The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-01
POLITICAL CREED
Of ROOSEVELT
is MADE KNOWN.
FormerP Presid dent Aligns
Himself Definitely
With Progressives.
HE DECLARES FOR
NEW NATION
Favors Wide Increase in Power
Of the Government, So That 1t
Might Assume Greater &C.
tivity in Control Of Cor
porations Defines
Issue Of Day.
HE DECLARES FOR
NEW NATlONALISM

Issue W 10y.
Oswntomie, I<an., August 31-m
clear md emphatic fashion Theodore
! Rooseyelt announced his political creeti
here to-day. 1t was creed of PRO
Eressive Republicnnism. 1t aligned
him definitely with the progrcss1r.
movement within the party M n whole.
1t placed him on record as an ndvocnt
of some policies which find favor 'Slt
TIE insurgents, and nm opponent ii
every Especial INTEREST," which he be
lieves exercises n sinister influence
upon the affairs OF the people.
Colonel Roosevelt declared tlmse.t
in favor of wide increase In IL
power of the Antional government, 20
that 1t might assume greater nctlvhJ
,in control Of corporations and tN
working out the policies which he bt
licves should he adopted. He declare
for the "new nntionnltsm,. as Lie
termed such an Increase In govern.
mental power.
Issue OF the day ms "the struggle OF
free men to gain and hold the right
of self-EOvcrnment, against the
special interests who twist the methods
OF free government into machinery for
defeating the popular WILL"
''The Issue is Joined, and we must
| night or fall" said he.
While Colonel Roosevelt's speech is
regarded by many of those who heard
1t as carrying him further than be-
fore with the progressive movements.
the colonel coupled with his declare
ton warning against the extremists.
injecting an extemporaneous remark
on the subject into his prepared
speech.
II do not want our people to follow.
men whose intentions are excellenv =
but whose eyes are ?. little too wiz
TO make It safe to ,rnst thsm.s IL.
said.
Another sentence which colons
Roosevelt put into his speech extern
poraneously brought forth applause
from the crowd. He satd:
NO man should make promise be-
Tore election that he does not Intend
to keep after election, and IL he does
not keep 1t hunt him out"
Park Dedicated.
The speech was delivered In a grove
on the battlefield where John Brown
Fought. which was dedicated as {.
state Park to-day.
Tho crowd was so great that onfy 4:
small part Of the people could hear
what was being said, but they all
cheered. The cheering was so en-
thushstic that Colonel Roosevelt was
interrupted constantly. and had to
hold up his hand in protest time arte.-
time
Even the demonstration that greet
ed Colonel Roosevelt at Denver AMI
Cheyenne We're eclipsed by that of to "a
day. The countryside was stripped or
It's inhabitants for miles around. ana
special trains brought large crowds
al hn1
iCoffeyville. more than zoo miles away.
This is the biggest day that'Kansas
ever knew said Governor Stubbs.
ut was the greatest speech Colonel
Roosevelt ever made in his life." he
added.
Pinchot Enthusiastic.
Clifford Pinchot. former chief forest-
er. spoke after Colonel Roosevelt had
finished.
This is one Of the biggest moments
In the history of tho United States.''
he said.
I'VE must drive the special interests
out Of politics. said James R Gar
field. ex.Secretary of the Interior, who
made speech after Mr.. Pinchot.
/ In one of the most important speech
es since he left New York on his Vest
ern trip, Colonel Roosevelt to-day
struck out straight from tho shoulder
at the special interests and urged the
enactment OF some radical legislation
looking to their control.
Government supervision lie said,
should be exercised not only over pub
lie utilities corporations. but all COR
porations doing an interstate business.
especially such combinations which
control tho necessaries OF llfe such
as meat. oil, coal, etc. 4
He chaacterized the amendment to
the Hepburn act. passed by the last
session Of Congress. as "a long step
in advance" and expressed the belief
that directors of corporations should
be held directly responsible when any
corporation breaks the law.
In speaking of the tariff the colonel,
expressed confidence in an expert tar 4.
III commission. VINO would investigate
the rates and then recommend changes
from time to time.
The elimination Of all corporations
and special interests from politics,
however. occupied most of the colo
nels time. In this connection he urged
the complete publicity of all corporate
officers and stated that every national
officer. elected or appointed, should be
forbidden to perform any service or
receive any compensation, directly or
indirectly. from interstate corporations,
and added that a similar provision
would not fail to he useful within
the States
Removal Of omciaIs.
He also expressed the belief that
the prompt removal or unfaithful OF
incompetent public servants should ba
made easy ard sure, A direct pri-
maries law and a graduated inheritance
and income tax We're other measured
that the ex-President expressed hia
belief In,
In beginning, the ex-president saids
There have been two great crises In
our country's history-hrst. whan II
was formed. and then again when "a 81