The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-08

States were sharply criticized by Col.
Roosevelt today in an address in the
State Capitol here before the Colorado
Legislature The eX-President cited
two decisions by the Supreme Court
which he declared were contrary to
the principles of democracy, and, he
said emphatically, that if those deci-
sions indicated the permanent attitude
of the court, the entire American sys-
tenn of popular government would be
upset.
Colonel Roosevelt's speech before
the legislature was one of five which
he delivered in Denver today Every
where he went he was greeted by
cheering multitudes which blocked the
streets, interfered with traffic and
packed to suffocauon the various
buildings in which he spoke. The Audi
forum, in which he delivered his
speech on conservation, holds $1,000
persons, and yet it was large enough
to seat only part of the throng which
clamored for admission. The streets
outside the building were crowded
with other thousands.
81 just feel as if I'd like to stay here
Tor good" Colonel Roosevelt said, af-
ter he had made tire of his five
speeches. He added that he was TAX
en- utterly by surprise by the size of
the crowds which turned out to greet
him.
Roosevelt Has a Busy Day.
From the moment he arrived here
until he went to bed Col Roosevelt
was kept on the move. In addition to
his speech in the Auditorium under
the auspices of the National Live
Stock Association, he addressed the
Spanish War Veterans, who are hold
ing their national encampment here,
the Live Stock Association at a BAN
quet this evening, and talked to the
Denver Press Club and the Colorado
Sheriffs at a "chuck-wagon' luncheon
at Overland Park.
The chamber of the House of Repre-
sentatives at the Capitol was filled
with crowd which cheered him so
frequently that he had difficulty in
proceeding with his speech. On the
wall behind the Colonel was a large
picture of President Taft, draped with
the colors In addition to his remarks
concerning the Supreme Court, Col.
Roosevelt denounced dishonest legis-
lators and demagogues. He scored
men of wealth who gain their riches
at the expense of the people; attacked
untruthful newspapers and magazines
and praised the periodicals and news
papers which, he said, boldly told the
truth in erdor to purify the body poll
tic.
Governor Shaffroth and Mayor Spcer
occupied seats near the Colonel, WHO
was presented to the Legislators by
President Fitzgerald of the State
Senate.
The Colonel faced a Legislature Il at
is Democratic in both branches, one
member of the House being woman.
He was presented by the President
of the Senate as a typical Western
err"
Reminding his auditors that be had
been a member of the New York Le-
gislature Twenty-Five years ago, the
Colonel assured the Legislators that he
knew of the hard work before them
and the temptation to which they are
exposed.
Then Colonel Roosevelt delivered
his formal speech, in part as follows;
Shots at the Supreme Court.
81 am ANXIOUS that the Nation and
the State shall each exercise its icgiti'
mate powers to the fullest degree,
Where necessary they should work to-
gether, but above all they should not
leave a neutral ground in which Meth
err State nor Nation can exercise au'
thority, and which would become a
place of refuge for men who wish to
act criminally, and especially for the
very rich men who wish to act against
the interests Of the community as a
whole
LET me illustrate what | mean by
! the reference to two concrete cases
The first is the Knight sugar trust
case. In that the Supreme Court OF
the United States under cover Of what
a man whose interest is chiefly in
sane constructive stewardship can
only call a highly technical legal sub
tlety, handed down a decision which
rendered it exceedingly difficult fol-
the Nation effectively 10 control the
use Of masses of corporate capital IN
interstate business, as the Nation Oh
viously was the sole power that could
exercise this control flor it was qIitt
beyond the power of any one state)