The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-06
KEYNOTE SPEECH
 OF THIRD PARTY

Roosevelt Sets Forth Principles
 aef National PFagFeessiyes.
 "OlD PARTIES MERELY HUSkS''
 Argues For Right of People ts Rule;
 Stands For Regulation of Courts anc
 ,4constructiSe Control of Trustsi
 Faekles the Tariff, High Cost of Liv-
 Ing, Currency and consersation.
 MT. Roosevelts speech strikes key note for his followers and supporters in the new party 1t lays down he plan of battle to be waged by the National Progressive party. He discusses those principles under twelve subdiv visions namely, the helplessness Of the old par ties. the right of the people to rule, the (QUAAS anu tAC RCORACg ~OASbA 0NNA " " trol of the trusts, rights of the wage worker, the farmer, the tariff, the high cost of living, currency, conservation, Alaska and international affairs "The two old parties" he said, "are husks, with no real soul within either. divided on artificial lines, boss ridden and priv iiege controlled, each a tumble of 1n- congruous clements and neither daring to speak out wisely and fearlessly what should be said on the vital issues of the day. As opposed to this incon- gruity and insincerity of action he as- serted that the National Progressive platform will be. "a contract with the people, with definite and concrete pro- vision to be carried out if the people ratify the contract on election day as exactly and honestly "as if it were ac- fually enforceable under the law"
 No Help From. the old Party Machines. i Neither the Republican nor the Dem ocratic platforms or managers show any adequate recognition of the mighty fact that we are now in the midst of a great economic evolution" This irresistible movement for economic change and improvement must be guid- d'"by common sense and the highest ethical standards in order to prevent reasonable evolution from becoming dangerous revolution, The Democratic party, as Is indicated by it's present rec ord in congress, lacks the common sense and the Republican party, by its record O. stolen delegates at the Chi caeo convention, lacks the ethical standards.
 s%sssThe men who presided over the Chi cM#o and Baltimore conventions and tfA great bosses who controlled the t%o conventions 4Mr. Root and MT. Parker. MT. Barnes and Mr. Murphy. Mfr Penrose and Mir. Taggart, MT. Guggenheim and MT. Sullivan-differ from one another. of course. on cer- tain points, but these are the differ ences which one corporation lawyer has with another corporation lawyer vsMen acting for different Expectations. 1ey come together. at once as against ~$onlmon enemy when the dominion Of both is threatened by the supremacy of the people of thep United States. ss If this country Is really to go forward along path of social and eco homie justice there must be a new party of nation wide and nonsectional principles, party where the titular national chiefs. and the real state lead eN shall be in genuine accord, party irl whose councils the, people shall be supreme. a party that shall represent in the nation and the several states alike the same cause, the cause of hu- man rights and of governmental eff ciency" The reassertion of tic states rights doctrine of the Democratic party IcTfpples and forecloses any real or gen lui1e relief to the people, It reduces their promises to hopeless and empty phrases The mission and spirit of this progressive moxement will thrill the republic from end to end
 The Right of the People to Rule.
 sThe actions of the Chicago conven- ton and to an only less degree of the Baltimore convention have shown in striking fashion how little the people do rule under our present conditions" In order to assure this popular rule MT. Roosevelt urged the adoption of presi- ldential primaries, popular election of senators, the short ballot efficient cor lrupt practices act. qualified use of the initiative and referendum and recall. The recall should be applied to admin listratiye officers.
 Mir Roosevelt asserts that the adop- tion of these new methods of political administration is not antagonistic to representative government. 'AIl I de sire to do by securing more direct con- trol of the governmental agents and representatives of the people is to give the people the chance to make their Representative really represent them whenever the government becomes misrepresentative instead of represent atfve- Fhave not come to this way of thinking from closest study or. as a mere matter of theory. I have been forced to 1t by a long experience with the actual conditions of our political lIfe.".
 The Courts and. the People.
 Under this head MT Roosevelt strongly emphasizes the necessity of the sovereign people preserving check on every branch of public service. Un- der this head Mir Roosevelt reiterates Ihin. now we'll known views regarding Af1A courts sf7h lAmeriean people and nsE then courts Are tSfdetermine their own fundamental policies" This does 1 r% rr1a0r that tho .x1aonIa arc fa ;,far