The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-02
ROOSEVELT URGES
NEW YORK VOTERS
TO SMITE BOSSES

Rochester. n. Y, Sept. 2s.-In IN adj
dress before the state committee of the
progressive party here today Colonel
Roosevelt declared that in the election
l New York state this fall sthe domin-
ant concern of the people should be to
prevent Tammany from obtaining
complete control OF the state" and that
ITO this the lesser issues must give
way"
He argued hat the ''predicament in
which the state finds its 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
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
pf an assembly, stands by itself. The
other three are:
First, the attempted impeachment
of the governor Of the state; second,
\ city election in the great city Of
New York, and third, the election Of
W. judges Of the court Of appeals.
AS to each Of these -four issues the
overthrow of Tammany is the chief
Issue"
After emphasizing that the progress
sive party was waging wal 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-
gresslVes are doing all that we can to
elect a nonpartisan ticet, headed by a
progressive democrat, a tried and ex-
ceilent public official, John Parroy Nit
chel, so as to keep the municipal gov
eminent u Of the control Of Tam
many hall n 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
and 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 hall
is attacking The governor not for what
he may hav done before election, but
because since election he has stood for
honesty and the rights Of the people.
l WISH 70 call the attention Of the
conservatives who have professed such
horror Of the progressive doctrine Of
the popular recall to just what has
been done by Tammany in the abcense
OF the popular recall. I ask you to
consider whether you prefer the re-
at the polls or the recall exercised by
Mr.. Murphy at the end Of a telephone.
Tammany Always Know.
u am not now discussing the merits
OF the charges nor the evidence against
GoVernor Sulzer. I am not now speak
ing OF n matter pending before the
court OF impeachment, nor of the allie
op 1 fh0f Will -
court OF impeachment. These alega-
tons afford only the nominal reason
Tor this impeachment. All the matters
now produced before that court were
Well known to the leaders of Tam raany
nail 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.
n real reason for the governors i'm
parchment may not come before the
body now trying him.
N intelligent and honest man
doubts that the attack upon the gov
ernor has been made not because of
any thing he did during the
or before he took office, but ecause.
through his officials, he hunted down
corruption after he took office and he
cause he championed the cause Of
popular government and the rights of
the people against the mandate of
Tammany hall"
500 Delegates Present.
Progressive leaders, state and ma
tional, including Theodore Roosevelt,
were here today for the state confer
ence OF the party to name candidates
for chief judge n associate judge of
the state court Of appeals and formu-
late plans for the future of the party
in the state. About 500 delegates were
in attendance.
After a meeting of the executive
committee, it was predicted that Uni
ted States District Judge Learned
Hand and Supreme Court Justice Sam
uel Seabury, both Of New York. would
be named for chief judge and asso-
ctate judge. respectively.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the night at
a local hotel. This morning he took
an automobile ride about he city. He
will leave for New York at 10 o'clock
tonight.
A rumor that a boom for Roosevelt
for governor would be launched at TO-
days conference was denied.
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