The Washington herald., 1912-10-08
COLONEL SHIRTS
on LONG TOUR
csrrisa Grip .lhll sf seaxhing
speeehes Attseling Gov. VII
son and President Taft
JUMPS OF JInsEYITE BEroRE s
s Hw TRAM GETS UNDER WAY
Says ststements About Trusts Being
His Dacken Ars Utterly
Untrue.

Albany. N T.. Oct. -7.-Armed with q
satchelful Of scathing speeches attack
ing Gov. Wilson and President Taft, to
be uncorked In his seventeen-day tour
through the Middle West. Col Roosevelt
Is on his way tonight to Michigan, to
let ny his initial onslaught. The colonel
goes to Detroit: tomorrow morning,
starting there tho light that. he believes.
will have potent influence upon the ul-
innate result Of the campaign.
Roosevelt gave an indication OF the
Kind OF campaign he ID to wage against
woodrow Wilson from now until elec.
ton day when he discussed In an inter.
view on the train the assertion Of the
Democratic candidate in q speech at
Pueblo to-day that the Steel Trust Is
behind the corporation regulation theories
expounded in the Progressive party's
platform.
The colonel read through . newspaper
dispatch conveying the Governors accu-
sation and observed that he would dis
pose Of Mr.. Wilson n the campaign
goes along
'As far as know the statement has
not the slightest foundation in fact.
declared the third party candidate. "Mr.
Wilson has no business to make such q.
statement unless he has the proof II
he has any proof demand that he make
It public Immediately. II not let him re-
tract his statement az the only manly
and honorable thing to do.
Perkins Only Trust Backer.
so far as I know. the only big men
connected with the Steel Corporation or
Harvester Trust who Is supporting me IN
Mr. Perkins. As far as l know. all the
others In both the Steel Corporation and
Harvester Trust are supporting either
Mr.. Taft or Mr.. Wilson"
Roosevelt desired 1t be known that he
had made q direct challenge to Wilson
to either produce evidence of his charge
or to take 1t back. Furthermore. he in
dicated that he IL to launch q bitter at
tack within the next few days upon
both the Republican and Democratic cam
didates for their platform attitudes re-
specting the trusts.
The Bull Moose candidate stepped to
the train as 1t left New York in a new
fall regalia. He forsook the light gray
suit he wore In his recent trip through
the West and South. donning In its stead
a black cutaway suit with gray-striped
trousers. The battered gray fedora that
he waved at thousands OF cheering ad-
mirers in the West gave way to a black
hat with spreading brim.
In Fine Fettle.
Never felt better In my life" chirped
the colonel. as he stopped to shake hands
with q throng at his special car in the
Grand Central depot. I'm going to
shake 'em up in the West"
Some spoke Of the coloners advent upon
the stand before the Senate committee in
Washington last week II think I wound
up that Standard Oil affair" he chuck
led. They couldn't ask me a question 1
wasn't ready to answer. My administra-
ton was clean Of Standard OIL
On the trip with Roosevelt are Col.
Cecil Lyon. Progressive man of Texas:
Philip Roosevelt, cousin Of the former
President: DR.. Scurry Terrell. of Dallas.
the coloners private physician, who will
spray his throat eight times or more a
day. and a fleet Of stenographers.
Besides speaking at Detroit. the colonel
stops tomorrow at Flint and Saginaw,
Mich. making a night speech at the lat
ter city. From Saginaw he goes. We'd
nesday. to st. Ignace. Mackinaw. Mar
auette. and Houghton. Mich, and after
that campaigns Minnesota. Wisconsin.
and Illinois, eventually winding back to
the East. During the trip Roosevelt will
appear in eighteen States and make fifty
speeches.