The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-03-18
ROOSEVELT'S SPEECH
PRAISES WIN. Finn
Says Head of Keystone Progressives
Is One of Country's Greatest Men.

is One of Country's Greatest Men.
Philadelphia, March 14.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt tonight spoke
for fifteen minutes at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel at the banquet of the
Pennsylvania Presidential electors
who voted for him at the latest cleo
toral college. The Colonel failed to
suggest anything new along Progress
sive lines. The most remarkable
portion of his eXtemporaneous ad-
dress was when he lauded William
Finn of Pittsburg, the Progressive
boss of Pennsylvania, as one of the
greatest men in the country.
Col. Roosevelt predicted victory
for the Progressives in 1916. He
didn't say he wouldn't be a candidate
and he didn't say he would be. He
left the 500 diners, 100 of them be-
ing women, making fair guess that
the Colonel might be persuaded" to
become the standard bearer of the
party once again.
The Colonel urged that Progress
sive legislation be enacted and de-
clared that the Progressives elected
to Congress should continue to be
Progressives and stand together on
ali l6BlSldIlOu, 6N6u IuOuSu Ju6I6
might be but three or four of them,
and that defeat seemed almost GER
tain.
William Wilhelm, chairman of the
Presidential electors, acted as toast
master. Other than the Colonel the
speakers were Albert j. Beveridge,
Clyde Kelly, Mrs. Maude Howe Ell
liot, daughter of Julia Ward Howe,
and Judge Charles NIB. Brunn of
Schuyl5ill.
In contradiction of the Colonel's
plans to pass progressive legislation
f. T. Henry Walnut, a member of
the State Legislature, informed the
delegates to the Progressive confer
ence, which has been in session to
form a State party, that it was easy
to talk of Progressive laws from a
lecture platform, but it was different
when it was a question of endeavor-
ing to force a Legislature to enact
those laws.
Representative Walnut cited laws
at present before the Legislature as
examples.
Col. Roosevelt had a busy day
visiting old friends and making new
ones. He spent part of the time in a
visit to the Mayor, quite informal, of
course, but of sufficient Importance
when that official announced that the
Progressive leader had called to as
sure him that his criticism of the
power which the Judges of this city
exercised over appointments was
both just and timely.
In speaking of his call Col Roose-
welt said
understand that in your city
the Judges appoint the Board of Edu
cation, the Board of Revision of
Taxes, the Board of City Trusts, as
we'll as other purely executive bodies.
These Judges when they make these
appointments are executive and not
judicial officers"
After being introduced to Direc-
tor Porter of the Police Department
and the heads of other departments
the Colonel was shown through the
building and then returned with DR..
]. William White to the latter's
home, where they awaited the arrival
of those who had been invited to
meet the Colonel before luncheon.
Among those who called were DR..
Wilmer Stone of the Academy of Nat
ural Sciences and Dr. Spencer Trot-
ter of the Swarthmore faculty.
The eX-President and several
friends then went to the home of
Thomas Robins, where they had
luncheon. Following this a trip by
motor was taken through Fairmount
Park and the party then returned for
tea at the home of DR.. White, where
women interested in the Progressive
cause were introduced to the Colon
ell. After this the guest of the city
rested until the dinner.
While the Colonel was being
shown about the city and explaining
his policies to some of the most in
fiuential men of the city, his adher-
ents were having busy session at
the annual conference of the Pro-
gressive League.
Representative T. Henry Walnut,
who has introduced several Progress
sive measures in the Legislature at
the present session, was the speaker
of the day who aroused the greatest
enthusiasm. Dr. Samuel Zane Bat
ton of the department of social SER
vice of the Northern Baptist conven-
tion made an address in which he
advocated the application of the rule
of the sea to the principles of the
Progressive party.
The plan of the Progressive league
is to use industrial measures as the
issue for which the party is to fight
until the next Gubernatorial election
in this State. 1t was for this purpose
that the conference was planned at
this time and that Col. Roosevelt was
selected to come here and enthuse
the members of the new organiza-
ton.