Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-16
Defense Of
New Nationa|ism
NO REVOLUTION IN NEW CREED.
SAYS ROOSEVELT.
NO MOB RULE APPEAL
Address at Suffolk County Fair-Ap-
plying Old Moralities to Modern
Conaitions-Condemn Bosses.

Oyster Bay. n. Y, Sept 15-Theo-
dore Roosevelt said today that he is
not talking revolution in declaring his
new political creed. Neither is he max
ing an appeal to mob rule. In a
staunch defense of his doctrine of the
new nationalisn' he asserted that he
was merely urging the applicat ton of
old moralities to modern conditions. At
the same time he answered with spirit
those Who have been opposing him.
and heartily denounced newspapers
which he said attacked honest public
men.
Colonel RooseveIt's address was de-
nVered at the Suffolk county fair at
RlVerhead on the eastern end of Long
Island.
nave noticed a good deal of COM
ment on my speech on new national
ISM he said. All that new nationl-
ism means is the application of Ger
tain old time moralities to the changed
conditions of the day
Il would not do any wrong to the
great corporation, but l don't intend to
rely only on the big corporations 9
Sood-nature to see that the corpora
ton does not do harm against us.
Against Lawless Violence.
That is my whole creed. That is
what there is in it. There is no revo-
luton in it. There is no appeal to mob
rule. On the contrary, | recognize mob
violence as an enemy of the public
good just as much as lawless wealth.
am against the poor man who is
guilty Of the crime of lawless violence
and, when it is in my power. I shall
try to punish him for his misdeeds
just as, whenever I have the power,
will join with those that see to it that
the corrupt man of wealth is good
not because he likes it, but because he
has to be.
Advice to Metropolitan Daiiies.
Mark Twain said there are S69 diff
ferent kinds of lies but the only one
which was authoritatively forbidden
was that Of bearing false witness
against your neighbor. There are one
or two metropolitan dailies which
would do well to print that at the head
of their columns and try to live up to
it. ] withhold their names, but the
omission is easily supplied.
Dishonest Politician Confuses the
Public.
There are two prime difficulties in
getting good government. One arises
from the, dishonest politician. / think
the corrupt politician no worse an
enemy OF the people tDan the man who
lies about the honest public servant
The damage he does is to the public, in
50 COIituSllS the T}uOllC. DE attacking
the men who are honest that the pub
lie ceases to be able to recognize and
to war against the men who are dis
honest. Such man is of the greatest
advantage to the thief The corrupt
politician is no worse than that corrupt
politicians mainstay. the neWspap per
which says what is not true about men
in public life. Honesty, truth, courage
YOU need them Just as much in pub
lie as in private life
Bosses Allied With Special Privileges.
Insist upon justice. Take away the
improper power which the present sys-
TEN does give to special interests Di-
vorce special privilege from politics.
The strength of the bosses lies more
in their alliance with special privilege
than in anything else. That is one of
the reasons I am against the bosses,
big or little.
AS for rich n1alefactors, he believed
tina the railway man who gets rich by
gam bling in the securities of the road
he operates in trust for his stockhold-
ers should be punished and that if it
is impossible TO punish him under
present laws. that the laws should be
changed.