Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-19
Roosevelt's Speech

CHICAGO, June 1S.-To be beaten
to be beaten by eX-bosses and men
who are among the ''unburied dead
is a positive disgrace.
That was the gist of Theodore
Roosevelt's tribute to Bosses Penrose,
Crane, Murphy, Mulvane and others
Monday night in a monster mass meet
ing called TO protest against the frauds
committed by the national Republican
committee.
The great audience which packed
The Auditorium howled its delight. As
the former president whacked the in
dividual party bosses over the head
his words We're punctuated with re-
peated outbursts of almost frenzied
enthusiasm.
1t was fighting speech. 1t was
more than that 1t was a great classic
that will live so long as history or
American politics shall endure.
The present contest. he said. was a
fight TO the finish. There would be
no compromise, and the crooked politi-
cal bosses will not be permitted to-
make good on their steal
He used the words political theft
in describing the operations of the
national committee and then snapped
his jaws together with the remark:
Il use the exact words | mean.'
sympathetic and approving jeers
and Kisses and shouts of Shame,
shame" greeted his mention of the
names of the men responsible for the
Gutrages committed last week by the
so-called Republican national commit
tee
He declared that the crimes commit
ted were more monstrous than many
of the crimes for which men are now
serving terms in the penitentiaries.
If the convention does not purge
the roll" he declared. the candidate
nominated will not carry a half dozen
states"
AS emphasizing his fixed determina-
tion not TO allow any packed conven-
tion TO defeat the will of the people,
he exclaimed:
L made my fight square and in the
open-and | won't
This sally brought the vast audi
ence to its feet and the demonstration,
one of several during the night lasted
several minutes.
And | don't intend that they shall
cheat me out of it," he Numbered
above the tumult.
1t is seldom that one has an oppoF-
tunity 10 witness such an inspiring
sight as was presented when Roosevelt
first came upon the stage.
Senator Borah had been telling of
The great fight Colonel Roosevelt had
won in the California primaries and
how the colOnel's vote was 10000
more than President Taft's vote and
Democrats combined
And yet this national committee
this bunch of Bosses" continued Sen
aJor Borah, declare we shall not be
permitted to have this man as our
nominee"
Just at that moment Colonel Roose-
, velt's sturdy form appeared on the
stage. One great shout burst from
the audience and as he made his way
TO the center of the stage the pent-up
energy and enthusiasm was almos-
deafening
The demonstration lasted fully ten
minutes. Colonel Roosevelt standing
the while, grinning his famous grin.
and making no attempt to disguise his
absolute delight with the remarkable
demonstration accorded him.
On the stage were fully 2000 people,
many of them delegates to the national
convention. In the front row, among
The half dozen vice presidents selected
for the occasion. We're Francis J.
Heney and Benjamin Ide Wheeler OF
The University OF California.
The cOlOnels daughter. Mrs. Nicho-
las LongwOrth. and Congressman
I.ongWOrth sat in balcony box.