The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-05
Mr.. LITILEION IN IRIS TOWN
COCkS IS SsNCHO PA<Zl 70
THE tOLONEL's non o. MOTE.

Thessisr- Roosevelt Held Up for the
inspectien Of in< >-iEhbor. His
Candidates. Professions and u,s
Practice as . Membet of Congress.
OYSTER BAY. Nov. I Martin W Lit
Teton. Democratic candidate for Con
gre~- in the First district. spoke TOMS ht
in the hone town Of Theodore Roosevelt
He arrived in an automogile with Mrs
Littleton after having addressed meet
ing at Chen Cove. Mr.. Littletou devoted
much Of his speech TO Congressman ".
" Cocks. who he said had been enacting
the part Of Sancho Panza to Col. Roose-
velts Don Quixote. He said In part:
In his home town and among his neigh
bors and friends. who No doubt hold him
in high esteem. I come 20 challenge the
wisdom and safety Of MIR Roossvet'-
policies and to urge the defeat OF his cand-
date for Congress who u simply his willing
messenger. While the great Don Quixot.
OF American politics Is not . candidate. hs
has a subsercient Sancho PanZa through
shom he expects 20 hold q seat In Congress
Mr. Roosevelt cries out against preda'orr
wealth. whsle his candidate for Congress
- hand in glove with the predatory tar.N.
which Cr-ates predatory wealth. While Mr..
Roosevelt denounCes the swollen fortunes
Of the rich. still his faithful factotum in
congress votes for the swollen tariN. which
sw-ls- The swollen fortunes OF ths rsch
Mr. Roosevelt assails corrupt business and
corrupt politics. while his candidate for
congress stands sid. by side with the pro
teCted interests which have corrupted The
business and DrosusII'ed the politics y. the
country
Nj. Roosevelt pleads for the right Of tne
people TO rule. while his candidate for Con
sress ob.dlently follows the lead Of Canton.
Who has destroyed free government in the
lower house Of congress Mr. Roosevelt
demands New Nationalism. with lis blend
% iespotsIn and disorder. with Us mixture
u Imperialism. socialism and cnpir" while
his candidate for Congress openly admits
hat he don't snow where he stands ON his
question
I appeal to al honest Republicans VIII"
sincerely Sslevs in a re"isiou Of the tIrin
to refuse To supper ono who deserted the
best coalition standards % Republican
reform and joined the worst coalition of
Republican, BETRAYAL ask YOU to measure
Mr. Cooks hv IN" measure Of Republican
faith IA your national platform claim
that even on that question ! am "a better
Republican according to that platform
than Mr. Co,ks Ne are witnessing a
singular syeo'1Cls IA national politics
while Mr. Taft. he plan and rugged Judge. |
l. Ia boring. believe Intellectually, for the
h-s- standards OF his party. he IS confronted
at ever turn by the Coalition OF TIA" worst
clements OF his party y, overwhelmed with !
the TOW ns ambit ,on Of Mr.. Roosevelt anu |
his great career = IA danger between the |
sord'd avariCe Of The protected interests
and N. rnsatiable appet,r. of his pr.de"e~- /
soT
n Won are a s,andpat Republican YOU
cannot afford 20 vote for Mr. Cocks. be !
cars. he u controlled bv the insurgent. !
Roosevelt II YOU are an insursent Repub- /
lican Won canno; afford 20 Noi" for MIR. /
Cocks because OF his record as a StIndpat |
Republican Whichever way Won look ~ |
the contradictory situation Won find your- ,
self within the actual control Of Mr. Roose- |
welt
Mr.. fIttleton reviewed the career OF |
Mr. Cocks with regard to the tariT. the
corporations, labor questions and Can
nonism- and said
The conclusion cannot he avoided. there
fore. that MIR Cocks. rs representative.
contributed nothing to the betterment /
cher Of his district. the standpatter- or
the country at large. and that his sub
.ervience to Cannon. the supporter Of
trusts has worked greater harm TO the
country ana 10 the First Congressional dis
tr,ct a. part OF the country. that would |
have resulted II the First district had had /
no representative at all
appeal to Republicans TO abandon their
part isanship II they believe that that par
I isanship ~ against the best interests OF .
their country. I wish the vote Of no man
N this district unless he honestly believes |
that IN voting for me he IL serving his coun-
try
wish to destroy. II can, the lEnoran'.
bix0ted narrow and ntolerant partisan
shin which = closely allied with corrupt
allegiance to business principles. and to
illIstrat this ran beat call your attenI, on
10 an old fash ionsd. hide bound southern
Democrat who went hunting one day IN
deep forest and the rain fell in deluge and
he took shelter in a hollow log
The pnh and the marrow of this log was
80 soft that he fell asleep. and when he
awoke he tried to crawl out. and he found
that the ratn had caused the log to swell.
tie tried TO back out. but he found that this
was impossible He then saw that a slow
death vas awaiting him Of starvation and
oppression and he concluded that he ought
to make psace with the Lord He asked
Il h. Lord to forgive him all the trivial fhing-
~ his childhood. for the more serious things
OF his youth. and for the mature transgre--
-lons OF his manhood and he came on down !
pray.rfuIly making peace with the Lord |
until he suddenly reached the last election
when he rememhe that he had voted the |
Republican ticket. and he said he felt 80 |
damned small that he slipped out OF the log. |
Before the Oyster Bay meeting Mr.
Lat Teton spoke IN Pembroke Hall. Glen |
Cove The audience Of 800 or con persons
was enthusiastic in It's reception ~ the |
candidate Mrs. Littleton accom- panied
her husband