The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-09-26
ROOSEVELT
SPEECH IS
DISSECTED

Roosevelt in his speech at the fair
grounds in Oklahoma City devoted a
greater part Of his time to alleged In
consisteneies Of the Democratic candi-
date Tor president GOV. Wilson has
| been entirely frank with the American
people He has changed his opinions
on some subjects and has publicly
/ given his reasons therefor. But 70
every intelligent newspaper reader tne
Roosevelt discussion Of the subject is
a misrepresentation Of Gov Wilson 80
palpable that it scarcely needs refuta
tion. The public understands the very
plain language which Gov. Wilson uses
and at least the intelligent part OF it
who reads his speeches will not be
deceived by the labored distortion TO
which Col Roosevelt resorts. When
Col Roosevelt campaigned Illinois and
charged Taft with being a supporter Of
Lorimer he was in possession of the
most positive proof that Taft was quite
as sincere and more discreetly aggres-
sive In lis opposition to Lorimer raal
Roosevelt himself There never has
been in American politics more ie-
liberate or a more brutal misrepreseD.
tation Of one public man by another
than Col. Rooseyelt's effort to place
responsibility for defense Of Lorimer
upon President Taft Therefore Che
country knows how to estimate his sf
forts when he attempts to misrepre-
sent any other public man.
/ 1t would require volumes to enumer.
ate and describe the Inconsistencies
and contradictions in the career and
speeches of Theodore Roosevelt His
speech at the fair grounds affords suf-
ficient examples to emphasize the in
stability Of his political character CO..
Roosevelt did not dare tell the people
Of this state that he was wrong in his
/ former Characterization Of their c0nsd-
tuition. He lacks the candor to express
/ his opinion Of that document now,
knowing that it must be inconsistent
either with his former declarations on
the subject or with his present pose
With respect to current political issues.
! Col. Roosevelt by his silence gave bis
/ approval to the deal by>9hieh the Ee.
publican machine OF this state win at
tempt 10 elect Roosevelt presidential
electors and stand pat congressman.
He said no word that can be construed
az opposition to Mcclure and Morgan.
/ he is willing to accept their support
and he approves by his silence the
course Of his supporters In offering
them no opposition. But he could not
SO completely get out Of the current
OF bis general discussions Of politics
as to avoid Inconsistencies with re-
speot to his own position and that OF
| bis followers in this state He re-
ferred constantly to his party as a dis
tinetlY new party and to his followers
/ IS Republicans and ex-Democrats
/ Here is a characteristic sentence: q
wish fo say how glad am to see here
1 IN Oklahoma, as elsewhere, the way ir
which ex-Republlcans and ex-Demo
4 crats alike have come together q
stand in the new party, which has cut
clear absolutely from both old parties
and which has for its aim to recognize
the vital common interests OF all ouI
people in each section Of the country
no matter who they may be-
Col Roosevelt said in Kansas tha
he did not want his candidates ioi
electors TO run under Taft's name, bp
. he offers no objection to such falls
/ pretense in Oklahoma He must know
/. that only a very small per cent OF hi
) supporters in this state has shown an.
disposition to 60 with him to the sS
tent of calling themselves ex-Republ
cans. They are insisting that the Re
publican party be maintained, tina
Roosevelt followers in this state STAN
& by the Republican organization am
/. they are proposing TO use Il IN the e
1 Eegt K secure the electors for Roos'
: telt and The election OF congressme
. Numerically opposed to his whoi
j. contention Col Roosevelt CAREFUL
/. avoided a very fine opening Tor a d'
/ nunciation Of this hypocrisy Whe
j. someone in the audience during hl
bitter words concerning what he cha
{. acteried the Chicago theft called o.
p that jim Harris was one OF the for,
e thieves he responded. "I do not pic
d or choose among the forty thieves.
y ana down on them all" But a litt
later in his speech he did pick an
e choose. mentioning Penrose Guege
N heimer, Barnes, Crane and Frankli
l- Murphy but not Harris, The inferen,
s. Is plain. Jim Harris may have be'
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