New-York tribune., 1910-09-01
ROOSEVELT EXPOUNDS
NEW NAT|ONAL|SM
Speech at 0ssaWatomie Taken
by Many To Be Platform of
New Party.
SOME SAY SOCIALISM"
Ex- Presidents Pronouncement
Delights Audience of $4,000
Persons at John Brown
Battlefield.
SOME SAY SOCIALISM"
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4 CSSeiN dtOihiC- Nall aug Ol-E<4~
President Roosevelt delivered a speech
at the dedication Of the John Brown
battlefield to-day which so strongly re-
sembled a political platform and which
laid such emphasis on the new ma
of his auditors TO be the platform Of
new political party. to be known as the
Nationalist party. and the predictions
of ex-Secretary Garfield and Clifford
Pinchot that the former President
would soon head a new progressive
party were recalled on all sides.
One of Mr. Rooseveit's declarations
was so strongly socialistic as to startle
some of his auditors. although IL was
wildly apDlauded by his enthusiastic
Kansas listeners The man who wrong
" holds that every human right is sec
ondary to his profit must now give
way" declared Mr.. Roosevelt, "to the
advocate of human welfare who rightly
maintains that every man holds his
property subject TO the general right OF
the community TO regulate its use to
whatever degree the public welfare may
require it" In the estimation of soma
who heard the former President make
this declaration, it was an affirmation
OF fundamental socialistic doctrine that
the individual enjoys no inherent rights
which the community is bound to re-
spect when they conflict with the larger
interest of society as a whole.
Referring To publicity for campaign
contributions and expenses, Mr.. Roose-
Welt took clear issue with President Taft
and aligned himself with William ].
Bryan in demanding such publicity be-
fore as we'll as after the election" He
indorsed Senator La Follette's demand
for physical valuation Of railroads,
which he pronounced essential TO ade-
quate federal regulation. such regula-
ton being the only alternative" OF
ownership, which he deprecated Mr..
Roosevelt also gave material encourage
ment to the insurgents by commencing
the railroad bill of the last session. only
lin the shape it finally passed Con-
gress."
Wants a Tariff Commission.
Colonel Roosevelt demanded the crea.
ton of d tariff commission to ascertain
the exact difference between cost or
production at home and abroad. but ig-
nored the Tariff Board created by the
Payne tariff bill and for which Presi-
dent Taft secured an appropriation OF
S250.OOO during the last session OF Con-
gress.
\ graduated income tax to reduce
swollen fortunes constitutes one of the
important planks of the Roosevelt plat
form.
The friends of ex-Secretary Garfield
believe they find in Mr. Roosevelt's dec
laration that the new nationaiism re-
CARDS the executive power as the stew
ard of the public welfare an tndorse-
ment of Mr. GarfeId's postulate that
because of that stewardship ''the Ex-
ecutive has the power to do anything
which his discretion may dictate. pro-
vided it has not been specially prohib-
tied by the Constitution or by statute
Mr.. Roosevelt in effect declared himself
for the recall of public officers who fail
To do their duty and indorsed the direct
primarv-a long step in the progress
which Mr. Roosevelt advocates in the
same control over all corporations which
deal in the necessaries of life which Is
now exercised over public service cor
porations."
The new nationalism puts the na-
tionaI need before sectional or per-
sonal advantage is another declaration
Of RooseveIt's platform. and referring 10
the possibility of financial stress as the
result of the inauguration of the new na-
ticnalfsm. the ex-President said But
we must be ready TO face temporary dis
aster. whether or not brought on by
those who will war against US 20 the
knife
Colonel Roosevelt's Pronouncement de-
lighted his audience which greeted every
period with the most enthusiastic ap-
pIause. There is no question of the in
surgent spirit Of Kansas, and Governor
Stubbs. Senator Bristow. Representative
Madison. James X. Garfield and Clifford
Pinchot all met the most enthusiasts re-
ccptions-
Morning Devoted 70 Speeches.
As a preli mary 10 the speech OF the
dav. the Governor. Judge Madison. Sem
ator Rristow. William Allen White and
Messrs. Garfield and Pinchot addressed
the great crowd which gathered around
the rear platform of the Roosevelt car.
most of the morning being devoted TO
these speeches. Mr. Roosevelt himself
finally consenting TO say a few words or
greeting TO the great assemblage whicn
had come To welcome him. some of them
having come as far as four hundred
miles
Judge Madison assured the people that
the speech which Mr.. Roosevelt would
deliver in the afternoon would consti-
tute "one of the greatest pronounce
ments ever made on American soil
Clifford PinchOt pronounced the Kansas
platform adopted yesterday. and which
indorsed President Taft for what he has
attempted TO do 10 carry out the pledges
of the party. and declares Colonel Roose-
Welt the foremost citizen OF the land.
about the finest document OF the kind
that has ever been written" Mr.. Pm
chot caught the popular fancy with the
/ of he