Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-06-20

ls Texas delegates away from him. The
bore Roosevelt breezed into Chicago
ade his way to the Congress hotel
trough bowling, cheering mob and
ung defiance OF the bosses from a sec
nd-story balcony to a crowd tha. num-
kred nearly ten thousand.
His coming was one of the most dra-
atie incidents OF his picturesque career.
atfle staging had been done. Few prep
atsons had been made. But ten seconds
ftsr the colonel aligh,ed from the Lake
hore limited everybody in Chicago ap-
ksred that he knew, and eonverging
housands were blocking every street and
venue within quarter Of a mile of the
phseum-S
In word and in countenanee the colonel
as for hght. He spoke OF his opponents
thieves and said that they were 90
ng to lose lie fought with his own pow
rful arms for way through the crowd
Fhen he got to the hotel. Flushed of
ace, with the perspiration dripping from
rs forehead, he PlOughed past the Jam
hat blocked the door, grirnly declaring
hat there was but one way to victory
lad that was the rOdte by way of battle.
The eolonels arrival had depressing
Pfect on Ais enemies, who sulked in their
ents asd said nothing. HIS friends we're
Forresfo8dingly elated and if you H.-
ened to and credited the prophecies that
are running around the corridors Of the
Congress tonight you would think that
koosevelt's name is the only one TO 20
before the convention
Mr. Roosevelt himself, however. has no
such decisions. He knows that there is
a fight against him and he has assured
his friend. that he 10 ready for the har,l-
est and the bitterest struggle Of his ca
reer
After Mr.. Roosevelt had been virtually
|eataPulted into the elevator and up TO
his quarters on the political food of the
Congress the crowd that had been stopped
by the police outside began to yell for
him.
He sat down for brief instant, shook
hands with a few Of his followers who
had managed to find their way in his
wake into his room and then, putting
on his new slouch hat, rushed into the
hallway, into another room and out upon
'ne oaisoh!.
n s"u !eh greeted aim as ne appeared
anu ne instantly seized ms nat ani
waved ii frsntically at the crowd
Come on. Teddy; make the big talk
yelled somebody.
zen Us WAT you are gong 10 90 10
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"'nou' Ntins 70 DC introduced, the
eo,onei 0esah-
ih.s - oAa psaee 70 steA any
amy
anu 'aes oe',s' NOT s'y 70 seei any
sA1As ii"" !0a' shoueeu h"o'e'ei'
ran,
from Us you mean, .epned 'ne coo
nei' ana again tne crowd broke into
now OF dehgnr
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.hau n. coun,ad he shouted .rhi. has
com. down to simply n naked asht Of
honestly against dishonesty. of honesty
.g,inst ,b;svs.
The neonls b,v. .noksu and the poli-
tician. must learn to answer. They will
be mad ~ v,der.,,nd ,b., thsv are the
s~yvs 1t. of the rank and file of the plain
citizens of the republic.
This is no factional fight" he con-
tnued. when the crowd showed a readi-
ness to listen once more. 1T is contest
between the people themselves and the
politicians representing all that is wOrs;
in corrupt politics and business, and the
people soon will be able to destroy cor