Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-25
He SPOKE At A'ALESTER
DECLARIJS WILSON FORGOT
NOW M. BOHED BRYAN
10 YEARS AGO.
TO Be IN ARKANSAS TODAY
C0Oncl Made Ills First Speech la
Tulsa ana Closed His Day nj
McAlcstcr.

MALESTER, okla, Sept "a
Governor Woodrow Wilson's record
as a democrat was taken up by Colo
mel Roosevelt In an address here to-
day. He made his first speech today
In Tulsa, okla, and spent the after
noon In oklahoma city.
II notice two statements by Mr..
Wilson, said Colonel Roosevelt Ia
his speech tonight, zone appearing IN
the Sunday papers and one today
which are comically at variance with
each other
In one Mr.. Wilson expressed greats
satisfaction with his party. lie says
the democratic party has substantial
ly the same program for sixteen
years. If that Is 80, Mr.. Wilson did
not know Il, for sixteen years ago he
voted against Mr.. Bryan. lie said
forgotten that little detail OF his past
lie and the experience he had about
Mr. Bryan.
More than that, tie party has not
had the same program for l6 years.
II has had every conceivable kind OF
lpolioy Mr.. Bryan ran the first time,
Mr.. Parker next, then Mr.. Bryan ran
again. Now 1t is Mr.. Wilson. Mr..
Wilson knows perfectly well that the
party wouldn't dare venture for one
moment To adopt It's program OF IL
years ago. Its program then was free
silver. Mr.. Wilson left 1t because ita
program was free silver.
81 ask Mr.. Wilson whether he
means that If the program today was
free silver, he would vote for 1t, and
II not, why he bolted. He can choose
either horn of the dilemma, but he
has got to sit on one of the two
horns.
Speaking in Pennsylvania Mr. Will
son said that while he was free
trader he was not enough of free
trader to hurt lie said: You do not
suppose as there are democrats in
every kind of enterprise. they are
going to cut their own throats y
Why didn't he think of that in 1857
He took the view then that If the
program OF the democratic party
should be put into effect 1t would cut
the throats of the people. Either
what he said then was not true or
what he says now is not true. lie cam
not be consistent with both parts of
his own record
'The San Francisco Call an anti
Roosevelt paper, said in its issue OF
last Sunday that Mr.. Wilson had SAID:
I'VE are at a very critical juncture
I'm the history Of the democratic party
There Is only one condition upop
which the democratic party can gain
the confidence Of the nation, and that
is II should have itself committed
through and through to progressive
principles" This is the statement or
the democratic candidate in the mid
die Of the campaign. He does not
know whether his party is proges-
sive or not"
Earlier in his speech tonight, Col.
Roosevelt said: Il noticed the other
dav that Mr.. Wilson was said 10 ne
having differences with the demo-
cratic bosses, both in New York ana
New Jersey. This Is partly because OF
the difference between the way IN
which the progressives carried out the
movement last spring, and the way
in which Mr.. Wilson's nomination
was procured at Baltimore. We pro-
gressives fought the bosses, hoisted
the black flag and neither gave nor
asked quarter.
In the demacratic convention there
was no such fight In the primaries
Mr.. Clark beat Mr. Wilson by more
than 200, 900 votes, but none OF the
bosses at Baltimore paid the slightest
heed to the primaries. The people
were not supported at Ralumore'
and Sullivan were for Mr.
Wilson. and they finally forced the
to acquesce in the nom-
nation Of Mr. wilson
Colonel Roosevelt left tonight ior
Arkansas.