The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-01
Declares Main Issue of Day
Struggle of Men Against
Special Interests.
WOULD ENLARGE POWERS
OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
"New NatiOnalism" Phrase Used
by Former President to De-
fine His Stand.

OSAWATOMIE, Kan. Aug. 31.-In
clear and emphatic fashion Theodore
announced his political creed
here today. 1t was creed Of pro-
gressive Repubicanism. 1t aligned him
definitely with the progressive move
ment within the party as whole. 1t
placed him on record as an advocate OF
some policies which find favor with the
insurgents and as an opponent Of every
Especial INTEREST," which he believes
exercises sinister influence on the al
fairs of the people.
Colonel Roosevelt declared himself In
favor Of a wide increase in the power
of the national government so that 1t
might assume greater activity In con
troll of the corporations, and in working
out the policies which he believes
should be adopted He declared for the
"new nationalism' as he termed such
an increase in governmental power.
Defines Issue Of Day.
Colonel Roosevelt characterized the
issue of the day as "the struggle of
free men to gain and hold the right of
self government as against the special
interests, who twist the methods of free
government into machinery for defeat
ing the popular will y
f'The issue is Joined and we must
fight or fall said be.
The ex-president declared himself IN
favor of these principles:
Teddy's Platform.
First-Elimination of special interests
from politics.
Second-Complete and effective pub
Ta1r
Third-Passage of laws prohibiting
the use of corporate funds. directly or
indirectly, for political purposes.
Fourth-Government supervision OF
the capitalization not only of public
service corporations, but OF all cor
porations doing an interstate business.
Fifth-Personal responsibility of Of
fcers and directors of corporations
which break the law.
Sixth-Increase in the power Of the
federal bureau of corporations and the
troll combinations in industry more eff
fectually.
Seventh-Revision of the tariff, one
scheduled at a time on the basis OF
information furnished by an expert
tariff commission.
Eighth-Graduate income tax and
graduated inheritance tax.
Ninth-Readiustme of the coun-
try's financial system IN such a way
as to prevent repetition of periodical
financial panics-
Tenth thtMaintenance of an efficient
army and O navy large enough to in-
sure for the nation the respect of other
nations as a guarantee of peace.
Eleyenth-Use of national resources
for the benefit of all the people
Twelfth-Extension of the work of
the department of agriculture of the
nation and the state governments and
of the agricultural colleges and expert,
ment stations, so as to take In all
phases of life on the farm.
Observation-Disclosures of the terms
and conditions of labor by means of
comprehensive workmen's compensa-
ton acts, state and national laws to
regulate child labor and the work of
women. enforcement of better santa,
zion conditions for workers, and extern
sion of the use of the safety appli-
ances in industry and commerce, both
within and between the states.
Fourteenth-Clear division of au'
thority between the national and the
various state governments.
Fifteenth-Direct primaries, not asso-
ciated with corrupt practices and acts.
Sixteenth-Pubhcity of campaign
contributions, not only after election,
but before as well.
venteenth-Prompt removal of un-
faithful or incompetent public servants.
ghteenth-Provisions against the
performance of any service for inter.
state corporations or the reception of
any compensation from such corpora
tions by national officers,
While Colonel Roosevelt's speech IS
regarded by many of those who heard
it as carrying him further than before
with the progressive movement, the
colonel coupled with his declaration
warning against the extremist, inject
ing an extemporaueous remark on the
subject into his prepared speech.
Warning Against Extremist.
f'I do not want our people to follow
men whose intentions are excellent, but
whose eyes are little too wild to make
it safe to trust them he said, An
other sentence which Colonel Roosevelt
put into his speech extemporaneously
brought forth applause from the crowd.
He said:
UNo man should make a promise be-
fore election that he does not intend TO
keep after election. and if he does not
keen it, hunt out. -
The people gave his words an inter
probation of their own and the burst of
cheering which broke out when they
heard them was one of the widest of
the day.
The speech was delivered in grove
on the battlefield today where John
Brown fought the Missouri raiders on
August 30, 1856. The setting was pic
turesaue. Thousands of people had
gathered for the dedication of the bat.
tlefeld as a state park today. Colonel
Roosevelt stood on table which was
placed on the platform, and lowered
high above the dense throng which
surged about him on every side. The
crowd was so great that only small
part of the people could hear what was
being said, but they all cheered. The
cheering was so enthusiastic that
Colonel Roosevelt was interrupted con-
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