The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-28
Travels to New Orleans
in Behalf of His
Third Term.
ASKS THAT PARTY
TIES BE BROKEN
Chief Bull Moose Says That
Artificial Political Barriers
Have Sundered South From
Its Own Interests and In
sists Time Is Ripe
for Change.

New Orleans, September 27.-N was
in the interest Of the South. said COL
onel Roosevelt to-day. that M came
into the Southland to make his appear
in behalf Of the Progressive party.
81 want you to emancipate your
selves" / want you to feel free 70
vote as your conscience lncAhes YOU
to. II we win, / want you to take
your share in steering the wheels OF
the nation. l am less engaged In
nl.adins any cause than in pleading
yours
Artificial political barriers had sun
dered the South in the past. he said
from its own interests. He appealed
TO those who believed as he believed
10 law aside tradition and join with
the new party.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the day IN
New Orleans He rode IN paraoe
through the Old Fr.nch section ana
the parks and later spoke at the
Winter Garden. Tonight he left for
Alabama
At the Winter Garden Colonel Roose-
y.lt was given a demonstration that
continued for several minutes. Col
onei Roosevelt made speech whoi!S
di1eren. in form from any thereof his
rn2aign. H. said political conditions
Of the South reminded him Of Visit
he made to Texas. when loving cup
was presented to him There were
10000 people present when the loving
Gun was presented" he said. and the
man who presented 1t said, This Is
from Texas, where you have more ad-
mirers and fewer voters than in any
other State"
um.s x4aw, Vote AGAINST Him.
Vow Ill tell you an anecdote OF
Louisiana" the Colonel went on. A
man of a certain club in New Orleans
said to me in New York. There was
no more rejoicing anywhere than In
our club when you were elected
replied that there weEe no symptoHs,ss
of such q feeling 10 the vote cast anu
he said, Well. Of course. We all voted
against you. but We were anxious 10
see you win.
II am not willing to admit" he con-
,;nued. that you and I should be on
ooposite sides come DOWN here 10
make my appeal that I may stard
shoulder to shoulder with those OF you
who look at the great problems ~nicn
are now facing the nation to-day as
do.
The Progressive party has come 10
stay. We are through once ana to1
all with the Republican party We're
going to make a success Of this thire'
and We want your help. I want to APP
peal TO you as friends, guides aao
allies. 1 can't help feeling If I fail II
convince you 1, will be my own fault.
for our cause is Overwhelmingly
strong. want FIRST to put our party
on as healthy a basis in the South as
in the East or West or North and to
have e respond to your wishes because
you supp ort It. because you are part
Of it.
II come here to ask you to Join with
US on a footing Of full equality.
am not trying to appeal to the men
who are opposed to the things l am
trying to do. The men I am trying 70
reach are those who do believe as do.
who ought to be with ne and who are
artificially sundered from me-"
when rs President came to deal
with the problems affecting your in
terests I was obliged to treat them In
a wholly unnatural manner. for there
was no representative OF YOURS who did
not belong to the party that was sup
posed to be antaeonistic to me.
tried my best while I was President
to be President Of the waoie country,
and ! should have been ashamed OF
myself X the interests Of the Gulf
States had not been as dear as those
OF any other States"
Colonel Roosevelt gave several ex.
amples Of the way IN which he said
political barriers placed the south in
an unenvisble position.
Although the Panama Canal was OF
particular interest to the south. ne
said. the chief opposition TO the rati-
came from Southern senators. on ac-
count Of their political affiliations. He
referred 70 the Mississippi foods. say.
ing that although q Democratic House
Of Representatives had been IN session
several months after the food. no move
had been made TO prevent q repetition
Of the disaster. He said he favored
utilization Sf the Panama Canal plant
for Q great project CT improvement OF
the waterways from the MISSISSIPPI
Valley. which would precent foods. as
we'll ~ servfnR many other purposes.
The action OF the Democrats In the
House in voting for abolition Of the
fAriH ~ sugar was cited By Colonel
Roosevelt; as another eSsoic'e OF wnas
he meant. He said that the Demo-
cratic party stood for free entry o!
sugar. which would compel the great
majority % suGarcane and beet grow
ers TO go out OF business. whereas the
PrcRressives were opposed both TO eS-
cessive protection and 30 lowering the
:aYiH 80 a point which would harm
producers
~I' YOU dom, asres with me On these
ms;f~.z. he continued. then you
oaxh, 20 be against ne. But " YOU dc
believe as I DO. then I want 70 ma
some way so that you and ] can get
together and work for the common
good. not merely quietly voting Tor
us. as 10 you felt rather ashamed 60
let your brother know about 70. oue
% come oue anA wore for o."
BROTHERS PUT TO DEATH