Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-17
NO HOPE FOR VOTER
Can Expect Nothing From Old
Parties, Says Roosevelt.
APPEALS TO NEW ENGLAND
Leadership in the Progressive Move
ment Is Urged.
SCORES POLITICAL BOSSES
Roosevelt Makes His First Cam
paign Speech Since His Nomi-
nation in Chicago.
APPEALS TO NEW ENGLAND
SCORES POLITICAL BOSSES


volt in his first speech since his nominal
lion in Chicago.
He declared that the ordinary voter had
nothing to hope for through the success
Of either the democratic or republican
parties which, he asserted are equally
boss-ridden The tariff. especially as IL
concerned the New England states. was
one of the main topics of the speaker,
who said, in part
Il take peculiar pleasure in making my
first speech as nominee of the progressive
party here in Rhode Island. You have
suffered. as in my own state of New York
we have suffered. from boss politics IN
The most extreme form of development
The progressive movement is aimed at
the rotten machines, the rotten boss sys-
TENS of both parties. Only by supporting
the progressive party can you strike any
effective blow against boss rule. and ma
chine and ring politics in the United
States.
Rule of Other Parties.
The success of the democratic ma
tional ticket means enthroninS in power
one set of bosses; the success OF the re-
publican national ticket means enthron-
ing in power tho other set of bosses
set of bosses by voting for the candidate
of the other set of bosses is bound to re-
suit in mere futility-
The differences between the men VINO
really dominate the two parties are mere
~ the differences between great corpora
fion attorneys who for the moment repre-
sent different corporations. but VINO come
together instantly again at any movement
which is meant TO estapiish the people as
over both. Try to punish one set of de-
Tenders of the political and industrial
privilege by occasionally voting for the
nominee of the other set Is to play INTO
the hands of both We progressives STAND
against both. We propose to drive them
both from power for all time. and to sub
stitute for their power the real and gen.
uine rule of the people.
Need of Leadership.
There is peculiar need of leadership
for this fight in New England. 1t has
been matter of concern to me to see
so many of those here in New England
who should be leaders in the new move
ment turn cold heartedly from it. be-
lieve that half of the opposition to our
course in New England is due to sheer
plain ignorance, half of the remainder
TO hard-sheled prejudice and the other
half of the remainder TO craven fear OF
what is new
One of our great troubles. here in New
England. as elsewhere, is that the repre-
sentatives of privilege in finance and
politics control most of the newspapers,
that the ordinary man finds the chan
nels Of information choked- ] do not so
much mind the editorial columns being
closed against US. but il is matter for
real regret that the news columns are
closed TO us.
There is good reason why many men
should bitterly oppose the progressive
party Every political jobber. every
crooked business men. every beneficiary
of privilege and every paid employee of
such benehciary-all these are naturally
against US. But / hold that every self
respecting ordinary citizen should be for
rs The men for whom we are making
ire fight are not politicians and are not
men of great wealth. They are busily
engaged in their daily toll: they do not
appear as speakers at public meetings.
they do not take prominent parts in po-
litical canvasses and they cannot con-
tribute large sums of money for the
furtherance of the campaign on their be-
half. But i believe that their feelings
are all the more intense and their SYM
PATTY the more keen just because Of the
Pact that hitherto they have never been
stirred as now they are stirred.
Position of People.
Hitherto. as standpatter. a reaction
AIRY congressman from Kansas, with in
voluntary truthfulness put 1t. these plain
people have been regarded by politicians
as only entitled TO pay the price of ad-
mission and sit on the bleachers and
watch the politicians play the game for
their own benefit. Under this representa-
iive's views. the plain people have moth
ing 70 do except TO pay the expenses of
tie contest which the rulers wage for
their own benefit
The progressive doctrine on the con-
1Fary, Is that the plain people Of America
NJ. Sc
and look on a the politicians play the
game, that the plain people are 10 be
tAeir own masters and masters of all
their public servants.
We stand for protective tariff but
We wish 10 see the benefits of the pro-
1ecuve tariff get into the pay envelope
Of the wage worker. Instead OF decreas-
ing We wish 10 increase the amount of
the prize money that is FightfuIly due
those who work hard in industry but We
stand for more equitable division OF
the prize money. Moreover our move
ment is not only for economic but for
ethical betterment. 1--WE do not ACCEPT
the view that greed and selfshness are
tie only factors TO be considered in gov
eminent We insist that in mans nature
there j. something noble something
and We make our appeal. therefore. not
only 10 his self-interest. but also 10 what
) highest and best in him.
Neglect Is Not Right.
1T is not right that he should negIec,
his self-interest. No man can do his
duty by the state as whole unless he
pulls his own weight; he must take care
OF his wife. his children and himself be-
fore he can help his feIiow-citizens In
doing efficiently the common work fol-
the common good. We intend TO work
Tor the economic betterment OF the aver
age citizen. We intend to insist upor
The average man having a greater share