Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-04
Red Fire Burns
 For Roosevelt
THREE SPEECHES BY COLONEL
 AT BALTIMORE
FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN
Ex-President Declares "We Are Co., ing to Stay in It Until We Win Not Going to Be Converted.

Baltimore, Md, May 3.-Tbe Roose- welt campaign for Maryiand'S sixteen delegates to the republican national convention reached it's height tonight with the former presidents visit 10 Baltimore. Colonel Roosevelt was wei comed by Jhrongs. He was taken through the city at the head of a pa rade with red fire and the blare of bands as a setting Several thousand persons JroOpeG after him and us tho procession approached the Lyric thea ter, at which he delivered his principal address, the streets were choked with the crowds
 Delivered Three Speeches.
 Colonel Roosevelt made three speeches, vigorously attacking his op- ponents and defending himself from criticisms which have been directed against him.
 "I asl, you, the people of Maryland, said he, Ito speak at the primaries on Monday So that the boss and the great sinister influence that lies behind the boss everywhere in the United States shall realize that there is another state where the people rule themselves,
 Flight Has Just Begun"
 Our opponents always speak of us as the people on the Fourth of July" he continued, but when we want a direct primary or something Of the kind they suffer an instant change and we become the mob.
 This fight is just begun. Our op- pOnents might just as well make up their minds that we're going to stay in it until we win. We're going to have direct election of United States sena- tors for one thing. We may not always q iernN 1.r1f grsuT fae that we will do better than when they are selected by the bosses. And when we get direct election of senators the United States senate Will cease to be a house of reform for senators of the Lorimer type.
 People Fit to Rule Themselves"
 "Our opponents don't really believe that the people can rule themselves. l If you will go over Md. Taft's speeches | for the past three months. and if you will study the explanations which he has made with almosS every one, you will find that he speaks of the tyranny of the majority, the necessity of keep | ing certain classes of offices free from popular control. I insit that the people are fit to rule themselves. In this country the tyranny from which we ! have suffered is the tyranny of minorl- | ties"
 As exemplifying what he meant, Col | onel Roosevelt referred to the Alaska I'coal land claims, saying that it was not a majority which wished to seize | the coal lands, but a minority "con- sisting chiefly of one man whora Mir. Taft calls a patriotic leader"
 Thanks Maryland Governor.
 I'm not going to be converted" he said, by any talk Of non existent tyr amy of @ majority into desisting rom l attackink tyranny of the minority"
 In his speech Colonel Roosevelt | thanked Governor GoldsborOugh, who is a supporter of President Taft for his work in favor of the presidential l primaries bill. He said that in Mary | land. as in other states, the great bulk of his opponents fought the prehden- tial primary, which made him want tho more to thank those of his opponents like the governor, who helped 'him.