The Washington times., 1912-05-03

pageant started west on Church street,
through the lines Of waiting citizens
who crowded the pavements and
blocked roadways.
Following the leading band came the
of Colonel Roosevelt Then
followed the escorting committeeman,
including men prominent in Republican
circles In all of the counties on tne
Eastern Shore; Mounted police kept
streets cleared for the procession and
managed somehow to keep the crowd
moving before the parade reached any
given point. BY the time the parade 8
head reached Main and Division streets
all Salisbury had suspended led p9slness niyis,an
streets. the main thoroughfares of the
city, were closed. Cards announced
that the proprietors were at the Roose-
welt meeting, and not an open door
marked the usually busy business sec
AS the colonel's machine slowly forged
Itself through the waiting throng, the
candidate got his real reception. The
And II was fully ten minutes before
the committeeman could escort the
colonel to his seat of honor and clear
the stage for the speaking.
row. Crowds surged upon those in
front of the speakers stand and 1t was
only upon strenuous work, the Roose-
welt kind, that the police finally cleared
speakers to start their work.
1t was only when the local committee
men walked to the front and signified
that the speaking was to begin that the
crowd hushed its murmurings and was
silent to hear the claims of the candi-
date.
The Colonel introduced.
Mr.. Day, introducing Colonel Roose-
welt, said:
4ola h. -
the cocoanut, and the real thing
Theodore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt rose. "Climb down in
'front.'" he begged the crowd who had
perched themselves on the steps Of the
stand.
Il want to give square deal to the
people behind.
the faith that is in me and tell you why
| think every good American should be
with me.
The issues are new. and the means
principles are old. I am asking you To
decide in this contest on the same side
that our people have always decided In
the great contests in the past. You
cannot decide against us, II you believe
in the great principles of Democracy
We are standing for the right of people
to rule themselves, in a spirit OF jus
tice and fair play for every man. We
stahu ior tne pdslc principles or Amerl
can life.
Every standpatter will give lip 10y
atty to those principles of the Fourth o
July. We stand for them not only OF
Fourth of July, but on election day
and when the legislature meets. anc
when Congress meets. That Is why W,
are in this fight.
Distrusts Only the Bosses.
our opponents. and I am sorry to sa!
Mr.. Taft himself, in his own words
have said that they distrust the i'm
pulsive judgment of the people.
would rather have the impulsive judg
ment of the people than the deliberat
| judgment of the bosses.
! We are standing in this fight no
, only for every Republican. but for ever
| citizen. no matter what his politics ma
be. We are standing for the right an
| duty of the people to rule themselve,
| Our opponents have said We are attack
: ing the organization here. We are nc
! attacking the organization at all. s
| long as 1T represents people behind 1
I believe in, organizations. But we war
| to have organization representative, an
not misrepresentation of the people bt
hind II. Now, all l am trying to do
to get you people to act on sentiment
that every man who sincerely believe
in the ability Of the people to COVER