The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-01
ROOSEVELT TALKS TO
BAY STATE SoLONs
Outlines Some Of the Reforms
He Advocates. III.

sembly chamber of the Massac husetts
capitol Theodore Roosevelt explained
and emphasized his new: project for
the limited recall OF. judicial decisions,
Colonel Roosevelt struck out boldly
ut those VINO have criticised his plan
Our system Of government lisa con
fsssed failure" he said, unless this
people are 70: be trusted to xosers
themselves" - @@s =. IS.
Colonel Rooseyelt's visit to the stats
house, was unexpected, After appear.
ing in the house he; went to the senate
chamber and spoke briefly. In both
instances he was received cordially,
although there was no prolonged ap.
plause during his - speech. . Colonel
Roosevelt declared:
II favor direct. nominations, direct
primaries, including direct preferential
presidential primaries, not only for
local but for state delegates. ! be-
lieve in the adoption Of wisely chosen
devices under; which the initiative and
referendum can be used, not as sub
stitute 70: a representative govern,
ment, but to make representative gov.
eminent genuinely Representative, to
see it corrected if it becomes misrep.
resentative. ... - - ~ -
,"And l wish to say a few words to
you specifically on the proposition OF
giving to the people in the. last re-
sort the Interpretation of the ,Consti
tuition. . ..,.s = .~..,.., . ..... r.
My position is simple. 1t is that il
the people know enough to make the
Constitution they know enough in the
last resort to say what it was that
they meant when they made It. :
81 am not advocating the recall of
judges, l am advocating a measure
which, If adopted, will. prevent the
necessity of the recall of judges
am not advocating the recall OF , the
fudge. / am advocating the recall o!
iegalism to Justice" $50; -
Boston, Feb. -27.--Colonels Roosevelt
plunged into the, thick ofstheffght fol
the presidential nomination. He sale
uneauirocally that he was Ia: the, fght
to the end and Tsss glad of it." He re
piled 10 the charge that he would be
breaking his third term pledge II he
accepted another nomination and as
serted that. whether or not he should
be the choice OF his party at the Chi
eago convention. he would abide b,
its decision. =, ss.'.c1 r.,...
Il am perfectly happy now" sale
he, because | am making straight
out fight for q principle, The issue is
In no way a personal one, -
:. :. DO you intend TO support the Re
publican nominee, whoever he may
be?" was asked. - 10 i. -
cot course Will" he replied, with
emphasis. 49,.
-, In response to inquiries as to the
principle for which he is fighting Colo
mel Roosevelt referred questioners to
bis speeches in Columbus, o.. last
week and before the Massachusetts
house Monday. In his address he de-
Tended his proposal for limited recall
Of judicial decisions and champions
the right Of popular opinion to control
the machinery Of government.
j Colonel Roosevelt's position in re,
gard to the third term" ), was ex-
plsined to number of his callers.
cMy position is perfectly simple" he
ssfd. 81 stated it as clearly as could
In 1894 and reiterated it in 1907. | said
that would not accept a nomination
for third term under any circum.
stances, meaning, of course, third
consecutive term. ',.-~s, ;..-..
i. Rests Entirely With People.
. 81 could not have said less at the
time, nor could 1 have said more. OF
course, I could not then know whether
or not there would be, a demand for
me to accept q nomination at some flu
ture time And, believing, as ! do,
that the selection Of candidates for the
presidency rests entirely with the PEG.
pie, ] could not say that lat no time
In my life would 4 accept another
nomination. *;
81 at must be clear to any reasonable
man that the precedent which forbids
the third term has reference only to
o third consecutive term. II grew out
Of the fact that a.. president of the
United States, under the present con-
vention system of electing delegates,
can, IL he knows how to use the ma
chinery at his disposal, renominate
himself, even though the majority of
his party is against him. But after
he has been out of ONCE for term
he has lost control of that machinery.
He is in the position absolutely Of any
private citizen. The machinery is then
in the hands Of the man occupying the
once of president"
Colonel Roosevelt devoted q large
part Of the day to comforting with
men who are forming the Roosevelt
organization in Massachusetts,. He
told them he would not identify him
self actively, for the present at least,
with the organization. :.
Colonel Roosevelt promised to send
. letter TO be read at. Roosevelt
rally which will be held here Saturday
night by the Progressive Republican
league. Governor Stubs OF Kansas.
former Governor Fort of New Jersey
and Senator Clapp of Minnesota are
expected to speak.
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