The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-09-08
CALLS 7. R. LIAR
Crank Forces Way to Plat
form at Fargo, n. D.
ESCAPED INTO BIG CROWD
Colonel Grips Man by the Arm and
Hustles Him of Stand After
Asking Who is Paying
For His Trip.

Fargo, n. d.. Sept. GA rough, dir
~ looking man. wearing a battered
derby hat, and with two days growth
Of beard on his face, jammed his way
through the crowd at Island park
where Mr Roosevelt spoke and de
manded an audience.
It was just at the conclusion OF the
colonel's speech to the laboring men
Of the west On the platform from
which Mr.. Roosevelt had spoken were
fully 1900 persons. They didn't know
what 1t all meant.
i've a question to ask" he yelled,
as he pressed closer to the colonel. 81
want to speak to you" Mr.. Roosevelt,
thinking that the stranger was a la
boring man who wished to make him
self clear on some point in the ad'
dress, asked him what he wanted.
who is paying for this trip OF
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yours?" the stranger cried.
Who's paying for it?"
The colonel was very angry then,
and he glared nercely.
THAT is a very impertlnent ques
tlon." replied Mr.. Roosevelt. q don't
mind telling you, however, that the
Outlook Magazine, with which | am
connected, Is paying for it."
The rough intruder stepped closer
TO Mr.. Roosevelt, while the crowd
stood and gasped There we're no po
licemen near.
IT'S lle tell you lie,' the man
shouted. The nation is paying for It.
The country is doing IL"
The colonel saw in fash that the
man was a socialist and probably
demented socialist He rushed towards
him, grabbed the mans right arm and
jerked It upwards. wfenching 1t as he
did so lie pushed the intruder back
from him in no gentle manner and con
tlnued to push him so that the man
had dropped TO the ground. The man
disappeared in the crush before an
officer hove in sight.
Mr.. Roosevelt made two speeches
here laid a corner stone, reviewed q
Labor Day parade and received the
plaudlts OF thousands Of persons from
all parts of North Dakota.
Chief in importance was his Labor
Day speech delivered before a great
throng at Island park. II was a labor
speech throughout and in II the for.
mer president declared that the great
problem confronting the people Of this
country was TO see that the marvellous
powers of production bequeathed to
us by the nineteenth century shall be
made to administer to the needs OF
the many rather than be exploited for
the profit OF the few"
He spoke OF the necessity Of labor
unions and the good work they had
done. but he warned the workingmen
against dishonest labor leaders. who
misuse the power Of these great or.
ganizations for their own selfish ends
He stated emphaucally that he ia.
vored the eight.houg day and urged
the enactment Of state and federal
legislation relative to woman and child
labor.
He asserted that the labor problem
presented a wide field for legislation
and insisted that acts should be pass
ed that would prevent conditions
which compel man or woman to ac
cept wages representing less than Will
insure decent living"
He declared his belief that the next
quarter Of century would be import
ant politically in many ways, "and In
none more so than in the labor move
ment."
Strikes sometimes are necessary. he
said, but he denounced any that were
called in a spirit Of leyity, and added,
"of course, violence, lawlessness and
mob rule must be promptly and stern
" dealt with, no difference what the
cause may be that excItes them"