New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-06
ROOSEVELT TAGGED BY
BUSY MINNESOTA DAY
Postpones Automobile Ride to
Take 20 Minutes Nap
Greeted by 100000.
MAKES REPLY TO WILSON
Says Democrats Tariff Plan
Would Plunge the Country
Into Worst Panic Seen
in a Lifetime.

Iron Stan Correspondent Of The Tribune ]
st. Paul. Sept. 5.-Billed as the head
| liner at the Minnesota State Fair at St.
Paul Theodore Roosevelt had an excit-
Ing and nerve racking time In the Twin
Cities to-day. So fatigued was the Bull
Moose by mid-afternoon that he post
poned an automobile ride in order 10
! catch a twenty minutes nap. II the
colonel makes diary as nc leaves here
tonight for North Dakota It will read
something like this:
awakened at 1880 by band and sew
eral hundred Bull Moosers. who swarmcd
about the special as II pulled In: break
tasted with the state Progressive COM
mlttee: spoke to twenty-five thousand
persons at the fair grounds: revived a
veteran who tainted on the platform: saw
horse run amuck in the crowd and in
1ure nine persons: bowed and grinncd 20
a hundred. thousand Minnesotans. who
lined the streets Of Minneapolis. and st.
Paul; delivered another speech before
seven hundred Bull Moosers at Mime
apolis banquet fed from handshakIng
bee that threatened TO las, all afternoon
and wreck the hotel furniture: wrote
Mrs. Roosevelt: conferred again With
state Bull Moosers. about third party
ticket; took a nap: took an automobile
ride over tho two cities: had farm dinner
with state fair managers ~ the grounds;
left at 1915 y. m. for North Dakota"
Such was the ex-Presidcnt's day. In ad-
diton To few routine ride stunts. all ~
which had sufficient action In them 10
please any moving picture man. Mime
sofa gave the colonel a warm welcome.
Explains Reciprocity Changer
At tho state Fair Colonel Roosevelt
made the longest speech OF the, present
trip, and under difficulties. Tho crowd
extended on both sides OF the platform. a
stln breeze Was blowing. and II was i'm
possible for the colonel 10 speak 10 both
wings OF the gathering At the same time.
Consequently, he prancod up and down
the stand. speaking five minutes to ono
side and five minutes TO another. The
colonel said he would have "a be a star
fish to satisfy all sections OF the crowd.
Realizing that Canadian reciprocity is
an Issue I'm Minnesota. the colonel made
brief mention % his change Of views on
reciprocity.
AT first" he said. many OF us-end i
was among the number-thought reciproc-
ity would be a good thing. but We took II
for granted the bill would be drawn right.
Later We found out that II was jug
handled proposition and that you farmers
would pay the freight. In our platform.
We declare for the repeal Of reciprocity.
We oppose both parties on the tsrin. the
Republicans are fer tariN for privilege
and the Democrats a tarif for destruc-
ton. We favor tariff commission. not
a little dinkey board our proposal Is a
tariff for labor.
III YOU elect Governor Wilson you
farmers will get great deal worse than
reciprocity. You will have reciprocity
and worse II the Democrats mean what
they say. II they don't mean what they
say. they arc not TO be trusted, anyway"
Colonel Roosevelt replied TO Governor
Wilson's speech OH the tariff in Ne"
York yesterday. saying:
II the tariff plank OF the Democrats IS
not telling the truth. OF course ! need not
discuss II with them. II II IS telling the
truth and should be put Into effect, II
would plunge this country into period of
commercial disastors sucn as We have not
seen In lifetime.