The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
CONFESSION OF
FAITH IS MADE
Roosevelt Strikes Out Boldly
in Expressing Views.
CALLS OLD PARTIES HUSKS
Former President Frankly Admits Some
of the Measures He Advocates Will
Be Denounced as Either Socialism
or Anarchy.

Be Denounced as Either Socialism
or Anarchy.
Chicago, Aug Theodore Roose
welt made his confession of faith.
to the national Progressive conven.
ton. The former president struck out
boldly into new ground, advocating
measures which he said frankly would
anarchy The delegates listened to his
speech with the understanding that
they must either adopt a platform sub.
stantially in consonance with his
views or look elsewhere for a nomina
tion for the presidency.
The two old parties" he said, "are
husks, with no real soul within either
divided on artificial lines, boss ridden
and privilege controlled, each a jun.
BILE OF incongruous elements, an
neither daring to speak out wisely and
fearlessly what should be said on the
vital issues of the day"
AS opposed to this incongruity and
insincerity of action he asserted that
the national Progressive platform will
be "a contract with the people" with
definite and concrete provisions to be
carried cut If the people ratify the
contract on election day as exactly
and honestly "as il ii were actually
enforceable under the law"
Roosevelt Greed In Brief.
The real danger to privilege comes
from the new party and from the neW
party alone.
We should provide for:
Presidential primaries.
The election of United States sena.
tors by popular vote.
Corrupt practices acts.
The recall of judicial decisions on
constitutional limitations.
Our aim is to control businessmen
to strangle It.
i believe in a protective tariff, but 1
believe in 1t as principle, approached
from the standpoint of the interests OF
the whole people and not as a bundle
of preferences to be given to favored
individuals.
We believe there exists an impera.
tive need for prompt legislation for the
improvement of our national currency
system.
There can be no greater issue than
that of conservation In this country.
The Panama canal must be fortified.
We do not impugn the courts, but
emancipate them from standing In
the way of social justice. The people
must keep in their own hands th
right of interpreting their own con
stitution w en- their public servants
differ regarding the Interpretation.
Neither Anarchy Nor Socialism.
These propositions are neither an
archy nor socialism. but a corrective
to socialism and an antidote to an
archy.
Our first charge is to prevent hui
man waste; eliminate the dead weight
of orphanage, depleted craftsmanship.
crippled workers and workers suffer.
ing from trade diseases, of casual Ia
Eor and of insecure old age.
Wage scales in all industrials
should be filed as public documents,
and minimum wage commissions
should be established in the states
and the nation.
We stand for living wage, and
hold that in the continuous industries
eight hours should be the maximum
OF labor, especially in the molten
metal industry.
The premature employment of chill.
dren is abnormal and should be pro.
hibited. So also Is the employment ol
women where they have to stand con
tinually.
Working women have the same
need to combine for protection az
working men; the ballot Is as neces
sary for one class as for the other
The government must cooperate with
the farmer to make the farm more
productive.
Says He Will DO No Wrong.
summing up MS CONFESSION ol
faith. Colonel Roosevelt said:
II will do anything for the people
except what my conscience tells me
is wrong and that can do for no mar
of set of men; hold that man can
not well serve the people unless he
serves his conscience; but hold also
that where his conscience bids him re
fuse to do what the people desire. ht
should not desire to continue in office
against their will. Our government
system should be so shaped that the
public servant who cannot conscien
tiously carry out the wishes OF the peo
pie, shall, at their desire, leave his OF
Ace and not misrepresent them In OF
nee; and hold that the public servan