Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-10-02
ROOSEVELT URGES
NEW YORK VOTERS
TO SMITE BOSSES

Rochester, N. Y. Sept. 2s.-In an ad-
dress before the state committee of the
progressive party here today Colonel
Roosevelt declared that in the election
Ill New York state his fall 1.-THE domin-
ant concern of the people should be to
prevent TammaRy from obtaining
complete control of the state" and that
Ito this the lesser issues must give
way"
He argued that the "predicament in
which the state finds it's public affairs
is due to the failure of the. people to
elect last fall a governor and legisla-
'ture pledged to the carrying out of
progressive policies"
In voting against Tammany, how
ever. Colonel Roosevelt urged the voter
TO support the progressive party candi-
dates to the end that they might de
feat Tammany without enthroning
the Barnes republican machine in it's
place"
Four Important Matters.
This year. the Colonel said, there
are four matters of supreme political
import for decision before the people of
the commonwealth the first the election
of an assembly, stands by itself. The
other three are:
First, the attempted impeachment
OF the governor Of the state; second,
the city election in the great city of
New York. and third. the election of
WV JuhSSS VI lhe court Oh Appeals.
AS to each of these four issues the
overthrow of Talnmany is the chief
issue"
After emphasizing that the progress
,slVe party was waging war against
corrupt machines" Colonel Roosevelt
said:
AT this moment that which contains
most of menace to all our state is Tam
many hall. In New York City we pro-
.gressives are doing all that we can to
elect a nonpartisan ticet. headed by a
progressive democrat, a tried and ex-
,cellent public official, John Parroy Nit
chel. so as to keep the municipal gov
rnne out of the control of Tam
many hall and make it an instrument
not only for securing honesty in NUM-
cipal affairs. but for lettering the liv-
ing and working conditions of the men
INC women who toll With their hands.
Two Kinds. of Recall.
I'm the same fashion we battle
against Tammany hall, in the govern
orship fight, because Tammanny hal!
IS attacking the governor not for what
he may have done before election, but
because since election he has stood fol
honesty and the rights of the people
1 wish TO call the attention Of the
conservatives who have protested such
horror of the progressive doctrine OF
the popular recall to just what has
been done by Tammany in the abcense
VI AiS pcI"tio iSSdll. l. dSR you IG
consider whether you prefer the re.
call exercised by, the people thmselves
at the polls or the recall exercised by
Mr.. Murphy at the end of a telephone.
Tammany Always Knew.
II am not now discussing the merits
Of the charges nor the evidence against
Governor Sulzer. I am not now speak.
ing OF any matter pending before the
court OF impeachment, nor of the allie.
cations that will be considered by the
u of impeachment. These allega-
lions afford only the nominal reason
for this impeachment. All the matters
now produced before that court We're
Well known to the leaders of Tammany
hall at the time they We're calling Gov
ernor Sulzer a second Andrew Jackson,
They remained silent about them until
the governor refused to take his or
ders from the boss of Tammany hall.
Inc real reason for the governors i'm.
parchment may not come, before the
body now trying him.
No intelligent and honest mar
doubts that the attack upon the gov.
ernor has been made not because oil
any thing he did during the campaign
or before he took office. but because
through his officials. he hunted down
corruption after he took office and be.
cause he c~hampioned the cause Of
popular government and the rights OF
the people against the mandate oj
kAAAt
500 Delegates Present.
Progressive leaders. state and ma
tional, including Theodore Roosevelt,
We're here today for the state confer
ence of the party to name candidates
for chief judge and associate judge Of
the state court of appeals and for1nu-
late plans for the future of the party
in the state. About 500 delegates were
in attendance.
After a meeting of the executive
committee, il was predicted that Uni
ted States District Judge Learned
Hand and Supreme Court Justice Sam
uel Seabnry, both of New York. would
be named for chief judge and asso-
ciate judge, respectively.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the night at
a local hotel. This morning he took
ar automobile ride about the city. He
will leave for New York at 10 o'clock
tonight.
A rurnor that a boom for Roosevelt
for governor would be launched at to-
days conference was denied.