Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-23
AIMS OF NEW PARTY
Roosevelt Makes First Speech
Since Return From Chicago.
TO FIGHT ON LIVE ISSUES
Urges Effectiveness Of Organization
and Work.
TALKS TO COUNTY CHAIRMEN
Says Movement II q Protest Against
the Corruption in Both
the Old Parties.
TO FIGHT ON LIVE ISSUES
TALKS TO COUNTY CHAIRMEN

NEW YORK. July 2S.-In his first
speech since he returned from Chicago.
Col Roosevelt today set forth his rea-
sons for leading In the formation of a
new party. His address was delivered at
a meeting of the New York state county
chairmen of the national progressive
party. Col. Roosevelt did not intend to
speak he declared. but the chairnen
would not be denied.
No man knows better than l." said
Col. Roosevelt. that enthusiasm and
high principles cannot be effective with
oct organization ard work. A great re-
sponsibility rests upon you men here.
who are undertaking the organization of
new party which Is to stand four
squared TO democracy, which is to be
literally the party of the people. 1t will
fight on live issues and not dead ones
1t will embody a protest against the cor
ruption in both the old party machines
1t will be a party into which ex-demo-
Gratis and ex-republicans, without regard
to their political past, are to come in on
AL exact equality and TO have each the
same share In the party management.
Party of the People.
When we get this started it will be a
party not only representing the people
at election time, but will represent them
in party management. We are going TO
see to il that il is organized so that 1t
will be Impossible for any fifty three men
chosen four years before By politicians
to stand superior to all the voters OF
great state like California. and that IL
that state has not shaped it's laws ac-
cording to given call of fifty-three pri-
yate men the state shall not be disen-
franchised.
Costly Swap, Says Roosevelt.
MY own judgment is that Messrs.
Barnes. Penrose. Guggenheim & Co made
a poor swap when they took two stolen
delegates from California in place of the
electoral vote of California They were
not contented with that. They snapped
The electoral vote of Massachusetts, for
the vote of two delegates. l think 1t was
bout as expensive a swap as was ever
made by political managers.
No good will come il We merely sub
Stitute one set of bosses for another.
There is nothing that the bosses OF both
parties wish so much as to see every
&ecent man vote alternately for each,
,.ith the vague idea that he Is reducing
the other.
Genuine Popular Rule.
NOW. no doubt MT. bdTNeS anu VII
-.iurphy would like 10 have everything all
the time. but they are perfectly willing
each TO take half instead of the whole.
i.ut we do not care anything about di-
ding the state equally between them.
What we intend TO do is to take II
from both and we intend to take the
nation from both. And in this party
We intend 10 build a government
without and within the party on the
ines of genuine popular ruf> and OF
social and Industrial justice for farm
49, wage worker, bushes man and pro-
essional man alike. to be achieved not
through the boss, not through the in
direct control of the party organiza-
ion by special privileges. but to be
Jchieved through genuine and not
lerely nominal rule Of the people
themselves.
The reports of the county chairmen
II were highly encouraging. and the
olonel beamed with pleasure at va
ious predictions OF an overwhelming
ROOSEVELT vote.
Announcement was made by Chair
nan Hotchkiss that meeting of the
delegates and alternates to the Chica-
go convention elected from the various
congressional districts in the state
would be held in Buffalo August for
the purpose of electing two delegates
and two alternates at large from this
state to the convention. The delegates
will stop off at that city on the way to
the Chicago convention