The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
These Are His Words:

Transcript by Mrs Bruce Rogers.l
Comrades. I want to say that this
gathering is at once an inspiration and
a disappointment; an inspiration be
cause OF the large number OF red but
tons and badges that see, a disap'
pointment because we haven't more dem
acrats and republicans in the audience
ut of which we can make socialists.
Recall of Judicial Decisions.
+ I want to say at the beginning this
afternoon that it is always with some
degree of fear and trembling that I ap-
pear before a gathering of this kind be-
cause I have a very distinct recollection
to make speech some time
lago> in Kansas, and after l had finished
my remarks the audience gave me six
months in Jail However, as some OF
you will remember that decision was re-
called; a eomrade at one of my meetings
in Montana ventured the opinion that
from this incident the most recent eX
ample of the recall of judicial decisions
that Mr. Roosevelt got his inspiration
for his campaign slogan of 1912. 1t i:
Interesting to note that the first re
publican president of the United States
recalled for the first time judicial de
cision. When Abraham Lincoln signed
THE emancipation proclamation he re-
called the Dred Scott decision. And in
this connection it is interesting to note
that Mr.. Taft, the last republican presi'
dent, exercised this privilege.
Taft and Roosevelt
I must congratulate the citizens OF
this town upon the fact that you have
within your borders the bravest man
that have met in all my travels through
twelve states. This man was wearing a
Taft button on the public street. Per-
haps some of you know him. I hope he
6s here this afternoon. Isn't it rather
strange that just on the eve of this cam
paign or rather this election that so few
anen can be found in our midst with the
courage to announce that they are going
to vote for Mr.. Taft? You remember
four years ago how the republicans pa
raded up and down this country from
pne end to the other and told us that
Mr. Taft, the man who was appointed
president of the United States by Theo-
bore Roosevelt, was the only man in
This broad land who could carry out the
Roosevelt policies and if we are to be-
lieve Mr.. Roosevelt today Mr.. Taft did
barry those policies out but it happened
30 be in the back yard and there they
lie buried. So far as l am concerned
hope they will never be resurrected. You
Republicans remember that MIR. Roose-
Eelt told you to vote for Mr. Taft, didn't
be, four years ago, and you remember
that we told you not to vote for Mr.
.Taft? You republicans, many of you
he willing to admit that we were right
hen. If Mr.. Roosevelt was wrong -four
years ago in his advice as to whom you
Jhould vote for as president, isn't it
butte likely that he is wrong again this
5ear? Now why is it that so few men
Iut of all of this grand aggregation OF
epublicans, after fifty years of uninter-
1Jhpted political power how does it come
lhat there are so few today that are
n Filling to stand up and be counted
q Ghere must be something wrong. There
.f. Every man who wears a red button
en- his coat, every woman who wears a
ed badge on her breast, knows that
here is something wrong And it is our
etusiness to convince the balance Of you
hat don't know that there is something
rong, that there f. something rotten in
nhe United States.
j Let Others Denounce.
a am not going to waste any of my
.me denouncing the republican party
bis afternoon. / leave that job for Mr..
n.oosevelt and then we viii allow Mr..
va Toilette to take care Of Mr.. Roose-
.Rt,
e In other words there are the three
-bngs Of the republican party and be-
] lre they finish the job let ms hope that
T. will know the truth of the inside
Politics of That eapitalistic aggregation.
f. republican party has been i'm power
fr fifty years. arrogant, chesty, riding
Rueh -hod over the balance of ms fell
US and yet they come down 10 you .u
campaign Of 1912 afraid 20 get up
p The platform and give the reason for
E r faith.
~ A Rally at P5sco
. ! er here at pase1 they advertised a
! hliau rally lH. evening was fHera