Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05
COLONEL PLEADS FOR UNITY
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party, Colonel Roosevelt said, was either
absolute reactionary, as he asserted was
The case in New York, Connecticut, Mis-
souri, and in many states, or else 1t was
purposeless and vacillating.
He then took up the tariff. repeating the
argument which he has made in several
8 ates. He said the republican principle Of
protection had been approved by the coJn-
try, but that the method of adjusting the
tariff had been shown to be bad, he ex-
planned, and endorsed the tariff commits
sion plan
I'VE republicans stand by the principle Of
protection which is right" he said, and
will abandon the method which is wrong.
Our opponents have adopted the position Of
abandoning the principle which is right and
clinging 20 the method which is wrong"
Party VIII Meet All Problems.
II republicans do not work in the right
spirit. he said, wen hunt them out Of pub
lie life"
He asserted that the republican party
was meeting all Of its problems as It was
/ taking up the tariff question.
! Were in this fight to fight to a finish"
| said Colonel Roosevelt. 1--WE don't care
whether there are temporary checks. !
don't think we will be defeated this year
|
! tox succeeds Bull Run II we are beaten
this time we will win next time"
The colonel referred to the political situa.
ton in his own state, reading the circular
sent out by the Tammany hall campaign
committee appealing for friends "to de.
feat the wild doctrines of Roosevelt"
He said that Tammany hail and Wal
street had formed corrupt alliance, bu
that they could not defeat the repubIl
can policies by fair argument nor by any
method other than by large expenditur,
Of money.
New NauOnaIisTn Not Socialism.
The colonel explained his doctrine o
new nationalism," giving his usual defni
|, ton of it as the application to new con
ditlon Of the old moralities, he again ex
pressed his disagreement with the Unltet
: States Supreme court in the bake shol
case" and his criticism of ex-Judge Since
Baldwin, democratic candidate for cover
nor Of Connecticut. for his decision agains
the workngmen's compensation act.
Colonel Roosevelt explained that all h
sought was an equal opportunity for a
men.
MY opponents call that socialism" h
said, but It is the anudote for socialism.
These conditions which throw men 4
the scrap heap, which discard them a
fifty for a life OF pauperlsm, are wrong.
he continued. Genuine popular rule an
absolute honesty, he asserted, were nec
essary 20 overcome them.
The colonel closed his address with an az
peal TO the people to stand with the reput
lleans IN this election. because they weI
facing forward.
Then he went to his train, 20 go TO Dc
J, Moines.
Q Progressive and Reasonable.
e WEST LIBERTY Ia, Nov. 4-Colon
r Roosevelt arrived here at 1 o'clock an
+ made a short speech in behalf OF Charl,
d erik Of Davenport, republican candida
for congress. Several hundred persons Ia
Il gathered at the station TO hear him.
y Il have come to appeal TO you on n
a ground Of good citizenship" said Colon
Roosevelt because / feel the republica
y party Is taking the position that Linoo
= took. We intend 70 work in sane and re-
sonable fashion, but we also intend to