New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-20
WILLING
TO FACE A RECALL
Declares He Would Be Glad to
Have the Principle Applied
to the President.
THIRD TERM TALK ABSURD
In Reply to Bryan Colonel In
sists Limitation Arguments
Can Refer Only to Con
secutive" Terms.
lRy Tclegraph 10 Tho Tribune.

secutive" Terms.
lBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Denver. Sept. 19.-"Any third term talk
which refers TO non-consecutiNe terms is
an utter absurdity." said Theodore Roose-
welt in the Denver Auditorium tonight in
answer TO william j. Bryans question as
TO his attitude on the tenure OF Presi-
dent Every argument in favor OF any
limitation of the terms Of the President
can only refer to consecutive terms" Mr..
Roosevelt had asserted few seconds be-
fore.
III his answer To Mr.. Bryan the colonel
went further, and advocated the recall
for the President as we'll as lesser officials.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that, personally, he
would be glad TO have the recall for the
President"
The coloners principal speeches to-day
We're In answer to statements or questions
by either Mr. Bryan or Governor Wilson.
At Trinidad and Pueblo the third term
candidate pitched into the Democratic
nominee and emphatically denied the
charges that the trusts plank in the Pro-
gressive platform would benefit the steel
trust II enacted into law The Governor.
Colonel Roosevelt asserted. should be
arguments"
His Answer to Bryan.
Speaking before an audience which
packed the auditorium here tonight. Mr..
Roosevelt turned his verbal batteries on
Mr.. Bryan. who asked the colonel 10 give
definite answers TO certain questions pro-
pounded by the Commoner Chief among
these was the query relating 10 the third
term. and the colonel came back as fol-
lows
so far a. | am concerned. ] would be
glad To ave the recall for the Presi-
dent Ii Is not in the Progressive plat
form and this r. merely an expression
of my personal feeling. Ny own expert
cnCe was that | could do nothing az
President except when the people were
heartily with me. The minute ! ceased 10
have them with me whether IL was my
fault OF theirs. ] ceased TO have power.
Under such conditions | would prefer TO
leave the Presidency. unless IN fair open
nghting on the stump ] could bring tho
people round TO my way OF thinking
Such a course I think would be 10 my
advantage and 10 theirs.
As 10 the number Of non-consccut!ve
terms President might have. every ar
gument for any limitation OF the terms Of
the President can only refer to cOngecu-
refers 10 non-consecutive terms is an
utter absurdity.
Mr.. Bryan Processes 70 believe In tho
people II was 20 the people I made my
appeal "a the primaries. and tn votes
ranging from two 20 one 10 fifteen 10 one
the people decided that the talk 81 4
third term in this case was the vericst
bugaboo ever held W 10 Brighten political
children.
Colonel Roosevelt made comparatively
short work 81 other questions put up to
him by Bryan. The Nebraskan wanted
the colonel to explain what issues In the
Progressive platform We're not borrowed
from the Democratic platform. and the
colonel answered, An OF them"
State and National Issues.
Bryan desired Hight on why the in
itative and referendum-sta state lssues--had
been included IN the national Progress
sive platform. The colonel said the issues
were both state and national. and the
Progressives were not afraid 20 face
them.
The circumstances surrounding the
writing OF the famous Hartman let
ter in which Bryan professed in
| tcrest. had previously been explained
said Colonel Roosevelt. as had
George W Perkinss connection with the
Progressivcs. The colonel repeated brief
ly the story Of how Perkins happened to
| become Progressive
After disposing OF Mr. BRYAN the third
term candidate launched into an attack
OH the bosses. including the Guggenheims.
Except at Denver, where he was APP
plauded by an audience which taxed the
large Auditorium, Mr.. Roosevelt was
greeted by rather small and apathetic
crowds in Colorado to-day. lie made
short speeches At Pueblo. Colorado
Springs La Junta, Rocky Ford and Trim
dad
Judge Ben Lindsey and several
| third termers met the colonels train at
Trinidad and escorted their leader into
Denver, where he received a welcome
| which In part atoned for the less enthusi-
astic greetings In the smaller towns.
The colonel passed up tonight an offer
| TO dash through the town on a Red Devil
fire department automobile, which took
part in demonstrations incident 10 the
! convention of the international Assoca-
ton of Fire Chiefs.
Headed for Bryan's State.
Colonel Roosevelt and his party pro.
ceeded eastward toward Nebra ska to-
night On Saturday the colonel viii tn
wade Kansas, and he plans to spend the
Sunday at Emporia as the guest Of that
ardent third termer William Allen White.
Colonel Cecil Lyon. adviser in chief 10
the party on the present trip. liz not
especially enthusiastic over the prospects
Of spending a whole day I'm Emporia.