Evening star., 1912-08-30
Roosevelt CONTINUES
VERMONT SPEAKING TOUR
Nears Canadian Border and
Then Turns Toward South
ern Part of State.

ST ALBANS. Vt. August 30-Col.
Roosevelt was within few miles Of the
Canadian border when he started on his
second days stumping tour of Vermont
today IIe turned south, however. from
the meeting here. with the big fair at
Morrisville, a smaller gathering at Bar
ton and an evening meeting at st. John
bury as the other speaking points on the
days journey.
col Roosevelt complimented the state
leaders on the brand Of weather that had
been obtained for his tour
BENNINGTON, Vt, August %0-CharE-
ing that the senate committee investisat-
ing campaign contributions had refused
to let him testify. Col. Roosevelt yester
day opened here his three-day campaign
in this state with a new attack on John
L.. -Archbold of the Standard Oil Com
pany. and Senator Penrose OF Pennsyl-
vania- He spoke here. in Rutland, Man
chester Arlington and Burlington. In his
speech here he said:
They let Mr.. Archbold go off to Eu-
rope. and they scattered to the four winds
and refused to let me testify. ] am we'll
satisfied by the unconscious testimony
for me of Messrs. Archbold and Penrose.
Their testimony. stripped Of its VERDI
age. reads not unlike some of the testi-
mony that appears in cases of police pro-
lection to the underworld in oLr great
cities. Mr. Archbold and Senator PEN
rose testified that Mr.. Bliss had attempted
to blackmail the Standard Oil Company.
Wants Penrose Ousted.
Mr.. Archbold didn't complain because
he was blackmailed- What he complained
of was that he didn't get the goods. Pen
rose testified that he tried to blackmail
OH
ii 1t didn't contribute it might incur hos
tility in certain quarters. AS the senator
has admitted what he has done. he should
be thrown out of the Senate of the United
States The man writes his own cOndem-
nation down himself"
In his Burlington speech Col. Roosevelt
said:
The national progressive platform,
like your own progressive platform here
in Vermont, represents a radically new
departure when compared with any OF
the political platforms of the last forty
years. But the principles are not new.
They are fundamentally the principles OF
Lincoln, the principles of Washington.
In 1860 1t was of no use merely TO pro-
fess allegiance to the principles of 11i6.
so we in our turn must take the principles
of Abraham Lincoln and apply them to
the issues of the present day. The ma
tional progressive convention In Chlcago
thus applied the principles Of 1116 and
1S6O to the issues of 1872.
Attacks Old Parties.
"Both the old parties, on the con-
trary, have confined themselves TO
thrashing over and over again the old
straw. There is not one particle of hope
for social or economic reform contained
in the triumph of either the democratic
or republican parties. Each is boss rid
-;xyfln
1--WE are for the Immediate repeal OF
the reciprocity treaty. Many OF US orig
inally supported the treaty.
I've are for the immediate recreation
of the country life commission. One OF
the main reasons for the high cost OF
living is the failure to get the most out
of our soil. and especially the failure to
use the best business methods In market
ing the products Of the soil. Altogether
too much is absorbed by the middieman.