The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-13
COLONEL REPLIES
TO CAMPBELL
OF KANSAS
SAYS Americans Are Fit For
Self Government
NOT A sENSELESS MOB
Thinks campbelI's Pontius PLATE Ar
aument Was Not Made in
Good Taste

Oyster Bay, March ia sharp re-
ply to Congressman Philip H. Camp
bell of Kansas was made last night
by Col. Roosevelt, who took exception
in particular to one passage In the
letter which the congressman address
sed to him Monday. Mr.. Campbell
was quoted as having pointed TO
the overturning of the decision OF
Pontius PLATE by the people as an
argument against the recall of Judicial
decisions Col, Roosevelt dictated
this statement: Congressman Camp
bells position is in effect that the
American people are as unfit for self
government and as prone to guilty ex-
cesses as the mob which demanded
the crucifixion of the Savior. l do
not think Congressman CampbelFs
comparison is in good taste, and in
any event it needs no discussion by
me-"
The statement was made on Col.
Roosevelt's return last night to Oys-
ter Bay. after he had splashed his
way over rs miles of muddy roads
in his automobile with the rain con-
stantly beating in on him. He made
his sixth trip to the county court in
Mineola yesterday and at least got
as far as the jury box, only to be
challenged peremptorily as soon as he
| took his seat. Then he motored on to
New York and spent several hours
in his editorial Office before return
ing home.
Col. Roosevelt is to return to Min
cola tomorrow morning, but it is
doubtful if he will see any actual ser
vice as a juror. On Friday he will
have completed period of two weeks
and will be entitled to release from
/ further service. The colonel said that
he would be glad to serve, but he
didn't see why he should be required
to make so many trips to the court
house If no one wanted him to do so
While he was in New York Col
Roosevelt conferred with leaders OF
the Roosevelt movement there regard
ing plans for the campaign. Charlie:
H. Duell president of the New Yorl
city committee. Alderman George
Morrison and Henry l.. Stoddard wer,
to have gone to Oyster Bay to dinner
last night, but the weather was 81
bad that Col. Roosevelt asked them {
go to his office in New York instead
According to the present plan, Col
Roosevelt's set speeches before Chi
cago convention time will be limited
to small number, probably six o.
eight. He expects to make three o
four speeches in the West and few
in the East, and said that one of tnen
had been prepared. Neither the tim,
nor the place for the speeches ha
been decided upon.
The colonel gave out statement a
Mineola replying to one issued by tn
republican state committee monda
night. saying that he was inconsisten
in assailing the direct primary law 4
New York state, inasmuch as he ha
previously supported 1t. 81 stoo,
most strongly for the bill that Coy
Hughes approved" said the colone
"the best bill possible to obtain a
that time. The present law is nc
only much worse law than the on
we demanded at the Saratoga CONVEX
, ton, but so much worse that grea
many good men have told me that
would have been better to have ma
, no law at all" He added that a
! effort was being made to confuse IN
public as regards the law propose
! by Hughes and the one enacted.