Arizona republican., 1912-09-18

tiOn but enough of them did to make a tumult. There was a prodigious waving of bandanas but the red did not have the effect upon the stand patters and the democrats that that color has on naturally peevish bulls. The audience, regardless of partisan feeling was in a good humOr.
 The platform was occupied by part of the travelling newspaper correspon- dents. the members of the colonel's party and prominent members of the local progressive organization. The colonel was introduced by J. F. Cleave- land and when the distinguished guest arose he was vociferously cheered. The cheering was not prolonged for the people of Phoenix are not usually very demonstrative
 Mir. Roosevelt was in a happy mood and expressed in the outset his pleas Ure at revisiting Phoenix. He devoted a considerable part of his remarks to the subject of reclamation as ap- piled to this valley. The greater DOT ton of the speech was devoted to popular rule the trusts and to d crit icism of q declaration by Governor W isOp that liberty was dependent upon the limitation of governmental action There was no allusion to the tariff. throughout
 No bitter attacks were made upon the enemies of MT. Roosevelt and it may be added that the pictures Of his dental exhibit are exaggerated There was however, some violent movement of the facial muscles.
 The colonel spoke at greater length than he had intended so that before he had finished, the members of his party and particularly. the news paper correspondent were ostenta- tiously pulling out their watches.
 Finally, his secretary stepped to his side. whispered to him and showed him the fact of his watch. Great heavens." exclaimed MT Roosevelt, Have I talked an hour and a quar- ter?'
 Colonel Roosevelt said in part as fCllows:
 MT Chairman; and you. my friends and fellow citizens, men and women of Arizona, I am glad to be here. to have the chance of speaking to you. and before going on with my speech l wish to state. to express my obligation to the governor of the state for the courtesy with which he has greeted and received me (Ap- plauseD
 MT. Governor. and MT. Mayor, I want to thank you warmly for your courtesy, and l think you will not regret it as being the subject of the progressive party.
 Friends, it is d real pleasure to be in Arizona to me for more than ore reason: I raised a part of my regiment here in Arizona and natur- ally l have a peculiar feeling for the men with whom l marched and fought, who lay with me in the trenches and whom 1 came 70 know so very we'll; and furthermore, I have felt that you in Arizona have taken the lead in lines of py Jgres- sive government and given US else where an example up to which to live And when New York comes. as l hope it will soon come, to arrange for d new constitution I wish to see her adopt many of the principles that
 
 And friends, our attitude, the atti- tude of the progressives, the attitude which this state illustrates well; is what 1 mean when I say I believe in the right of the people to rule them selves. That is thing everybody says on the 4th of July. and there are lots of people that don't come up to it when the legislature and con gress are in session.
 Now I felt that way very strongly about the admission of Arizona to statehood. As you know when l was down here eighteen months ago | told you if I were in Arizona I should not favor the recall of the judiciary. There are certain states where think it necessary to have the recall of the judiciary. In most places l be- licve much more strongly in the re call of a certain class of judicial de cIsions. 1 talk that around, about the recall of the judiciary here. l suspect Arizona did not feel that way about if and the people put it into their constitution, and I took the ground most strongly that if the people wanted it they had the right to have it in their constitution. and that no man had a right to keep them from statehood because of their putting that provision into their constitution, and I take sSsue. most empha tiCally with republicans like President Taft and with democrats like Senator Bailey because they insisted that Arizona musn't come in as state unless 1t strike that provision out of it's constitution. I admit if I had been in Arizona after that was demanded we would put it in as soon as we had the chance.
 Now friends. that makes great confusion, just what I mean by the rule of the people is this: It doesn't mean that I am only to advise the people to do what I think they want to have me advise them to do not bit If l am fit to be a public ser want at all. 1 will honestly adVlsa what 1 think ought to be advised.