Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-11
Roosevelt Would Provide Strip
ed Suits for Corrupt Rich and
Use Power of State 10 Curb
MobS,
NOTABLE ADDRESSES AT
COLUMBUS AND PITTSBUR0
Car Strike in Ohio Capital and
Corruption in Smoketowr
Furnish Texts for Sermons
By Colonel,


Pittsburg, Sept. 1O.-Ex-President
Roosevelt coming to Pittsburg at the
conclusion of his our through the
west, fiereely denounced dishonest
politicians and corrupt men of wealth
IN an address at a citizenship rally
here tonight, and appealed to the peo-
pie to follow up the work Of reform
which they have begun.
The people that hurt Pittsburg are
the people that are corrupt he said.
The crowd which filled the music
hall at the exposition grounds cheered
him wildly as he spoke.
You first put the wealthy corrupt
business man i'm stripes he went or
amid loud applause,
Men Of wealth. who after coming
out of the penitsntiary still had tllei.
wealth. we're sent to the penitentiary
by YOU. You have sent that man, the
crooked man, the big business man
TO the p~enitentiary just as YOU sent
the crooked politician to the penitcnti-
airy"
when the question is one Of nom
esty. all American citizens should
stand together" he said.
The colonel said in part:
Il have always liked Pittsburg, !
think that Pittsburg represents in
many respects an epltome Of the
American peoplce. II has the charaa-
teristics of our people developed to
an unusual degree; energy, power.
force. Keen business intelligence. rigid
industry. immense versatility Of mind,
all Of the qualities of a vigorous, mas
terful people. | wish | could stop
there but there are certain American
traits which wou all possess. that are
less desirable. AS q nation we have
yometimes tended To think only of the
things OF the body; as a nation WEI
have sometimes taken a hard, ninterial
short-sighted pride in being merely
practical n not dreamers.
The short-sighted men, timid men
and the men of sardid mind always
turn. when such a work as that which
this association has lone under Mr.
English. has been Accomplished. and
say: You ought not To do that. you
hurt Pittsburg
'"rh people that hurt Pittsburg are
the people that are corrupt.
1T was my good fortune To have
= connection with the beginning or
the inquiry in this city that developed
the extraordinary crookedness. At
that time ! was president, n after
some correspondence, one or two Of
Your representative citizens came to
me and said that they had every rea-
son to believe that an examination OF
certain banks would disclose a scan
dalous connection between certain
business men and certain politicians
to rob the city. And they asked me II
! could not have the bank investigated
by a man whom I knew to be straight
n honest. ! said | could. So l asked
the treasury Department. didn't tell
anybody what was to be done. where
| wanted to use the man-but | asked
the treasury department to give me a
man whom they knew would be
straight. I got the man and then I
sent him here. And I a very much
amused over one little incident.
An acquaintance. almost a friend
of mine In a political position, came
to me and said that he understood
mat some visionary people were trying
10 cause trouble, and trying influence
me TO take action against worthy cit
lzens. He hoped / wouldn't do so. |
told him he could be sure | would
ioin with him " seeing that no worthy
citizen was scotched and that | would
expect him to join with me to see
mat | got at every crook that | pos
sibly could. Well. az I say, my part
was merely q very slight part. but
think may say, Mr.. President, the
investigation made by Mr.. Nesbit for
the national government first opene!
the way to the discovery OF the cor
fuption. You have put nearly a score
9t men in the penlteutiary OF IN jail
y ou ave got confidence from about
double that humber.
You have a number OF others under
Indictment. And 7 want To point out
another as a matter of just pride. You
have not only the politicians. not only
the small man. but YOU got the
higher up"
Al the conclusion OF his speech Nj
Roosevelt hurried away TO catch the
llti0 Pennsylvania train for New
York.