The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-09

r AfA GIIE, Ind, April 6.-An day
long Colone! Roosevelt fought as
hard as he could for victory In to-
Id morrow's primary In Illinois. In
his opinion. as he expressed II to-
day, the result of the fight will be Of
first Importance In determining the out
come OF his whole campaign.
When it was all over and the colonel was
ready 10 board his train to pass oct of
the state. he said:
My hat is in the rins, and IL is going
to stay In the ring
III one OF his speeches today the
colonel said;
1--WE took in Illinois to set the keynote
OF this campaign. Illinois stands in the
most important position Of any state In
this campaign"
In come other states. he charged. his
supporters have been defeated by the
unfair tactics OF federal oiEiceholders and
by other important methods.
Makes Threat.
III YOU are against me in fair vote.
he said. II shall have nothing TO say. but
if you are for NE and the bosses record
you as against. ! shall have g greet deal
to say
The colonel handled his opponents with
out gloves. lie assaulted Congressman
Mckinley. campaign manager for Taft
in his own district aud put himself on
record as opposed To Taft in regard to
reciprocity,
The colonel made nearly dozen fight
ing speeches. The days run took him
through the districts or Congressman
Mckinley and former Speaker Cannon.
He delivered one speech under the
shadow OF NIckinleys home IN Cham
palgn, and few hours later was whired
in an automobile by MIR. Cannou's dwell
ing in Danville, and made speech a few
blocks away. After leaving the state he
made several speeches In Indiana.
The crowds which heard Colonel Roose-
Welt today were large.
In speaking of reciprocity Roosevelt de-
cnred that. as far as he had any power,
he would not sanction the reintroduction
Of such a measure as the Canadian reci-
procity passed by congress, Tho farm
ers. he said. had not been required to
pay anything for an agreement like that.
Attacks Mckinley.
It was at Decatur that lie referred to
Congressman Mckinley
"My attention was called this uloCn-
Ing" he said, ''to a statement cmanatins
from Mr.. Mckinley, in which he attacks
mo for coming into his district and states
that they did not coma into my district,
as they were welcome to, and that / ask
as favors that certain men be sent to the
That Ia false. which the man
writing 1t knew to be false. 7 have asked
for no favors of any kind, and Will accept
none from my opponents.
''And more. In this article Mr.. McFin-
ley says he is progressive, Well. II Mr.,
Mckinley Is progressive. ! do not know
the brand. Mr.. Mckinley In this ight Is
heading the old reactIonary machine; he
Is standing against the interests OF the
people.
"He is standing as the representative
of privilege and special interest He is
associated with Mr.. Penrose OF PennsyI-
vanla, MIR. Gallinger of New Hampshire.
Messrs. Guggonheim and Evans OF Colo
RADIO, Mr.. Cox of Ohio and Mr.. Lorirner of
your own -state. II he is progressive,
they are progressive. They arc just about
as much progressives ono as the other"
"Same Old Hat
The platform from which Colonel Roosc
velt spoke in Danville was SO situated
that the sun was directly in his eyes.
Io used his hand as an oye shade for
time and then would put on ME hat.
'Thnt's the same old hat" someone in
the crowd called out.
That's right It's the same old hat.
tho colonel replied 1t wes at this point
that he said his hat was in the ring to
stay.
Colonel Roosevelt viii open his Penn
sylvenia campaign tomorrow. He Is to
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