The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1910-09-13
T. ROOSEVELT. INSuRGENT.
The Ex- President Lays Down a
Radical Platform in his Kansas
Speech.

SpeeSn.
S.a.esyi.-- Landmark
Al 0Sawatomie, Hans, last Wed
nesday. Theodore Rooseveltdelivered
his new political declaration, stand
ing on the ground where John Brown
and his followers fired the first shots
in the struggle against slavery He
outlined the political creed on which
he stakes his future, and he went
further in the line Of government
control Of industry, not only than he
himself has ever done before, bu,
further than any other leading in
surgent Of his party and fully as far
as William J. Bryan went in any OF
his campaigns.
Col. Roosevelt put himself square
IL in line with the insurgent move
ment in the Republican party. From
this time forth there can be no doubt
on this subject. Mr.. Roosevelt has
put himself back Of the progressive
movement and will do all he can to
further progressive politics. lie
laid down the broad ground that 1t
was the business of the government
to see that all men had equal oppor-
tunity: then he went on to say that
the fight today to attain that condl-
ton was against special privilege,
which had won influence in State
and national governments. He de-
clared that the American people are
right in demanding that new nation
alism without which we cannot hope
to deal with new problems" He ad-
vocated government control over all
combinations dealing on an lmpor-
tant scale with the necessaries of
life, and asserted the right Of the
government ito regulate the terms
and conditions of labor" Other
recommendations, put briefly, are as
follows:
Complete publicity of corporate at.
fairs; laws prohibiting the use OF
corporate funds directly or indirect
" for political purposes; government
supervision Of the capitalization OF
public service corporations and OF
all corporations doing an interstate
business strong centralized regula-
ton of railways based on information
which shall include physical valua-
ton: similar control over all combi-
nations which control necessarieS OF
life or deal in them on an important
scale personal responsibility to the
law officers and directors Of corpora
tons for violations OF the law early
revision of the tariff, one schedule at
a time, as fast as the tariff commits
sion can make recommendations; a
graduated income tax on big for
tunes; a graduated inheritance tax
on big fortunes, increasing rapidly
in amount with the size Of the es-
tate; investigation Of our financial
system and revision for safeguard
against panics, such conservation OF
natural resources as tends to wise
development; comprehensive work
mems compensation acts; State and
national laws to regulate child labor
and the work of women; direct pri-
maries, associated with a corrupt
practices act and publicity of cleo
ton expenses; an easy way to re-
move unfaithful or incompetent pub
lie servants; forbidding of the receipt
by any national officer, elected or ap-
pointed, Of any compensation, direct
ly or indirectly, from interstate cor
porations.
The following are some quotations
from the ex-Presidents remarks
Those who oppose all reforms
will do well to remember that rum
is inevitable if our national life
brings US nothing better than swol-
len fortunes for the few and triumph
in both politics and business of a
sordid and selfish materialism.
Whenever the alternative must
be faced am for men and not for
property.
Our government, national and
State, must be freed from the SIMS
ter influence or control Of special
interests.
The citizens Of the United States
must effectively control the mighty
commercial forces which they have
themselves called into being.
81 do not wish To eee the nation