The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-17

out q large crowd.
district attorney said, will not be
summoned to attend the trial. The
large number OF witnesses who saw
the shooting will be sufficient
Wilson Dsplorss Attack.
Georgetown, Del, Oct. 17-Gov Will
son campaigned through Delaware to-
day. deploring in all speeches the at
tack on Roosevelt. He confined him
self to state issues. He was greeted
by large crowds. Referring to Tafts
administration he said:
I'VE have had no pilot for the last
four years. The ship of state has been
wailowing in the trough of the sea.
We used to have a party of know
nothing. We now have a Republican
party of do nothing?"
Bullet Not Poisoned.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 17.-All fear
that the bullet with which Colonel
Roosevelt was shot by John Schrenk
might have been poisoned was dis
PEELED when Dean r. f. w. Sommer
of Marquette university notified Dis
trict Attorney label that no traces Of
poison were found in the empty shell
or upon the other bullets.
The bullets were subjected to analy-
tical tests. A solution was made of the
substances scraped from the bullet
and shell and shreds of cloth and in
noculated into guinea pigs. No signs
of poison manifested themselves.
Mr.. label engaged the services OF
three alienists to examine Schrenk.
and that the result of their observa-
tions may be kept secret for the pres
ent, the names of the experts are be-
ing withheld.
Schrenk put i'm most of the day
writing. but nothing he has written
was made public.
The letters found on Schrenk indi-
cate he is suffering from paranoia the
mental disease from which the slay-
ers OF Garfield. Mckinley and Mayor
Harrison. Sr., of Chicago as well as
Harry X. Thaw slayer of Stanford
White. were victims. This 10 the
opinion of Dr. r. F. Fowle Of the
county insane hospital.
Policies Subject to Attack.
Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 17.-Declar.
ing that the recent attack on Colonel
Roosevelt at Milwaukee should not be
used by his supporters as a shield to
protect their policies from political at
tacks, William j. Bryan read a pre-
pared statement to his audience here
last night to bear out his assertion
His statement follows:
1--WE are embarrassed in the discus"
sion of national issues by the fact that
one of the presidential candidates has
been made the victim of murderous
assault. 4
I'VE deplore as deeply as Mr.. Roose-
velts supporters the act CT a mad man
who has temporarily disabled him for
campaign work. We denounce as bit
terly as Mr.. Roosevelt's supporters
such resort to violence, even by one
who is bereft of his reason. We sym
pathize with Mr.. Roosevelt In his at
niction as sincerely as his supporters
do. and we wish as earnestly as they
for his speedy recovery. But neither
he nor they should ask fer a suspen
sion of activity on the part Of Mr..
opponents so long as Ills
friends continue to present his side o.
issu6s. /,
The questions before the country
must be decided by the same A ma.
MAC cannot be an arbiter In such
crisis. I am surprised that the friends
of Mr.. Roosevelt should attempt TO
make use Of this incident In his be-
half. 1t cannot be charged 10 the
y charged to any party.
Concerning the Press.
"The suggestion that the assailant
was led TO make the attack because /
Of newspaper criticism IL far
fetched one. and, even II II could be
shown that an anbalarced mind was
Influenced by criticism. 1t is no more
'ust t. demand II suspension of the
discussion of pending problems on this
account than it would be to reject re-
igion because some have gone insane
IN that subject
"I have been II careful reader of
he papers since last June and i am
sure that the raft papers have been
no more bitter In their assaults upon
Mr. Roosevelt than the Roosevelt pa
,ers have been in their assault upon
dr. Taft. And neither side has at
acked the other with more virulence
han both attacked the Democrats In
campaigns past.
IL can show you as bitter things
,aid against me by both the friends
,f Mr.. Taft and by the friends Of Mr..
Roosevelt az the friends OF either have
;aid against each other. The papers
,ay many things they ought not to
,ay, but know Of no party that is
yuiltless In this matter.
"a nation sits expcctant by the ey-
Presidents bedside. hoping that the
wound Is not a serious one. but Mr..
supporters must not use
his attack to protect themselves and