The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-29


forcing power
Mr.. Metzger described the condi-
lions in Barnes city of Albany. He
said that Albany is the worst city in
the United States and it is growing
worse. The only way to get rid OF
it's vice, says one of its citizens, is to
kick out Barnes Mr. Metzger said
that il is up 10 the American people
to do something.
Mr.. Metzger said that big business
is here to stay. That it extends into
the life of every man. Zig business
must be controlled; it must be regu-
lated Mr. Metzger said, Il wont tell
what | think about 49,; I'm theorist
At present under representative gov
eminent big business controls; gov
eminent must regulate big business.
Mr.. Metzger paused TO state that
nothing was accomplished without
leader, without a personal power be-
hind it. The progressives, he said,
have a magnificent leader, Theodore
Roosevelt.
Another thing is the trouble. There
is a false distribution of wealth.
Something is dead wrong with sys-
TEN that permits the amassing OF
huge fortunes. The Progressive party
advocates reform to redistribute
wealth, as the Inheritance tax, the
income tax, and like measures.
America is so great a country that
it can contribute to all men alike.
Ii is for the government to work this
out.
You cannot expect a selfish man to
work out this. Mr.. Metzger describ-
ed his visit to Oyster Bay and Theo-
dore Roosevelt. He sad that no
associate of men of wealth can be ex-
pected to represent the common man.
The man on a high throne cannot
represent the people. Mr.. Metzger
stated that he was not appealing to
class spirit.
Mr.. Metzger concluded his address
upon the arrival of Theodore Roose-
welt and his party Mr.. Roosevelt
stepped forward and in answer to a
question grInned and stated that he
was fourishing under attacks. He
stated that there seemed to be an
impression that he did not need an
Introduction. Mr.. Roosevelt said
ITO you, my friends. men and wo-
men of Vermont, come to speak for
two reasons. The first reason is be-
cause Vermont has always occupied
a position of conspicuous leadership
in the political affairs of the nation
and second because through long Gus
tom the Vermont elections have sig
nificant relation to the national
Mr.. Roosevelt related how a Yer
monter had stated that he would vote
for him in November but would not
support the Vermont State Progress
sive ticket. Mr.. Roosevelt said, The
only way 10 support me is to vote the
state Progressive ticket. At this
point Mr.. Roosevelt was interrupted
by the yelling of some children.
Quiet. children" he said. 81 like to
hear kids at the proper time-Im in
the grandfather class myself.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that he spoke
of himself only as a symbol. because
he happens at this time to symbolic
the Progressive party, a party de
manded by the needs of the day. as
in Sc. the Republican party was
needed
People feel reluctance at leaving
the Republican party, said Mr.. Roose
welt, but look for yourself TO find
Lincoln Republicanism. The Pro
gressives have not left the Republican
party; the Republican machine has
left them Men, he said, are not OBJ
liged to follow Barnes. Penrose and
Guggenheim.
Whenever any new movement be
comes a new party, there is much
wrenching of heart strings. Lincoln
leaving the Whig party at the age of
forty felt the same. He abandoned
the Wing party because he could go
TO a party that believed in the things
which he believed in.
Mr. Roosevelt cited certain anal
ogies between the formation of the
Republican and the Progressive par
~. He said that the silk-stocking
Wings of Lincoln's time cared infinite
ly more to defeat the Republicans
than to win themselves. MIR. Roose-
welt said that such was the case now
with the Republican party. The Re
publican party. said Mr. Roosevelt,
never cared for Taft to win; they
wanted to defeat Roosevelt. He said
that the Republicans were uniting
with their opponents. the Democrats,
to defeat the Progressives even as in
Sc the Wings used similar tactics
TO defeat the Progressive Party. the
Republican party. They used the
names of famous men against the
Republicans.
Men boast OF having voted the first
Republican ticket; they don't boast
that they voted the last Whig ticket
Young men in future times will be
proud to have voted the first Pro
gressive ticket. The new party as
did the old. breaches discomfort with
crookedness.
Mr.. Roosevelt stated that he be-
lieved in state pride if IL brings
desire to do as good as have the
fathers. In so it became evident
that the old Wing party was dead.
Vermont did not suggest the Wing
party in Sc. Vermont loyalty did
not extend to a dead party. Vermont
led in Sc.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that he asks
Vermont to follow the same course
now; to think of Lincoln and what
he did; to read the progressive plat
form; % consider it and compare it
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