The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18

transcript by Mrs. Bruce Rogers.)
Comrades, I want to say that this
gathering Is at once an inspiration and
a disappointment; an inspiration be
cause of the large number of red but
tons and badges that l see, a disap'
pointment because we haven't more dem
ocrats and republicans in the audience
out of which we can make socialists.
Recall of Judicial Decisions.
l want to say at the beginning this
afternoon that it is always with some
degree of fear and trembling that l APP
pear before gathering of this kind be-
cause l have very distinct recollection
of trying to make a speech some time
ago in Kansas. and after 1 had finished
my remarks the audience gave me six
months in Jail. However, as some of
you will remember that decision was re-
called; comrade at one of my meetings
in Montana ventured the opinion that
from this incident the most recent eX-
ample of the recall of judicial decisions,
IIldG MI IAbUSthGlJ SOb his MS plAsNNlOil
for his campaign slogan of 1912. 1t is
interesting to note that the first re-
publican president of the United States
recalled for the first time a judicial de-
cision. When Abraham Lincoln signed
the emancipation proclamation he re-
called the bred Scott decision. And in
this connection it is interesting to note
that Mr.. Taft, the last republican presi-
dent, exercised this privilege.
Taft and Roosevelt.
I must congratulate the citizens of
this town upon the fact that you have
within your borders the b1avest man
that have met in all my travels through
twelve states. This man was wearing a
Taft button on the public street. Per-
haps some of you know him. I hope he
is here this afternoon. Isn't it rather
strange that just on the eve of this cam
paign or rather this election that so few
men can be found in our midst with the
courage to announce that they are going
to vote for Mr.. Taft? You remember
four years ago how the republicans pa
raded up and down this country from
one end to the other and told us that
Mr.. Taft, the man who was appointed
president of the United States by Theo-
dore Roosevelt, was the only man in
this broad land who could carry out the
Roosevelt policies and if we are to be-
lieve Mr.. Roosevelt today Mr.. Taft did
carry those policies out, but it happened
to be in the back yard and there they
lie buried. So far as l am concerned |
hope they will never be resurrected. You
republicans remember that Mr.. Roose-
welt told you to vote for Mr.. Taft, didn't
he, four years ago, and you remember
that we told you not to vote for Mr.,
Taft? You republicans, many of you,
are willing to admit that we were right
then. If Mr. Roosevelt was wrong four
years ago in his advice as to whom you
should vote for as president, isn't it
quite likely that he is wrong again this
year? Now why is it that so few men
out of all of this grand aggregation OF
republicans, after fifty years Of uninter-
rupted political power, how does it come
that there are so few today that are
willing to stand up and be counted
There must be something wrong. There
is. Every man who wears a red button
on his coat, every woman who wears a
red badge on her breast knows that
there is something wrong. And it is our
business to convince the balance of You
that don't know that there is something
wrong. that there is something rotten in
the United States
Let Others DenounCe.
am not going to waste any of my
time denouncing the republican party
this afternoon. 7 leave that job for Mr.
Roosevelt and then we viii allow Mr.
La Toilette to take care of Mr.. Roose-
Welt
In other words there are the three
wings of the republican party and be-
fore they finish the job let MS hope that
we will know the truth of the inside
politics of tbat eapitaiistic aggregation
The republican party has been in power
Tor fifty years. arrogant, che,tY, riding
rough ,had over the balance Of MS fell
, lows and ~ they come down to You m
TN, campaign ~ 1912 afraid .o ge. Wr
ON the platform and give tho reason f7r
their l1Ilh