Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-05
Bull Moose Candidate Speaks
to Great Throng in Des
Moines, Iowa, at Progressive
State Convention,
FIGHT BETWEEN HIM
AND WOODROW WILSON


tBy Morning journal Special L-n-ed Wire
Dcs Moincs, sept. t.-"Cpon Mood
! row Wilson, the hope of the stand
+, patters gradually are being conferred, "
| Colonel Roosevelt told the state pro-
! gressiye convention OF Iowa here to-
| day. He said that the rcactionarics
| of both parties were now turning to
! the democratic candidate. Colonel
! Roosevelt also called for speedy
downward revision of the tariff and
denounced the Payne Aldrich tariff
law as containing "shams and hum
bugs
The ex-presidents speech was
made at the close of a hard days
campaigning through Iowa. He began
at I o'clock when he addressed a
large crowd that had arisen soon af-
ter daybreak to hear him He kept
at ii with little rest until he lett to-
night for st. Paul. Five speeches
were scheduled for the journey
through the state from kcukuk to
Dcs Moines, but the colonel was called
upon for twice that many. finding
crowds awaiting him wherever his
train stopped,
When Colonel Roosevelt reached
Des Moines, several thousand people
were masscd at the station. Just be-
fore leaving for his train tonight he
made an address to Il throng which
filled the street in front Of his no.
tel In his speech to the convention
Colonel Roosevelt said:
This Is only nominally three
cornercd fight. In reality the fight
one side and on the other the bosses
and the bcncficarics OF privilege who
win throw their weight to which
over of the old parties they think can
beat us.
"You'll find long before election
day already there are symptoms of
t-~thal the old republican party has
been swept aside. The fight lies be-
tween us ana the old machine dem
"rhc official republican party OF
today bears to the party Of Lincoln
the same resemblance that IA ship
~
does to the ship before II was cap
turcd. Barnes. ponrosc. t;uggcnhelm
md the rest Of them wouldn't have
known what we meant by republican
principles il you had mentioned them.
rhcso men represent the crooked al
lance between crooked politics and
rocked business which has been the
'ursc of American life.
Il see that Mr.. What's-his-nam
hat congressman from st. Louis
- he was one of the high
vaNmcn-~has asked Mr.. Cunlmns to
lcbate the Texas. California and
Washington contests at Chicago. |
rope MI ,'ummins win refuse. for
he reason that ! would not debate
Nth a pickpocket the ownership of
watch he had stolen Any man, {
ny candidate for governor or other I
fficc, who has knowledge of the I
acts ANA supports Mr.. TAFT gives us t
ight to say that he is not competent It
, pass upon honesty in public life. I
"Now few words to the men who y
,rinerly were democrats. ! want to t.
al your attention to this difference It
lore convention. The victory at "a
altimure for Wilson was achieved u
acause The bosses finally concluded u
nat his victory meant their victory.
{ Chicago the bosses knew that our (
otory meant their defeat
just prior 10 Colonel Hunscvclt's
sparture senator Cummins called al
is room The Two men held con
renee in private At the end Of
hich the colonel said he h,,d re- !
lived the personal assurance of the ~
wa senator's support. -
Senator Cummins said that most of nl
IN conversation was devoted to a
of the trust prosecutions. al
e expressed regret 10 the colonel az
at the Iowa progrcssiNes had nomi- si
tied . stat" ticket. dt
AT the station just before the train ru
He'd out. the colonel was compelled fo
respond to urgent calls from q II,
rye crowd for speech. 'n
Colonel Roosevelt said hc found ="
iong rcactionary republicans "a -
,wins purpose to support Mr. VIII
on the theory that President Taft ="
= beaten already and that the only G."
pc Of preserving the old parties was Ca
support ths democratic ticket ana IN
eat the prosressivcs M'
Turning Ia the tariff. Colonel
osetct said
! have remained attached to the
.irines the progressiNrs taught kil
&c years ago. ! don't believe In be-
r. trade. pn the other hand. | don't IN
ieVs IN the stJndpat republican tar ru'
hell.ee there are great many cal
ms and humbues in the Payne ser