The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1912-09-28
FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE BULL
MOOSE PARTY IN SOUTH.
ERN CITIZENS.
DISCUSSED LOCAL CONDITIONS
Says People Of Louisiana and the
south Have Heretofore Opposed
Their Own Political Inter
ests In Many Matters.

New Orleans, Sept. 27.--lt was in
the interest of the south, said Colonel
roosevelt today. that he came into the
southland to make his appeal In be-
half OF the progressive party.
Il want yon to emancipate your
selves he said. Il want you to feel
free to vote as your conscience In
clines you to. II we win. want you
to take your share in steering the
wheels of the nation. | ain less en-
gagged IN pleading my cause than In
pleading yours"
Artificial political barriers had sun
dered rhe south in the past, he said.
from its own interests. He appealed
to those In the south who believed an
he believed to lay aside tradition and
join with the new party.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the day In
New Orleans. He rode in a. parade
through the oh French section and the
parks and after luncheon in one OF the
citys old time restaurants, went to-
the winter garden to make his speech.
Tonight he left for Alabama.
The winter garden and the street
outside were crowded when the colo.
mel arrived Al squad OF "shonters''
who had come from mississippi. led
| the cheering as the colonel stepped
on the stage and there was dem
onstration which continued for several
| minutes.
| Colonel Roosevelt put aside his us
ual arguments and made a speech
which differed throughout from any
other OF his campaigns, He said that
| xxrba ho sxf he
| ditions In the south:-ife was reminded
of visit he made to Texas when a
loving cup was. presented to him.
There were 10000 people present
when the loving cup was presented
he said, "and the man VINO presented
Ii said:
This is from Texas, where you
have mere admirers and fewer voters
thar. t!:s.,. L. L: an an other state.
Now I'll tell you an anecdote OF
louisiana the colonel went on
member of certain club in New Or
leans said to me: There was no more
rejoicing anywhere than in our club
when you were elected. Ireplied that
there were no symptoms or such
feeling in the vote cast In Louisiana.
and he said; We'll, OF course, Va all
voted against you. but we were
anxious to see you win
There is no speech which have
made during my campaign which /
have felt SO anxious to make as the
one am now making. II is because
] am not willing To aAmit that YOU
and should be on opposite sides, !
came down here TO make my appeal
that may stand shoulder TO shoulder
with those OF you who look at the
great problems which are facing the
nation today as do.
THE progressive party has come 70
stay. We are through, once and for
all, with the republican party. We
are through with it because ii has be-
come an unfit instrument for recording
the wishes Of the people.
When we start new party Of this
kind. am willing to have II stareTd
in the south except with the same
kind Of management as in the north.
We're going To make success OF this
thing. and we want your help.
want to appeal TO You as friends,
guides and allies and not to find what
I have so often found in the past,
that your representatives opposed
your own interests because | cham
pioned them and they Felt 1t was reg
nIar to oppose me.
81 can't help feeling that If fail
to convince you 1t will be my own
fault, for our case is overwhelmingly
strong. / want first to put our party
on as healthy basis in the south
as in the east or west or north, and
to have II respond to your wishes be-