Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-03
CALLS 1T HIGH TREASON
Il Don't Want to Win Unless by
Straight Methods" He Declares.
SAYS HE DESERVES SUPPORT
Repeats That Campaign Is "Straight
Bosses and the People.

SALISBURY, Md, May 3-Col. Roose
welt carried his fight for the presidential
nomination into Maryland today, begin
ning his campaign in the state at Sails
oury. He made his first speech here thi.
morning to crowd of several thousand
persons at an outdoor meeting and re
ceived cord al greeting. In his speech
here Col. Roosevelt said he felt he had
the right to come to this part of the
country to make his appeal. as he be-
lieved the present contest to be greater
than mere party struggle, and that II
was one in which he was entitled to the
support of the men Of all parties. He
repeated his statement that the presen,
campaign was a straight lineup be
tween the political bosses and the people
Col Roosevelt's private car was de-
tached from the train on which it wa.
brought from New York on its arriva
here at o'clock this morning. The col
onel left Salisbury by special train fol
the remainder of the days tour. which
will take him through eastern Maryland
to Wilmington, Del From Wilmington
he is to go to Havre de Grace for q
speech, and thence to Baltimore to make
an address tonight. The colonel is to re
main over night in Baltimore.
Calls Bribery High Treason.
''The man who pays bribe for a vote
and the man who takes bribe are both
of them guilty of high treason to the re-
public" said Col. Roosevelt in his speech
here. He declared that he did not pro-
pose to have his opp onents gain votes at
the Maryland primaries Monday by cor
rupt methods.
THE man who sells his VOTE" said Col
Roosevelt. lis not only a traitor to him.
self. but he is q traitor to the cause OF
self-government l wish that all good
citizens would join together to see that
there is no corruption at the primaries
/ ask every decent colored man in this
state to see to 1t that no colored mar
sells his vote in this primary. When
Rome was changed from a republic to
an empire it was not Caesar who changed
1t. 1t was the corruption of the people
Unscrupulous white men are willing to
debauch the colored man. taking advan-
tage of his needs: the colored man who
sells his vote Is doing immeasurable
harm to his own race.
IF any man attempts to purchase a
vote in my interest, I'll take more trou-
BILE to 'cinch him than any one else:
don't want to win as unless by str, straigh, s
opponents don't win by crooked methods
You can't go against us If you are far
sightedly loyal to your own interests.
We stand for the basic principles upon
which this government was founded.
Stand for Direct Primaries.
1--WE who stand for the progressive
cause have everywhere insisted upon d.
rect primaries to select the nominee for
President. Our opponents. headed, l am
sorry to say. by President Taft, have said
that they distrusted the impulsive judg-
ment of the people.
u ask you to speak for yourselves at
the polls. Don't have your votes deliv-
cred by anybody.
Our opponents have said that we are
attacking the organization here. We are
not attacking it so far as 1t represents
the people. We believe in organization
most emphatically. We want to have
the organization strong. But 1t should
represent the plain people.
Il can't make any appeal either to the
boss or the big corporation mar who
stands back Of the boss. l don't ex-
pect the boss to be with us because this
movement isn't healthy for bosses. The
big corporation man ought to be with
US II he doesn't want anything more
than square deal.
"He is entitled to his vote, but he is en-
titled to only one vote All that I am
asking is literally justice. Mr.. Taft has
said I go about the country preaching
class hatred and discomfort. The only
class / preach hatred against is the class
of crooks. AS for discomfort, j preach
discomfort against nothing but injustice,
and | shall continue to do so as long as
l am able to. If you let a boss govern
you he won't govern you for his health.
The people will make mistakes If they
really rule themselves. but the boss will
never govern you as we'll as you govern
yourselves.
I'VE don't want any delegates that
don't represent the popular feeling. but
we do want every delegate where pop
ular feeling is for U.S.
Harmon Still in Maryland.
BALTIMORE, Md. May 3-Gov. Judson
paign in Maryland for the democratic
presidential nomination. He went to Be-
lair this forenoon for an open-air meet.
ing. after which he returned to Baltimore
Later he expected to visit the Noun,
railroad. leaving for Columbus. Ohio, to.
night.
Gov. Wilson Improved.
TRENTON. n. j., May 3.-Gov Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey, who is con
fined to his home at Princeton. suffering
from cold. was reported better today
He has. however. Cancelled his engage
ment to address the New Jersey Associa
tion at .-tlantic City tonight
The governors ailment is in the ma
| ture OF Influenza. Members Of his fam
| lily say they expect him to be out in {
| day or two and rdicule the report tha
/ he is suffering from a physical break
down. Gov. Wilson has no immediat,
| speaking engagements