The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-29
Great Crowds Cheered the
Ex-President on the First
Day of His Campaign in
Old Vermont.
SEES VICTORY FOR
THE PROGRESSIVES
Garfield Brings Encouraging
News to Him. Woodrow
Wilson Formally Opens
His Campaign Today.
(National News Association


BENNINGTON, Va, Aug. 29.-Col.
Roosevelt started his three days cam
paign in Vermont today with brist-
ling speech at the ball grounds here,
in which he attacked the Democratic
and Republican parties for their boss
rule.
"If you want to govern yourselves
the Penrose type, do it for you. then
you will have to come with us" ex-
claimed the colonel.
The crowd gave the ex-president a
rousing greeting. Roosevelt was in
formed by his workers here that a
strong Progressive sentiment exists
in the state.
James R. Garfield, former secretary
of the interior, who has been stumping
the state, met the colonel on his ar
rival with encouraging word.
Garfield has had crowded meeting
everywhere and intense enthusiasm.
The Bull Moose leader said he expect
ed DIR. Frazier Metzger. Progressive
candidate for governor, to poll twenty
thousand votes at the election next
Tuesday
"That MEANS" said Garfield, that
the election for governor will go into
the state legislature. 1t also menas
that Roosevelt will carry the state in
November"
Colonel Roosevelt reached North
Bennington at $3.50 this morning by
train and drove here by automobile.
At stations along the way crowds
yelled for the colonel but he was not
yet up. He was cheered by immense
throngs on the streets here.
"Hurrah for the Big Bull Moose"
was the dominant cry that filled the
air.
AS Col Roosevelt stepped to the
platform before more than 5000 peo-
pie in the ball park cries of "Give it to
'em Teddy" caused the Colonel to
grin.
IL happen to stand today symbolic.
ing a movement that is to make for
improvement of our national life," he
said. I'VE stand for forces that make
for progress. am using myself in this
fight merely to lead. I have no person.
al ambitions to serve
Roosevelt spoke of getting letters
from Republican admirers who were
anxious to vote for him for president
but who were reluctant to leave the
Republican party.
Now 1t is quite true that many OF
us feel a stretching of heartstrings te
leave the old party" he went on
abraham Lincoln felt it when in 1885,
he had to break away from the Whie
party to go into the newly formed Re
publican party. A demand existed fol
a new party that would more closely
represent the people then, just as tht
demand exists today for new party.
Attacks Old Parties.
"The Republican party as we'll a!
the Democratic party has outlived it:
usefulness. The Republican machin.
left the Republican party at Chicago
last June. You are not obliged to trav
el off in the company of Penrose
Barnes and Guggenheim in that olt
machine lineup.
THE machine leaders care more TO
beating me than they do about elect
ing Mr.. Taft. They have abandone,
hope of putting Taft through. The
know they can't do it. They don't car
q rap for Mr.. Taft but they are anS
ious to beat me. The reactionaries o
both parties are banded together t
beat our new party of progress"
The colonel adverted to Jim Watson
the Indiana Taft supporter, havin
stated he was coming to Vermont t
campaign for the Taft ticket
Before he headed this way
changed his mind" said the Colone
He went south instead and ther.
feeling he was far enough away fror
home he opened his heart. He told tn
southern people that Taft's nomin'
tion was obtained through the steal
roller Now that's right. You all kno
that"
The ex-president then lunged int
the Penrose-Archibald-St 0
rontroyersy