Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-22
SAYS TEDDY IS:
MAD MULLAH
Texan Speaks of Theodore
AfricanuS, instrument of:
SPECIAL Interests"

| WASHINGTON, D. c., August q
Aroused by the recent attack: in the
House on Governor Woodrow Wilson
by Representative Rodenberg, of Illi-
nois, a republican, Representative
Henry, of Texas, came to the defence
of the democratic presidential nomi-
nee today and at the same time paid
his respect to the third term candi-
date. -. .=t-'
| He referred to Mr.. Rodenberg's
speech as "maleyolent' and almost
| indecent" He declared il the acts of
the third tenn candidate had been
known when he was President he
would have been impeached and
George e. Perkins, e. H. Gary and
Eother Steel and Harvester trust men
would have been prosecuted in the
courts To Mr.. Rbdenberg's charge
that Governor wilson is an anti
Jefferson. anti-foreign, anti-labor, anti
soldier and pro-Chinese candidate" Mr..
Henry said:-
"This statement is not in keeping
with the facts and is cunning effort
to present false issues to the Ameri-
can voters. The gentleman should
have known. or could have known
with the slightest investigation. that
his charges are absolutely unwarrant-
Ell The plain truth is that Governor
Wilson Is not against foreign immigra-
ton, lakor of the soldiers of our coun-
try, and is not an advocate of Chinese
immigration. The gentleman knows
this, and If he desired to be candid
with the country he would thus state
the truth of current politics.
He then contrasted Governor Wilson
and the third term candidate
LET me analyZe the political char
acter of Theodore Africanus, the Mad
Mullah of American politics. He pa
rades himself as the peoples advocate
and vet I charge and will establish
that he is the friend and instrument
CT the special interests and predatory
classes seeking favors at the hands q
the government. In fact, I think and
feel sure their causes and interests
are linked together as two soule' with
hut a single thought, two hearts that
beat as one
'fBefore have finished 7 believe
can establish that Roosevelt is backed
q,
their willing instrument in the future.
MS he was in the past when President
"Analvze Thoroughly his di:gracefnl
connection with the mercer of tho
Tennessee Coal and Iron Comnanv as
mart of the Steel Trust. Here his
unholv alliance and conspiracy with
them began. Here he linked 10 with
and became a part and marcel Of tho
Steel Trust and Perkins and Garv's
friend, ally and instrument. They CON
stitute the greatest financial organiZa-
ton and combination in the woSd'e
history
'He has never forsaken them, and
is now making his fight for. them and
Under their wing and direction They
have not separated ard viii not,
should he again win tee Presidency
as long as Roosevelt serves them
with the same fidelity characteriZinC
his conduct in the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company and
the indecent and outrageous covering
up and suppression Of the misdeeds
and crimes of the Harvester Trust
officials, his other political sponsors
and financial hackers in this contest.
81 have had a good Democrat who
knows Perkins through and through
to make an estimate of him and his
devious political and financial meth
DDS in order that ] may photograph
it in this record and show the kind
Of birds that flock together when
Roosevelt and Perkins are 'flocking'
with one another.
Here is his estimate:
Roosevelt will have at his dis
posal as much money as both the