Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-20
Expresses His Hearty Con-
domination of Recent Decis-
ions of the Supreme Court.
Quotes Taft
SPEECH WAS MADE IN
OPPOSITION STRONGHOLD
Colonel Spent the Evening at
the Home of Lieut.. Gov.
Horace White He Met
Timothy Woodruff

SYRACUSE, n. Y, Sept. T.vComing
into a stronghold of the opposition.
Theodore Roosevelt today boldly ehal-
lenged the opponents of his political doc
trine to come out in the open and fight
If they dare. He prophesied that If they
did they would be beaten.
The president also gave warm COM
.mendation of President Taft as a public
Official and expressed his approval of a
number of the accomplishments of the
Taft administration. Colonel Roosevelt
did not indorse the administration as a
whole. What he did have to say. how
ever placed him on record for the first
time in regard to many of the more i'm
portant features of it, breaking the ST.
lenee which he had maintained stead
tasty on the subject except for his few
brief references to his successor made
while he was on his western trip.
He also defended his recent criticisms
of two decisions OF the United States
supreme court made In a speech in Den
yer and quoted the words of william
H. Taft written when he was a judge
to support his contention that the people
have the right to criticise decisions of
the court.
Almost all the members OF the COM
mittee who took the colonel by his hand
during the stay are identified with the
Onondaga county Republican organiza-
ton of which Francis Hendricks, super
intendent of insurance, is the head. Mr..
Hendricks is a member of the Republican
state committee and voted against Col
onel Roosevelt when the state commit
tee refused to indorse him for temporary
chairman of the Republican state CEN
vention.
DINNER BY HORACE WHITE.
The colonel spent the evening at the
home of Lieut.. Gov. Horace A.
White, who gave a dinner for him.
There, too. he was in the hands of men
who are taking part in the fight against
him. Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman
of the Republican state committee and
one of the leaders of the opposition to
Colonel Roosevelt, was here today shook
hands with the colonel and ate dinner
with Colonel Roosevelt and his adverse
ries with cheerful face and tested
about their differences. Lieutenant Cover
nor White made one of the shortest
speeches on record when he introduced
Colonel Roosevelt at teh fair grounds.
I'VE are here today to welcome and to
honor Theodore Roosevelt" he said, and
that was all.
The colonel, who had just seated him
self at the rear of the stand to wait I'M
til Mr.. White had finished his speech,
looked up in surprise as. he saw the lieu
tenant-governor backing from the railing.
do / speak now?" he asked.
WAS IN FIGHTING TRIM.
Mr.. White said the time had come, and
the colonel arose. He was In lighting
trim as he faced the crowd. He HIM
self said SO. He shook his clinched fists
In the air and Numbered forth his mes
sage with all the energy which he could
muster. Several times he departed from
the text Of his prepared speech to inject
remarks to show how earnestly he meant
what he said.
'I wish my opponents would come into
the OPEN" he said. "They shoot from
the bushes" he declared at another
place, "but you couldn't make them
come into the open and fight the issue"
Another remark which caused the
again dared his opponents to put them
selves on record as against him.
Friends, they won't do it," said he.
They may crfticise me, but they will
talk as though they were treading on
eggs before they take the other side"
After he had asserted that leaders in
business must act as servants OF the
people and that the corporations must be
the creatures and not the master OF the
people he added:
ITO paraphrase the words of Patrick
Henry, IF that be socialism, make the
most Of IT."
That's a fairly decent idea, isn't it?'
he asked after he had declared that each
man should have a fair chance, with
special privileges for none There is no
appeal to the mob, nothing dangerous.
Nobody has any reason to fear new ma
tionalism except the crook and the boss,
and they both have"
Colonel Roosevelt said he had come
here Ito say exactly what l have said
in the west"
Let it be understood at the outset
he continued, that l have not a word to
retract."
Amen" shouted a man in the crowd.
GOOD DOCTRINE"
That's sound-Amen-that's good doc
trine," the colonel said. What l have
to say is to take away any excuse from
those who misrepresent my words. 1t
is not for me to explain. 1t is for
them"
The colonel slightly modified his def
nitlon of new nationalism" today. lie
called it 1.-The efficient application TO
new conditions Of certain old-time and
fundamental moranties.'
He then proceeded with a defense of
his attitude. an exposition of new ma
tionalis,n" and a repetition of his decla-
ration of war on crooks and bosses.
After Colonel Roosevelt had finished
speaking Mr.. Hendricks stepped up to
him. The colonel and the leader of the
opposition SHOOT. hands cordially.
II was never in better fighting trim in
my life," the colonel told him with a
smile.
The colonel will return to New York
tomorrow.