The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
Senator Bcve.
ridge Speech at Indi-
annapolis in Favor of
Roosevelts Nomination
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vention hall every entrance but n
was nailed up and men with clubs and
baseball bats stood at the only door
left open. Finally, a boss-ruled
credentials committee declared that
the Roosevelt delegates. who were
Overwhelmingly elected and regularly
certified, nevertheless could not legal
~ sit in the convention.
All lis was done as Il part OF that
desperate fight now being made on
Roosevelt by all the dark influences In
the nation-a fight that long since has
resortcd to falschood against this
strong man and now is resorting to
violence to keep Republican voters
from naming him as our leader.
The truth is, that the powers of pill
lage do not intend to let Republican
voters nominate Theodore Roosevelt.
Inese forces are no partisan. They
are for any man of any party as
against Roosevelt. They know if
Roosevelt is nominated he will be
elected. And they know better than
anybody else what Roosevelt's election
means to their practices. Therefore.
the real struggle is to keep Republic
can voters from nominating Roosevelt.
What was done in the Third Missouri
district Is being done and will be done
In different ways all over the country.
1t is being done here and now in In.
dianapolis.
Some days 6 Mr.. Chamberlain. an
indianapolis lawyer Of high standing
in his profession. went I o Mr.. Wal
lace, our city controller and chairman
OF our party'S county committee, and
asked fair play for Col. Roosevelt's
friends in the city primaries.
Mr.. Chamberlain says that Chair
mar Wallace frankly told him that it
makes no difference how many votes
are cast for Roosevelt, not a single
Roosevelt delegate will be permitted
to be chosen.
SO what was done in the Third Mis-
souri, district is to be done in a diff
ferent form here in indianapolis day
after tomorrow. And the result is to
he carried to the country as the YER
dict of the people of Indianapolis
against Theodore Roosevelt. This,
too. is true of Evansville.
Why the Hatred.
And why all this hatred of Roose-
Welt: Why these outlaw attempts to
defeat him? Let history answer. 1t
will tell you that all such champions
OF human rights. as Roosevelt has
been and is. We're attacked in their
day just as Roosevelt is attacked in
our day. Let Roosevelt's own record
answer. 1t will tell YOU that this
great-hearted man struck with any
weapon he could find. every robber Of
the people and every power that set
itself above the nation. And now they
are striking Roosevelt.
Who brought suit against the Beef
trust? Theodore Roosevelt. Who
brought suit against the Standard Oil
company? Theodore Roosevelt. Who
brought suit against the Tobacco
trust" Theodore Roosevelt. Who
brought suit against Morgan and Hills
railroad trust? Theodore Roosevelt.
Who brought suit against Morgan's
New England railroad combine =?
Theodore Roosevelt. And who dis
missed 1t? Wickersham. Who agreed
and the Tobacco trust? Wickersham.
We hear that the Oil and Tobacco
trusts are dissolved. Yet they go on
raising the prices Of oil and tobacco.
We hear that the oil monopoly is no
more. Yet the Indiana Standard Oil
company. which is a part Of the oil
trust, only a few days ago declared q
dividend Of $4,000. 900. This is the
same company that was fined $2a.-
this dividend. 1t did not pay that fine.
Turned Tail.
The same men who fougth Mr..
Taft four years ago are the leaders OF
his campaign today. These same men
who then 80 viciously and violently
attacked Mr.. Taft attack Theodore
Roosevelt with even greater venom
and more INSCRIPTIONS methods now
Let US call the roll of the men who
today are against Theodore Roosevelt
In the various states: New England,
Crane and Gallingen-whom do they
stand for? New York. Barnes, Par
sons. and Abe Gruber-whom do they
stand for? New Jersey, Murphy and
kean-whom do they stand for?
Pennsylvania. Pcnrose and his ma.
chine-whom do they stand for? Ohio,
Cox and his machine-whom do they
stand for? Indiana. Healing and his
machine-whom do they stand fol-:
Illinois. Lorimer and his machine
whom do they stand for? Colorado,
Guggenhein1 and his machine-whom
do they stand for? Utah. Reed Smoot
and the Mormon machine-whom do
they stand for? Washington. Ballin-