The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-05-01
Text of raft's Address.

In september, l9Ul, IneOQOrf
Roosevelt, then vice president, sue
ceeded to the presidency on the dealt
of William Mckinley and served three
years and nearly six months as presi
dent in his first term. He was can
didate at the election of 1904, ant
when he was returned by an over
whelming vote in November of tina
year he announced that under no cir
substances would he be candidate
for or accept another nomination.
''When the campaign of 1908 ap
preached he recommended to the
American people that L, then his sec
rotary of war, be made the republi
can candidate for president in the ap
preaching contest. He did everything
in his power to secure my nomination
and election, and l have had the deep
est feeling of gratitude to him on this
account ever since. Never in thought
word or deed have l been disloyal tt
my friendship for him.
Tells How Rival Entered Race.
More than three years have elapsed
since was inaugurated president, anC
a presidential campaign is now al
hand. A number of months ago l saiG
to the public that, like most of my
predecessors, l would welcome an ap
prevail of my present administration
by a reelection.
AFTER this time Mr. Roosevelt let
it be known that he did not intend to
be candidate for the presidency, and
said he would regard his nomination
as calamity personally and undesir
able from every standpoint. Thereaf.
ter the statements lnat came from him
from time to time became less and
less firm IN the resolution not to be-
come a candidate.
when certain state governors invit-
tied him to do so, in February last, he
issued a declaration in which he said
that he would accept the nomination
if rendered, and would allow his name
to remain in the convention until the
Questi was settled.
Sought to Reform judiciary.
Between the time that the govern
ors had asked for his candidacy and
his formal declaration of acceptance
he delivered an address before the
convention in Ohio, in
session at Columbia, which he put
forth as his charter of democracy un-
der which he hoped needed reforms
might be brought about
"The charter of democracy advOcat-
ed a change in our judicial system
known as the recall of decisions, with
a recall of judges under Circumstance
es not clearly defined, and with other
innovations, none of which were in
accord with the platform of the re-
or81y IN IF io,
he seems to have become recent
convert.
81 deemed it my duty in public adj
dresses to point out that such judicial
changes as he proposed would be dan
gerous to the body polite, and that
they would necessarily destroy the
keystone OF our liberties by taking
away judicial independence and by ex-
posing to the chance of one popular
vote questions of the continuance Of
our constitutional guarantees of life,
liberty and property and the pursuit
of happiness. My addresses were i'm
personal, and l refrained from every
thing that could be regarded as per-
sonal attack upon him.
Roosevelt Modifes Stand.
"The announcement of the Ohio
speech as a platform sent a thrill of
alarm through all the members of the
community who understood our con-
stitutional principles and who feared
the effect of the proposed changes up
on the perlnanence of our government.
"Mr. Roosevelt found that if the
must minimize the Importance of his
Columbus charter and must find some
other issue upon which to succeed.
He changed his position from that of
one in a receptive attitude, who was
willing to accept the nomination
thrust upon him, to that of an active
candidate, entering the canvass in
various states where delegates were
to be selected.
without giving up the principles
announced in his Columbus address,
he relegated them to an incidental
place and changed his campaign to
one of criticism of me and my admin
istration.
Cites RooseveIt's Charges.
"By excerpts from my speeches he
has sought to show and has charged
that l am one who has publicly an
nOunCSu LlldL 1 dul Ill ldSOI VI oil
aristocracy of political bosses, and
that l am linked with political bosses
in seeking my denomination. He
charges that the patronage of the gov
eminent is being shamelessly used to
secure my denomination and that in
the conventions and primaries which
have been held fraud and violence
have been Systematically used to de-
feat the will of the people and to Sc
cure delegates for me.
HE says that am not a progress
i've, but a reactionary! that | was
nominated by progressives and after
election joined the ranks of those who
opposed me for nomination; and he
intimates that l have not the spirit
of the progressive, or the imagination,
or the clear headed purpose essential
to the makeup of such person.
"He says that l am friend of the
interests and an upholder of special
privilege, and that a vote for me is a
vote for the interests and against the
people He minimizes and flouts the