The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-21
LAST KANSAS
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The rough rider struck popular
chord when he stated:
This is q country for everyone-not
a place created for the few. Probably
some Of you have been under the i'm
preston, from what you have heard.
that our nation was laid out for this
man AMI that man. We are making II
these citizens in arms have grown up.
I hope our efforts will be appreciated.
Then he continued:
1T is for the children of today-our
grandchildren that We are waging these
battles.''
Then he smiled in that broad cartoon
like manner.
you know, I'm a grandfather now!"
The crowd knew tt-and cheered.
After his short talk the colonel re-
que sted that the crowd file past the car
stepsE"I want to shake hands with
you." he said. The crowd was willing
in fact the jam that followed threw
several up against the sides of the cars.
Until the train pulled out there were
hand shakes and greetings for the Kan
sas favorite. Many ran along the side
of the car after the train had started
to grasp his hand.
Waving his arms in q characteristic
goodby. the ex-president gave Topeka
"Come back again!" someone shout
ed after him.
He laughed. nodded his head in as
sent and was pulled back into the
vestibule.
Crowd at Herington.
Herington. Kan, Sept 21.-A crowd
of several hundred persons met Col.
Roosevelt's train here Sunday. The
train stopped ten minutes while the
and left.
Speech at Hutchinson.
Hutchinson, Kan, Sept. 21.-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt told Kansas voters
that the constitution was not holy
ground and that it was written as a
progressive measure and safeguard
not as a straight Jacket to prevent
growth and development. Following his
argument that the constitution needed
repairs and that the American people
should not hesitate in their demands
for amendments, the colonel found oc-
the decisions in which capital and labor
was concerned. While his plea for re-
call of judicial decision was not as
strong as in the campaign of 1912, he in
sisted that the courts as well as the
legislatures should be subservient to
the rights of the people and that tech
meal legal procedure was a friendless
art.
The Roosevelt crowd in Hutchinson
possibly numbered 5000. AS was evil
dent in all of his Kansas speeches, Col
onel ROosevelt's voice was not sufh-
GENTLY strong to reach the crowd. and
he showed plainly the vocal efforts un-
der which he labored. Both at Wichita
and Hutchinson the crowd in the rear
| of the halls was unable to hear the
| rough riders remarks, and because OF
failure to hear the speeches many peo-
pie in the halls left before the speeches
were concluded. 1t was noticeable,
however, that the men and women
within hearing of Roosevelt's voice re-
manned until the speeches were con-
clCded.
Sold Seats for 1t.
Swinging into Hutchinson from wich-
| tia by automobile, Roosevelt went to
tn eauditorium that was packed to its
fullest capacity. Preceding the Roose-
Welt speech, 4 band concert was held in
the auditorium that was packed to its
cents was .-arged. Hundreds Of men
and women we're victims of the subter-
| fuge to sell seats for the Roosevelt
meeting and bought cheerfully that
they might be within hearing of the
speakers voice when the national Pro-
gressive leader was introduced.
| Roosevelt continued his attack upon
the old parties. He reiterated his dec
laration that there was no hope for
the things the Progressives of the state
and nation demanded through either
the Republican or Democratic parties
and that the men and women who
lstood for the reforms advocated in the
Progressive platform of 1912 must look
to the third party for relief.
II want you men and women who be-
1ieve in something to step to the front
and give us the leadership we need by
sending Murdoch and Davidson and
Dawson to Washington and by putting
Henry Allen in the state house at To-
peka," said Roosevelt. II appeal not
alone to Progressives, but to the meK
and women Of the two parties
and women who are kept away from us
by the dead hand of past tradition. In
this contest the effort Is made to gel
each man and woman to show his OF
her faith by their votes-not merely by
Applause or nodding consent to the
things they hear. I ask the ordinary
plain, decent citizen to listen-the-l vote
their convictions without regard fol
mere party name.
IT ask the rank and file to consider
what the old parties are doing. We
are told by the Republicans that we
are anarchists and unfit to have an,
say in the government-we are to1t
we ought to come back to them be
cause they have adopted our prfnci
pies. Yet under the present align
ment the Republican party is more
reactionary than two years ago."
Then Roosevelt told the voters tina
the constitution was not a sacred doc
ument to be looked upon with aw.
and never touched.
Follow Candle Policies.
you can't handle an electric ligh
age with tallow candle policies" sait
Roosevelt. I'VE take the position O
Lincoln that the constitution was de
, signed for you-not you for the con
stitution. 1t is your constitution. Yo,
fought fNr 1t. You made it. If 20,
t are fit to be trusted to make a con
stitution you are fit to be trusted t.
change it. By the same token, YOU
should be trusted to say what 20,
meant when you made it. If Abra
ham Lincoln hadn't started in t,
change the laws, we would have slav
cry now. Don't misunderstood me