The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-26
Luncheon Informal.

AS the luncheon was informal the
colonel wore the same gray suit and
soft shirt that he wore on the tram. He
paused at a book store and bought
some books, including one about
prize fighter. another an Indian story
and a third on big game.
In speaking Of his outing in Arizona,
Colonel Roosevelt said he spent the first
fortnight hunting, and that the party
killed three mountain lions. He said
he shot one and his two sons killed the
others. He said the only fresh meat
the party had on the hunting trip was
the mountain lions, and that the meat
was delicious. He spent two weeks
among the Nava Jos and visited the
great natural bridge which spans the
Grand canyon, which he describes as a
''triumphal arch of nature He con-
cluded his visit by attending the snake
dance of the priests of tine Hopi In
dians. which he said was extremely in
teresting.
Colonel Roosevelt declines TO discuss
the Mexican situation, saying he was
not familiar with present conditions.
Discusses Politics.
He made a five-minute speech at the
Progressive club, in which he addressed
the guests as f'friends, ladies and
gentlemen, voters all, -
In referring to the talk Of merging
the Republican and Progressive parties,
he asserted that the only possibility of
such a plan would be for the Republi
cans to adopt every principle of ths
Progressives, including the judicial
plank. In his brief speech Colonel
Roosevelt said:
E'There would be no woman suf-
frage in Illinois today II it had not
ba lxr ha
Progressive party last year. Never
IN the history of the country has u
political party accomplished what the
Progressive party has in its brief his
tory.
"Tn regard TO woman suffrage I
had always insisted that women g
duty AS voter would not interfere
with her domestic duties any more
than it does with man s business
There are some fool men who neglect
their business for politics. and | sup
pose there will be some feminine fools
of the same kind God made women
fools to match the men. The average
man and woman 8 first duty is to
their home. Politics comes second.
Must Join Gus"
''There has been a great deal of
talk about political parties getting to-
eether. They can get together any
time they wish BY joining u.s. But
they must adopt all of our principles,
even the judiciary plank in our plat
form. It has been said that 7 have
condemned Judges. 7 never have done
anything of the kind. never used
anything like the language which
Abraham Lincoln used in criticism
the United States supreme court. I
believe judges are high class of pub
lie servants, but ] don't believe in
the right of any public servant to be-
come n public master
of an executive does not do what
the neople want him to do he should be
recalled, even If he is A Judge. If we
don't get the laws we want we should
have tho initiative aud referendum
to give us the desired relief. We in.
tend 10 do injustice to no man.
''We are the only party that has
adopted rational plan for handling
both big and little business. We don 4
believe in stranglng business
We favor a policy that viii com.
pei business 10 serve the public. not
swindle it. Our wish is TO apply the
principle Of Abraham Lincoln 10 the
ISSUES of the present dav -