New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
ROOSEVELT DEFIANT
Of OLD PARTY STILL
Back from Dining on Mountain
Lion, He Says in Chicago
Republicans Must Yield.
REARED HIS SONS TO FIGHT
Tells Suffragette You Can Be
as Peaceful as You Want To-
After Learning the Arts of
War-Speaks at Club.

Chicago. Aug. &.-Colonel Roosevelt
burned almost as red as the desert Ind
ians, among whom he has been sojourn-
ing. arrived here to-day. He spent less
than two hours in the city before taking
the PENNSYLVANIA special for oyster Bay.
He was met at the Santa re station by
Thomas D. Knight, president Of the CHI
caeo Progressive Club. and delegation
of members and later took standing
luncheon. conducted on a help-yourself
basis. at the club.
At the clubrooms the colonel was
greeted by several suffraGettes, headed
by Grace Wilbur Trout. who. like the for
mer President. wore a Panama hat. In
the course of his talk with Mrs. Trout
who told him she was the mother Of four
sons, he said:
Il brought up my sons to fight: after
you have learned to fight you can be as
peaceful as YOU want to-"
He added that he knew Of no one who
was so much entitled TO vote as the
mother of sons and daughters.
He paused nj a book store and bought
some books. including one about prize
fighter. another giving 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
Nayajos. and visited the great natural
bridge which spans the Grand Canyon,
which he described as "a triumphal arch
of nature" lie concluded his visit by
attending the snake dance OF the priests
of the Hopi Indians.
In referring to the talk of merging the
Republican and Progressive parties he as
serted the only possibility Of such a plan
would be for the Republicans to adopt
every principle Of the Progressivcs.
There would be no woman suffrage in
Illinois to-day II II had not been for the
work done by the Progressive party last
year" he said in a brief speech at the
club. Never III the history Of the coun-
try has political party accomplished
what the Progressive party has in its
brief history.
In regard TO woman suffrage I always
Insisted that woman's duty as q voter
would not interfere with her domestic
duties any more than it does with a
mans business There are some fool men
who neglect their business for politics. and
l suppose there will be some feminine
fools Of the same kind God made wom-
an fools 70 match the men. The average
mans and woman's duties are TO their
home Politics comes second.
There has been A great deal or talk
about political parties getting together
they can get together any time they wish
by Joining us But they must adopt all
of our principles, even the judiciary plank
in our platform.
1T has been said that l condemned
Judges ! never have done anything OF
The kind ! never used anything like the
language which Abraham Lincoln used IN
criticising the United States supreme
Court I believe judges are high class
OF public servants. but do not believe in
the right of any public servant to become
a public master.
"If an official does not do what the
people wish him to do he should be re-
called even If he is a judge. II We don
get the laws we want We should have the
Initiative and referendum to give us the
desired relief We intend TO do injustice
10 no man. A.. 10.
adopted rational plan for handling both
big and little justice We do not believe
in strangling business. We favor policy
that will compel business TO serve the
public. not swindle H. our wish IS 70
amply the principles Of Abraham Lincoln
to the issues Of the present day