The Washington times., 1912-05-04
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was against us. lney are always
against us because we won't give
them what they want and they know
It. We had there the straight line
! bosses
well, yon know what happened.
The victory there encouraged every
friend of the people and true popular
government all over the country. If
! YOU people here go against us, you
discourage by just so much the advo-
' Gates of square deal all over the
country. l want to be able to say
that here in Maryland we have walked
the average people up.
"In this fight | have come to the
conclusion that where all the powers
against Us, we will have to have a
to majority to win. Our oppon-
ents know how to manipulate. You
people to make 1t evident that you
are after the bribe-taker and the
bribe- giver. And If you hear of
man on my eide taking or giving a
bribe, you put him in the penitentiary
and ~ help you. This must be
straight victory. or no victory at all
coored WRo ACCEPTS es 'ae brbe is MOTE NOT only
traitor to himself but traitor to all
of us. He damages every honest man
because he shows that he is tool
the bosses who want to rule US.
1T has been said that I preach class
hatred. I only hate one class, and that's
the crook himself, but the crookedness
he stands for, and only crush him
because that's the only way to crush
either. My objection to him is that he
wants to govern us. II he'd quit and
go into private life my blessing would
go with him.
People Can Rule.
THE whole history of this country
shows that the American people can
: rule themselves, and rule themselves
better than any one class can rule them.
The boss can't give us the constitution
we want. He can't do it because he
| depends for his existence on the priv
ileged classes and they are opposed to
the square deal The boss can't pass
laws to keep our children out of the
our working women. We can only get
laws that will lead to social and in
k.dustrial betterment when we can appeal
NO the people themselves when each man
! mas the opportunity to show the stuff
that's In him.
"And l don't mean either that any
law will ever supply the lack Of in
self is lazy and shiftless and good for
nothing no law will help him. l knew
a soldier. of that kind. could put
lHtO MS nand5 the pest rifle in the
\worid, and then beat him with club.
you've got to nave the right kind of
man behind the gun and you've got
to TO- have ave, the right kind of men behind
There We're number of Western
, Maryland College students in the
crowd, when they realized that Ted
dy 1sb was vas In, IN the nnIt midst there here was
bands, and then they put their heads
together and with great force and
emphasis gave him the Harvard yell.
AS tor freddy he was delighted
Colonel Roosevelt didn't seem at all
fatigued after his strenuous day. Men
who had been with him through the
trip yowned and stretched, but he was
just as agile as though he were train
Ing for a prizefight. He ate breakfas st
on the train on the way to Westmin-
groups at the various stations along
the line. each of whom evidently ex-
pected a speech
Meets Old Friend.
One or the first men to grasp the hand
of the candidate as he swung from the
rear OF his car was John H. Weigle,
the chief of police of the town.
Remember me coIonel?" he asked.
Should say l do. You were in Cuba
with me. You were at Port Roosevelt,
and at San Juan Hill and you were
around with Parker's battery on the
night Of July l. when the big battle
took place. OF course, I remember
you, Weigle."
Mr.. Weigle was in Parkers gatlng
battery, as Colonel Roosevelt so rightly
remembered, and met him a number of
times. His son was sent to the sup
port o fthe Rough Riders and was of
great assistance in covering the charge
up San Juan Hill.
Vote for him? Well, I reckon" said
the chief.
At Glyndon the crowd was tremen-
dous and so insistent that Mr.. Roose-
Welt had to yield. He rushed to the
back platform, and had barely time to
wave his hat and shake hands with
two or three men before the train drew
out. The disappointment of some of
the crowds was pathetic. At Carroll
ton there was an old man. evidently a
member of the G. A. r., the train
stopped there fifteen seconds and the
old man with flag draped around his
shoulders, came forward expectantly.
His hand was ready to grasp that OF
the colonel, but he was in conference
inside.