Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-10
ROOSEVELT RAPS
IDAHO COURT FOR
BARRING MOOSE
Says Decree Is Worse
Than Ordinary Bad
| Decision
ASKS PROGRESSIvES TO
PAY CONTEMPT FINES
Leader Attacks Republicans
and Asks All to support
New Party.

OpcHlu6 VI the EIOSIeSSlNe party ,
conference here today Colonel Roose-
welt repeated and emphasized his
criticism of the act of the Supreme
Court of Idaho in ruling Progressive
electors from the ballot in the No
vember election.
Not to have criticised the decision.
for which several Boise editors who
quoted the colonel's structures have
been cited for contempt would have
been cowardly the colonel asserted.
THE Boise Capital-News," said
Colonel Roosevelt, was the only
paper that had the courage 20
criticise the decision. l hold that 1t
would have been cowardly not 20
have criticised such an outrageous
decree. The severest criticism the
paper contained, however, was in a
telegram from me.
IT did not make it half strong
enough. It was much worse than
the ordinary bad decision. / hold
that the decision was outrageous, and
it was the duty Of every honest citi-
zen to protest against it and to do
nounce it in the strongest terms.
Now the court has cited Publisher
Sheridan and other editors for con-
tempt. The court has it within Its
power, by infiicting a sufficient heavy
fine, to ruin the only paper in Idaho
with the strength to hold out against
it.
"I advocate that the Progressive
party pay any fine that may be in
fiicted, and that we send the best
lawyers obtainable to Idaho to fight
the case and to give it the widest
publicity. The action of the Idaho
court is not only against the
Of Idaho, but against the wh1pke a-
zenship of the United States.d Pr sne
people should use every q art to
combat the outrage.
ut is to prevent just such out
RACES that the Progressive party adj
vocates the recall of judicial decis-
ions.r
Colonel Roosevelt concluded his ad-
dress amid tumultuous cheers, in the
midst of which arose the cry, Lets
hear from Idaho"
In response ]. II. Gibson, of Cald-
well, in that State. arose and in
spired further cheering when he said:
''The Supreme Court Of Idaho, In
stead of being in position to cite edi-
tors for contempt, should be wearing
stripes"
William Allen White. of Kansas.
the next speaker, adhered to the
theme of court criticism with re-
spect to the defeat for Governor Of
Kansas of Arthur Capper, who lost
by 20 votes. He declared that there
were 5000 votes cast which never
were counted, but that despite this
"the Kansas court declined to permit
a recount"
''You will be cited for contempt"
cried some one In the audience.
That's all right" answered the
speaker, II always said that the fur
of a jack rabbit should be subst:-
tuted for the ermine."
Jane Adams recommended educa-
tional bureaus as a part of the Pro-
gressive propaganda. and DR.. Walter
Weyl, of New York, told how the Lib
erals in England and the Social Dem
ocrats raised campaign funds.
The colonel also digressed from his
set address to thank those who had
the campaign fund.
81 wish" he said, ito thank those
men who, when there was no definite
plan for obtaining finances, so gen.
erously came forward with their sub
scriptions."
To give emphasis to his remarks,
the colonel walked to the front of
the platform and pointed at Senator
Flynn, George w. Perkins. Frank A.
Mnnsey and c. s. Bird. Calling each
by name, he continued: 'I not only
want to thank you. but to say have
been happy to be associated with you.
/ want to say that there have been no
more disinterested progressives than
Nobody will ever have to
me to learn that knew
of these contributions, asd was very
much obliged for them" This digres-
sion was greeted by cheers.
He said in part:
I'm this brief campaign we have
overthrown the powerful and cor
rupt machine that betrayed and
strangled the Republican party. Some
day the honest men and women who
make up the rank and file of the
party will realize the full
iniquity of which the men were
guilty who in the Republican con-
vention of June last by deliberate
political theft wrenched the control
of the party from the people, made
1t the party OF reaction and gave it
into the absolute control of the
bosses.
"The men who took part in, profit
ed by or condoned and indorsed the
theft of the Chicago convention
should never again be trusted by
men who believe in honesty.
1--WE stand for every principle set
forth in our platform. We stand for
the purging of the roll of American
public life by driving out of politics
the big bosses who thwart the popu-
lar will. who rely on corruption as a
political instrument. and who serve
the cause of privilege; but the func-
tion of the new party is not limited
to securing the enactment of the
measures advocated in the new
party's platform and the retirement
for social and industrial justice and
for genuine government by the peo-
pie and for the people. Such a cam
tcentlnusd On asoead Paxe-l