Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-09-29
THEODORE RILED UP
FORMER President HURLS
Def To CRITICS.
In Great Speech at Syracuse He Says
If IT. Socialism to Make Most Of 1t
-Boldness of Utterances Evoked
Wild Demonstration-Prai Taft's
Plans-Explains Nationalism.

That the "new nationalism' out
lined by Colonel Roosevelt in his re-
cent western speeches must be made
national issue and left for the people
themselves to decide, was the former
president s declaration at Syracuse,
N. Y, Saturday in the first speech in
one of the larger cities of the state
since the opening of his New York
campaign.
whether or not the principles of
the new nationalism are sound must be
answered by the simple expedient of
determining whether any party is will
ing to take the other side of the ISSUE"
said Roosevelt.
eff one is, the issue must be clear
cut and made plain to every voter, for
in the end the people are certain to
decide for the principles 1 have advo-
cated.''
The colonel reiterated and defended
his criticism of the courts uttered in his
speech before the Colorado legislature
He declared that his opinion conceded
with the dissenting opinion handed
down by the supreme court of the
United States itself.
"My critics justify Mr.. Justice Har-
LAM he continued.
"Do the critics believe that the peo-
pie shall not control the management
of the activities of great monopolistic
corporations doing an interstate bust
ness? If so, let them aver their posi-
ton. For ffty-three years Abraham
Lincoln was assailed for his repeated
, criticism of the bred Scott decision.
Moreover, he used stronger language
than l am using.
Regulating Labor.
"What / said about the second de-
cision against states rights is based on
the dissenting opinion of Justices Har
; Ian, White, Day and Holmes. I hold
with the dissenters that the state had
} the right to regulate labor under GER
8 tain conditions. If I am wrong let
. the critics say frankly that the state
has no right to limit the hours of labor
or to say that men may not be EN-
ployed under unhealthy conditions.
+ Praises Taft.
After reafirming his belief in the
integrity of the courts, Roosevelt re-
J, ferred to the service which President
+; Taft has rendered the country.
d president Taft has served the
5, country honorably and uprightly in
many positions, as judge, as governor
y of the Philippines, as secretary of war
. and as PRESIDENT said Colonel Roose-
r welt, fort, to him and congress, act
ing with him, we owe the creation of
5 the tariff commission, the adoption of
5, the maximum and minimum tariff law
4, treaties with foreign powers, proper
treatment of the Philippines under the
= tariff, increased efficiency of the in
, terstate commerce commission law, the
beginning of national legislative pro
q gram providing for the exercise of the
o taxing power in connection with cor
S, porations doing an interstate business
the postal savings bank bill and the
constitution of a commission to report
E. remedy for the capitalization in
l connection with the issue of stocks anu
bonds'
Against Socialism.
4 "And now, gentlemen, to paraphrass
Patrick Henry, if that be socialism
make the most of it..
Leaning far out of the speaker ;,
g. stand, with jaw protruding, eyes flash
n ing and his ponderous fist waving il
~ the faces of his nearest auditors, Theo
c dore Roosevelt hurled this def at hi.
critics Saturday afternoon in the most
s, Enthusiastically strenuous speech he
}; had delivered since the "Return from
Elba.''
d. After repeating his stand in favor Of
ii strict justice for both sides as regards
corporations and the poor man, and thu
governmental power to enforce justice
l; the Colonel summed up in the above
u' quotation.
Applause Comes Quick.