Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-06
ROOSEVELT
EARNING So PER
Colonel Asserts 1t Is Hard to
Smile and Look Pleasant
All the Time
HOW he SAVED NEW YORK
State Was Well On Way to Bow
Vows When Hercules Ar
rived On Scene.


Mineola, l.. l., March 6.-Secretary
IStimson' speech in Chicago last night
supporting President Taft for the Re
publican nomination, brought from Mr.
Roosevelt today tart reply: In re-
gard to Mr.. Stimson's statement that
against my original intention | am be-
ing forced by certain persons into the
arena this year, | need merely say"
declared Colonel Roosevelt, that the
statement is correct only in the sense
that 1t would be correct to make the
same statement as to my advocacy OF
Mr.. Sumson for governor in 1910. In
that contest, as in this, was exceed
ingly reluctant to be drawn into the
contest In that contest as in this.
acted only from sense of duty to the
people, as whole, and in that contest
| was assailed with precisely the
same arguments by the great majority
of those who are now assailing me-"
Roosevelt's Duty.
The Colonel continues: "If | had
considered only my own personal in
terests and personal preference, (
should, Of course, have kept out of
the 1910 campaign, have let the ma
chlne remain in control at Saratoga
and seen the state go Democratic by
100000 majority, as under those cir
cumstances it certainly would have
gone. l Went in because | conscien-
tously felt that it was my duty to
take my part in the fight for honest
goVernment-fOr genuine self-goyern-
ment by the people, without regard to
the consequences to myself; and l am
IN this fight on precisely the same
basis and for practically the same
reasons.
Let me add, in view of the oues-
tions of certain friends, that neither
Mr.. Stimson nor any other man whom
| have supported for public office
owes me any gratitude for doing so: [
support man, not to get his grati-
tude but because | believe he will rem
DER good service to the people. | ask
nothing from any man in return ex-
cept that he render such service to
the people, and J judge him accord
ingiy.
Earning So a Day.
Mineola, N. Y, March G.-For the
first time in hi slife Theodore Roose-
welt today served as a juror and is
earning S. day. A crowd greeted
him when he reached Mineola from
Oyster Bay. A case continued from
Yesterday, it was announced, would
take up most of todays session. SO it
was unlikely that Mr. Roosevelt would
be called to sit in a case today, but
jurors were not excused Mr.. Roose-
welt accordingly put in the time in the
jury room where he settlededown in
a chair with book.
Hard to Look Pleasant.
Mr. Roosevelt was asked whether
he would comment upon Secretary
Stimson's speech in Chicago last
night in support Of Mr.. Taft.
Il don't care TO say anything about
that" he replied. The Colonel was
somewhat annoyed at the persistent
attention of the camera squad follow
ed him at every step.
It's awfully hard he said, TO
smile and look pleasant when yolr
picture is taken so often
"As for the question concerning
'WhO ora forcip Or ma ip+o +bo orop,, +L.,
answer is easy.
Which side is making the demand
for open primaries, and which side is
sitting this demand where possible,
refusing to accede to it, save under
compulsion and trusting to the use
iof patronage, of such methods as
those tried in the recent Kansas City
congressional convention, and to
those very machine leaders who have
TUNED a complete somersault as re-
cards the President during the last
four years.
These leaders are managing the
campaign against me; and if they
were deliberately trying to wreck the
Republican party they would follow
precisely the tactics they have been
following-tactics which make it
seem that they would rather see the
Republican party defeated than see it
restored to what it was under Lin
coin, and see it become again the
genuine party of the people, the party
that stands for real popular rule, and