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TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN. TIIUllSDAT, MAKCII 21. 1913. T. R. TAKES DIRECT ISSUE WITH TARiiHi Opening Speech in New York Devoted to Contrasting Political Positions. "OLD DOCTRINE" FEARED Colorwl ru-ltoraics II l H real I of Judicial Jaylnc President View t A boat Opinions Is Dis trustful of Peoptw. NKW i'ORK. Marfch SO. In tha (lrp spch of Ms campaign for the rrld-ntll nomination. Colonel Rnovorelt tonight contrasted hla pol Imn with that takrn by Trsklnt Tte. Tim rral liur. ho vald. whfthfr th American people should STna themvelren. "olonel Rnoaprelt'a uneech was le llrered brfre a rrowd which filled rrrzl Hall. An overflow meeting hrM In a smallrr hall within the name nutldinK. Oolonrl Roosevelt was received with enthusiasm. 1-reaUient Taft's recent apeech at Toledo was referred to several times h Colonel Roorerelt who devoted a larrs part of Ma remarka to a replv. "Mr. Tatt asaln and aealn In quo tatlona I have clven and elsewhere rhrouajh his aperch." aald Colonel r.ooaevrtt. "eipressea hla disbelief In th. i.eonle when they vote at ths noils.' Colonel Roosevelt said that thi waa "the old, oM doctrine." which haa "tended to errata a bulwark. for spe rm! privilege.' Tyrwaay flaa Terrwra. Colonel Roosevelt said: . "I believe In the rlht of tha people to rule. 1 believe that tti majority of the plain people of the t'nlted Mates will, day In and day out. maka fewer mistake In aovernln- thcmeelvea than anv smaller clasa or body of men. no matter what their tratnlna. will maka in Irvine to aovern them. "I have grant patience with this talk of tha linnnr of the majority. Wa arc todav snfferlnc from the tyranny of ml norltlcs. It la a small minority that la trabMns our coal deposits, our water powers and our harbor fronts- A small minority la fattenlnc on the sale of adultrated fooda and drugs. It Is a small minority that Ilea behind monop olies and trusts. It la a amall minority that stancla behind the present law of ma.Mor and servant, the sweatshop, tha whole ralendtr of social and Industrial Injustice. It is a amall minority tnat la t'olay using our convention system to .luteal the alii of a majority of the peo ple In the choice of delegate to the Chlrifn convention. The only tyran nies from which men. women and chil dren are aufterlna In real life are tyr annlea of minorities." peetal lat rtaia r'eared. t'oionel Roosevelt dclared that the M.Mory of arovernment In this country for ? years showed, not rule of the moritv. but of special Interests, and "ievlrted thai he meant those Interests who have ruled and leclslatej and de--Ide.J aa It in aotne way the vested ririts of privilege had a nrst mort -ce on the whole I'nltrd States, white ifr rlclilf of all the people were merely an unsecured debt. Hate our political leaders always, or irenerally. rccocnlied tf.rlr duty to the people aa anythln more than a d'lty to disperse the mob. see that the ashea were taken away and di-trlbut the patronaa-eT if the Initiative and referendum aa a check upon rule by the "special In terests' Colonel Roosetelt aald: "No man would say that It waa best to conduct all legislation by direct vote f the people It would mean losa of dr. liberation, of patient consideration hut. on the other hand, no one whose mental arteries have not lone since hardened can doubt that the proposed changes are needed when the Iee-tala-I 'ires refuse to carry out the will of the j.eopIe." (f the recall of puhllr official, ex clusive of the Judiciary. Colonel Roose velt s-ild: "I have heard no argument advanced iS-lnH the proposition save that It will make the public officers timid and al was currylnr favor with the mob. That argument means that you can fool all of tMe people all of the time and ia an avowal of disbelief In democracy. If It he true and I believe It la not it Is less Important than to ssnp those public offivers from curry In favor with t. c Interests. Hlew AlwM'd at -Pelltlciaaa." of the direct primary he said In part: The Mem of party government I not written in our Constitution, but It is not the less a vital and essential purt of our rrm of government. In that rystem the party leadera should serve and carry out the will of their own party. There Is no need to show- how f jr that thory Is from the facts. r to rehearse the vulgar. thievlnaT partnrrshlpa