The Cairo bulletin., 1912-03-29
ROOSEVELT IN
MISSOURI FLAYS
GOTHAM BOSSES
Colonel Declares Defeat in New
York Was Because Of
Frauds
BoLTlNc REPORTS FAKES
Expresses Inability to Accept Inyi-
talon to Address Illinois
Senate
B0LTING REPORTS FAKES

st. Louis, Mo. March 2S.-Col,
Roosevelt stated his case today to
the people Gf Missouri Ee made
five speeches in this city and an
other in East st. Louis. In each heI
explained bis political doctrines.
The streets we're drenchcd in o.
down-pour of rain but the Colonel
found crowd awaiting him at theI
station when he arrived and a large
audience which appiauded him
wherever he spoke. The Colonel put
In q day that kept him busy from
the time he stepped from his train,
before breakfast until well on to-
wards midnight, when 1t was time
sor him to depart for ST. Paul
Answers Invitation,
In addition to making six speeches
he attended a breakfast, luncheon
and dinner issued two statements,
sent a message to the Illinois sen-
ate, and found opportunity to go
over the political situation with
leaders of the Roosevelt campaign
in Missouri.
Col. Rooaevolts' main speech was
delivered tonight in the first reg;-I
ment armory. He discussed "The
Right of the People to Rule and
alked largely in the same vein asI
in his spdcchin New Yorl., last week
upon the same topic. He protested
against the theory ascribed by him
TO President TAFT that the people,
should be ruled by representative
Of the people and said that "if the
people cannot rule themselves then
they are not fit for free government
and democracy is a sham"
Calls Reports Fakes"
A report which appeared from
several quarters to the effect that
Col Roosevelt had intimated that he
might bolt the Chicago convention
in case he is not nominated, caused
him TO issue two statements in|
which he characterized the reports
as fakes. "
A telegram to the Illinois Senate
was occasioned by an invitation sentI
out by Springfield, H., to address
that body. The Colonel wired his re-
grets and said that a presidential
primary law, to consider which the
Legislature Is in session, was an inn
portant step, towards securing to the
people the right to rule themselves
He assailed the politicians and "the
rocked men of wealth" who, he
'aid, were opposing such measures
Missourians See T r.
Gov. Hadley Of Missouri, Thomas
< Niedringhaus and several others,
who are active in Roosevelt's cam
paign, attended the conference at
which the political situation in Mi:-
souri, was discussed. Roosevelt
| would make no comment upon the
| outlook in this state
Colonel Roosevelt received a.
| tumultuous welcome when he reach
| ed the armory All of the seats We're
filed and hundreds of persons were
standing Gov, Hadloy introduced
| the Colonel, The first reference
| Col. Roosevelt has made to the tariff
| in his present campaign, was
brought in tonight's speech: .
| II haven't spoken on the tariff, :"
| he said, because ! have little to add
to what | said two years ago, in up
holding an honest fulfllment Of
what the Republican platform con-
tanned on that subject"
| Charges Fraud.
| Inc speaker repeated the charges
which he made yesterday that I'M
proper means We're used to defeat
| the Roosevelt candidates at the pri-
maries in New York.
| What happened in New York, :"
he said, shows that there is ample
missionary work down there for any
| lMissourian you can spare"
Here in Missouri" he continued.
They have arranged for contested
delegations to the Chicago conven-
ton from districts where they could
hardly procure a corporal's guard
to make the contest. They can only
hope at Chicago they can repeat
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