Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-06
h.tANS CLEANING UP OF
OLD REPUBLICAN HOUSE
Former President Says the Progress
svc Move is TO Bring About Proper
Gle Of Freedmen to Gain Right Of
Sen-Government.

Roosevelt came to the aid today OF
the Republican party in President
Tait's state. where il is having one
of its hardest fights. He made a
campaign trip over the state, severely
attacking Ohio's Democratic governor.
and defended the policies of the Re-
publican party.
OF the Republican candidates and
the state platform he had little to
say.
The people of Ohio turned out in
great numbers io hear Colonel Roose-
welt.
In the midst of his attack upon
Governor Harmon. Roosevelt was in
terrupted by repeated calls from the
audience, How about Ballnger?' The
colonel stopped his speech abruptly.
and shouted: He is not running for
Office in Ohio"
This answer did not satisfy his au-
dience and the calls were repeated.
Finally Roosevelt stopped again and,
after waiting a moment for quiet. he
said, waving his hand emphaticaiiy:
"If | ever ask you to~vOte for him
you can come and ASK me questions.
Speaking at meeting here TO-
night. the colonel said in part:
During the last few years it has
become increasingly evident to all
really far-sighted men that 1t is I'M
peratively necessary to grapple with
the problems of the present day in the
spirit in which Abraham Lincoln and
the men Ct his day, fifty years ago.
grappled with the then existing prop
lens. We cannot show ourselves the
true heirs Of Lincoln and his followers
bv merely praising what they did in
the dead past: the sincerity of our
LOYALTY to their ideals must be shown
by the resoluie efficiency with which
VIC apply those ideals to present day
needs, working a sanely progressive
spirit. not being misled into follow
ing Wild experiments any more than
| incoln was misled. but being equally
resolute to follow LincOlns course in
refusing to put our destiny in the
hands of the bourbon and the reac-
tsonary. Much alarm-some OF il sin
cere. some of II entirely insincere-
has been expressed about the new
raticnal;sm.
Meaning OF New tSdttCUdtiSfN
The new natiOnalism really means
nlsh.n.. but the efficient Application
10 new conditions Of the old and fun
damenisi Mcraiities; in accordance
with which our forefathers worked in
the DAYS when they founded this re-
public: i'm accordance wi n which our
fathers worked in the days when they
saved the republic. We are trying TO
apply to the economic and social cen
ditions Of the twentieth century the
doctrine which Abraham Lincoln enun-
ciated fifty-one years ego. when ne
said: Our opponents held the liecr
of one man to be absolutely nothing
when in conflict with another man
right If property; VIC. on The con
trary. are for both the man and the
dollar: but in case of conflict, the
man before the dollar. In other
words. as I said in my Ossawaiomie
speech. and as ! repeated in New
York. the rev nationalism represents
the struggle of freedmen to gain and
to hold the right cf self-governmcnt
as against the special interests. who
twist the methods Of free government
into machinery for defeating the pop
rlar will
ResdiUstuent Necessary
Whenever in period Of change
II becomes necessary 10 rcadjust cx-
isting preiudiccS and habits TO new
conditions. there inevitably happens
certain amount 81 dislocation and
disturbances: and in the new move
mont there ar. always some people
who want 10 10 forward 100 far. or
too fast. and other people Who do
net want 10 20 forward n all During
the past few years these tendencies
have been visible in bofh the great his
toric parfics % the nation. firmly
believe hat the rank and file % the
Democratic party. the plain ciiizc5s,
who are in the Democratic party. IN
tn majority Of cases. favor the pro
grcSsiv, movement But in the great
maic.,itv Of the Northern states, ~
icasi and in some - inc Southern
Sf-f : also. The management 81 Their
marty has fallen into the hands ~ the
rczcffdnary element rr Csc alter
nsfos bot wen Wild and foolish Kind
Of radicaiisnl representing merely Dc
efruciivc md not constructive forces.
and fhc rNirrpc r,actiouary bourbon
ism which such Wild End foolish rad.
icaiirm ircviiaNv tends h. hFc~d IN
ihe Republican party. ~ The confrarv.
there has been = steady grovfh among