of the corporatlona and Hie bosses, or to show how many times the reiij government Ilea In the hands of the boss, protected from the com mand and the revenge of the voters bv hla puppeta In office and the power of patronage. "tVe need not be told how he is thus Intrenched, nor now hard h Is to overthrow. The fact stand out In the history of nearly every stata in the I nlon. The direct primary. If accompanied by a stringent corrupt practices act. will break up the corrupt partnerships of corporations and poli ticians. "My opponents chars." Colonel Kooeeveli continued, "that two things In my programme are wrong because thr Intrude Into the sanctuary of the 1'idlrlary. The first la the recall of Judges; the second, the review by the people of Judicial decisions on certain "onstttntlonal questions. I have said caln and again that 1 do not advocate the recall of Judges In all states and all communities. But I say It soberly democracy has a right to approach the sanctuary of the courts when a special interest has corruptly found sanctuary there: and thla la exactly what haa hap pened In some of the atatea where the recall of Judaea la a living Issue. I woul-l far more willingly trust the whole people to Judge such a rase than ome special tribunal perhap ap pointed by the same power that chose tne Judga." "Use lrr - leeex A r ed Colonel Roosevelt aald that the con airurtlon of the "due process" clause of state constitutions by various state :uun had appeared to prohibit the hole people of those states from idoptlng methods of proper regulation, particularly as to working conditions. The remainder of the speech waa de roled largely to a reply to Issues rained r President Taft in hla recent Boston ddres. ' .Mr. Tatt a poaltlon." said Mr. Roose velt, "is the position that haa been held eln-'e. the beginning of our Uovern ment. although not always so openly licl-J. by a l.Uf Bum bat of reputable i ' 1 and honorable men who, down at bot- I torn, distrust popular government, .and ! hen they must accept It. accept it. i ith reluctance and hedge It around with every spectra of restriction ana nee. so aa to make tne people as limited and possible. Mr. Taft fairly when he says tnat our Government Is and should be a govern ment of all the people by a representa tive part of the people. This Is an ex- tlvs pa j c-llcnt I ollcarc t and moderate description 01 an rehy. It defines our Government aa a government or all tne people oy a few of the people. "Essentially thla view Is that the Constitution Is a stralghtjacket to be used fo r the control of an unruly patient the people. Now I hold that thla view Is not only false, but mis chievous: that our constitution are Instruments designed to secure Justice by securing the deliberate, but effec tive expression of the popular will, that the checks and balances are valu able as far. and so far. as they ac complish that deliberation and that It Is a warped and unworthy and Im proper construction of our form of government to seo In It only a means of thwartlnr the popular will and pre venting- Justice. Mr. Taft say that rery class' should have a 'voice' In the government- That seems to me a verv serious mleeonceptlon of th American political situation. The real trouble with us Is that some classes have had too much of a voice. One of the most important of all the lessens to be taught and to be learned. Is that every man should vote, not aa a renresentatlve or a class, nut. merely as a good cltlsen. whose prime Interest are the same aa those of all other good cltisens." In speaking of President Taft's at- tltude on the recall of the Judiciary, Mr. Roosevelt said: "Mr. Taft. again and again. In quota tion I have given and elsewhere through his speech, expresses Ms dis belief In the people when they voto at the polls. In one sentence he says that the proposition gives 'powerful effect to the momentary Impulse of majority of the electorate and pre pares the wav for the possible ex ercise of the grossest tyranny. Else where he speaks of the -feverish un certainty' and -unstable determination of the laws.