Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-04-04
COLONEL is KEPT BUSY
ExpIaines Political Doctrines in
Speeches at St. Louis.
Declares Address at Chicago Speaks
for ltseIf-Discusses Recall Of Ju-
dIciaI Decsions-Sends Mess.
age to Illinois Senate.


st. Louis-Colonel Roosevelt made
i've speeches in this city Thursday
and another in East st. Louis, ILL.,, in
which he explained his political doc
tr1nes. Despite the downpour of rain
large crowds met him everywhere.
The colonel was busy from his ar
rival until late at night, when he
started for st. Paul In addition to
making the six speeches he .ttended
breakfast, luncheon and dinner, is
sued two statements, sent message
to the Illinois senate and found oppor.
tun1ty to go over the political situa-
ton with the leaders of the Roosevelt
campaign in Missouri.
Not long after the ex-president had
ensconced himself in the Planters ho-
tel he allowed himself to be inter-
viewed concerning certain passages
In his Chicago speech.
II made no allusion to the Chicago
convention in my speech" declared
the colonel. "The allusion had to do
with what had been done in the New
York, Indiana and Colorado primaries.
What said was that those primaries
could in no way be binding upon the
Republican party.
ANY man who reads into that
speech or out Of it anything that I
have not said is deliberately and will.
fully disappearing me. Let the
people read what say and take 1t at
Its exact face value Any one who
tries to detract from anything say
is deliberate faker."
In his address at the luncheon given
by the City club Colonel Roosevelt
discussed the recall of judicial de-
cisions.
my proposition has been discussed
by my opponents in frame Of mind
which makes hysteria seem calm by
told me that was right on that pro
posal, but that should not have in.
terjected 1t into a campaign. said
that l wasn't in the least interested
in the campaign except as a means OF
getting Justice. I'd million times
rather lose the campaign and get jus.
tice than win it without getting JUS
tice."
Sends Message to Illinois Senate.
Springfield, Ill.-"Crooked financial
interests" are blamed for the opposi.
ton of many politicians to presidential
primaries in telegram received from
Theodore Roosevelt by Senator Will.
lett H. Cornwell. Mr.. Roosevelt ex.
pressed his regret at his inability to
accept the invitation to address the
general assembly, which was given tc
him by Senator Cornwell in behalf Of
the senate.
The colonel's telegram was sent
from st. Louis. In part 1t was as fol
lows:
Through you desire to express tc
the senate of Illinois my profound ap
probation of the honor they have
done me in asking me to address
them. l greatly regret that my en-
gagements render this a physical i'm
possibility.
you are engaged in passing d.
rect presidential primary act which
shall allow the voters to express theil
own choice, both in the several dis
tricts and in the state at large, as to
whom they wish to have nominated
for president.
In almost every state in the Union
one of the fundamental evils against
which we have had to struggle is the
corrupt alliance between the profes
sional politician who wishes to make
a living or more than living out q
politics and the crooked man Of
wealth who wishes to secure from the
crooked politician favors which the
one has no right to give and the Other
has no right to receive.
I'm its actual workings the old con
vention system at the present time ir
a number of states is being handled
by one party or the other of this mis-
chievous and sinister alliance or by
both parties thereto 80 as to thwar
the wishes of the people at large
Doubtless in the case of most Of the
politicians engaged in thus thwartinl
the wishes of the people the motive
is simply to retain their own contro
of the political machine. But there
are doubtless also many cases where
the politicians are acting in response
to pressure from the great crooked
financial interests.
'No other explanation will ade
quately explain some of the things
that have been done within the las
few weeks, and even within the las
few days, by the political machines O.
several states in insolently and de
family thwarting the popular will ant
even upsetting the popular judgmen
when it has been duly and lawfully
recorded.
THE powers of privilege. the repre-
sentativss of the great interests which
rely not upon just treatment, but upoI
the receipt of special and improper
favors, have banded together to op
pose genuine popular rule In every
shape and to support every man wht