The Marshall republican., 1912-04-05
ROOSEVELT'S BUSY
DAY n ST. LOUIS
Made Five Speeshes in Addition to
Armory Address.
RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME
Crowds Awaited the Former President
In Downpour Of Rain and Packed
RECEIVED A WARM WELCOME
Crowds Awaited the Former President
In pownpour Of Rain and Packed
the Halls Where He
Spoke.

he explained his political doctrines.
The streets were drenched with a
downpour OF rain. but Col. Roosevelt
found q crowd awaiting him at the
station when he arrived and large
audiences which ~applauded him whom
over he spoke.
The colonel put in a day which kept
him busy from the time he stepped
from his train before breakfast until
well on toward midnight, when IL
was time for him to start for 81. Paul.
In addition 10 making six speeches
he attended q breakfast, luncheon and
dinner. issued tive statements. sent n
message to the Illinois Senate. cover.
cd a large part Of the city In his
jaunts from place TO place by motor.
and between times found opportunity
to 90 over the political situation with
the leaders Of the Roosevelt campaign
In Missouri.
The Duty Of Leaders.
The former President spoke briefly
At tho dinner rendered him by the
Aliilou EOHuiatton tluBs HE HAln
speech was delivered ut night In the
First Regiment Armory. He discussed
The Right OF the People to Rule"
and talked largely In the same vein
"a In his speech In New York last
week upon the anne topic. He pro-
tested against tho theory ascribed by
him TO President Taft that people
should DO ruled by "a representative
part OF tho people," and saia that ~
the people cannot rule themselves.
then they are not NJ for frse govern
ment and democracy Is q sham.
I'VE welcome leadership and advice.
OF course said he. "and are contJnt
to let experts do the expert business
to which we assign them without
fussy interference from US. But tho
expert must understand that he 10
c~asrying out our general purpose and
not substituting his own for H."
How Michigan Denied Right to Rule.
The speaker said that In Michigan
"the men who denied the people the
right to vote mt the primaries die Il
by passing the Primary Law In such
shape that II would only take effect
after the latest date that primaries
could be held TO elect delegates to
the convention In June.
This represents" he continued, -
merely meaner form OF opposition TO
the movement for public deconcy than
would have been n straightout vote
against the entire proposition.
In his address at tho luncheon given
by the City Club. Col. Roosevelt dis.
cussed the recall OF judicial decisions.
Six judges, four OF them on the fed.
eral bench. were seated at the table
with him.
MY proposition has been discussed
by my opponents In a frame OF mind
which makes hysteria seem calm by
comparison" he said.
A Campaign for Justice.
Somebody told me that I was right
on that proposal but that I shouldn't
have i~nterjected II into q campaign.
| said that ] wasn't In the least In.
terested In thu campaign except al
a OF getting justice. Id q mil,
lion times rather lose tho campaign
and get Justice than to win II with
out getting Justice"
Col. Roosevelt referred to the days
when he was police commissioner OF
New York. and said that he made tina,
city apoplectic with a g by enforc.
Ing the Sunday Liquor Law, until
they got q decision that seventeen
beers and m pretzel made a NEAL
Since the law provided that liquor
might be sold with meals on Sunday,
he said. New York has had Joy un,
confined,
The second speech was made ut the
Merchants Exchange. where Col
Roosevelt discussed his proposal fol
the creation Of an Interstate business
commission to deal with large cor
porations. Thence he went to the
Coliseum. looked In ON the household
show. and spoke for two minutes
The remaining two speeches, In the
armory and In East st. Louis, were
delivered In the evening.
Colonel hooseVelts Telegram 10 the
Illinois Senate was occasioned by al
invitation to stop on at Springfield
ILL.,, and address that body. The col
onel wired his regrets and said thaI
q Presidential Primary Law, to con
slider which the Legislature il in SEES
sion. wal an important step towart
securing to the people the right t.
rule themselves. He assaiied the poll
ticians and the crooked men o.
wealth" who. no said. were opposing
such measures,
Governor Hadley. Thomas X. MED
ringhaus and several others &C
tive In Col, R~oosevelt's campaign Ut
tended the conference. at which thu
political situation In Missouri was dis
cussed. Col. Roosevelt would make
no comment upon the outlook In thii
state.