-by temporary and chang ing majorities. and again be says the svstrm I nronoie "would result In sua pension or application of constitutional guarantees according to popular wnim, which would destroy 'all possible con slstency' In constitutional Interpreta tion. I should much like to know the exact distinction that I to b made between what Mr. Taft calls 'the fit ful Impulse of a temporary majority.' when applied to a question such as that I ri and any other question. Remember that under mv proposal to review a ruin or decision by popular vote. amending or construing, to that extent. the Constltntion. would certainly take at least two years from the time of the election of the Legislature that passed the act. Prlaelplew t . "f stand on the Columbus speech. The nrlnclnle asserted there are not new. but I believe that they are nec essary to the maintenance of free remorratlc Government. "We here In America hold In our hands the hope of the world, the fate of the coming jeart; and ahame and disgrace will be ours if In our eyea the light of high resolve la dimmed. If we trail In the dut the golden hope of men. If on this continent we merely build another country of great, but unjustly divided material prosperity, we shall have done nothing: and we ahall do a little If we merely set the greed of envy against the greed of arrogance and thereby destroy the ma terial well being of all of us." ELKS TO BUILD HOME ORIMOS CITY 1IEKO TO 11 AVE FINEST IX THE STATE. Work Has) Already Started on Struc ture by Willamette) lUvcr to Cost $24,000. ORKOO.N" CITT. Or.. March 20. (Spe cial.) One of the finest homes belong ing to tne Order or Elks in the stats will be erected by B. P. O. E. No. 1189. of Oregon City, the contract for the building having been awarded to Sim mons It Co well-known contractors of this city. Although the local order Is only two years old. It Is In a flourishing condition and the members are looking eagerly forward to the dedication of their new home, which will probably te about July 1. The building site, re cently purchased by the lodge, is one of the most attractive la tne city, located between Sixth and Seventh streets over looking the Willamette River. The bonding and furnishing committee. eomnoaed of William H. Howell, chair man; Thomas P. Randall. Charles W. Kelly, R. U Holman. M. D. Latourette. has sold 117.000 worth of bonds. It Is the Intention to use part of this snd raise about S7000 more for furnishing the building. The furnishings will be no to date and some of the rooms will be furnished In mission style. The building will be two stories high, with full concrete basement. Fronting the Willamette River will be a veranda 11x12 feet In slxe. from which will open a corridor 11x20 fret. From this stair. ways will lead to the second story and to the basement. On the first floor will be located the ladles' parlor and the reading-room, this being 1Sx2& feet The lobby. 14x51 feet in slxe. Is at the rear, and from this will open the bil liard-room. SlxIJ feet, and the stein room. 18x!4 feet in sJse. with beamed celling, fireplace and built-in shelves. On the second floor will be another veranda. On thla floor will also be th secretary' room. 11x11 feet two ante rooms, banquet hall and kitchen, which will have a built-in buffet. The lodge, room, which will be provided with I stage, will be JtxiO feet and will have beamed celling. The heating appa ratus, of the low-pressure steam type, will be In tha basement. Work ha already been commenced on the excavation for the basement and will be pushed rapidly by the contrac tors. . ERIC BOLT WINS CONTEST President of JYehman Class Earn New Daurrl at Salem. WILLAMETTE rNrVEHSITr, Salem, Or, March 20. (Special.! At tha an nual freshman oratorical contest held In the college chapel Monday evening. Eric Bolt won first place. Harold Jory second and Hans Schroder and Kenneth Hawley lied for third honors. The winning oration was on Cuban affairs. Bolt made a splendid record last Fall in football, being a member of the varsity squad and playing a strong gn at tackle. Ills home la In Marshfleid. Or, being a graduate of tha high school there. Since coming to Willamette he has been elected to the presidency of the freshman class. EVERYBODY'LL DO IT! Tha head of every family having no piano, who sees one of the pianos ad vertised on page It of today's Orego nlan w ill be sure to buy ona. KNOX' VALET MADE TOPIC OF INQUIRY House Committee Hears Sec retary's Servant Is on Gov ernment Payroll. TRIP ALSO INQUIRED INTO State Department Point Out That Expense Can Bo Pc frayed From f'jnCTjrency Fnnd In Dip lomatic Appropriation. WASHINGTON. .March 20. The Houke