The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1910-09-08
THE ROOSEVELT
POLICY OUTLINED
Former President Speaks nj
a Tremendous Meeting
in Kansas.


rs the F0unuation OF the RuIe OF
the People I'm State and Sation-A
New Nationalism"-A Magnifi-
cent Speech.
Osawatomie, Kans., Aug. 31.-In
clear and emphatic fashion Theo-
dore Roosevelt announced his poiiti-
cal creed here to-day. II was creed
of progressive Republicanism. 1t
aligned him definitely with the pro-
as whole. 1t placed him ON record
as an advocate of some policies which
find favor with the insurgents and an
opponent to every special interest"
which he believes exercises a sinister
influence upon the affairs of the peo-
pie. Col. Roosevelt declared himself
in favor of a wide increase in the
power Of the national government so
that it might assume greater activi-
ty in control of corporations and in
working out the policies which he be-
lieves should be adouted. He de-
clared for the New Nationalism" as
he termed such an increase in gov
ernmental power.
Col. Roosevelt characterized the
issue of the day as "the struggle of
free men to gain and hold the right
of self-goyernment as against the
special interests who twist the meth
DDS of free government into machin-
cry for thwarting the popular will.
s'The issue is joined, and we must
fight or fall" he said. The ex-Pres-
ident declared himself in favor os
these principles:
Elimination of special interests
from politics.
Complete and effective publicity of
corporation affairs.
Passage of laws prohibiting the
use of corporate funds directly or in
directly for political purposes.
Government supervision and capi-
talization not only of public service
corporations but of all corporations
doing an interstate business.
Personal responsibility of officers
/ and directors of corporations who
break the law.
/ Increased power of the Federal
Bureau of Corporations and the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
control industry more effectively.
Revision of the tariff, one sched-
ule at time, on the basis of inform
alton furnished by an expert tariff
commission.
Graduated income tax and gradu-
ated inheritance tax.
Readjustment of the country's f.
nancia1 system in such a way as to
prevent repetition of periodical f.
nancial panics.
Maintenance of an efficient army
and navy large enough to insure the
respect of other nations. as a guaran-
tee of peace.
Use of national resources for the
benefit of all the people.
Extension of the work of the De.
partment of Agriculture, of the Ma
tiona1 and State Government and the
agricultural colleges and experiment
stations so as to take in all phases oil
life on the farm.
Regulation of the terms and condf
ton of labor by means of compre-
hensive workingmens' compensation
acts, State and National laws to reg
ulate child labor and the work oi
women, enforcement of better sani
tary conditions for workers and ex
tension Of the use of safety appli
ances in industry and commerce bott
in and between States.
Clear division of authority between
, the National and the various State
governments.
Direct primaries, disassociateG
with corrupt political acts
, Publicity Of campaign contribu
, tions, not only after election but be
, fore.
, Prompt removal OF unfaithful anl
, incompetent public servants.
Provisions against the perform
ancce of any service for interstat,
= corporations or for thereception o
any compensation from such corpor
: daIcuo uy ud1iOadl OHCCFS.
While Col. Roosevelt's speech Il
regarded by many of those VIII,
heard it as carrying him furthe
than before with the progressive
movement, the Colonel coupled witt
his declaration a warning against tn
a extremists injecting an extempora
), neous remark on the subject into hi
{ prepared speech.
Il do not want our people to fol
r low men whose Intentions are ex
cellent, but whose eyes are littl