The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-03-23

Los Angeles March 22r-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt today aroused az
audience of 1000 californans ut FEM
pie auditorium TO Il high pitch of en-
thnsiasm and called forth from tnem
thunderats rounds Of applause hr hi
emphatic ana unqualified declarations
on -four propositions lie commended
the people Of California dn their pro-
gressive government saying that II
approSimated his governmental
iaeal." he inhorsed the proposed cor
stitntional amendment providing ~
the recall Of the Judiciary Of California
on the ground that there was no pFhe
alternative to assure instie. ana Fair
dealing by tile courts. from the stana
point Df the people In view Of cona..
iiona existing in the state. he de-
nomnced the United states senate fo,
is vote In the seating Of Senator
Iorimer and declared that the Call.
fornia state assembly in voting a criti-
cism of the United states senate fon
iis retention Of Lormer. had shown
itself more sensitive to the honor Of
the United states senate than tho
United States senate Itself he strong
~ indorsed the move for shorter
ballot. which was Il move Of first Inn
poriancc in In. interest Of popular
government and IN closing he warned
the people ot the state that they were
bearing grave responsibilities in lead
ing the move for greater popular gov
ernment and earnestly enjoned ,hen
10 tse their power with wisdom and
discretion.
Lorimer.
Colonel Roosevelt declared that Sen.
ator Iorimer was retained In his seat
by the votes of senators who already
had been repndiaied by the people anu
whose terms Of office were about 10
expire.
The ex-president's attacks Oh thu
senate and his implied criticism Of tho
courts Of California. which he nd-
Gated In his language. justifying the
lise Of the recall of judges In Cali
fornia were received by the audience
with vigorous evidences OF approval
Colonel Roosevelt left at O'clock
tonight for Berkeley and San Fran
cisco, travelling I'm private car at,
iached to regular train over the San
joaquin Valley route. AT Berkeley
he will deliver the series Of Earl lee
lures. which was his original purpose
In coming to California.
Mr. Roosevelt spoke IN part as fol-
lows:
Glad TO Be There.
II am more than glad to be In
California at this time, for | feel thai
min In
realizing my governmental ideals. And
haven't come to teach anything like
as much as to learn.
ITO be here In the city that Mayor
Alexander is administering and 10 be
in the state that Is being administered
by Governor Johnson Is necessarily
an inspiration for any man who be-
lleves In justice and fair play, achieved
by genuine .popular rule.
Your circumstances here In Cali
fornia were peculiar. For over gen.
Grafton you had been corporation rid.
den; your political destiny has beer
largely decided by a great corporation
and its allied corporations; the con-
ditions were peculiar and therefore IL
this state there was need-a vita
need---of remedies which might MOI
have been necessary Enaera other con
ditions In other communities.
coneratulates Legislature.
Il congratulate the present lcgisla
tiire upon the extraordinary aooun
of admirable constructive work whicl
it has done. | cannot at the momen
recall any other legislature or an.
other state which has as great A SUI