The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-10-26
VOTERS ARE ASKED
TO REBUKE TRAILERs
Progresslfes Say Minnesota Has
a Duty to Perform Roose-
velt's Last Speech.

tdi situdtlon ana urges the supporters
Of Colonel Roosevelt to redouble their
activities in his behalf. The address
was occasioned by the attempt upon
Roosevelt's life in Milwaukee last
week and Minnesota voters are urged
70 give the Progressive candidate a
convincing majority In reputation of
the assaults. verbal and physical, that
have been made upon him. The ad.
dress follows:
Minnesota has a duty to perform
q duty to herself.
Theodore Roosevelt 10 out Of the &C.
tive fight, the victim of an assassin's
bullet, but still alive and sanguine of
the triumph Of the right. The sue.
, cess Of Progressive principles is now
up to you.
John Schrank trailed Colonel Roose.
welt through many states, intent upon
murder. Schrank's demented mind
was Influenced by such men as ].
Adam Bede, whom Minnesota has at.
tempted to honor. Schrank trailed
Colonel Roosevelt with q revolver.
Bede, for pay from the Republican
party, trailed Roosevelt with epithets
calculated to find Judgment in weak
minds. Bede furnished the motive;
schrank committed the overt act.
Bede. speaking in Chicago the night
OF the assault. was interrupted by
men who sought to notify him Of the
shooting. The men were threatened
with arrest, and the verbal assault
upon Colonel Roosevelt continued. As
at former meetings during Bede's
trailing campaign. bully" black
guard" traitor" pestilence" and
''scourge" were the terms used in re-
ferring to Roosevelt. The assault
upon Roosevelt's character was as
vicious as Schrank's assault upon his
person.
Three "trailers" pursued Colonel
Roosevelt-Bede, John M. Harlan of
Illinois and Schrank. Schrank wound.
Cd his victim. The voters will say
whether Bede and Harlan hit their
mark. Minnesota 10 especially inter-
ssted because Bede 10 charged against
this state.
While Bede and Harlan were max
ing their assault In Chicago, Colonel
Roosevelt, despite his wound, was
making his appeal to . Milwaukee au-
dience.
81 do not care . rap about being
shot-not q rap" said Colonel Roose-
veh. with the bullet buried three
inches in his breast
A man of intelligence, Colonel
Roosevelt probably did not fail to re-
call the bullets that killed Lincoln,
Garfield and Mckinley. He knew he
might be making his last public ad-
dress. II a man II sincere in the
face Of death, Roosevelt was sincere
before that Milwaukee audience. He
was having his last word, with the
courage to utter It
"The bullet il in me now, 30 that
cannot make long speech, but I will
do my best" he said. And now,
friends. want to take advantage of
this incident to say as solemn a word
Of warning as ! know how to my fel-
low Americans.
First of all, want to say this
about myself have altogether too
many important things to think of to
pay any heed or feel any concern over
my own death.
Il would not speak insincerely with
In FIVE minutes Of being shot. I am
telling you the literal truth when
say that my concern IL for many
other things. It 10 not In the least
for my own lie.
II am in this cause with my whole
heart and soul. believe In the Pro-
gressive movements movement for
the betterment of mankind, q move.
ment for making life q little easier
for all people, q movement to try to
take the burdens of the man, and
especially the woman, in this country
who 10 oppressed.
Friends, I ask you this evening to
accept what am saying as absolute
truth when tell you I am not think
ing Of my own success. am not
thinking Of my own life, nor of any
thing associated with me personally.
1T is very natural thing that
weak and vicious minds should be
Influenced to acts of violence by the
kind Of foul mendacity and abuse that
have been heaped on me for the last
three months. Friends, I will disown
and repudiate any man Of my own
party who attacks with such vile, foul
Islander and abuses any opponent of
any other party.
II am not speaking for myself at
al, give you my word. I do not
care q rap about being shot-not a
rap. have had good many expert
ences in my time. and this Is only
one of them"
Colonel Roosevelt's second "confes-
sion of faith" was typical OF the man
and of the fighting spirit behind the
Progressive cause. Neither bullets
nor epithets can stop the fight for the
right-a fight in behalf Of the average
man.
Shall ]. Adam Bede's assaults 60
unrebuked by Minnesota voters? Does
Minnesota approve villification and
abuse of Colonel Roosevelt or any
man? .... -
The answer win be INSIDE election
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