New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-10
COL. ROOSEVELT THRUSTS
AT FEDERAL PATRONAGE
In Pittsburgh Speech He Violent
" AssaiIs the Action of Ken
lucky PoStmaSterS.
DEMANDS THEIR SUSPENSION
Charges His Opponents with En-
deavoring to Debauch Forest
Service--Would Change
the Courts.

Pittsburgh. April 9-"No more scandslous
abuse of federal patronage has ever been
seen than we have seen here in the last
two months" said Colonel Roosevelt. re
fcrring 10 the government service. in a
speech here tonight.
Colonel Roosevelt charged that the ma
tional Taft bureau was making an effort
10 debauch the forest service, and said II
was impossible that the bureau could be
acting without the cordial support and
approval Of the administration" He also
asserted that IN Kentucky postmasters &C
cording to advices which had reached
him from Edward O'Rear, eX-chiet JUS
tee OF the stale, had been engaged IN
the lowest kind of election frauds
Failure Immediately TO suspend the Of
fcIals in question" he declared, ito dis
svow their actions and to refuse to proht
Sv them must inevitably make the I'd
ministration accessory TO the outrageous
infamy set forth by the ex-chief justice OF
Kentucky"
cot course. this case is merely Illus
trative." no continued. of what has been
attempted in every branch Of the govern
ment service"
For Workinamen's Compensation
Colonel Roosevelt referred to the tarln
saying it's prime justification must he the
protection which Il affords TO workingheh'
He advocated worxingmen's compensation
laws and defended the principles which he
has proposed affecting the courts.
The speech was delivered in Exposition
Hail before a large crowd, which gave the
colonel a demonstratiye welcome. II was
ona Of two speeches which he made IN
pittsburgh to-day. the first being a talk on
the welfare Of women and children al the
Tree of Life Synagogue. The ex-President
spent most of the day in resting and dc
tatlng speeches at his hotel.
Two days of hard campaigning are ne
fore Colonel Roosevelt. At $50 o'clock to-
morrow morning he viii depart from Pitts
burgh on a special train. and viii SPEAK
IN Joannette Greensburg. Latrohe. Blairs-
VILE. Johnstown Cresson. Altoona, HUNT
ing0on. Lewistown Junction. Miffiln, mar
rishurg, Lancaster. Coatesvile and in the
evening. 1T Philadelphia. On the following
dsy ne win 20 into Eastern Pennsylvania
reaching New York Thursday afternoon
Would Change the Courts.
In his speech here tonight Colonel Roose-
Welt said IN part
We intend to have a workman's compen-
saion law for the Union and for every
State Of the Union, II the legislatures
Won't give us the laws, we intend TO change
the mind of the legislatures or else chahse
The legislators themselves II the courts QUITS
won't allow us 10 get needed laws, then
either we will have referendum OF these
decisions and will change the decisions OF
81 our opponents are SO foolish as 10 I ny
10 prevent our changing the decisions we
will change the courts in orderly ana con-
stitutional fashion by vote OF the people.
our opponents are fond of speaking az
though / were the only man VINO com
plaiped of injustice by the courts. IN q
speech before the American Bar Assocla-
tion a few years ago President TART was
reported as saying "the practical admins
IRIS ton OF justice in the. United States Is
a reproach 10 our CIVILIZATION. But ne
proposed no remedy. ] have never mace
any aTrafgnment of the courts quite so Sc
we're as the srraignment contained In TINS
sneech by Mr.. Taft. The difference Is that.
whereas Mr. Taft not only proposes nc
remedy whateLe ana ne ne rs n ssSn pydrosed
/ propose a moderate and constitutional
remedy BY which the people themselves
after due deliberation, will be able TO oo-
tain justice.
penounoes kentucky Politicians.
After defending his plan for the refer
endurn upon certain classes Of judicial de-
cislons. Colonel Roosevelt continued;
Remember, we can have no good leglsla-
fion unless you have honesty both IN buSl-
ness and in politics. At this moment the
rnoet hagrant dishonesty, the most nasrsnl
djssraces are being perpetrated by the pon-
ficians in their effort 10 thwart the peo-
pIes will in the State Of Kentucky. Inc
leader of the real Republicans in that state
ls Judge O'Rear eX-Chief Justice ot the
state and the Republican candoaIe lor
Governor at the last election. Judge y rear
esnt a telegram to the President, Which
runs in part as follows:
Later returns give Roosevelt lst DIS
Yrict but chairman Of McCracken county,
DEPUTY postmaster OF Paducah. signs Tart
certificates, although Roosevelt Carried
oounty by LOS to 81. In Carlisle County
Roosevelt had all but three, yet the dis
1rict chairman, the postmaster az MAY
reid signed Taft's certificates. Nothing
snnroaching these high-handed Inethods
hsf ever occurred In Kentucky politics
Now this outrage does not represent any
great case Of violating the civil serNce
shw u involves conduct which would De
infarnous, which would be in itself Grim
frsI il the civil service law were NOT IN
fheF statute book These postmasteTs, &C
1orainS to the statement of the former
chief Justice Of Kentucky, have peen en- en-
eseed in the lowest kind OF election trauos'
Rave heen engaged in the effort deliberate
Nv 70 subyeTt the will OF the people, 10
StssJ from the people their rights. NO Worse
thing could have been done under Iwseo'
II was an outrage 70 permit the postnas-
terra 10 serve in such positions unless they
verA willing to behave win the strlctSsI
tustice But II is an iufany not 70 ais
5Ssres from ONCE at once these postrnas-
tars and publicly and openly TO ask Tor
,cvaroal NJ what thew have done