Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
'I,n, CUTS WIDE
SWATH IN IOWA
Asserts Reactionaries Of Both
Parties Are Turning to the
Democratic Nominee.
DEN0UNCES THE TARIFF Law
Says Payne.Adrich Measure Is
Full of "Shams and Hum
bugs" Calls Congress-
man Highwayman.

Des Moines, Iowa. Sept 4.-Cpon Wood
row Wilson the hopes OF the standpatters
are gradually being centered. Colonel
ROOSEVELT told the State progressive con-
venton Of Iowa here to-day. He asserted
that the reactonaries Of both parties were
now turning to the democratic candidate.
Colonel Roosevelt also called for speedy
downward revision of the tariff and de-
nounced the Payne Aldrich tariff law
as containing "shams and humbugs.'
The ex-presidents speech was made at
the close OF n hard days campaigning
through Iowa. He began at seven o'clock
and kept at it with little rest until he left
tonight for St. Paul. Five speeches were
scheduled for the journey through the
State from Keokuk to Des Moines but the
colonel was called upon for twice that
number. finding enthusiastic crowds
awaiting him wherever his train stopped.
When the colonel reached Des Moines.
several thousand persons were massed
ut the railway station. All along the way
the streets were crowded and the colonel |
was cheered constantly. When he reach
ed the convention hall he was the object |
of tumultuous demonstration. |
The convention hall was the warm |
est of all the places in which Colonel
Roosevelt spoke and most of the DEL
egates had reached the boiling point
by the time the colonel arrived.
FIGHT NARROWING DOWN.
This is only nomnally three
cornered fight" he began. in reality
the fight is between the party of the
people on one side and on the other
the bosses and the benefciaries of
privilege who will throw their weight
to whichever of the old parties they
think can beat us.
You'll find long before election day
that the old Republican party has
| heen swept aside. The fight lies be-
tween lis and the old machine democ
| racy. | appeal to every former dem
ocrat who is loyal to the principles of
jefferson and Andrew Jackson to stand
with us and I appeal to every former
republican who Is loyal to the Rrin-
ciplcs of Abraham Lincoln
| BARNES. Penrose. Guggenheim and
the rest of the mwouldn't have
known what was meant by republican
principles If you had mentioned them
Those men represent the crooked al
|
crooked business which has been the
curse Of American life. They knew
at the republican convention at Chi
cago that they were insuring the de-
feat of themselves. They expected the
Democratic party to come into power,
but they thought we w,N,ld confne
ourselves to putting the other set of
bosses into power and that after four
Nothing is gained by changing the
whip Of Barnes. Penrose and Guggen-
helm for the scorpion Of Murphy. Sui
livan and Taggart All bosses look
alike to us.
CALLS BARTHOLDT HTGHwAyMAN
II see that Mr. What's-his-name, that
congressman from East St Louis
Bartholdt, he Is one of the highway
men. has asked Mr.. Cummins to debate
the Texas. California and Washington
contests at Chicago. hope Mr.. Cum
minis will refuse for the reason that I
wouldn't debate with a pickpocket the
ownership OF watch he has Just stolen.
If the police are handy. I'll hand him
over to them. II they are not I'll tend to
him myself.
Now few words TO the men who
were formerly democrats. | want to call
your attention to this difference between
the Chic ago and Baltimore conventions
The victory at Baltimore for Mr. Will
son was achieved because the bosses
finally concluded that his victory meant
their victory. At Chicago the bosses
knew that our victory meant their de-
feat.
III the democrats succeed In Novem-
, ber, II means that every boss will be
enthroned in his own State. The repre-
sentatives and beneficiaries for privilege
will feel that they have new lease OF
life"
Colonel Roosevelt said he found
5 everywhere among reactionary republi-
cans growing purpose to support Mr.
e Wilson on the theory that Presiden,
: Taf, was beaten already. and that the
$ only hope Of preserving the old parties
y was to support the democratic ticket
$ and defeat the progressives.
y HUMBUGs IN TARIFF LAW.
Turning to the tariff. Colonel Roose
welt said; II have remained attached t
the doctrines the progressives taugh,
three years ago. ! don't believe in FREE
u trade. on the other hand | don't believ
. In the standpat tariff. believe there ar
a great many shams and humbugs in tn
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. Among tn
shams and humbugs was the tarin law
1t was better than no board. but II ha
such small powers that 1t worked witt
u extreme slOwness and nothing was ac
complished. Our proposal Is to have
=, real tariff commission. We favor com
. | mission which will work speedily so tha
;. In Il few monts. II the progressive admin
istration comes in. It can take up and re
port on schedule after schedule.
PROGRESSIVES NAME TICKET
Ia Des Moines. Iowa, Sept witt
:. John l.. Stevens OF Boone as thei
At nominee for governor. Iowa progres
), sives In convention here this aftcrnoo
lnnA N AhIra nnrt,, irck at Into the Half