New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
ROOSEVELT HOPES TO
CARRY PENNSYL WANNA
eve Knocked Them Over the
Ropes in Illinois," Colonel
GIeefuIIy Tells Crowds.
WANTS SUCCESS REPEATED
keystone State Will Make His
Opponents Take the Count, y
He Says-Attacks Jul
dietary Defenders.

Philadelphia. April 1p-AcrosS the state OF
Pennsylvania. from Pittsburgh TO Philadel-
phis, Colonel Roosevelt went campaigning
to-day. maknc his appeal for support at
the primaries on Saturday. II was the live
lest day of his campaign thus far. In no
other state which he has traversed since he
began his fight has he found the crowds so
large and demonstrativc.
Wherever he spoke Colonel Roosevelt
asked the people to do on Saturday what
Illinois did yesterday.
we knocked them over the ropes in illi-
nois," he said. and ! want TO see them
take the count in Pennsylvania
The colonel referred for the first time 10
his view on tho outcome of the fight.
IF. as | believe we will" he said, win
IN this fight, I want YOU to remember that
our success must be made TO turn for So
cal and industrial Justice
After what I've seen yesterday and to-
day" he said at another time. Il believe
that on Saturday Pennsylvania will DO
what Illinois did yesterday"
In his address here tonight Colonel
Roosevelt directed severe criticism against
Joseph ". Choate. John G.. Milburn and
the other New York lawyers who have
formed an association to combat his ideas.
Fe said that these men in taking the posi-
ton they do markedly champion vested
Wong
These worthy gentlemen" he added,
speak as II the judges were somehow i'm
nosed on Us by Heaven, and were RESPONSE
BILE only TO Heaven"
Later, Colonel Roosevelt brought in the
name OF President Taft. He asserted that
this country would not be good place TO
live In III we permit our government to be
twisted away from its original purposes
and 10 become a government such as Mr..
Taft. Mr.. Choste. Mr.. Lorimer, Mr.. Mil
burn. Mr.. Penrose, Mr.. Guggenheim and
their allies wish TO make tia government
by corporation attorneys on the bench and
or the bench"
Colonel Roosevelt will speak in Reading,
Allentown and Easton tomorrow. lie ex-
poets to reach New York late tomorrow
afternoon and to go at once to Oyster Bay.
IN his speech here tonight Colonel
Roosevelt said in part:
In The New York World" OF Thursday
appears a detailed statement that some
very eminent lawyers of New York have
undertsken ne ioTmau9n OIL Whas sso 1ney
ton They propose. 10 use their own
words ITO combat the spread of two
ideas, namely, the recall OF Judges anu
the referendum to the people Of q certain
class OF cases Of judicial decisions. and
they assert in President Taft's words, that
these ideas lay the axe at the root of
the tree of well ordered freedom.
Many Of the signers are distinguished
men, standing high in their community; but
we can gain Clew as to just what kind
~ well ordered freedom they have in
mind, the kind Of freedom TO the de-
fence Of which they are rushing wnen we
see among the signers OF this call the
names of attorneys for a number of cor
porations not distinguished for a high
KEYED sense OF civic duty, or for their dis
interested conduct toward the public, such
as. for instance. the Standard Oil Com
pany. the sugar trust the American To-
hacco Company. the Metropolitan traction
company. of New York and certain de-
nnct corporations the looting of which
has passed into the history Of financial and
stock iobbing scandal, and forms one OF
It's bla ckest chapters,