The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-08-06
Colonel is Yell Master in Remarkable
Demonstration of Bull Moose
Men Today.

He said Gentlemen of the conven-
tion: The hour, and the man-Theo-
dore Roosevelt
Roosevelt advanced to the center of
the platform exactly at 1:l4 clutching
tightly his printed speech.
Before turning to the text of the
speech, Roosevelt congratulated the
convention on the work it had per-
formed, declaring that the progressive
party was dedicated to Justice and
i fair play and equality between man
and man."
| Colonel Roosevelt's speech was per-
haps the most remarkable OF his ut
terances so far, and went to even
greater length than that famous
| Ohio Charter of Democracy, with
which he cast his hat into the ring.
After condemning both the old par
ties which he declared were incompet-
ent, insincere and ridden, he re-
| iterated his former prescription of
presidential primaries, direct election
of United States senator's, the .initia-
tive, referendum, recall, and recall OF
decisions, declared for a corrupt prac-
tees act, and publicity for campaign
contributions during the campaign He
went even further than in his Column
bus speech in advocating the recall Of
court decisions, applying the doctrine
to national affairs and added to it a
suggestion for what is practically the
recall of. constitutions. This will
necesstate the establishment OF ma
chinery for making much easier of
amendment both the national and the
several state constitutions, especially
with view to prompt action on GER
tain judicial decisions" he declared.
Roosevelt also demanded greater
power for tht president "All l desire
to do by securing more direct control
of the governmental agents." he said,
is to give the people a chance to
make their representatives represent
them"
The colonel wants an industrial la
Dor commission under his direction to
regulate the condition of labor These
are some of the things he declared
for: A minimum wage, an eight hour
day, a standard OF sanitation and safe
ty, industrial accident and disease
compensation, prohibition of night la
Dor for women and children, prohibi-
tion of over 4S hours per week for
women's labor, prohibition of tene-
ment manufactures, rest of eight
weeks for women at childbirth, the
abolition of seasonal occupations, old
age insurance, votes for women, a
department Of public health, better
pure food bureau, a renewed country
life commission under the presidents
government cooperation to
make the farm more productive, the
development Of the country church
and the country Y. M. and Y. W. G.
AS the checking Of absentee land
lordism and tenant farming, fed
eral Interstate trust cOmiSsion un-
der presidents charge, to control and
punish bad trusts" and to give bill
of health to the good" ones, a parcels
post, a tariff commission under the
presidents direction to decide what
tariffs should be levied and on what,
with a reduction of tariff duties as
consistent with the protective prin-
ciple, the establishment of a cost of
living commission under the presi-
dents direction, to determine why eggs
and butter cost more than they used to
cost, and to abolish the middleman
whose function doesn't tend to de- |
crease the cost of the product, also !
for legislation which would bring |
about closer business relations be- |
tween the farmer and the consumer, |
taxes, idle land taxes, gov
economy, more elastic cur
rency, conservation Of forests, mineral, |
grazing lands, and water power, rec
lamation of southern swamps, the |
dredging of the Mississippi a single
tax for Alaska, government railroads
in Alaska, the fortffication of the Pan
anna canal, and free tolls for coast
wise shipping through the canal. In
he declared that he had
always tried to lead the people in the
right path and encouraged the con-
7ention with these as his last words:
We stand at Armageddon and VIC bat
lie for the right"
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