Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-15
Colonel Takes New Jersey
Governor Vigorously to Task
for Criticism of Platform
Adopted by Progressives.
HIS PHILOSOPHY
AND HISTORY BAD
Social Justice Features of Bull
Moosers, Says Rough Rider,
Only Solution of Problem
Before People.

| Before People,
lBy Morning journal Special Ien~ed Wire
| san Francisco. Sept. H.. Woodrow
Wilson has advanced program
In relating to social and Industrial
Justice. Colonel Roosevelt said In n
speech here tonight. (which is either
a promise that is not to be kept, or
| else it means the undoing of every
particle of social and Industrial ad-
vance which we have made"
He declared that Governor Wilson
stands for Il policy which necessar-
| lily means, if that policy IL honestly
put into effect. that he must be
against every single progressive mea-
sure.
''rhe trouble with Mr.. Wilson.
said Colonel Roosevelt. ais that he IL
following wornout philosophy" The
colonel declared that "in view OF the
democratic platform and of the ut
terances of Mr.. Wilson no man can
claim to be progressive who sup
ports Mr.. Wilson on that platform
and backed by that party
Colonel Roosevelt's speech was de-
livered before a large crowd In the
Coliseum. To which he went immedi-
ately on his arrival in San Francisco.
He was on the train all day except
for stop of an hour in Reno, where
he delivered an address.
Colonel Roosevelt based his criti-
cism of Governor Wilson on recent
speech of the governor before the
New York Press club. =
The other day in New York. Mr.
Wilson came out in a sweeping as
sault on the progressive platform and
program, and defined his own posi-
ton as to social and industrial JUS
tice," said the colonel. According to
the stenographic report OF his speech
in the Tribune. Mr.. Wilson stated
form in tho platform of the progress !
sive party, saying: In the very plat !
form itself is supplied the demonstra-
tion that 1t Is not Il servlceabie in
strument. They do propose to serve
civilization and humanity. but they
cannot serve civilization and human
ity with that kind of government. The
history of liberty Is a history of the
of governmental power, not
the increase of It, And then he con-
TO uphold what he calls re-
preventative government and re-
preventative assemblies as against
the platform that we propose and
also to uphold the democratic pro-
posals for dealing with labor and the
rusts as against the progressive pro-
)osals
The key 10 Mr. Wilson'S position
$ found In the statement / have
IL oted. when he says. that the his
ory of liberty is history of the linn
tation of governmental power. not of
he increase of it, This IL bit Of
'utworn academic doctrine which
vas kept in the school room ana the
professional study for genera ton
fter ii had been abandoned by all
Who had experience of actual life. 1T
an be supplied with profit. If any
where at all. only in a primative
lons-in a community such as the
Inited States at the end of the eigh-
eenth century. TO apply 1t now In
he United States at the beginning of
he twentieth century, with its highly
rganized industries, with its rail-
'ays, telegraphs and telephones,
leans literally and absolutely to re-
use to make a single effort to better
ny one of our social or industrial
onditions.
Moreover, Mr.. Wilson Is absolute
in error in his, statement from the
istorical standpoint. So long as
Governmental power was exclusively r
Dr the king and not at all for the
eople then the history. of liberty was
history of the limitation of gov
power But now the gov
power rests in the people
nd the kings who enjoy privilege are
lie kings of the financial and indus
ial world and what they clamor for u
the elimination of governmental
Dwer. and what the people sorely ~
aed is the extension of governmental :"
,wer. II Mr.. wilson's statement y
cans anything, " means that every s'
W for the promotion of social and h'
dustrial justice which has been put CT
,on the statute books ought to be al
pealed. and every law proposed ci
ould be abandoned; for without ex-
ption every such law represents an di
crease of governmental power. m
The interstate commerce commits OF
IN law represented n great increase m
governmental power. Does Mr.. in
ilson mean to repeal 1t? III not. IN
es he deny that 1t represents da
eat Increase of governmental power wi
er. the railroads? Let him take siI