New-York tribune., 1912-03-20
SPEAK FOR THE COLONEL
F. J. Heney and Amos PinChot at
Roosevelt League Meeting.
REAL START OF CAMPAIGN
Former Prosecutor at Frisco
Says He Is More Dangerous
than Ex- President"

The first real platform talking in the
Roosevelt primary campaign was done last
night at the Yorkvlle Casino, at No ?lO
East ssth street, under the auspices of the
Roosevelt League. Francis J. Heney, for
mer Prosecutor in San Francisco, and
Amos Pinchot, brother of Clifford Pinchot,
former government Chief Forester, were the
speakers. A band was on hand to enliven
the meeting and plenty OF pictures OF
Colonel Roosevelt were pinned to the red,
white and blue bunting. The hall was com
fortably filled with an audience which
cheered the name of the colonel whenever
It was mentioned.
Joseph Murray presided. and opened the
meeting by predicting success for Mr..
Roosevelt Mr.. Pinchot. who is treasurer
Of the executive committee of the Roosevelt
League, said that little while ago he had
felt less optimistic about the situation FOR
Roosevelt, but that he felt differently no"
and was sure that he would receive the
nomination.
IF you read the New York papers you
will think that Taft is ahead" said Mr.
Pinchcot; but that is not true-Roosevelt IS
far ahead"
Nr Pinchot offered some figures on the
roundup Of delegates from the various
states, as they had come to the Roosevelt
headquarters, to prove that his optimism
was warranted. and that these same figures
had been sadly 'misquoted" I'm some of the
New York papers. lie introduced Mr..
Heney
Mr.. Heney talked for nearly two hours'
extolIing the so-called Roosevelt policies
and setting the eX-President up as the one
man who could best bring equal opportu-
mites to all the people and place the gov
ernment in their hands, where IL ought 10
be. but hadn't been for the last fifty years
he said Mr.. Heney started by saying that
he was not going to make much OF pollt-
ical speech, but wanted to give his audi
ence a heart-to-heart talk.
Il am more dangerous than Colonel
Roosevelt is" he said II think he is on
the right track, but that he has not gone
far enough or fast enough. | am more
radical than he is. / am not an advocate
OF putting the power Of government back
into the hands of the people--it never has
been in the hands of the people-so / am
an advocate of putting it where it has
never been before"
The speaker said that even the TAFT
forces admitted that the fight Of the peo-
pie was 10 acquire equal rights for all. but
that II made a great difference what meth
DDS were used to accomplish that end. He
said that under the present system the
people might go on for the next seventy
five years without getting this sort or
thing, but he predicted that in almost one
fell swoop il might be accomplished with
Colonel Roosevelt at the helm. The initl-
alive referendum, recall and direct pri-
maries were the instruments which were
needed to do IT, and the people should
have them straight. without any jokers in
them he said
The speaker said that the courts by the
power Of Interpretation had infringed upon
the individual rights and liberties OF the
people in many instances. The sacred
right OF contract often stood in the way
of the whole people getting justice from
the courts. The courts could look into a
case and mete out justice to the Individual
he declared. but could not at the same
time always afford justice TO the whole
people. He advocated the recall of judges
I'm certain parts OF the country.
Mr. Heney declared the great wealth end
resources OF the country had been grad
ually falling into the hands OF a few in
dviduals and special interests until Colonel
Roosevelt came along as President and
began to put a stop TO IT, with the assist
ance OF Mr.. Pinchot the Chief Forester.