Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-06
WILD WHOOPSFOR
ROOSEVELT IN
MINNESOTA
"We're Going to Stay Up Until
We Elect YOU" Shout His
Admirers.

ST, PAUL, MINI, Sept 5.-A lusty
brass band awakened Colonel Roose-
welt at the union station here at I
o'clock this morning, when his train
arrived from Des Moines. 1t was ac-
companied by an eager reception COM
mittee of 200 insistent Bull Moosers,
who kept yelling for the colonel Half
an hour later the colonel appeared on
the platform of his private car smiling
amiably,
He got tremendous whoop. Roose-
welt observed that Minnesota appeared
to wake up early in the day
we have been awake long time
came the reply. We're going to stay
up until we elect YOU"
The president was taken to break
fast at the st. Paul hotel. after which
he shook hands with the Minnesota
leaders He was assured that the Pro-
gresslVes are putting up a good bat
tie in the state and that the colonel
will carry the state in November.
AT 1890 O'Clock the ex- president left
for the state fair grounds in Mime
apolis to deliver an address at the agri-
cultural building.
At the fair grounds Roosevelt wal
met by special Minneapolis com.
mittee and brought to that city. where
he was banqueted ats12:20 o'clock.
About 500 attended. Following this. he
became thn guest of Congressman
Frank NJ. Nye on an automobile tour
of the city.
Guest at Farmers" Dinner.
An innovation will be accorded him
this evening when the managers of the
state fair will tender him a farmers
dinner The management of the fair
reserved the privilege of having the
colonel alone during the dinner and
politics will be tabooed.
With a flourish, Colonel Roosevelt
swung in the state fair grounds here
today while 10000 people cheered. The
throng waved bandanna handkerchiefs
and the band played Gary owen"
and the Bull Moose cry split the air
The colonel spoke to the immense
crowd from a grandstand erected I'M
der the shade trees near the agricul-
tural hall. In the course of his talk.
he attacked Governor Eberhart, Repub-
lican standpatter. for aligning himself
with the Taft forces in the state Be-
fore the colonel sarted talking young
woman in blue sang a melody, in which
line in the chorus ran I'm not afraid
of the Bull Moose" The crowd took
up the refrain, calling Who's afraid?
Who's afraid"
While the colonel was talking he
handed his black broad brimmed hat to
A Bull Mooser on the platform.
That's the hat that's in the ring
quoth the colonel, and the crowd
checTed wildly
Fight Between Bosses and People.
This is only nominally a three cor
nered fight" said the colonel in speak
ing to the Iowa state Progressive state
convention last night In reality the
fight is between the party of the people
on one side and on the other the bosses
and the beneficiaries of privilege who
will throw their weight to whichever
Of the old parties they think can beat
US.
You'll find long before election day
already there are symptoms OF it
that the old Republican party has been
swept aside. The fight lies between us
and the old machine Democracy. | APP
peal to even former Democrats who are
loyal to the principles of Jefferson and
Andrew Jackson to stand with US, and
appeal to every former Republican
who is loyal to the principles of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
The official Republican party of to-
day bears to the party of Lincoln the
same resemblance that d ship which
has been captured by pirates does to
the ship before it was completed
Barnes, Penrose, Guggenheim and the
rest of them wouldn't have known
what was meant by Republican prin-
ciples if you had mentioned them
Those men represent the crooked alli-
ance between crooked politics and
crooked business, which has been the
curse of American life. They knew at
the Republican convention in Chicago
that they we're insuring the defeat Of
themselves They expected the Demo-
cratic party to come into power-but
they thought we would confne our
selves to putting the other set Of bosses
into power, and that after four years
they would come back again. Nothing
is gained by changing the whip OF
Barnes, Penrose and Guggenhem FOR
the scorpion of Murphy, Sullivan and
Taggart. All bosses look alike to us.
5srtholdt "Highwayman."
Il see that Mr.. What's his name,
that congressman from East st. Louis,
Bartholdt-he is one OF the highway
men-has asked Mr.. Cummins to de-
bate the Texas, California and Wash
ington contests at Chicago. 1 hope Mr..
Cummins will refuse, for the rea son
that | wouldn't debate with a pick
pocket the ownership of a watch he
has just stolen. II the police are handy,
III hand him over to them. If thew
are not, I'll tend to him myself. Anv
man, any candidate for governor or
other Office who has knowledge OF the
facts and supports Mr.. Taft gives us
the right TO 9aV that he 10 mot con,