The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
Colonel Is Angry Clear
Through, and Lets
it Be Known.
CALLS PRIMARY
CRIMINAL FARCE
Former President Lashes His
Opponents for Machine" Meth
DDS They Are Using to De-
feat Him-Doesn't Hesitate
to Call by Name Those
Whom He Accuses.

| W iioiii lac ACCUSES,
Chicago. ILL.,. March 27.-.olonoI
Noosevclt's most singing campaign
speech thus far was delivered here IN.
night lie iashed his opponents and
charged some of them with using fraud
and trickery to def.at him.
Colonel Roosevc, said II was a f,rh+.
+ ing speech. II Was delivered before !,
'hrons which packed the Auditorium
ana cheercd him enthusiastically. The
primaries In New York yesterday FUR
hished the text for his speech. and he
cited number OF Instances in which
hc said his opponents had resor,ed ,o
Improper practices TO defeat him lie
EXPRESSED the belief that in The rr.,,
majority of districts of the country
me people were with him. and that the
opposition was attempting TO defeat
MIN ~ methods which III characterized
as Infamous"
Part of Colonel Roosevclt's sneecb
was devoted to big business" lie
opposed our present policy of chaos
7 ana gave his own ideas OF the methods
"hiCh should be pursued 10 insure stric.
regulation of large corporations
chicago gave the former President a
nve!y welcome Crowds cheered him
at tho station when he arrived and
"hanevcr nc appeared during the nine
hours Of his stay here. The Audi;o-
rum was large enough 10 hold only a
part of those who sought admission.
ihough two other meetings were held.
many persons who wished to hear Col
onei Roosevelt could not gain admis
sion 10 either of the places.
Two hours before the Auditorium, VAS
opened a crowd had gathered a, the
doors y line of persons four q brea ST
Was formed. and increased steadily un-
~ IT extended for two blocks in ,ac.,
direction.
People Rise With Cheer.
When Colonel Roosevelt entered rho
building the people rose with a cheer,
for two minutes the cheering contin
ued' and during his speech he was fire.
quenuy INTERRUPTED by applause
During his brief stay in Chicago Col
onel Roosevelt found tim: to meet the
leaders OF the Roosevelt movement in
illinois and several hundred political
Workers in Chicago. After stating tina,
discussion of business is Very Inpor-
tant subject. Colonel Roosevelt de-
S!ared that there was still more I'M
poFtaAt subject that he wished to
touch upon. He said In part:
The Fundamental issue in this 6ch,
IS an issue of honesty, decency and
TAR play. Have the pAople the RICH,
10 rule? Have the asses OF The Re
publican party. the rank and file. The
plain people. in whom Abraham Lincoln
trusted, the right TO express their will
as TO who tha nominee fol-. P-es,dcn
snail be? Or are they 10 be builied and
/ uetraud. "a out Of that right and Is rho
| nomination 70 be instrustcd TO The rep
resentat!ves of political and financial
| privileges and the representatives. of
powers OF pillage. the men who. with
the backing OF big. crooked business,
| work through the lowest kind OF polit-
zeal machinery and count on the silence
| or support OF every newspaper that Is
owned or controlled BY or directly or
| indirectly responsible TO those great
! financial powers that work in the
| darkness?
Strong Language Needed
Now. 1 am using strong language
because only strong language will de-
| scribe the facts as they actually are.
| l shall give details. This Is not an
! ordinary facuonal fight. 1t is far more
| important than any ordinary party
! tight The issue is In substance wheth-
er the American people are fit and able
TO govern themselves or whether they
are TO be governed by those machine
| politicians whose close alliance with
the worst forms of big business has
| produced nine-tenths of the corruption
and scandal of American public life
| Colonel Roosevelt said that in many.
| parts of the country the opposition was
counting for success on methods
which i can only characterize as in
| famous lie asserted that President
/ Iatt had committed himself TO the doe
trine of the rule Of the people by "a
representative part of the people,
| In pursuit of this theory of govern
| ment,' hc continued, "the Presidents
| political fortunes are now committed to
the political machines in the various
| states. which are led and controlled by
men like Mr.. Tawney, in Minnesota,
! AIR. Keeling, in Indiana: Mr.. Penrose,
| in Pennsylvania; Mr.. Ballinger. in
| Washington; Mcssrs. Barnes and Koe-
| mig, in New York; Mr.. Ciallinscr. in
| New lIampshire: Mcssrs. Guggenheim
ard Evans. in Colorado: Mr.. lldrich.
| In Rhode Island; Mr.: Cox in Ohio. and
| Mr.. Lorimer. In Illinois. These are the
! men who. when his theory is trans.
lated into actual practice. actually ap-
| pear as that representative part of
[ the people which is to govern all the
| rest of the people.
Colonel Roosevelt tn IN turned to the
| primary election in Eew York ycstcr-
day To substantiate his charges Ho
referred TO Samuel lIoenig, chairman Oh
/ the New York County Republican Com
inittce. as "hgurchead.' and said ho
was simply doing the bidding of tho
! stronger men behind him, some Of those
| stronger men appearing in the OPEN
and others being the big. sinister fig
ures that are never seen in the light
of day.
Before the election took place" the
| speaker continued, II denounced 1t as
n criminal farce. because under the
| Wicker Law. which Ind bctu thrust
upon New York by the i.achinss Of The
j two parties, the chnirmcn were given
the right to name all tho inspecto a
| the primaries election in thc county
| ana they had us sd that right TO throw
out over 100 OF the inspectors simply
! Continued on SECOND Pagc)