Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-25
Colonel Challenges Democratic
Candidate to Say Whether
He is for SNteen-to One
Policy Today,
WOULD HAVE POWER
TO SEIZE CORPORATIONS
Strenuous One Says He Would
Give Government the Same
Power Over Rockefeller It
Has Over National Banks,
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| McAlrstcr OKLA. sept 2t--~GoV-
crnor Woodrow Wilson's record az a
democrat was taken up rs Colonel
Roosevelt tonight He quoted Cover
jnor Wilson as SAYING in recent
speech that the program Of the DEM
ocratic party had been substantially
| the same for the last sixteen years
land then said that sixteen years ago.
Mr. Wilson had hoited the democratic
party because 1t stood for free silver
Il ask him." he said, "wheher he
means that If the program today was
free silver he would vote for 1t or if
not. why he bolted ."
He said Governor Wilson had got
to sit on one OF the two horns OF tn.
dilemma
The people Of oklahoma gave Cvio-
Incl Roosevelt an enthusiastic wei
come He made his first speech IN
Tulsa at o'clock, spent the after
noon IN oklahoma CitA at the state
fair and spoke here tonight, then he
left for Arkansas. The streets OF
McAlestcr were crowded when the
colonel reached here tonight and
there were more people on hand than
could get near enough 10 hear him.
Oklahoma CITY MADE a day Of II.
Special trains brought IN people from
all directions. 4 man OF 20, who was
Il captain Ia the Confederate army.
walked 100 miles from Ardmore 10
oklahoma city TO hear Colonel Roose-
welt, and two other veterans caine
from Texas.
In his speech here tonight. Colone,
Roosevelt said
Mr.. Wilson runs at the head Of a
party dominated In every state by tho
old bosses The result IL this III the
middle of Mr. Wilson's campaign no
finds that he has uncomfortable bed
fellows, and he and they are discuss
ing which shall get out OF bed We
fixed all that before We went to bed,
and so we aren't troubled with
kicking anybody out ii he Is snugiy
cuddled up with u.s. as Is the case with
Mi Wilson.
Il noticed two statements by Mr..
Wilson, one appearing In the sunday
papers and one today, which are com
Ically at variance with each other. In
1nc. Mr.. Wilson expressed great sat
sfaction with his party. He says the
democratic party has had substantial
IS the same program for sixteen years.
II that Is so. Mr.. Wilson didn't know
It, for sixteen years ago he voted
,gelnst Mr.. 3ryan. He has forgotten
hat little dctal Of his past life and
he expressions he used about Mr..
iryan More than that, the party has
lot had the same program for sixteen
a Il
.ihd Of a program Mr.. Bryan ran
he first time Nh Parker next, ihen
hr nrsan ran again. Now 1t Is Mr..
Wilson Mr. Wilson knows perfectly
veil that the party would not venture
or one moment to adopt its program
# sixteen ycurs Hgo Its program then
vas free silver. Mr. Wilson left IL
iecauAe its progrem Was free silver.
Fl ask Mr. Wilson whether ho
loans that IL The program today was
roe silver he would vote For II. and il
ot, why h. holted r.
Spoaking i'm Pennsylvania, Mr..
wilson said that while he WAS a free
raider, hc was not enough Of a free
raider to hurt. tie said. You do not
oppose that az democrats arc en-
ngcd in every Kind Of enterprise, they
re going to cnt their throats" Why
idnt n. think of that in 1895? He
,ok IN, view thcn that OF tho pro-
ram of the democratic party should
e put into effect IL would cut throats
I the people Either what he said
lcn was not trHc, or what he says
ow s not true.
Mr. Wilson party is not progress
Vr ~ represents the bosses, tho
andput interests in this country. Mr..
'ilson has shown in his speeches
iat he has NO conception of what Is
oant by progro rossiNeness.
colonel Roosevelt said Governor
ilspu had set himself In opposition
he rrin,iples for which the pro-
'cssivc party stands in saving that
e growth OF liberty was contingent
'on limitation Of the powers Of gov-
nmeut
wish 10 see il so that the gov-
nmcnt h- continued. has as much
'wer over Mr.. Rockefeller aud tho
sndard OH Company IA II now has
err national bank. / wish the gov
nnicnt to have the power TO so into
=. kpckefeller's office. and II doesn't
n his business az he ought 10, 10 ap-
int a receiver and run his business
I'll he learns how"
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