The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-07
ROOSEVELT AND THE PRESi-
DENCY

Government Of the corporations, for
the corporations and by the corpora
tions is what our country has had UNI
Ill President Roosevelt freed us from
their strangIe-hold. And now these
same corporations under the leader
ship of those arch-demons of high Fl
nance. Hartman. Rockefeller and Nor
gan. have raised S3.o0OoGo campaign
fund with which TO defeat the candida
cy Of any man of the Roosevelt stamp
in the coming campaign and to procure
the nomination and election of a reac-
tionary president. who will wink at all
violations of our laws by the corpora
tions. This SJ.UG0.g00 will be spent
to elect a man who will pay no atten-
ton TO corporations that force our rail
ways to grant them rebates and draw
backs. who will take ii as matter of
course that our citizens were born in
this particular part of the world TO eat
adulterated and poisoned food. and
who will smile benignly at reports that
the Panama canal project is being ruin
ed by grafters. for the benefit of the
transcontinental railways that do not
want its competition to reduce trans
continental freight rates. The man
who will do all these things and more
is the man for the .SJ.0G0.0Oo ring"
But the men of whom this SO 900 900
ring is composed. because their own
souls and consciences are purchasable
with gold. have made the mistake of
believing they can also buy the souls
and consciences Of our great voting
public. They think that with their
$5,00OO00 corruption fund they can
tempt the level headed American citi-
zens to betray their own interests and
vote for man who upon assuming of
flee. would work only for our worst
enemies the criminal corporations.
Ask your neighbor. however, what he
thinks about the "SJO90.0OO ring and
its relation to President Roosevelt. The
be democrat. republican or prohibition
list: We'll, IL the criminal corporations
find it worth their while to raise a So
0o00G0 corruption fund with which to
secure the defeat of any candidate
showing Roosevelt qualities, or show
ing any inclination of furthering
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the while of 2o.oooo0o voters of this
eountrs to unite in demanding that the
man who best represents Roosevelt
qualities President Roosevelt him
self reconsider his determination not
to accept another nomination for pres
ident. but enter the running again. be
elected and then finish the great work
he has started. of bringing the criminal
corporations to time. In the estima-
ton of the people. the man who can
arouse the bitter hatred and hostility
OF such leaders of the corporations as
Hartman. Rockefeller and Morgan. IS
a man who has been faithful to the in
terests of the people and has guarded
them from spoilation at the hands of
these frenzied financiers' And To
neighbor would only have to point 10
the great record of the president. /
President Roosevelt. By his unselfish
devotion to the interests of ALL the /
people has Well earned the right to be I
called non-partisan president His
actions against the criminal corpora
when they are carried out to compile I
tion the corporations will find that he !.
has also been their friend. for by purg-
ing them of their unlawful ways he /
viii have brought them 10 the point /
where the people will have ceased 20 /
fear and hate them.an as long as they |
deal fairly and squarely. will treat /
them in a friendly manner
The corporations must be brought |
back 10 the old American characters !
tic of Tive and let live But it will |
take the strong arm of man of the I
Rooseve mp to bring about this /
happy So il affairs. The corpora
tions have lived SO long in an atmos-
phere of graft and crookedness that
they believe that is the only way in /
which business can be done The
greatest part of President Roosevelt,sl
mission is To teach them that the re-
verse is the true way of doing business t
The $1,000 600 ring" however. has
been formed TO prevent the further !
spread of this doctrine of square deal /
ing. but it might as well try 10 fight +
Father Time as to wage war on The /
progressive voters of the nation. The +
taste of political liberty We have en-
joyed under the leadership OF President /
Roosevelt. has been too sweet. and a /