New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26

the genuine rule Of the people And our
oppoDentS are false to the great tradltoha
Of the marty if they seek to twist ana TURN
IL into an instrument Of privilege ana =
representative of the great special interests
against the right Of the people. an
standing for the Republican party. l am
standing for it's pcrpetuaton; bccaus
ann seeking 10 make tho Republican parry
know what il was in the days OF Lincoln
the party Of the plain people, the party
that stands for popular rights.
Mr.. Roosevelt emphasized throughout
tho night his complaint that the primary
election to-day i'm this city would not
be fair one to him. because the regular
organization, which is against him, con-
trolls the election machinery.
1T isn't fight for me- It's fight for
YOU" was his invariable explanation Of
tho primary election. hut neither the
complaint of expected frauds, his at
tempted ridicllle Of President TAFT, nor
his attacks upon County Chairman
Kocnig brought any applause. AS he
progressed uptown the colonel apparent
~ noted these points. and after the first
two meetings he dropped all reference
10 Kocnig.
At MapnnerChor Hall where Judge
DUEL presided. the colonel took mp again
his attack on President Taft, saying:
There is an element of unconscious
humor i'm the Presidents letter 10 Mr..
Kocnie." he said. with 2 smile. in which
the President tells us how glad he is to
learn that all enrolled Republicans are
to be allowed TO vote without fear or
favor we are not grateful for that-we
claim it as right" Mr.. Roosevelt pro
nounced the last sentence in his high
ralsetto tone. and then turned TO the
phraseology that he used to use.
Every father her" wants his son. as
want my sons TO shift for themselves, to
handle themselves in tho world II he
needs 2 guardian he isn't worth much.
I want 10 live my own life. | want to
boss that Job myself he said
His Is No "Lip Loyalty"
MY loyalty to the Republican party
IS no liz loyalty" he explained toward
| the close Of his third speech. and # this
goes against US I will have no com
plant"
In his first Bronx meeting. at Ebling's
Casino. the colonel added 10 his pre-
yious remarks: Now there's this
Bronx county bill don't know
whether YOU people want it or not, hut
you should have q chance 10 say some
thing about it."
Touching for a moment upon the re-
ports Of the purchase of "guorrlas' to
vote the Roosevelt ticket IN The Bronx,
tho colonel said. u have had no knowl-
edge Of any wrongdoing i'm Healy's dis
I.triCt. He has always been = square man
rs far as I know The Roosevelt COM
mittee IS Offering $500 fCr any evidence
or crookedness in the primary, and there
are 70 strings attached"
His last meeting. at Niblos Garden
was a rapid fire repetition Of the earlier
meetings with tho special Bronx ap-
meals added The colonel went from it
directly to the homo Of his sister. Mrs
Douglas Robinson. which he reached q
little before midnight.
Il have had a very pleasant evening"
was his comment upon the whirlwind
tour. Il am very much gratihed by the
demonstration. You know, after speak
ing i'm Carnegie Hall I was delighted to
speak on the Fast Side. which has been
my chief support"
MIR. Roosevelt will go TO Tho Outlook"
Office this morning. and will leave at ,
o'clock for Chicago, where he begins his
Western campaign tour.