Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-11
Colonel Roosevelt
In Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, April 10.-Col. Roose-
veIt went campaigning across the
state of Pennsylvania from Pittsburg
to Philadelphia, today, appealing for
support at the primaries, on Saturday
1t was the liveliest day of his cam
paign thus far. In no other state which
he has traversed since he began his
canvass has he found the crowds SO
large and 6em0nstrative.
Wherever he spoke he asked the
people to do, on saturday, what llli-
nois did. yesterday.
we knocked them over the ropes
in Illinois, he said, and | want to
see them take the count in Pennsyl-
wanna"
The colonel gave for the first time
his opinion of the outcome of the cam
paign, saying:
IF, as | believe we will win in this
fight | want you to remember that our
success must be made to turn for so
cial and industrial justice
after what I've seen, yesterday and
today," he said at another time. Il
believe that on Saturday. Pennsylvania
will do what Illinois did, yesterday.
In his address here tonight, Coz
Roosevelt made detailed explanation
of the theories which he has PROFOUND
ed IN regard 70 the courts. He again
directed severe criticism against Jo-
seph Choate, John C. Milburn and the
other New York lawyers who have
formed an association to combat his
ideas He said that these men, who lie
termed "Embattled attorneys for the
defence of special privilege" in talk
ing the position they do, Markedly
vested wrong"
He declared that they Are stand
ing cheek by iowl with our worst rep
resentatives of politics when they
seek to keep the courts in the grasp
of privilege and the politicians.
These worthy gentlemen" he add
ed. speak as if the judges were
somehow imposed on us by Heaven,
and were responsible only to Heaven.
Later, Col Roosevelt brought in the
name of President Taft. He asserted
that this country would not be Il
good place to live in IF we permit
our government 20 be twisted away
from it's original purposes and to be-
come a government such as Mr.. Taft,
Mr.. Choate, Mr.. Lorimer, Mr.. Mil
burn, Mr.. Penrose. Mr.. Guggenheim
and their allies wish TO make tia
government by corporation attorneys
on the bench and off the bench.
AS Col Roosevelt was whisked
across the state. he found crowds at
the larger points of such size that
many OF them were unable to get
within ear shot. At Johnston, Harris
burg and Lancaster. the best vantage
points were throngea SO that the
streets were almost impossible. When
he reached Philadelphia another
threng was waiting for him. -Four
hundred policemen lined the streets
TO keep back the crowds along the
three squares frem the station to the
hotel. The Metropolitan Opera house.
in which he spoke. tonight, was filled
an hour before his arrival and the
street in front of the building was
filled with a iostling crowd. After
completing his main speech the coll
onel went to Labor Lvceum ball, in
Remington. the northeastern section
Of the city, where he received an en-
thusiastic welcome.
Col. Roosevelt was accompanied OF
his trip, today. by a train load of his
supporters, who represented every
section of the state. Father Curran
of Wilkesharre. an old friend of the
colonel. who is best known for his
work among the coal miners, made
part of the trip. The last day of Col.
Roosevelt's campaign in Pennsylva-
mia will be passed in the eastern part
of the state The colonel expects 10
reach New York, late tomorrow, AMI
go at once to oyster Bay.