The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-21
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Colonel Roosevelt Addresses
Large Audience i'll
Carnegie Hall
THEN MAKES SPEECH
TO LARGE OVERFLOW
Takes Issue With President
Taft, Calling His Name,
and Gives Barnes
Some Hot Shot

NEW 1ORk. March -us--COfuhGl
Roosevelt proclaimed his right Of
tho people TO rule" slogan tonight
before an audience that iammed
Carnegie Hall. After speaking to
dent went To the Carnegie Lyceum,
where another, 1000 were clustered.
Outside Of Carnegie Hall were some
zoe unable to get in.
Roosevelt was noisily applanded by
the two audiences. During his speech
In Carnegie Hall he was frequently
interrupted with handciapptngy.
In the set speech as sent out by
the colonel ne had made frequent ref
erence to President Taft's attitude on
the campaign issues. calling the Pres
ident by name. AS he delivered the
speech tonight Roosevelt carefully
avoided mentioning Taft by name, cx-
cepting once. and that was when he
departed from his prepared manu-
script.
Hits mt Barnes.
Roosevelt delivered some hard raps
at William Barnes, Jr., chairman of
the State Republican committee. as
a representative of the small class.
Barnes sat in the fourth row and lis
tened intentiy as the colonel excori-
ated him. When the colonel's speech
was over. Barnes was asked how he
liked it.
Nothing DOING was tho reply.
will you have any comment on
Il later on?" was asked.
Cant say" returned Barnes, with
cynical smile.
chsersd at Entrance.
When the colonel entered the hall
shortly after O'Clock. and made his
way to the stage the audience burs,
into a cheer. The colonel bowed and
sat down. then. the applause iEcreas-
ing he got up and bowed again. ANIL
ing broadly.
The audience was composed largely
OF women, who, besides occupying
more than half the seats In the audi
toriuyn, filled all the tiers of boxes.
Mrs. Roosevelt and quentin were seat
ed In boxes.
Comptroller Prendergast In intro
ducing Roosevelt, gave "a thrust at
President Tafts criticism of Roose-
veIt's preferential primary theories. re-
marking that Roosevelt stood for rule
by the people, instead of rule BY the
''srnall representative class.
Roosevelt took this cue and, in prod
ding the President. observed that the
class would DO such men as Barnes
and Woodruff
Mr.. Barnes and Woodruff.
Departing from his set speech. the
colonel exclaimed:
IT you abandon Linccins formula
of rule by. OF and for the people. and
try the substitute OF government for
the people by small representative
class can tell YOU who will be the
chief New York opponents of that
class. 1t will be Brother Barnes and
Brother Woodruff. and I prefer that
We govern ourselves than to have that
kind OF representative class govern
u.s."
Roosevelt adverted to the decision of
Justice Laughlin in the primary case
few days ago remarkinE.
"A more scathing Indictment of the
political leaders was never uttered
than that of the judge In describing
what the men OF the small represen-
tativc class had done to misrepresent
the people"
proposition, spoke of the criticism OF
Patrick Calhoun, traction magnate of
California, who has an office here.
saying:
calhoun had a vivid interest in
seeing that there was no recall. II he
could prevent It. Mayor Schmidt
4. and Abe ,Ruef were the ones who made
Il imperative that there be tho re-
call In California"
Stands on Columbia Speech.
In taking mp the New York bake
shop decision. to impress his theory
or the recall OF judicial decisions. the
ex-President exclaimed:
TT we say that an 1S-honr day is
too much In the subterrenaean bake
shop. then II is for us to decide and
not court which has never seen
The Inside OF bake shop"
{ When the colonal. With emphasis.
shouted:
Il stand on my ColumbAa speech"
the hall burst into an uproar of ap-
plause.
The colonel read his speech. hold
Ing the manuscript in one hand. ges-
REGULATING with the other At times
his voice rose to high pitch as he
4. particularly pressed a point.
Through all tho speech Barnes sat
closely cycling the colonel. At times
no raised his hand to his face and
smiled behind It. When the colonel
insisted that ut makes no difference
% this contest what fate any one man
meets" Barnes smiled broadly.
In his address before the overflow
meeting Colonel Roosevelt reiterated
the salient points Of his extended
address In Carnegie Hall. As in tho
case Of the first speech. the former
President was greeted &!th tumultu-
oun cheers, both upon his entrance
and during his remarks.
All CannOt Rule Themselves.
Emphasizing the main point IN his
address. the colonel said:
II mean to say that all peoples
cannot rule themselves with wisdom
but tho American people can.
want TO apply to M - q nation coll
1sctively what tnsist upon having
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