The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-10-10
COLONEL IS GIVEN
ANSWER BEFORE
SPARSE CROWD
Only 700 Hear John M. Harlan
and ]. Adam Bede in
Armory
FORMER BITTERLY
ASSAILS ROOSEVELT
Claims Ex-President "Hired an
Attorney to Steal 1876
Delegates"

mittee to follow Col. Roosevelt and
answer" him. spoke to about 700
PEOPLE in the Light Guard armory.
Wednesday noon.
The audience was confined to the
center sections OF the hall. Vacant
seats stared At the speakers from the
sides: and In the gallery. which "a
hours before had been packed, there
were dozen women and their es-
corts.
Frank T. Lodge as chairman OF the
meeting introduced the speakers. Mr.
Harlan spoke first.
,'Mr. Roosevelt introduced US to you
yesterday as two small people," he
said. He said that was a lieuten-
ant OF Lorimer. / will let Mr.. Bede
speak for himself But Mr.. Lorimer
would be surprised to hear that
was his lieutenant, even from Mr..
Roosevelt, who has reputation for
misrepresentation and untruth.
made the strongest fight against Lori
mer until the Chicago Tribune took
up its movement against him and he
was ousted from the senate.
81 want to draw for you a compari-
sor between Lorimer and Roosevelt
himself When the comparison Is
made, / believe II Is more creditable
10 Lorimer and discreditable To
Roosevelt.
1T Is admitted by everyone that
I.orimer had no knowledge of the
100000 fund by which II is claimed
ne was elected. or of the use to which
IL was put. Contrast that with Theo
dcrs Roosevelts fund
"Thesr first great honor Mr.. Roose
welt ever had, that of governor OF
New York; he secured for himself by
careful and elaborate misrepresenta,
tion. IS dishonorable as II was
despicable. He appeared before the
people as colonel OF the Rough Riders,
He sought his nomination as the hero
of the charge up San Juan hill. But
he did not lead that charge, as Is
demonstrable by HIS own writings.
Says Colonel Was Beneficiary.
Believe his testimony before the
senate investigating committee II
your credulity can carry you that far
Believe that y. r. Morgan contributed
$4,000 to his campaign fund with
out Roosevelt's knowledge OF the fact
land what have you? You have
Roosevelt the beneficiary of a cor
ruption fund You cannot ask him
now to give up the benefits he re-
ceived. You can only ask him to be
truthful regarding the records OF other
men.
IF there had been a bargain be-
tween Morgan and Roosevelt, there
could not have been a better perfortn-
ance on the part of Mr.. Roosevelt In
delivering the goods. Suppose there
had been bargain-and I'm not say
ing there was not--suppose they had
struck hands on it--could Roosevelt
have done more than he did do to-
ward delivering the goods?
Mr.. Harlan charged that after
Roosevelt had opposed Morgan and
Hartman In the Northern Securities
matter, they saw that they must
change their tactics and become
friendly to the administration; and
that after Mr.. Cortelyou had become
familiar with Northern Securities
matters as head OF the department OF
commerce and labor, Mr.. Roosevelt
named him chairman Of his campaign
committee.
81 do not say that this was done
SO that Mr.. Cortelyou, with his know
ledge OF matters in which Mr.. Nor
gan and others were interested, could
collect big campaign contributions
from these men," he said. Il merely
point TO the facts.
After don't say because. but az
ter-the contributions to the cam
paign fund, the prosecution Of the
Harvester trust was dropped.
They grub-staked Roosevelt-if
you know anything about mining, You
know what that means. They gave
him funds for his campaign and ex-
pected a share of the benefits"
He characterized George w. Per-
kins as "a man who should go down
, on his marrowbones every night In
thanks that he could enter tailor's
shop and order a suit with stripes
that run up and down instead OF side.
wise"
He said that Harriman's demand
for open-hearth steel rails. which the
United states steel corporation could
not make. caused that company TO lay
= it's plans for taking in the Tennessee
Coal q Iron company.
They got Roosevelt's permission TO
commit a crime" he declared. III
you OF I want to commit crime,
where can We get permission"
He charged publicly and deliber.
ately' that Roosevelt hired an attor.
new to steal 166 delegates" to the
: Chicago convention.
Toward the close OF his speech. Mr..
Harlan was often interrupted by peo-
pie who wanted to ask more or less
abortive questions.
One man tried to tell how he had
been robbed by an election Official in
the Seventeenth ward. and Mr.. Har-
Ian had hard time stopping him.
Mr. Bede began his speech with q
funny story, and took up the slam.
ming of Col Roosevelt where Mr.. Har.
Ian left on. Both speakers were cheer.
ed frequently. and there was consid
cradle pounding OF umbrellas and
shouting OF Good for you" Give Il
to i'm" and You're saying some
|, thing now"
Outside in the rain a small boy gave
out dodgers for the Beveridge meet.
ing and insisted that everyone who
had heard the speakers take one.