Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-01

navy largo enough 10 insure Tor the
| nation the respect Of other nations
ana a guarantee OF peace. the use of
national resources for the benefit OF
all the people.
lie also stood for the extension of
work in the department of agriculture
OF the state and national governments
and of the agricultural colleges and
all phases Of life az the farm. the
regulation OF the terms and conditions
Of labor by means OF comprehensive
wofkmen's compensation acts, state
and national laws TO regulate child la
Dor ana work of women; the eufirco-
ment Of better sanitation conditions
for workers and the extension of the
use OF safety appliances in industry
and commerce both within and he
tween the states a clear division OF
authority between the national and
various state governments; direct pri-
maries, associated with corrupt prac.
tices acts, publicity OF campaign con-
tfthuuons, not only after but before
the elections; the prompt removal OF
uniaithtul or incompetent public SER
wants; for provisions against the per-
iormance of any service for Interstate
corporations or the reception of any
compensation from such corporatins
by national officers
While Colonel Roosevelrs speech
Is regarded by many of those who
heard II as carrying him further than
before with the progressive movement
the colonel coupled with his declar-
alton a warning against the extrem-
list. injecting an eXtemporaneous re-
mark on the subject into his prepar-I
ed speech.
Il do not want our people to follow
men whose intentions are excellent
but whose ideas are a little too Wild
to make II safe To trust them. heI
said
Another sentence which colonel
Roosevelt put into his speech extern
poraneousN brought forth applause
from the crowd. lie said.
Ne man should make a PROMISE
before election that he does not in
tend TO keep after election and If he
does not keep II, hunt him out
The people gave his words an in
depreciation of their own and the
burst of cheering which broke out
when they heard them, was one OIL
the widest of the day
The speech was delivered in grovel
on the battlefield today. where Johnl
Brown fought the Missouri raiders ouI
August 80, 1856. The setting was pie |
turesque, Thousands OF people hadl
gathered for the dedication of the !
battlefield as a state park today Col |
onel Roosevelt stood on a table which |
was placed on the platform and tow |
erinR high above the dcnse throngl
which surged about him on every side. |
The crowd was so great that only a
small part of the people could hear
what was being said, but they all
eheered. The cheering was 50 en-
thusiastic that Colonel Roosevelt WINS
interrupted constantly. and had to
hold up his hands In protest time af-
every phase which ii interpreted as
IN expression Of progressive senti-
ment ana shouted as long as the eol-
onel would let ii,
ON the green, Just outside the grove,
were rows Of booths in which were
sandwich men and slde-shows. The
scene was Ike that at a country fairI
lnd while the colonel was speaking
thousands of people who could notl
get close enough to him even to see
hin wandered along me lanes ac I
,ween the booths, taking In theI
sights. The vendors of wares did notI
ease their shouts while the colonel
vas speaking ana he had to compile
or q hearing with the whistle of the
-go-round, the squa wkers,
which the children had and the stri-
tent NUlttA VI lIlt fNhHhNa Oltilbi1fI
Who were urging the people TO buyl
PEANUTS, pop corn, hot dogs, pink
ana potato peelers. RaisinBI
his voice to high pitch and speak
ng slowly the colonel thundered his
Message from his place above thet
reads of the people and they thun-
Tered back applause.
The colonel looked on with the
reatest enjoyment.
Even the demonstrations which
reeted Colonel Roosevelt at Denver
nd Cheyenne earlier in his present
rip were eclipsed by that of today
he countryside was stripped of itsI
inhabitants for miles around, and the $
armers drove over the muddy roads {
+ rode In on their mules to see the
un and hear the colonel Special /
rains came to Osawatomie for the 5
ay. bearing other crowds. one such ,
rain came all the way from Coffey-I
ille. more than goo miles away
This is the biggest day that Kansas ,
yer knew" said Governor Stubbs.
fter the colonel had finished his
1eech ut was the greatest speech !
olonel Roosevelt ever made In his J
fe, he added.
clifford Pinchot, former chief for (
ster. made a speech after Colonel J.
ooseVelt had finished. S
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