that sloshed aIone, over.
the Wet pavements and kept bowling, Tn
Westerners whooped Just as they did
couple or months ago, and il gladdened
the coloners heart
io-hlsht ar the Auditorium, 1000 lis
tened TO him make speech in behalf OF
.He republican ticket. which he indorsed
from Top 10 bottom. He said kind things
a1out senator Cummins, and paid a high
bolliVer He addressed the state teach
ers' association In the Coliseum earlier
IN the evening, and gave them a straight
TAX on the benefits of education and
what this means 20 the future citizenship
oI the country, In the afternoon ba
chatted with 1900 high school pupils, all
there are in town
Folitlcal sharps We're interested IN the
Auditorium meeting, but they character
ized u as harmony affair pure and sim
DIE The opposition newspapers laughed
at II. Gov. Carroll is known as some
thing OF a standpater out here. while
senator Cummins has had the reputation
OF peing a progressive. The ticket con-
tains some of each But the colonel went
through the day expounding the same
theories and policies that he has been ex
pounding ever since he left Osawatomie.
Hammers Dix and Tammany.
last September he talked New Ma
uonalism, explained that he wasn't sat
ished with the tariff plank in the Sara
toga platform because it isn't progressive
enough; hammered MI Dix and Tam
many Hall. and repeated other we'll
known wallops at the Democrats Most
all Of Il went big tonight He did not
openly repudiate the Payne ldrich law
TO-DAY lie has done that only by in
Terence, but has continued right along
10 discuss the issues looking toward the
future rather than retrospectivelv He
SAID nothing about 1872 and referred 10
President Taft only in connection with
the establishment Of tariff commission.
ms second call on Iowa I'm the midst
OF the New York campaign in which
the colonel is intensely Interested every
minute Of the day, was the result of a
promise 10 speak to the school teachers
of the State. They have been after him
for long time.
While he was about Il he thought that
he would also mix in a little politics by
stopping off al Davenport 10 saw a good
word for Charles erik. who wants 10
be elected 10 Congress as progressive
This was done. The colonel skipped into
Davenport before anybody except
couple OF photographers who. with re-
porters and a few delivery horses were
awake He had breakfast at the home of
Miss Alice French. who is Octave
Thanet when she writes.
Students Cheer Colonel.
At 10 O'Clock he left for Central Park to
make his speech for Mr.. erik It was
cold and raw. and the crowd had been
shivertng, for IL had been waiting for
the colonel for hours. The large crowd
OF Swedish students gave yells that may
or may not have been in their native
tongue, which at least had the effect of
warming EN- up.
The colonel spoke from a band stand
built for martial music and not for ora
tory Scarcely any one could hear him.
AT length. when he saw that the audience
was impatient. he left the stand and
walked over 10 the press table to the
edge of the structure where he was in
full view, and where he could be heard.
Charles erik introduced him Mr.. erik
was mighty generous in his praise OF Mr..
Roosevelt and the colonel got back at
him by telling the Davenport folks thar
erik was the only man for them to send
10 Congress. He said that he was aware
of the general mix-up Of politics all over
the country. The colonel said: but af-
ter the turmoil the Republican party is
coming together on a sane and progress
sve platform, while our opponents are
utterly divided" He scored the Demo-
cratic party for being purposeless and
vascillating.
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed confidence in
victory for the Republicans in New
York State. He declared that if they
got licked this time he would be on the
job when the next scrap came.
We're in this fight 10 a finish" he
said. We don't care whether there are
temporary checks. l don't think we shall |
he defeated this year but if we are we |