Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-01
SPEECH COVERS WIDE RANGE
Places Himself on Record in Favor
of Eighteen Propositions.
ULL CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS
Special Interests Must Be Eliminated
as Political Factors.
HE SAYS ISSUE IS JOINED
Flight of Future VIII De 60 Prevent
Twisting Methods of Government
20 Defeat the Popular

WILL
oSAwAToMlE. Kan, Aug. 3i-TheodorS
Roosevelt defined In speech here today
his position in regard to the great questions
which concern the life OF the nation He
outlined in detail his idea OF the policy
which the nation should pursue While. in
many respects, his speech was relteration
Of doctrines which he espoused while he
was in the White House. in other respects
he took moro pronounced stand than
before
Several times during his speech the for
mer president used the term new national
ism" He spoke OF new nationalism" as
something without which we cannot hope
to deal with new problems.
He asserted that new rfationalism re-
CARDS the executive power as the steward
of public welfare" He said that only the
national government was able to cope
with many great problems of the day and
that it's activities must be increased.
Colonel Roosevet's speech IL regarded by
those who heard II as a studied declaration
of the principles for which he stands. Since
his return from Africa more than two
months ago, he has been silent in regard
to his views on specific issues of the day
except in a few cases in which he has
spoken of particular local issues. The for
mer president broke his silence today In a
speech which left no DOUBT as to where
he stands. He made no direct reference to
the Taft administration, although he ex-
pressed his views emphatically on a num-
ber of questions with which the administra-
tion has been and Is dealing.
Colonel Roosevelt said that the issue of
the day is the struggle OF free men to
gain and hold the right Of self government
as against the special interests who twist
the methods OF free government into ma
chinery for defeating the popular win'
"We cannot afford weakly TO blind our
selves to the actual conflict which faces
us today" said he. The Issue is joined.
and we must fight orsfaU,
Eighteen Pr6posffisns.
After saying that, in order to insure equal
opportunity for all men the present rules
of the game" must be changed, Colonel
! Roosevelt put himself on record as in favor
of the Following proposals:
l. Elimination OF special interests from
politics.
2. Complete and effective publicity OF cor
poration affairs.
! 3. Passage OF laws prohibiting the use OF
corporate funds directly or indirectly for
political purposes.
T. Government supervision of the capt
taiization not only OF public service cor
porations. but of ali corporations doing an
Interstate business
s. Personal responsibility OF officers and
directors Of corporations which break the
law
6. Increase In the power of the federal
bureau Of corporations and the Interstate
Commerce commission TO control interstate
industry more effectualy.
Revision OF Tariff.
I. Revision OF the tariff one schedule at
a time, on the basis OF Information fur
nished by an expert tariff commission
s. Graduated income tax and graduated
inheritance tax.
8. ReadJustmeht of the country's finan-
clal system in such a way as to prevent
repetition of periodical financial panics.
TO- Maintenance Of an efficient army and
a navy large enough to insure for the ma
ton the respect OF other nations as a guar
anty of peace
IL. Use OF national resources for the
benefit of all the people
II. Extension of the work of the de-
partments of agriculture of the national
and state governments and of agricultural
colleges and experiment stations so as to
take in all phases Of life on the farm
Capital and labor.
! 1S. Regulation Of the terms and condi-
: tions of labor by means Of workmens COM
pensation acts, state and national laws to
regulate child labor and the work OF
women, enforcement Of sanitary condi-
. tions for workers and extension of the use
OF safety appliances in commerce, both
within and between the states.
IA. Clear division Of authority between
the national and various state governments
is. Direct primaries, associated with cor
? rupt practices acts.
P 16. Publicity of campaign contributions
not only after election, but before election
] as we'll
. II. Prompt removal OF uhfaithful or in
J competent public servants
o Is. Provisions against the performance
4 Of any service for Interstate corporations
e or the reception Of any compensation from
such corporations by national officers.