The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-02
ENDS TOUR WITH
RALEIGH SPEECH
His Trip Longest Ever Taken by
Presidential Candidate, Cover
ing 1851 Miles-Criticises
Court for Way in Which
Tobacco Trust Case
Was Handled.

scheduled speech of the lonSes: cam
paign tour ever undertaken by a pres
idential candidate. The Auditorium
here, which has space for 1000. was
crowded. Colonel Roosevelt had MADE
nearly a score OF speeches during the
day, and ne was hoarse and weary. he
talked for an hour. then brought MS
speech TO a close with the words with
which had opened his campaign: we
stand at ArmaSeddon and we battle
for The Lord.
In this State. with It's heavy interests
In the tobacco industry. Colonel Roose-
Welt spoke Of the American Tobacco
Company. saying that when such
finding was reached as that handed
down by the Supreme Court In the
tobacco trust suit. a receiver should
be put In charge Of the business.
our opponents in both the old par
ties" he said, have nothing TO pro-
pose in regard TO the regulation OF
trusts except just what has already
been done. They propose nothing but
notifications Of the present system
No such notifications would change
the tobacco trust in way winch
would amount to anything
Col0nel's Proposal
My proposal is TO do no damage TO
business. but to punish crooked man
ayers o. business. Such a showing as
was Sc, forth in the Supreme Court
decision in the tobacco trust case
should cause the immediate appoint
ment of a receiver for that trust just
as would be done in the case OF a ma
tional bank.
In a case like that Of the tobacco
trust the government could at once
mt -.
thing which II had been decided was
w.eak had been done away with and
every Objectionable feature removed
Then. and not until then. could the
old owners come hack And they
would come back With the knovledGe
that IL sdeh acts were repeaied they
would suffer Just rs Nj. Morse. the
banker. suffered"
CoYo1Sa Roosevelt said he favored the
elimination OF the middle man In poll
tice, just As he advocated SUCH a
change in business methods, parttcu-
larly in the case Of middle men who
handle the products OF the farm.
The boss 10 the middle man in poll
tics" he said The boss Is perfectly
happy IL he can name both sets Oh
candidates You can do all the voting
you want to and he comes out ahead
for New York. His trip across North
Carolina from Ashevills TO Raleigh
was one Of the busiest OF his tour.
He had expected TO make only few
speeches, but at almost every station
ARRANGEMENTS had been made for an
address and a crowd was waiting.
Tho speeches came in such rapid
succession that Colone! Roosevelts
physician decreed II must not 60 on. il
he were to be responsible Tor the
CoIoners condition Word was sent
TO the engineer that no more stops
should be made except at the points
previously on the schedule. and teie-
grams were forwarded to various
places at which 1t was known Colonel
Roosevelt was expected to speak At
several OF these points the crowds as
.enbled without regard to these mott
fcations, and as the train whisked by
Colonel Roosevelt caught blurred
picture OF the people. the sound OF
cheers and q few notes from the band
When Colonel Roosevelt reached
Raleigh tonight he had Travelled TO-
373 miles on the present trip.
a fetal g 1eS5l Mica
Tho distance to New York brings
I'D the total to 1851 miles. The ex-
President left New York on Septem-
Der 2. and has spoken In twenty-seven
states In thirty days He went nrst
into New England for . day. then
struck to the West speaking In Q
few OF the central states before going
into the Northwest and to the Pacific.
Thence he travelled down the western
edge Of the Continent 20 Los Angeles.
through The Southwest and after turn
inr northward to Denver, began his
campa3gn through the South.
A new campaign hat which the COL
oneI wore when he left Oyster Bay
now bears the scars OF many battles
His coat has been tugged At from all
quarters In the midst Of struggling
crowds untI the Colonel said. as he
looked a2 IL to-day. thst Il Il would
hold together Until he reached home
wear Il again
D1Dsaa D AteaekeA
Salisbury. =. C.. October LIE G.
Duncan, Republican national commit
;ssH.e from North Ssso.sr vs q s e.
sfn the primaries In North Caro-
lima last spring won, Colonel Hoooe-
welt sss1 .csrTyine eogntass b 2 TO \
coImissecmsn. NJ. Duncsn. teok part
IN ssealing the nominattou from me.
llr. Duncan wae not engaged ia high
way robDssy. Il wss not A. perry as
aGr. Duncan and the other forty or
nifty obscure, shady men On TIE na-
tionsl eommistss aid the tlAding Of
the Doo behind them-@en NE those
s = e 800 sssssss s's s:s,. sS:s In
NertA 6srslisa and . @
4 3seUgvslt Deseia9 q H!eeesy 60.
Day 800 WITH . aGhs IN H. cfewl
an1 C0oUesl Roosevelt was ooIleed %
gSve - ~ attempt 20 nsske Q speech
IL was nee the CoicneIs only aaveuture
during he trip across NORTH Carolina.
DaSjssr o. the day he was lecke9 cut q
his CO, eMtaly clsd. aud rvoe - IT,
|plaafoso IN TIE shsrH 90 6 eerI