The Washington herald., 1910-10-08

Knoxville, oct. THAT part OF the
South that is confined TO the borders OF
Eastern Tennessee surprised even Col
Roosevelt himself by the reception il
gave him to-day. An audience OF large
proportions which greeted him upon his
morning sank into utter insignifcance
when he hit this city. Knoxville stood
up and whooped
The colonel could not have selected a
stage more exquisitely set nor better
adapted to his methods than the fair
grounds OF the Appalachian Exposition.
Here thousands OF Tennesseeans who
came from all over the state TO have a
look at Mr.. Roosevelt hung around and
cheered and laughed until they get tired
and the colonel quit. II was an ovation
that was scarcely eclipsed by anything
on the Western trip. And the colonel
knew II. In fact, he remarked upon IT,
Attack On Dishonest Men.
There was nothing startling or sensa-
tional in what the colonel said on his
first day South. He Kept up a running
fire OF attack upon the dishonest man in
business and the dishonest man IN poll
ties as he has done many times before
He referred 20 his fight against the bosses
in New York. and said that he is en-
gagged at the present moment in improv-
ing conditions in hts native city and
State And he guessed he'd succeed.
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Tended by the colonel in his two speeches
to-day. He alluded 10 that topic several
times and his hearers appeared TO be in
sympathy with what he said.
What I mean by the new nationalism." ="
he declared, lis the effective application
OF the old moralities 20 the new condi-
tlons. our first duty is to zee that IN
political ana iodust~ial matters alike
there is no special privilege All that 7
am trying 70 90 in political. social. and
Industrial matters is to make this land
Of ours more Of a land where every citi-
zen has a square deal"
Need he Progressive.
The colonel pointed out 10 the Southern
ers that it is necessary 70 be progress
i've. He told them that the persons who
have been attacking him because he has
advanced progressive theories are the
sort VINO would forsake the repeating
rife for the old fashioned hint-lock,
which was all right in its day. but which
is certainly not suitable now.
I'VE must use different methods" said
he. but the spirit must remain the
same"
He attempted to justify his position on
the subject Of corporations by stating
that it is nonsense to say that he is
attacking them.
People say that I am attacking the
corporations" shouted Col Roosevelt 20
the crowd AT the exposition. For the
the thousandth time I'll say I'm not at
tacking them. I'm with the corporation
when it is right and I'm against il
when it is wrong"
Asks a square Deal.
The colonel repeated his well-known
suggestions about cinching the crook and
giving the big business the same sort Of
square deal that the little business gets.
But he insisted that the little man can
he handbd by his immediate neighbors.
while the big business man must be re-
stricted by the government. Because he
Is the neighbor OF us all Federal con-
troll Of the corporations was again
sounded Big business must be n matter
OF concern for the whole community Of
this nation. Wall street men who desire TO
make a fortune by selling TO some one
else paper that is not worth anything
are the ones who ought TO fear the new
nationalism, he said.
THE combination of Wall street and
bosses is not a pleasant one" Col. Roose-
welt averred.
Roosevelt luck in the matter of weather
followed the colonel to-day. Early this
morning it looked as though his initial
performance wOHld be marred by q driv-
ing rainstorm, but the heavens did not
open and rain fell only spasmOdicaIly
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