Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-18
Colonel in Speeches Before
Great Crowds at Phoenix
and Tucson Flags Special
Interests,
DEFENDS SANTA FE AS
MOST ANCIENT TOWN
Spends Yesterday Whiding
Across Deserts with Mercury
Registering 105 in Shadei
Enthusiastically Greeted,

my Marnius journal special Leased wirsl
Phoenix, Ariz, Sept lI.--Across tho
sun baked plains of Arizona. Colonel
Roosevelt was whirled today on his
way eastward. In mid-afternoon the
thermometer registered l05 degrees.
out of the car window Colonel Roose-
Welt saw solitary man standing on
a pile of wood, with bandana
around his neck ana flag in his
hand. He was the only human being
In sight. On every side stretched Il
solitary, silent country where sand.
cacti and mesquite brush made up the
landscape.
The lone man waved his flag as tho
train whizzed by and Colonel Roosc-
lvet waved back at him. Colonel
Roosevelt expected TO make only one
speech in Arizona. The Arizona
progressive committee protested
land offered to take him on special
ltrain to Tucson and bring him on to
Phoenix on time. He consented and
the committee Kept Its promise. To
cover the added mileage, the colonel
was taken on one OF the fastest rides
he ever had
In coming to Arizona Colonel
Roosevelt entered the first of the
states, accredited soldly democratic,
to which he had carried his fight for
the progressive party. lie promised
the people Of Arizona, that II he were
elected. he would call special SEES
sion OF congress Immediately in an ef-
fort to put into effect the human
welfare pianka of the progressive
PLATFORM 10 far aa might be done BY
congressional action.
| lie appealed to the democrats of
| the south to stand with the new par
| ty and asked for support on the
strength Of what he had done as
president and what the progressive
party purported to do, for the rccla-
nation OF the arid lands such as are
found in this state.
lis proposal for special session OF
congress, Colonel Roosevelt said.
would demonstrate that the progress
sive party was In earnest in the pro-
misses II made.
II viii call special session, II am
elected, and IL there Is anything like
majority OF progressivcs In con-
gress.' he said, $50 that ! think wa
viii have the chance of gettine
enough recruits to pass the laws"
In Tucson, Colonel Roosevelt spoke
In an auditorium In park, The chair-
man of the meeting, introducing HIM.
said This, the Oldest town IN the
United States, greeis the candidate OF
the youngest party In the United
States
Colonel Roosevelt, mindful of the
point at issue between Tucson and
Santa lie as to which really is the
Older. said he was glad to be there,
but would make mental reservation
In favor Of New Mexico when he said
II was the oldest town In the coun-
try.
In Phoenix. Colonel Roosevelt was
by Governor Hunt. two
Of state militia, brass
band and a large crowd. He spoke In
he BAH park driving through streets
decorated with flags ana banners. ana
preceded by the militia, which Gov
.rnor Hunt had ordered out for an
'scort.
II felt thut | must come To ArI-
.ona, he said. "for Il was from this
tate that part of my regiment came
md I feel that Arizona has set pace
which might well b, followed else
where In framing its constitution.
There arc some things In your constl-
ution which | intend TO try to have
mt In the New York constitution
when there is a constitutional conven-
ion.
II am glad TO see the men who are
akng tha lead In the progressive
ieht IN Arizona This is truly ma
onal and not a sectional party Men
no wore the gray as well as those
rhu wore the blue are Joining with
<. We have The ri sht to appeal to
lose who cherish the name OF Lin
pln, to those who revere the name of
cneral Lee. To join with us In this
ght for the common good"
What about Bill Finn. OF Pitts
ursh2" "A man in the crowd called
al.
"a boss whose action Is to put tho
-oplc into supreme power over him
II and other bosses. Is not much OF
boss. Colonel Roosevelt retorted.
Tho colonel referred to President
ats opposition to the provisions in
r. Arizona constitution. for the recall
dges. saving that he preferred the
call of judicial decisions TO the re-
IL of judges.
I'm Arizona" he continued, "the
'oplc did not agree with me. You
inted the provision for the recall OF
dges in your constitution. and when
saw that you did. championed thar
iuse because / thought YOU knew
laf YOU wanted and people in New
,rk or Ohio should not say what
ur constitution should provide. Ouy