committee on State Department expenditures Is Investigating state ments that Secreary of State Knox uses aa a private servant Archibald S. Pinkert. a negro carried on the State Department payrolls, and that I'lnkert Is accompanying Mr. Knox as valet on the present Central American tour. "Robert F. Clayton, superintendent of the Slate Department's mailing room, told us." said Chairman Hamlin, of the committee, "that while Pinkert was carried on the mailing-room pay roll at 11200 a year, he had not been at work there more than one-third of the time In three years and that the rest of the time he was encaged at Secretary Knox's home in some capac ity." F.i pease Faad Inquired leto. The committee, also Inquired Into the subject of defraying the expenses of the Secretary's Central American trip and the statements made by Controller Tracewell that it could not bo paid for out of the secret emergency or diplo matic funds, but might come out of the horse and stable fund of the depart ment, which I S000. It was ald that the home and stable fund would not pay one-sixteenth part of the trip. Where will the money como from Mr. Hamlin afked. "I do not know," Chief Clerk McNIer replied. Mate Depart eacet F.xplalajs. State Department officials today sat that Secretary Knox'a expenses on his tour of South and Central Amerlc were being paid from the emergency fund provided In the regular diplomatic and consular appropriation bill. The Item reads: "To enable the Treeldent lo meet un foreseen emergencies arising In th diplomatic and consular service and to extend the commercial and othe interests of the United States. ,90.000, It was cxulaineil that the expense o the trio also might have been charged against the appropriation for the cul tlvatlnn of trade relations. This exDlunatlon was called forth by tha hearing today before the House committee. BIG DOGS CHEW PETS Vancouver Woman tvaiit-t Small Canines Protected. VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 20. f Special.) Accompanied by her pet. small, white fox terrier, that wanted to fight every dog or cat it met. Mrs. J. J. Wlntler. appeared before the City Council tonight, and made a pica to have an ordinance passed which would compel owners of big dogs to muzzle them so tbey cannot chew the necks of the little, defenseless canines. To show that big dogs do chew the necks of little ones, Mrs. A Intler ex hibited her terrier, whose neck was so badlv swollen she could not put a col lar on It. with comfort to the dog. A few weeks ago the Council re pealed an ordinance compelling the muzxllng of dogs, as it waa not being lived up to. but Mrs. Wlntler pleaded to have the ordinance passed again The Council listened with Interest and Mavor Irwin, who Is a lover of fine dogs, being a former resident of Mis souri, where the "Houn' Song" haa be come famous, said he would take the matter under consideration. Before the woman left the Council chamber her little fox terrier had almost signed ar tides with another dog that chanced to be In the room. The eplsodo fur nished enough amusement to cause the Council and spectators to smile for the remainder of the evening. OREGON MAYGR0W FLAX .Move on FVxit to rtcrlve Industry in Marion fonnlj. R.M.KM. Or., March 20. (Special.) Possibility of the development of 2000 acres of Willamette Valley land and the Inauguration of the first gigantic step toward placing the flax Industry on a firm basis In this section of the valley is presaged by the visit here to day of Western Manager Smith, of the American Linseed Oil Company, and II. A. Brewar. With Secretary Olcott and State Treasurer Kay the visitors were taken to the home of Eugene Bosse, the plo neer flax grower of the Pacific Coast. Smith made a proposition to Bosse to make arrangements for the develop ment of 2000 acres of land, to be sown to flax and to do It immediately. The American Linseed Oil Company has established a branch Industry In Portland, it Is now necessary to send a large Quantity of the flax from Mich Igan. but the representatives hero to day declared that the Oregon flax sur passes the world In quality and that great quantities of It can be used by tha company. BIG TAFT CLUB FORMED r-nthtislatlo Meeting at Medford starts Active Campaign. MEDFOr.D. Or. March "0. (Special.) A Taft club with 10S members as a nucleus was formed last night at an enthusiastic meeting, with