Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-16
SAYS He IS NOT MAKING
AN APPEAL TO MOB RULE
Former President Declares He is Not
Talking Revolution by Preaching
His New Political Creed-Means Ap-
plication of Certain Old Time Nor
aI;ties, 20 Changed Conditions.

Theodore Roosevelt said tonight
that he is not talking revolution in
declaring his new political creed.
Neither is he making an appeal to
mob rule. In a stanch defense of his
doctrine OF the new nationalism," he
declared that he was merely urging
the application of old mOralities to
modern conditions. At the same
time, he replied with spirit, to those
who have been opposing him and hot
J.: denounced newspapers which he
said attacked honest public men.
Colonel Roosevelt's address was de-
hvered at the Suffolk county fair at
Riverhead, l.. |.
He rode about 100 miles in an au-
tomobile TO and from Riverhead and
spoke TO great crowd on the fair
grounds.
Denounces Dishonesty.
The colOnel's exposition of new
nationalism" came at the close of a
speech in which he also denounced
dishonest corporations. dishonest men
OF wealth and political bosses. He
made no reference to the New York
state political situation.
Il have noticed a good deal of COM
ment on my speech on new national
ISM" he said.
"Al that new nationalsm means is
the application of certain old time
moralities to the changed conditions
of the day"
Colonel Roosevelt spoke of the
development of corporations and the
need of governmental activity to con-
troll them.
He said in part:
Speaks On Dishonesty.
Il want to see such control OF the
wealth now gathered for business
uses as to favor the honest man who
uses the wealth genuinely for the ser
vice of the public and TO make the
dishonest man feel that he has to do
what is right and if he does lpt feel
it We shall sec to it that he does.
THAT is my whole creed. That is
all there is in it. There is no revolu-
ton in it, There is no appeal to moa
rule. On the contrary, / recognize
mob violence as the enemy of the pub
lie good just as much as iawiess
wealth. | am against the poor man
who is guilty of the crime of lawless
violence and when il is in my power
I shall try to punish him for his mis-
deeds. Just as whenever | have the
power | will join WIN those that see
10 il that the corrupt Of wealth Is
good-no; because he likes TO, but be-
cause he has to-"
Colonel Rooscvelt's speech was
with even more than customary earn
estncss His words were received
with cheers.
Good Government.
There are two prime difficulties IN
getting good government One arases
from the dishonest politicians
think the corrupt politician no worse
an enemy of the country than the man
who lies about the honest public ser
want. The corrupt politician is no
worse than the corrup; politician
mainstay. the newspaper which says
what is no; true about men IN pubic
life Honesty. truth. couracc-you
need them Just as much in public as
in private life"
Colonel Roosevelt then said tha'
one IT the reasons why he IS against
the big and little is that their
strength lies more in their alliance
with special private government than
ANYTHING else. As for rich. maieiac-
tors. he believed that the railway man
who gets rich by gambling tn the Sc
curitics Of the road he operates IN
trust for his stockholders. should he
punished. ard that n IL IS Impossible
~ punish him under present laws.
~ he law shnrld be CHANGED.