Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-30

| a general sense government OF the
people nut that speaking exacuy II
was a government of the people for
| the people, by representative part
OF the, people, and in the context Of
what | said 1 showed what | meant
by 1t. | said this IL government Of
all the people because II belongs to
all of us--men, women and children.
but when you come TO the expression,
government by the people, that means
a government of those who control
the government and who are they?
They are the voting part OF the peo-
pie. They are the adult males, and
they are taken as representative
part of the people. Is there any
doubt about that fact; ! was show
ing 1t for the purpose Of point
ing out that il was necessary
to protect the rights OF the non
voting part who make three
fourths Of all the people; that it was
necessary to have constitutional re-
strictions on the voting part to pre-
vent them from making unjust ag
gressions on the non-voting part of
the people. That Is our theory of gov
ernment.
Nov, what does my opponent do?
He takes this one sentence, that this
is a government of the people, for
the people. by representative partl
of the people and he says: Didn't /
tell you he dis,rusted the people /;
That means q government by rep |
resentative part: it means govern
mont by the few; ii means a govern |
mcnt by an oligarchy: il means a |
government by aristoeraey; by an ar
istocracy of bosses and special priNi- |
lege.
Il want to ask you If you think !
that is on the level? Do YOU think |
it is square deal? And, as president |
of the United states, am | not en-
titled to as square deal as the hum
blest citizen--and am / not TO hay
my language construed as any man
would construe it, read In connection
with the rest of my speech
Now It Is said tina; all the bosses
are supporting me and that all the
bosses are against Mr. Roosevelt.
That depends upon what the definl-
ton of bosses is. II every man who is
in politics and is in his favor Is a
leader, then all the bosses are for me
md all the leaders are for him, But
that definition does not go beyond
he stump upon which Theodore
Roosevelt stands. Now Mr.. Roosevelt
and / are very much alike in human
nature. When people come to us and
ender their political support that
will help us to be elected TO office
hoy don't go about and pass civil
,ervice examination or bring certiii
'ate from the Young Mems Christian
association or from n church
We are glad to get all the support
We can. and chat Is entirely honor
lble. provided we do rot make any .
onditions with reference TO our flu
ure conduct OF our office that shall
Interfere with out disc barge Of tlfoso
Iuties in accordance with the highest
Of the pe1pie
MT. Roosevelt says that all my
ollowers are thugs and robbers and ,
hat they are taking all the delegates ,
way from him. or course | cannot
ell what my followers do all over 7
he country. All can say is that no ,
violence has been brought to me of ,
ny fraud that would hold for mo- ,
lent in any court in chrstendom. ! :,
an tell you though that there Is =
ome very substantial evidence that
ne campaign on the other side has :,
cen carried on with the deliberate :
ltention Of stirring mp the belief :.
nat everything in our favor was a
and everything in their O.
lvor was perfectly honest.
Nov my friends, this happened in :.
We beat them in the +
rimaries In that city. The polls open =.
at O'Clock. At o'clock there :,
)peared on the streets in the after 4,
,on papers a formal protest by the -
committee that frauds ~,
Use, comprehensive frauds, had a,
zen committed in the primaries and -,
ey did not open until o'clock. Il,
give me square deal and If YOU ,
sh to condemn me | am good loser II,
ough to stand it," ~