The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-10-21
ROOSEVELT
IN The WEST
Finds it Hard to Remember
What He Came For as Fa-
miliar Scenes Are
Visited.
|HEcKLERs ON THE JOB
Told One Fellow That European War
and Not Democrats Was the
Cause Of His
Prosperity.
lHEcKLERs ON THE JOB
[By j. P. Yoder, United Press Staff
CorresDOndent1

[By j. P. Yoder, United Press Staff
Correspondent.]
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 21.-It was
hard for Colonel Roosevelt to remem-
Der what he came out here for, today.
He made 2,100 mile jump from
Louisville. KY, with only few stops
between to utter his most bitter de-
nunciation of President Wilson's Mex
lean policy and urge election Of
Charles Evans Hughes, but wherever
he turned he found only scenes and
old faces that tended to take his
mind off his job.
The colonel was met here by big
committee composed Of members OF
the G. A. r., Spanish war veterans
and confederate veterans headed by
Dwight Heard, an old personal friend
and Jack Greenway, major in the
rough riders, who before that was
Yale's famous backstop, who caught
the curves Of Dutch" Carter, brother
in-law Of Hughes. There were the
usual bands and daylight bombs to
greet Roosevelt. He lunched at
Heads, house with Jack Greenway
and then spoke at 2:3O this after.
noon. The colonel was the guest OF
honor 1t dinner at the Heard home
tonight when several friends Of ranch
ing days were expected in. Roosevelt
had been urged not to stop today until
he reached Phoenix. but he forced
Regis Post, in charge of his tour. to
arrange stop at Prescott, home OF
Bucky O'Neill Buclly died in the
colonels arms half way up San Juan
hill and the colonel, although the stop
had to be made at $3.50, ordered Post
to wire ahead that he would make a
short speech.
All day yesterday and today Roose-
velt was in his element. He simply
drank in the western scenes. By
George" he exclaimed at one time
during lunch. ''I'd like to be young
again and out here. If it weren't
for the Mrs and the children I'd build
myself a cabin out here with bath
tub in it and just stay until died.
BY George, but would"
But it remained for Gallup, n. M,
where he raised half Of his rough
riders to furnish the real thrills OF
the westward bound trip. Nearly all
Of the town of 1900 crowded about to
see him. He hadn't started speak
ing when noisy heckling began.
"How's Teddy. but Wilson for me,
shouted a railroad man.
Roosevelt attempted again and
again to start speaking, but others
took up. the cry: How about Wilson;
I'll bet you love him."
II love no one too proud to fight,
retorted Roosevelt.
We've all got good jobs, why
should we change?' was shouted.
"Yes, but you forget the thousands
out of work until the European war
put money in your pockets" said
Roosevelt.
How about the 1907 panic?" a
man called; "at that we would vote
for you if you were running
What did you ever do? We've got
eight hours yelled railroader with
brass lungs.
"You fool and coward" shouted
back the colonel, "go home and sober
up
Then as Roosevelt was declaring
no American was killed by any for
eigner during his terms. man at
the edge OF the crowd who held
baby in his arms. shouted:
"Yes. you let Japs into the schools
when I lived in California"
"And l sent the battle fleet around