New-York tribune., 1912-04-30

OF the nOn-votinS part, VINO MAKE thtec
fourths OF all the people. because the 'Ia sotIto
don't constitute quarter Of the people
that il was necessary to nave cohsutulpIIa,,
restrictions that voting part 10 pre- en-, on
them from making unjust aSsressiD0tta on ~ ~
the non-v voting part of the people. Ihat -
our theory OF government
Says Opponent Misrepresents Him.
Now. what does my opponent do? he
takes this one sentence. that this is GOV
ernment Of the people, for the people. pY
representative OF the people. and he say
this Didn't tell YOU he diStrusted the
people? That means government, DS
Representative part; IL means a government
by the few; IL means government oy an
olGarchy. it means a government by an
aristocracy. by an aristocracy OF Bosses
and special privileges
| want to ask you whether YOU think that
is on the level Do you think that is
square deal? And. AZ President OF INC
United States am not entitled TO as square
a deal as the humblest citizen. And am
not to have my language construed as
any man would construe IT. read III con-
nection with the rest of the speech?
Now. it is said that all the bosses are are
against Mr.. Roosevelt. That depends upon
what the definition Of bosses is. IL every
man who is In politics and is in ms faVor
is a leader, then all the bosses are lof III.
and all the II ldcrs are for MIN. But that
definition goes beyond the stump upon
which Theodore Roosevelt stands.
Now, Mr.. Roosevelt ana are N'i y HluNn
alike in human nature. When people come
TO us and tender their political suppoit
that will help us to be elected to once, we
don't go about and pass a civil service eN-
animation or bring certihcate from me tIe
Young Mems Christian Association or from
q church We are glad 10 get all the SUP
port we can. and that il entirely honoraOle,
provided we do not make any coluitloho
with reference to our future conduct OF our
Office that shall interfere with our nlS-
charge OF those duties In accordance Win
the highest requirement Of the people
No Evidence Of Fraud
MI Roosevelt says that all my followers
are thugs and robbers and that they are
taking all the delegates away from nm.
OF course. I cannot tell what my followers
do all over tho country. All can say
| IS that no evidence has been DTousIN W
me of any fraud that would ho'd ior
moment i'm any court in ChtistendOm. /
can tell YOU. though that there is some
very substantial evidence that the cam
paien that has been carried on on the otItI
sid has been carried on with the deuoeIale
intention of stirring UP the pe-eI t,aI 5
everything in our favor was fraudulent ana
everything IN their favor was perfectly
hUreSt. -,
Now. my friends this happened in lndi-
, anapOS We beat them in the primaries
At oc,oCk there appeared on the streets
in the afternoon newspapers formal pro-
test by the Roosevelt committee that
frauds-base. comprehensive fraudS-had
been committed in the primaries ana tleE
did not open until q CLOCK.
could go over the other case. but | am
not going TO do il. All ! ask. my trlends,
is that YOU will read what IL said before
you attempt TO discriminate between What
! is truth and what is fiction. give me
| hearing Give me q square deal and II
| YOU wish 10 condemn me ! am good loser
| enough 10 stand 1t.