The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-20

dicated in an earlier speech in which
he said that he never felt comfortable
in refusing to do what the people
wished him to do If they were not
able to "get att him.
'tIt is my object, if I am in public
life,' he said "to live up to my oath
of office, to serve the people, to fol
low their wishes as far RS L conscien
tiously can but never TO do anything
against my conscience. On the other
hand it is the right of the people them
selves after due deIiberation to have
their wishes enforced by their public
servants. And I know how l would
feel at such time.
Would Fight It Out.
"lf | were public servant and had
a break with the people-supposing
they wanted me to do something, sup"
try desire to repudiate their debts
would say ''you7ve got to get some.
body else to repudiate them But /
would come right down before them
and fight il out.
"People look upon the recall as de-
stroying the independence of the pub
lie servant. 1t will not destroy the
independence of any public servant
who has got any independence to de.
dependence of public servant which
is of so frail quality that it can only
exist when everybody cam get to it"
One by one Colonel Roosevelt took
up Colonel Bryan s questions, five In
all. First on the list;
'Will YOU explain to the people the
circumstances connected with the writ
ing of your letter TO Mr.. Hartman in
which yon addressed him as my dear
{ both practical men?'
Answered in Letter.
Colonel Roosevelt said that he had al
ready gone over this matter time after
time and that Mr.. Bryan must know it,
and must have seen his recent letter
to Senator Clapp in regard to the SEN
ate investigation of campaign contri-
buttons.
''If Mr.. Bryan understands words of
one SYLLABLE, he must have understood
my letter.
In reply to the question:
''What issues do you have in your
platform that you did not borrow from
the Democratic platformH'
Colonel Roosevelt responded:
'All of them.
"Why did you put state issues, such
as the initiative and the referendum,
in your national platform7" was the
next question. Colonel Roosevelt re-
piled that the initiative and referendum
were both national and state issues, and
were treated as such by the Progressive
party.
AS to Perkins.
The last question, except for that in
regard to the number of terms for
president, was, "What is the interest
of George w. Perkins in your cam
paignf' Colonel Roosevelt replied to
this question substantially as he had
done before, saying that Mr.. Perkins
had Joined the movement because he
believed that it offered a solution Of
problems which in his opinion must be
solved to insure the continued welfare
of the people.
Colonel Roosevelt reached Denver to-
ward the close of his days campaign
in Colorado. He was met by large
crowd at the station and headed a pa
rade through the city. Several fire
engines and trucks which were brought
here for the annual convention Of the
international Association Of Fire En-
gineers were in the parade, and the
changing of bells and whistling of sirens
almost drowned the efforts of the band
to be heard The colonel's first speech
of the day was delivered at o'clock
at Trinidad, where he replied to Wood
row Wilson's criticism of the Progress
sive party g proposals in regard to the
trust question. Then he went on to
La Junta, Rocky Ford, Pueblo, Colorado
Springs and Denver.
After tonight s address Colonel Roose-
velt left for Nebraska.