Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-01
Col. Roosevelt Is Now
On Progressive Wagon.
Outlines His Political Greed
In Speech Wednesday
Delivered Of 0sawatomle, kan., on
| John Brown Day.

| and emphatic fashion Theodore ROOse-
welt announced his political creed here
today. 1t was a creed of progressive
| Republicanism. 1t aligned him def
nately with the Progressive movement
within the party as 4 whole. 1t placed
him on record as an advocate of some
policies which find favor with the In
surgents, and as an opponent of every
.'special interest which he believes a
sinister influence on the affairs of the
people.
Col. Roosevelt declared himself in
favor of a wide increase in the power
of the national government. so that it
might assume greater power in the
control of corporations and the work
| ing out of such policies which he be-
llieves should be adopted. He declared
| for the new nationalism" as he termed
| such an increase in governmental
power
Col. Roosevelt characterized the is
sue of the day as " struggle to gain
and hold the right of self-government
as against the special interests who
twist the methods of free government
irto machinery Tor defeating the pop
ular will
THE issue is Joined and we must
fight or fall" said he. The ex-Presi-
dent declared himself in favor of these
principles:
Inflammation of special interests
ernIn politics.
2-CompJete and effective publicity of
corporation affairs.
.-Passage of laws prohibiting the
use of corporate funds directly or in
directly for political purposes.
4-Ciovernment supervision of the
capitalization not only of public ser
vice corporations, but of all corpora
tions doing an interstate business.
5-Personal responsibility of officers
and directors of corporations that
break the law.
6-1ncreased power of the federal
bureau of corporations and the Inter-
state Commerce Commission to control
industry more effectively.
7-Revision of the tariff one sched-
ule at time. on the basis of informa-
ton furnished by an expert tariff COM
mission.
8-Graduated income tax and grad
uated inheritance tax.
9-Readjustment of the country's
financial system in such way as to
prevent repetition of periodical finan-
cial panics.
1O-Maintenance of an efficient army
and navy large enough to insure the
respect of other nations as guarantee
of peace.
11-Use of national resources for the
benefit of all the people.
12-Extension of the work of the de-
partments of agriculture, of the nation
al and state governments and of agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
tions so as to take all phases of life on
the farm
13-Regulation of the terms and con-
ditions of labor by means of compre-
hensive workmen's compensation acts.
state and national laws to regulate
child labor and the work of women. en-
forcement of better sanitation condi-
tions for workers and extension of the
use of safety appliances in industry
and commerce both in and between the
state.
14-Clear division of authority be-
tween the national and the various
state governments
15-Direct primaries. associated with
corrupt practices acts.
16-Publicity of campaign contribu-
lions not only before election but af-
ter election as well.
17-Prompt removal of unfaithful and
incompetent public servants.
18-Provisions against the perform
ance of any service for interstate cor
porations or the reception of any COM
pensation from such corporations by
national officers.
While Colonel Roosevelt's speech Us
regarded by many Of those who heard
it as carrying him further than before
with the progressive movement. the
colonel coupled with his declaration
warning against the extremist. inject
ing an extemporaneous remark on the
subject into his prepared speech
II do not want our people to follow
men whose intentions are excellent.
but whose eyes are little too wild 10
make it safe to trust Them he said.
Another sentence which Coionei
Roosevelt put into his speech extern
poraneously. brought forth applause
from the crowd. He said
mo man should make promise be-
fore election that he does not intend
to keep after election and if he does
not keep it. hunt him out
The speech was delivered in grove
OF tn. battlefield where John Brown
fought the Missouri raiders on Aug. 30.
and which was dedicated as a stat"
park today. Colonel Roosevelt stood
on a table which was placed on the
platform and lowered high above the
dense throng 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
cheered The cheering was so enthus-
|iastic that Colonel Roosevelt was in
terrupted constantly and had TO hold
his hand up in protest time after
time. The crowd caught up every
phrase which it interrupted as an ex-
preston of progressive sentiment and
shouted as long as the colonel would
let il. Even the demonstration that
greeted Colonel Roosevelt at Denver
and Cheyenne were eclipsd by that of
today TIL countryside was tripped of
its inha bitants for miles around and
special trains brought large crowds.
One such train came all the way from
Coffeyville more than 200 miles away.
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