Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-30
Col. ROOSEVELT
MAKESSEVERAL
TALKS IN low A
Rear Platform Speeches at
Cedar Rapids, Waterloo
and Vinton; Minnesota
Afternoon and Night.

Cedar Rapids, March 29.-Declarine
that it was the "unprincipled minority
which the American people had TO
fear" and mentioning specifically that
"the Guggenheims and men OF that
class are those who deny the right OF
the people 70 rule former President
Roosevelt delivered ten minute ad-
dress from the rear platform of his
special car here this morning.
",rhe unfair minority is composed OF
those who grab public lands, adulter-
ate our foods and work other selfish
interests" said the colonel Speaking
for himself he said, II know l make
mistakes, but they are my mistakes,
and I don't want anybody else to
make them for me-
The Roosevelt train stopped five
minutes at Vinton, where COL Roose-
Welt delivered a two minute talk. The
large crowd here was not demonstra-
tive, though cordial
RevelI Says T. r. Will Win.
Waterloo, March 29.-Col Roosevelt
made several short speeches from the
rear platform of his car at stops made
on his. journey through Iowa. At
Cedar Rapids he reiterated his argu-
ment in favor of control of the ma
chinery of government by the people
1--WE who stand for the cause OF
progress in the republican party he
said, "onAy ask to apply now the needs
Of the present day the principles for
which Iowa stood half century ago,
in the days OF Lincoln
At Vinton Col Roosevelt said he
was glad to be in Congressman Goods
district as he regarded the congress-
man as square man who favored
the square deal
Alexander H. Revell of Chicago.
chairman Of the Roosevelt national
committee, who is travelling with Col.
Roosevelt today predicted that the
colonel would be nominated on the
second ballot at the Chicago conven-
tion.
practical politicians, > he said, "are
making no serious effort to nominate
President Taft and will turn to Roose-
welt because they believe he can win
for them ,
AZ. In Twin Cities Tonight.
St. Paul, Mimi, March 29.-The fol-
lowers of Col Theodore Roosevelt
from all over the northwest, will gath
er here today to greet the former
president. Delegations are announced
as on the way from nearly every coun-
ty in the state and from North and
South Dakota.
A special train will leave this city
carrying the Roosevelt reception COM
mittee to Albert Lea where COL Roose-
welt will make his first speech in Min
nesota this afternoon. The st. Paul
contingent willescort the party back to
st. Paul, expecting to arrive here at
$3.50 tonight.
Col Roosevelt's party and the re-
ception committee will be met at the
train by band and escorted to To-
cal hotel where he will take dinner
with few members of the Roosevelt
state committee discussing the Min
nesota situation. -'
Following an address at the auditor
ium at 1880 this evening COL ROose-
velt will go Immediately to Mime
apolis, address an audience at the audi
torium in that city and at 10:3O he will
leave for Chicago. E-.. ~
Upon Peoples Rules.
st. Louis, Mo-, March 29.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt's main speech III
st. Louis was delivered last night in
the first regiment armory. He discussed
"the right of the people to rule" and
talked in the same vein as in his speech
in New York last week upon the same
topic. He protested against the theory
ascribed by him to President Taft that
the people should be ruled by repre-
sentative part of the people," and said
that IF the people cannot rule them
selves, then they are not fit for free.
government and democracy is sham
1--WE welcome leadership and advice,
OF course" said he, "and are content to
let experts do the expert business to
which we assign them without fussy
interference from u.s. But the expert
must understand that he is carrying
out our general purpose and not sub
stituting his own for it.
The speaker said that in Michigan
"the men who denied the people the
right to rule did it by passing the
primary law in such shape that 1t
would only take effect after the latest
date that primaries could be held to
elect delegates to the convention in
June.
This represents, ne continued, "a
meaner form of opposition to the move
ment for public decency than would
have been a straight out vote against
the entire proposition.
I'D admit at times that would
rather lose the campaign and get JUS
tice than win it without getting jus
tice.' he continued. Colonel Roosevelt
referred to the days wnen he was police
commissioner Of New York and said
that he made that city apoplectic with
rage by enforcing the Sunday liquor
law, until they got decision that
seventeen beers and one pretzel made
a meal" Since the law provided that
liquor might be sold with meals on
Sundays, he said, New York has had
Joy unconflned ever since.