The Washington herald., 1912-10-16
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Nov HampshisN ana president Of the
lsatioaal Anti Third Term Lsasus. last
night save out sea4emsnt in regard to
the shooting ef Col Roosevelt He -
inclined 70 rsssnt the attsmpts of snms
Of the Roosevelt people to blame ths
anti-thira term men for making charges
which may have iniluenesd the assasGin's
mind. Here - his statement:
There seems TO b N inciination to
csiticiss he anti-third term movement
~ in some way to blame for the shoot
posed to his candidacy - dangerous to
our form Of government. But We sol-
emnly believe this. and We shall not rs-
treat; We cannot retreat. This b no
time to salvs the personal feelings Of
those who assail our liberties and who
themselves take the o6ensive against
moderation Of speech.
EVERY good citisen must regard -.
oort to physical violence In political dis.
'cuss1oas, because II 70 . crime agAinat
society by him who commits the overt
act. and even worse crime By him who
provokes II. Again. It destroys free-
dom of discussion. whether upon the
platform. by the press or in personal In
tercourse. and the last 10 the worst Of
all. for social discussion b tho real hall
Of legislation for . free people.
vietin of q Dream.
Therefore every one who loves his
country. whether he loves Col. Roose-
welt or not. must be sorry that his life
has been attempted BY the deluded VIC
tim Of . dream. and giad that he still
survives to fight his fight to . finish
with tongue and pen.
IF It were not serious It would be
amusing to read the report this morn.
ing Of the Bull Moose exordium in the
Auditorium when reproving the press
for having used harsh language about
him. ~ though he had not provoked all
that has ever been said against him. II
not more.
Tt IL just such Q speech ~ Caesar
might have made to the Romans II he
had been merely pricked. not slain. Let
NJ rejoice that there 10 no occasion for
an autopsy. No candidate ever did 20
much to provoke violence a. Col Roose-
welt has done in this campaign.
The anti-third term movement 10 sim
ply defensive. The object u to preserve
our liberty by defeating Roosevelt now.
and by securing an amendment Of the
written constitution which will suppress
all similar attempts in the future.
I'VE protest against all physical vio-
lence and the use Of the language Of the
street bawler. and the slugger. and Of
all forms Of the billinssgate which pro-
woke II.
Cannot De Patient.
Men are not. and ought not to be.
patient when denounced ~ liars and
thieves! No man could walk . single
square ON Pennsylvania Avenue chsrg-
ing every fellow being he met with these
crimes and not b. shot dead In his
tracks. How then can he expect to do
10 with immunity in solemn public docu-
ments, and before vast assemblages OF
excited citizens in all parts Of the coun-
try.
when. he does 30 and yet escapes
with his life. he ought to thank God
for His mercy and everybody else
should thank God also and for the
further reason that an outraged people
have demonstrated their reverence to
law. under great provocation to break
II, in that only . misguided citizen,
whose own experience had taught him
the difference between . republic and a
despotism. has resorted to physical vio-
lence. when free speech and calm delib-
GRAFTON only are necessary to save thisl
country"