W. II. Gore, a prominent Medford bah her and ranch er, president, and Hall Conrad secre tary. An executive committee will be formed In the near future and ar rangements completed for an active campaign. Speakers of National repu tation will be Invited to speak and every effort made to organize Tatt supporters in Southern Oregon. Repre sentatives from Jacksonville. Gold Hill and Central Point attended the meet ing. It Is anticipated that the mem bership of J00 will be reached in tha next few days. Ex-Governor Geer, of Portland, was a speaker at the meeting. Kaglr Hall IXMrord. CHEHAUft, Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) The hall of the Fraternal Order of Eagles at Toledo burned at I o'clock this morning. Tha structure was two ssor March 21 first day of Spring. If you throw off your heavy overcoat at the first touch of Spring: you'll lay yourself open to a touch of pneumonia unless you get in touch with one of our $14 Special Cravenetted Spring Over, coats, as now displayed in our large center window. See them. All the other . early Spring wearables here. Suits, Shirts, Neckwear, Underwear, Pa jamas, Hose, Gloves, . Hand kerchiefs. uSJllGusXuhnProf 166-170 THIRD ST.- Always Reliable. stories high and the first floor was used for storage purposes. It waa necessary to dynamite the building to prevent the fire doing more serious damage. A cottage belonging to Alex Scales was destroyed. The lire depart ment did effective worlc! The total loss is about $2500. with $."'00 Insurance. FISHER REJECTS PLAN PALOl'SK IRRIGATION PROJECT HAS XO CHANCE. La Fcllcltc. or Va.hinctn, formed hy SecreUir) That pciisc Is Prohibitive. Is In- OKCGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 20. The Secretary of the Interior today informed Rcprescn tatlve La Folletto that he would not order a re-survey of the Talouse ir rigation project In Eastern Washing ton, as previous examinations, which hiivo cost $5.io0, have shown the proj ect to be enormously expensive and dif ficult of construction. Moreover, there is no money available to build the proj ect at this time. All moneys now avail able and all coming for the next few years, he says, mud be applied to the completion of existing projects. President Taft. who had born ap pealed to for authority to make a re-survey, returned the subject to Sec retary Fisher for an appropriate deci sion, which is final. Representative L.i Follette today Introduced a bill at the behest of land owners around Kphrata, Grant County, Wash., who desire to form an Irriga tion district and Irrigate their own and adjoining lands. There Is considerable pubic land In this proposed district. Ki Follette's bill stipulates that all the Government land embraced In any Irrigation district In the State of Wash ington must bear Its proportionate share of the cost of Irrigation. It the district builds Its project. La Follette also introduced a bin to make Fort George Wright, rear Spo kane, a brlgado po.t The bill stands no chance of passing, because of tho undesirable situation of this post from the strategic standpoint. It Is one of the posts recommended for abandon ment. 3000 BODIES TO BE BURNED King County, Wash., lo Make Way for Manufactories. SEATTLE. Wnsti. March 20. King County will incinerate 3ono bodies burled In the potter s field In order to clear tbe ground for manufacturing purposes. This course was decided upon vesterdav when tho County Commis sioners ordered the construction of crematory at the county farm near the southern limits of the city, ami as soon as the incinerator is completed the work of disinterring the bodies will be begun. The Commissioners have decided to nlat 80 acres of the county farm ana the notter'e field Is included "t me tract. The crematory will also oe usea In all cases of death occurring at the ronntr hoKDltal unless objection is made by relatives. Four Couples Get Incense to Wed VANCOUVER. Wash.. March 20. (Snerlal.) Marriage llcemse have neen Pimples? No They've All Gone! No More Humiliation; the Wonderful Stuart's Calcium wafers oet Eight After" Those Pimples, Boils and Skin Eruptions. 7Hal Package Seat Free To reeve if. No need for anyone to go about any longer with a face, covered with pim ples, blotches, eruptions, blackheads ind liver spots. These are all oi to mpurltles In tho blood. 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