New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-19
T.R., Attacking "Too
Proud" Policy, StirS
Louisville
INCLUDES ELIOT IN
HITTING WILSON
KentuckianS Give Him
Noisy Greeting-TownS
Declare Holiday
rr4m.s s.s corvspud.n, Of TIE tribunal

LOUISVILLE, N.Y. OCN' Ao' AhcOu0he
sooseyels launched the grand Republi-
an drive in the Southwest against
Woodrow Wilson here tonight. He
stacked the present Administration
nth typically vigorous Rooseveltian
blows.
4Instead OF speaking softly and car
rvins a big stick, President Wilson
,noke bonbastically and carried dish
ns."hs said, clicking his teeth, to the
delight Of 5000 Kentuckisns in PhGnix
Hill Park Hall
@He said at Omaha the other day
that he was willing to fight but was
waiting for something which would
mt all the corpuscles Of his blood
INTO fighting shape" the Colonel
.houted. 'Tt would be interesting to
know exactly what outrage on Ameri-
"a, citizens or on the rights Of hu-
nspity anywhere would make him
,-o,s the line between being willing
10 sght' and too proud to fight. "
.At the murder Of 1894 men, women
ud children on the Lusitania," Colonel
Roosevelt continued, "his corpuscles
Ad not shout; they did not even
whisper. Apparently. all they did WAS
70 suggest TO him that it was happy
occasion for his classic remark about
being too proud TO fight "
Wilson Words His Text
In these last four words the Colonel
found the text for his appeal for
Hughes mad, to-day through 800 miles
Of Blue Grass country. Invariably he
greeted the people Of Kentucky as
sm.n who are not too proud TO fight"
Occasionally he shifted the emphasis
from his familiar brand of American
ism to the Adamson law, to Belgium
or 10 the Presidents champions, such
mDr. Charles ". Eliot. formerly presi-
dent Of Harvard. OF DR.. Eliot the
Colonel said tonight: at would be un-
fair 70 China 70 compare DR.. Eliot with
an old-school Chinese statesman.
He always reverted to his intense be-
lief that the fibre of national character
had become weakened under Mr.. Will
son.
NBy his substitution Of words for
deeds and his betrayal Of his fine
Eords By his deeds he has loosed the
spring Of American patriotism" the
Colonel told his audience at Corbin, in
The uplands, this afternoon. Some Of
his words have eaten into the souls Of
our people with the acid OF degrada-
ton
Against the man Of mere eloeution
the Republicans have put Mr.. Hughes"
Tie Colonel said. "the man whose
ugged strength Of character and In
sligenee give US 3 guarantee that
svsry promise he makes, whether ex-
pressed or implied. will be made good
By his actions"
Tonight Dir. Roosevelt spoke from
ne rsms stage where Mr.. Hughes less
nsn sweek ago declared that the Lusi-
;Snia would never have been sunk had
nugnes. instead Of Wilson, been Pres
hen.
Expected to Swing Stick
7. r." fighting the Democrats on q
hottoo-proud-to -to-hght" platform in a
sAS where fighting between certain
ttnihes is highly organized art, is
.tpeeted 70 assist in swinging Ken
.aeky from the doubtful 10 the safe
i'r the Hughes column.
hfter his speech tonight the Colonel
tit Immediately for Phonix, Ariz.,
n'h Emporis, Kan, as the only stop
On bis route.
Frlenoly audiences of remarkable
We eonsidering the heavy rain, greet
20 Colonel Roosevelt on his tour
Irough central Kentucky to-day, be
,e'e speeding 20 Louisville for his first
eg speech.
Aot until dusk, as the train halted
a. Livingston. did Wilson heckler
pforoke bis ire.
hooray for Wilsonl" man shout
e repeatedly, ignoring the Colonels
ssstgrss for silence.
All night, IL you're too proud 20
~ yyNt WIG ana CN4lQren, then
@ aud yell for Woodrow" the Colonel
I.a' and withdrew from the rear
'istiorm.
~ Lebanon. half an hour later. the
IIo"a made 80 much noise cheering
~, ~, Esooseyelt he could not make him
ssf heard.
Holiday for Kentuckians.
~ Cincinnati this morning the train,
,s'st mAking a stop at the sta
,,S' Tssred through the railroad yards
-. stared on a dash through the
Valley, the Blue Grass region,
hs foothills of the Blue Ridge
n'sins. No PreEident, ex-Presi-
~. or candidate for President had
before travelled through this sec
S Ksntueky. where isols.sd up
Lsr have 70 bump for miles in
-. carts over the rough trails TO
Va pGeh With community life.
Co., hsss people, the coming Of
sl koosfyelt Was tho occasion Of
,..hersl holiday. with schools dis
"a store. closed, children slicked
hstr Sunday clothes, and the
80. band Instructed 70 blow az IL
hhd blown before.
s.is.s Sclonsl frat tested the popular
ns,s. FEELINGS of Kentucky az Fsl-
"hsrs crowd Of 800 greeted