The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-28
ROOSEVELT TOOK
STAND ARD OIL
CASH SAYS DEBS
SOCIALIST LEADER IN DETROIT
SPEECH DENoUNcEs PREsI.
DENT AND TAFT AND WHAckS
BRYAN, TOO.

Eugene V. aDebs. candidate of the
socialist party for president OF the
united States. Jeff Detroit In his spe-
cial train at $3.50 Monday morning
after making an address Sunday night
In Light Guard armory to the largest
eudleuce that ever greeted a Socialist
speaker here. Short stops were made
at Wyandotte and Trenton for two.
minute speeches.
Contributions taken up in all the
Soclalist meetings In the country pay
for the special train OF three cars.
which carries the Socialist leader. mis-
advisers and band around the country
1t Is the most ambitious effort vet
made by the Socialists in any country
Harry Parker is Debs' manager. and
Theodore Debs, brother, acts as
private secretary, Chas. Lapworth. an
English newspaper man acts as pub-
licity manager, while Attorney s. NJ.
Reynolds. OF Terre Haute, and Mayor
John O. Chase. Of Haverhill, Mass,
accompany him to assist In the speak.
ing. The band consists OF 13 pieces.
All of the party travel In the finest
style.
There was q crowd Of several hun
drcd at the railroad station to greet
the special Sunday afternoon, but the
presidential candidate did not emerge
until time for the evening meeting
receiving the local leaders on board
the train.
A procession of about $500 enthus
lasts. mostly of foreign birth. proceed
ed him to the armory, wearing badges
Of red and marching behind q red ban
ner. Three thousand more were In
the armory. all having paid admission
They greeted their leader with cheers
and listened intently to his address OF
two and one-half hours.
Debs' TRADE was directed largely
against President Roosevelt and Judge
Taft
Industrial breakdowns come wheth-
er Republicans or Democrats are In
power" said he. To-day throughout
these United States there are 5000
900 workers looking for employment.
Senator Foraker charges the present
crisis to President Roosevelt; Bryan
charges II against the Republican
party The truth is the capitalist
system Is breaking down; the capital
SITS no longer can manage the work
ing class.
"The panic of '93 was charged to
the Democrats. The Republicans
made an appeal to the working class.
Hundreds of thousands Of workmen
went to the Republican party and
swept that party into power. Prosper.
ity, apparently. was revived, and the
Republicans took the credit
In 1900 the Republican slogan was
Let well enough alone; In 1904,
Stand pat and in 1908, God knows
When labor asks Judge Taft what to
do, he says God knows Whatever
may be said Of TAFT there is nothing
the matter with his nerve. II work
ingman Is In the Republican party to-
day he Is as much out Of place as
John d. Rockefeller would be In the
Socialist party"
President Roosevelt has posed as
the champion of the people. while he
had both-hands back of him taking
contributions which made him presi.
dent. President Roosevelt had $780,
900 given to him by the Standard Oil
Co. for political purposes. When he
was turned down later by this corpor-
alton he wrote the famous Hartman
letter, In which he said: My Dear
Hartman, come around and let's tax
politics. Then Hartman raised $780,
900 for campaign funds"
Debs said that Bryan had failed to
denounce the prosecution Of the West
ern Federation officials in Idaho and
other western states. The speaker
saw no relief in either party and urg.
ed the Socialistic doctrine upon his
hearers