Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-10-04

battles q the people. 6nd m. Rooos-
vOlt mover knew hiM. ana nom that
day to this hAs had nothing to do
with him.. lApDlAns0s)s And when
Nh. La Toilette. the choice OF tho
progressiyes. became ., candidate
against Mr.. TAFT. lIr. Rooaevelt
wanted Il distinctly understood that
he would take no part between Mr..
La Toilette and llr. TAM.
HOW TEDDY IGNORED
Z LA FNOLLETTES COURSE
Now, when he Il . candidate. It is
necessary to organize third party, to
beat Mr.. Taft But when Mr.. La Fol-
lette was candidate. then Mr.. Roose-
welt would not even help him beat
Mr.. Taft in the republican party.
\ Now. am willing to have man
come over any time, but think It is
only fair that he should treat with
decent courtesy the people who came
ever before him.
/ The bible gives us that beautiful
parable Of the Prodigal Son. think
Mr.. Roosevelt ought to read that. You
remember how the son went away
from home and how he got into bad
company Possibly there were bosses
there and he got acquainted with them
and they Led him astray. They may
have helped nominate him for COVER
nor. as they did Mr.. Roosevelt. They
may have helped to nominate him
for vdce-president, or for president, but
anyhow, he went astray and af-
ter awhile he got so far away and
got so hard up that he got to living
on husks, and that brought him to
his senses; and when he came home,
and the Bible tells how when he came,
he came repentant, he came with his
head hanging down. He didn't want
anything but just to be servant in
his fathers house. And the father
came out and saw him coming and
he could tell by his very manner that
he was repentant, and then the faith
ers heart went out to him, and we
have that most beautiful parable Of
repentance and Of Life.
GOT ALL THE HUSKS AND
CAME STAGGERING BACK
Well, Mr.. Roosevelt went astray.
He was astray all these years. and
when he got to Chicago last June he
got all the husks that he could stand,
and he decided to come back. laugh
ter.)
But did he come bach like the
Prodigal Son? Did he come back re-
pentant? Did he come back with his
head hanging down? Did he come
back anxious to be a humble member
Of the Progressive party?
No he came staggering back and
wanted to take charge OF the house
and kick out the elder son.
That Is not the spirit that a man
ought to come back in. am willing
to have Mr.. Roosevelt turn states
evidence and testify on his pals, but
I am not for him for prosecuting at
torney-this year. (Applause.)
We have needed him and then we
could not have him.. And now we
have him when we do not need him.
When I think how we could have
used him q few years ago when the
democratic party was fighting the
corporate domination OF this govern
ment, and when we did not have him,
but he was against US. I am reminded
Of an old colored fellow down in Ala
bama who was working in the cotton
field in July. The sun was pouring
Its heat down on him; he was mop
ping the perspiration from his face,
and finally looked up at the sun and
he says, Where was you last Deem
Der when we needed you Z"
(Laughter)
Don't you think, my friends, that
1t Is only fair that he should recog-
nize the work done by the democratic
party? Why should he denounce US
In, every speech he makes and say
we are not to be trusted?
TELLS A STORY TO MAKE
COMPARISON STRONGER
heard q story that think would
not At many public men. You may
have heard It. 1t L. on the supposition
that Mr.. Roosevelt went to heaven,
and as the story goes. he had not
been there long when he went to st.
Peter and said, Things are dull here.
Can't we get something started? Z" ST.
Peter says, what would you sug-
-sest2" He says, Something big.
something big" He says, "How would
the biggest choir the world ever saw
dot" st. Peter said, "All right" Mr.
Roosevelt says, "Can you get me a
million sopranos7" eyes" "And q
million tenorsa" s.Yes;h i.And q mii4
lion aItos7" eyes" WE'LL he says
:" you get them together and we will
have the choir" st. Peter says, what