Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-06
Sage Of Sycamore Says He
Asks No Support From Men
He Put in Office and That
They Should Serve People.
HE Is A CANDIDATE
ONLY IF PEOPLE WISH
Mr.. Taft is Given Severe Prod
When Ex-ROughrider Asks
Who It Is That Now Seeks
Presidential Primaries.

tBy EyealaK Herald a. =. Leased sVirel
M.neoia, g. l., March 6.--sccretary
Stlmson's speech IN Chicago last might
supporting President Taft for the Re
publican nomination brought from
SIR. Roosevelt today a tart reply.
''In regard TO Mr. stlmson's state.
ment that against my original lnton-
tion am being forced by certain per-
aons snto the arena this year. I need
merely say" declared Colonel R0oso-
Welt. ";hat the statement is correct
only In the sense that II would be cor
rect TO make the same statement az
TO my advocacy Of Mr.. Stimson for
governor ln 1910. In that contest, ns
IN this. 4 was exceedingly reluctant
20 be drawn into the contest. In that
contest, aa IN this. I acted only from
a sonse OF duty 10 the people az 4
whole, ana la that contest was as
sailed with precisely the same argu-
ments by the great majority OF those
who are now assailing me-" The col
onel continues;
III had considered only my par.
eonnl interests and personal prefer
once. / should. OF course, have kept
out of the 1910 campaign. have lei
the machine remain la control at Sar-
atoRe and seen the state 90 Demo
cratic by 100000 majority, as under
those circumstances II certainly would
have gone.
Il went IN because / conscientiously
felt that Il Was nay duty 20 take my
part in the fight FOR honest govern.
meni, for genuine self-government bJ
the peoRlc. without regard 20 tho con.
sequences 20 myself: and ! um in thh
ight on precisely the same hnsis ant
for practically the Same reasons.
LET me add in Wow or the qucs,
tlons 0f certain friends. that neither
Mr.. stlmsOn nor any other man whom
! have supported for public oflc,
owes me any gratitude for doing 50
/ support man. not 10 get his graft.
tudo but because believe he will ren.
der good service 90 tho people, and
ask nothing from any man la return
except thae he sender such seryioe {,
the people, and Judge him accord
ingiy.
"As for tho question concerning
who arc forcing me into the arenag
the anewcr n easy.
(which side Is making tho doman,
for omen primaries ane which side Il
stirling this demand wherever posi-
BILE, refusing 10 accedc 10 it save IN
der compulslon aud trusting 10 tn,
use of patronage. ~ such methods NJ
those tried Ia the recent Kansas CIT
congressional convention, and th0a
very machine ieedors who have turn
ed q complete semerAault AZ regard
the president during the last fou
years.
eThese leaders are managing IN
campaign against me, and II the'
were deliberately trying 10 wreck th
Republican party they would follow
precisely the tactics they have beel
following --iactlos which make Il seen
that they w0uld rather see the Re
publican party defeated than see
restored to what II was under Tin
coin, and see II hocome again the gen
ulne party of the people, tho part
that stands for real popular rule, an'
FOR the highest ideals Of social an
industrial Justice, 10 be achieves
through popular rule.
"we stand for direct presidentia
preferential primaries everywhere I
Massachusetts. In Illinois, tn Ne'
York (for ln New York tho preseu
primary law, passed by the machine
of the two parties Is expressly dc
signed 10 prevent either party froF
escaping the control Of the profession
al politicians and from falling unee
the control og the neopicl. II ou
oppononls wish the people 10 haV
their saw let them support real prl
mary bills.
"If ~ open primaries, without ca
orcion or fraud, without pressui
brought BY the use OF patronage q
the promise Of tho withholding
patronage. the plain people % tho k'
publlcan party declare they do Nc
wish me 20 be nominated. then moi
certainly I do not Wish the nomina
tlon: " they declare that they DO wis
me. not IN my interest but IN the m
terest OF the people as whole, thei
as I have aiready said. ! VIII aeool
and win strive 20 servo tho pcopl
with an OF whatever powers ! po'
sess."