The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-01
CREED Of THE
PROGRESS|VES
ANNOUNCED BY ROOSEVELT IN
SPEECH HE l-lELlvERED AT
BROWN CELEBRATION.
STRUGGLE OF FREE MEN
To Hold Right OF Self Government, is
the Way He Characterized Is
sues Of the day--Othcrs
Spoke Also.

Osawatomie, Kas., Aug. 3l.Theo,
Roosevelt announced The creed Of
Progressive Republicans in a speech
at the celebration In honor of John
Brown and tle dedication of pax
in honor If the a5oitionist He car
acterzed the issues Of the day as a
struggle OF the free men to gain and
hold the right Of self government
as against the special interests, which
twist the government machinery
for defeating the popular Will
He declared for these principles:
Elimination OF special interests from
politics, complete publicity OF affairs
of government supervision; holding
corporation law breakers personally
responsible; revision Of the 1raiff, one
schedult at a time; a graduated In
come and the inheritance tax reaI-
justment of the eountry's financial
system; efficient army and navy as
guarantee of peace; use the ma
tional resources for all the people;
extension Of the work OF Tie agricul-
tural departments state and national,
regulation of terms and condition or
all laborers: direct primaries; publi-
city OF campaign contributions, be-
fore and after election; prompt re-
moval of unfaithful and fhcompetent
public servants.
While the speech is regarded by
many as carrying him further than be-
fore with the progressive movement
the colonel coupled with his declara
tion a warning against the extremist
A great crowd gathered at the spot
where sRrewn.sfeaght his battle with
the Missouri raiders and cheered, ali
though many could not hear the
speaker, mounted though he was on
a table IN the center Of the throng.
Governor Stubbs, who followed the
colonel said II was The greatest DAY
Kansas had ever known. Clifford Pin
chot, former forester, echoed the
same sentiment. James n Garfield,
Senator Brisiow. Representative Mad
ison. VIM Allen White and Cora NJ
White. president of the park trustees,
also spoke.
If could ask but one thing Of my
fellow countrymen, my request would
he that Whenever they 20 in for re-
form they always remember that
there are Two sides, anil that they al
ways exact justice from one side as
much as from the other. have
small use for the prhlic servant who
can always see and denounce the cor
ruption of the capitalist, but who
cannot he persuaded, especially ne
fore election, to say word about
lawless mob violence; and have equ'
ally small use for the man. be- no
judge on the bench or editor of a
great paper, or wealthy and infiuen-
cial private citizen, who can see
clearly enough and denounce lawles-
ness Of mob violcIc5, bnc whose eyes
are blinded when the question of cor
ruption Of business arises.
Now mind you, II there were any
attempt, by mob violence or in any
oTner way, to plunder and work harm
to a special interest, whatever it may
be that most dislike, to the wealthy
man. whomsoever lie may be, for
whom have the greatest contempt
! would fight for him. and SO, would
you, if you were worth your salt. He
should have justice. Every specia'
interest is entitled to justice.
"The prime problem of our nation
is to get the right type of good citi.
zenship; and to get ii we must havl
progress and all our people must be
genuinely progressive
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