The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-09-20
T. R. HAD BUSY DAY
Outlook Office ThrOnged
With PrOgreSSiveS.
THE COLONEL SEES GRlSCOM
Declares His New Political Creed is
Not Revolution, But Simply Ap-
plying Old Morals to the
New Conditions.
THE COLONEL SEES GRISCOM

New York, Sept 17.-"All that
have to say, gentlemen, is that ! nave
had a fairly busy day.
Thus spoke the contributing editor
TO a group Of reporters who asked MN
the meaning OF the days activities
Here was no eXaggeration. TO the
Outlook office there had streamed all
day long the leaders OF the so-called
progressive movement in this state ior
the purpose of consultation, rehearsal
and the tuning OF their voices TO the
keynote for song before the battle as
given out by Leader Roosevelt In
surgents in soft black hats tramped
down the corridors; reformers in SILK
hats and Prince Alberts brushed
shoulders on elevators with those on
the fence and in state Of nervous eN-
element.
Lloyd c. Griscom, Controller Prem
dergast and Otto II. Barnard were an
other group that held the contributing
editors ear for a long while. When
they came out they were all mysterl
ously silent Were you discussing lit
erature?" they were finally asked, and
they said that they thought they were
to amend that statement later on 10
political situation in general
Colonel Roosevelt said that he was
not talking revolution IN declaring his
new political creed. Neither is he max
ing an appeal to mob rule. In a
staunch defense OF his doctrine Of the
new nationallsm" be declared that he
was merely urging the application OF
old moraliues TO modern condition.
At the same time he replied with
spirit to those who have been opposing
him. and hotls denounced newspapers
which, he said, attacked honest pub
lie men.
Colonel Rooseyelts address was de-
livered before a great crowd at the
Suffolk county fair. at Riverhead.
Il have noticed a good deal OF COM
ment on my speech on new national
ISM" he said, "All that new ma
tionalism' means is the application OF
certain old time moralties to the
changed conditions of the day.
Il wish to see greater governmental
efficiency, because we have to deal
with greater business efficiency. Sim
ple laws are all that are necessary IN
small communities, where there Is no
big business and each man works Tor
himself. When you get masses OF
wealth together and great corporations
developing, conditions then become so
changed that there must be an in
crease in governmental activity to con-
troll the wealth for business efficiency.
81 would not do any wrong to the
great corporation, but don't intend to
rely only on the big corporations good
nature to see that the corporation
doesn't do harm against us. ! want TO
see such control of the wealth now for
business uses as to favor the honest
man who uses the wealth genuinely
for the service Of the public, and to
make the dishonest man feel that he
has to do what is right; and If he
doesn't feel it we shall see to it that
he does.
That is my whole creed. That is all
there is in H. There is no revolution
in it. There is no appeal to mob
rule.
"On the contrary, recognize mob
violence as an enemy of the public
good Just as much as lawless wealth.
am against the poor man who is
guilty of the crime Of violence, and
when it is in my power I shall try to
punish him for his misdeeds, just as
whenever / have the power | will join
with those that see to it that the cor
rupt man of wealth is good-not be-
cause he likes it, but because he has
to be-
This morning the colonel takes a
train for Syracuse. arriving there at
about 2.3O, makes a speech at the state
fair and returns on the midnight
train.