South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-18
GREET ROOSEVELT
BY TIMID CHEER
Less Than Score of Persons at
Boston Depot When Former
President Arrives = Sounds
Call to Bull Moose.

BOSTON. Aug. IS. - In a speech at
the Arena Monday Col Roosevelt
sounded the call 20 progressives
throughout the nation 10 stand by
their coIors TO the bitter end.
The ex-president answered the
broad hints spread over New England
hat he IS making ready 90 leap back
into the republican party by assuring
his followers that he stands where he
old two years ago, when he bOlted at
Chicago.
When Col Roosevelt arrived here
Monday evening he found his progress
sive leaders worried over the open
insinuations OF the republican forces.
The colonel. they felt. ought TO re
affirm his allegiance 20 the progress
sive party. The ex-president, depart
ing from his set speech, read the
declaration Of party fealty that he
made in New y Ork II months ago on
the eve Of starting for Brazil.
AT that time 1 said / felt that
neither Of the old parties offered any
hope in the fight for better govern
ment," sold the colonel. repeat
now with even greater emphasis what
I said then. The progressive party
stands firm against the old machines
We are fighting Penrose and Barnes
and the others of the Bourbon re-
dictionary machines with all our might.
The progressive party is the only one
that can accomplish the work Of
smashing these vicious machines.
And 7 stand with tho prOgressiVes, as
] have always stood"
Never in the ex-presidents appear
ances in Boston was such an apparent
lack Of interest displayed. Not
score OF persons were on hand when
ne arrived at the Huntington av.
station. A timid cheer went up as he
stepped into an automobile.
Only a Small Crowd.
A squad of mounted police rode
along with the bull moose chief for
two blocks to clear a path for him,
but they were not needed. He rode
on amid tense silence TO Fenway park
where the prOgressives were having a
field day which had brought out only
about $500. men and women who
looked lonesome in the spacious
grandstands with a seating capacity of
$4,000.
The colonel was scheduled to speak
at the park. but it seemed hopeless
10 waste effort on such a small thrOng.
so after waiting a while watching a
baseba game lusty lunged announcers
Informed the crowd that Roosevelt
would speak at the Arena. 1t was a
shock 10 him when he walked in to
find three-quarters of the house va
cant. The failure to pack the Arena
was laid to the failure Of the city
committee managers 10 advertise the
fact thar the colonel would be there.
The colonel talked earnestly to the
little pack Of prOgressives. His voice
which IS getting stronger every day
rang over the empty seats and crashed
into the rafters.
After setting himself straight as a
progressive on essential issues the ex-
president took a fling at ex-Congress-
man Mccall, the democratic candidate
for governor, when ne asserted that
anyone who would condone the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill was unfit for office.
Mccall recently announced himself
as satisfied as Pres. Taft was, that the
Payne-Aldrich bill was good enough"
Not Suited For Office.
THE Bourbons OF the republican
party were responsible for the Payne
Aldrich tariff bill" said the colonel
ANY man who champions II is a re-
dictionary and not suited for office"
After his Arena speech the colonel
shook hands with prCsI Sssives at the
Franklin Square house a l. eghborhoOd
organization. lie spent the night at
the home OF Charles Bigel)w.
Tuesday he speaks at Lewiston and
Portland. Maine. starting home on
Wednesday.
on the way from Brattleboro to
Boston the local train on which Roose-
welt travelled made at least 90 stops.
no crowds awaited him. the only no
tice given the colonel being by trav-
elers in the day coach in which he
sat. These insisted on talking poll
tics 10 him much 10 the cOlOneIs dis
gust.