The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-02

| the chief feature of the days pro-
gram was Colonel Roosevelt's address
on the Panama Canal, delivered be-
fore the Omaha Commercial club. A
banquet tonight and the initiation of
Colonel Roosevelt into the Ak-sar-
ben conclude the Omaha program
At an early hour tomorrow morning
the Roosevelt party will leave for
Sioux Falls.
Makes Plea for Honesty.
Kansas City, Mo-. Sept. 2.-Theo-
address in this city last night:
There are certain matters which
should never be treated as party
matters; and foremost among these
is the great and vital virtue of hon
esty. Honesty should be treated as
a prime necessity to our success as
nation. The minute that a question
is involved, then we must all act to-
gether as Americans, without the
slightest regard TO party affiliations.
Honesty is not a party matter; and
the first man to attack a scoundrel of
any party should be the honest man
OF that party. When in office, I al
ways proceeded upon the theory that
there would be no need OF my oppo-
nents raising the cry of Turn the
rascals out" because I would turn
them out myself just as soon as. by
vigilant and intelligent industry,
could discover them. We never at
tackled n man because he was n man
of one political faith or another, be-
cause he did or did not possess
wealth: and we never shielded him
because he was poor or rich, because
he belonged to any particular church
or TO any particular party. But I
also wish you especially to remember
that we never hesitated TO shield
him and stand up for him once we
were convinced that he1@as improp-
erly attacked. There Is no greater
foe of honesty than the man who,
for any reason, I'm any capacity. at
tacks, or seeks to attack. an honest |
man for n crime which he has not |
Falsely accusing an hon
est man of dishonesty Is an act which |
stands on the same level of infamy |
with that of the dishonest man him
self; and II Is no higher duty to at
tack the dishonest man than II is to
exonerate the honest man falsely ac-
cused; and should be ashamed to
hesitate the fraction of n second long
rr In one case than in the other.
Al-
there are plenty OF corporations In
this country who prosper by brlbing
legislatures Just as they prosper by
swindling the public; and any man
In his senses ought 20 know, In ad-
Iition. that there are plenty OF cor
-upt men OF small means who. In leg
slative or other bodies. try to black
nall corporations-and try to black
mall other people as well. n they
foubt this, let them look at the reve-
ations Of corruption in my own state
New York-and in yours. my hear
,rs-here in Missouri; let them look
lt what has occurred in California
md what has occurred In Illinois. In I
Illinois, for instance, one OF the ras-
,alities developed by the recent In
,estigation was the existence OF
of legislators who black \
nailed fishermen along certain riv- .
n. forcing them TO pay to prevent .
egisaltion which would have inter s
cred with their business.
our duty Is TO war with equal d
ternness against the corrupt man of I
reat wealth and the small man who q
makes trade Of corruption; our fight c
: against both the swindling corpo- a
alton and the blackmailing or bribe- B
aking politician.
We cannot afford 20 limit cam
align against corruption to those who
appen TO have y certain social sta
no. We need laws which shall put {
he corporation out OF business. so
,r as concerns corrupting the SER
ants of the public and betraying the q
Iehts Of the public. believe that q
no great issue now before the people a
the, doing away with special priv Z
ege in all its forms; doing away wiz +
ne power Of the big corporation 20
,ntroI legislation In It's interests and S
, interfere IN politics IN order 4
acure privileges to which II Is no' Il
ntitled. But regard the essential n
,ctor In this campaign as being an N
reused civic conscience which win q
nsparingiy condemn dishonesty IN p
yery form. and in every man, high or .
w. C