New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-30

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which will convey him around Chicago 10
the road over which he will travel To De-
troit
MINNEAPOLIS. March ?9.-Taking as no
theme the fight against the RUE III '''
BOSSES" Colonel Roosevelt addresseu an
immense crowd at the Auditorium mere
night after his speech in st. Paul lie re-
fcrred frequently to the Civil War veterans
- number of whom occupied a section near
the platform.
Immediately after his speech he was es-
corted to a local hotel, where a brlef re-
ception was held. and then he was taken 10
his train for Chicago. which left here al II
o'clock.
In his speech in this city colonel Roose-
welt said
In the fght in which we now are gu
gagged the lineup is clear. We stand LOT
the plain people against the bosses. W.
stand for the rights Of the many against
special privileges. Well meaning men ~
their head the President OF the ,hiteu
States himself, having continually Geen III
sisting on the shortcomings of the rue 81
the poople have announced they are aSaiHS'
the decision OF vital questions py tne peo
pie because they distrust the 'lmpulaISe !,
1
Abraham Lincoln was wrong when ne Sd l
that this should be a government Oh. LOT
and by the people. and that. instead II
ought TO be a government OF the people %!
I p"' Tho contest to-day we are warning
against the same forces that opposed III,
coin. we are striving for preclselE III. ne
principles for which Lincoln StiONc' III oIlt
of his closing debates with Douglas htty-
four years ago. he spoke as follows. 80.
THAT is the real issue. That Is the issue
that will continue IN TINS COUNT Rn,,g,.e and
myself shall be silent. II Is the tteiuta
struggle between these two prlnclpics' rIS I
end wrong. throughout the world HeE d, ,
thr two principles that have stood race ~
face from the beginning OF uihe anu "''
continue to struggle. Ill, ,,,,r,.
Change the names 20 That they WIZ aPtl1
IN thc men and events Of our own tiine. anu
This sentence describes the present CONT
ms accurately a. it described the 'oil''S' ~
bich Lincoln was then engaged. ,,,.
II Ijnroln was right in this speech tna ,I
7 have quoted. th"n the PRESIDENT d'Ih o. o.
who follow and support nII' :. J.. ,nsafc 10
unfolding the doctrine that II y ."S 90 ,bn
,r,,et tho no nj and that part OF th'
reopIc should rule the rest.
Albert Lea. MINI March 29--ComInG
into Minnesota. the nth state in which nc
hoe made speeches on hls tour Of the MIG
do West, Colonel Roosevelt stopped TOT
half hOOr ~ AlIFl - l''' ~ 'N'''
bia train and was taken To the Courthouse
ubere ne spoke to crowd which gave
him an enthusiastic welcome.
colonel Roosevelt spoke on tn" tar'h anu
Presidential primaries. In urging adoption
Of Presidential primaries Colonel Roosevelt
referred 10 conditions I'm Minnesota ana
criticised those who. he said. were seeking
10 thwart the popular will by opposing
such measures.
Predicating his argument or the asser-
ton that very little Improvement, Indeed
will follow any attempt to revise the tariFt
by methods hitherto used" Colonel Roose-
welt said:
The thing 10 do is To change the methods.
J believe that this country - Iully com
mitted 10 the principle OF protection, but
iC Is to protection as a principle. To pro
lection primarily in the interest OF the
standard of living OF the American work.
inGman.
As a means toward the attainment of the
end i'm view have yet devised moth
ing I'm any way 40 effective AZ a tariff COM
mission. There should he a commission or
we'll paid experts. men who should not
represent any special interest or industry,
who should he masters Of their subject.