La Junta tribune., 1912-08-17

inc most lA-pfHfftHf V|AtAtA't 'N' ~
ment since the emancipation Drocla-
nation. and very iiEely IL VIII prove
To be- the most patent in the az
hlrs % our nation for many years to
come And the principles and sentI-
ments enunclated Ia that address
we're beautifully embeil.shsd BY the
oratory of Hr Beyeridsr Nho spok"
on the preceding day and who had
a full understanding oi the thought
nr Roosevelt va b eIpr s. II the
Roosevelt address had come upon
this country az an absolutely new
thing it would have caused a tTe-
menduous sensation. bat % merely
embodied the thousht ttat be- had
expressed ia other connections though
it eas the most comprehensive aad
powerful Itterance a. has Ut
come from his brain. !, would b"
hard 10 name any ooiffirei belief %
The core ROIsele'ts raf t-s not
find place In hls address which
uas necessarily long and contained
one would say. enough material for
a litr study Tor ihs ordinary man.
That our government should b. made
really representative government,
rescued from the hands % political
nanipulstors. vas the central idea.
The old parties are husEz +" said Mr.
Roosevelt. with no real soul within.
divided on artificial lines. boss-rid-
den aud priyilege-roHtr1lled." Then
be vent on 70 demand thos- changes
which he has advocated from time
20 time. but the whole discourse E.s
temperate. stafesmsLlike and free
from the Intolerance aud brutality
which has sometime ohiract Tizoi
his uftera1cas Hr calls for the initi
stigr. ri srsudum and resaI but OBJ
j~-'s 90 tho lndiserimiHata us- q
such devices. iie dspr-,afes the
complication Of government functions
snd calls Tor The short ballot. but
he lnsists on corrupt practice at. .
publicity % campaign contributions
during the campaiyn. presidential
primaries. election q United states
senators b. popular vote. recall of
judicial decisions ~ both r,at. aud
federal courts. - der methods ofI
amending constitutions ard co-rec-
;.pn of the evil Of supremacy of the
courts over The legislative and ct
scutiye departments
tl. gt,ersn = In re.srd 10 govern
m.nt poli.y toward t'Fine-s are
Among the most admirable IN the ad. I
dr-z. Hs finds that the legislation /
and The laring ia resari 10 the I
trusts has been an utter failure and T.
that tho auiltrust law must be I
siren sth"ned. Realizing the impo.-
sibilty Of preventing combinations. .
he desires 10 see q natlonal indus I
trial commission created having .
complete power 20 resulsf. and I
control All IN. great Industrial con
cerns engaged IN Interstate bust .
ness In regard 10 the tariff his I
position Is equally clear and highly
oommenisblc No desires IA. crea.
tion of permanent commission OF I
non partisan experts vhsse business .
Il SHALL b. 20 study scientifically all /
phas Of tariff. making and of tariff .
effect. He declares ths, the alb I
oiition q the protectis. tariff or
the substitution for II of tariff I
for r-yenu. only. as proposed by the I
Democratic platform would plunx. I
this ooantry into the most wide l
spread Industrial depression s- hsy.
yet seen. and this depression would |
continue for an Indefinite period
rcrhspc tn. most striking detail /
Of the speech !. his advocacy of the I
minimum ~Ag. commissions In the
nations and IN zach stat. 10 inauir.
into N. various wages paid In IN.
VARIOUS industri.. and to determine
The standard which the public ought
so ssh'tph ~ minimum, INV
Sd.s i- one which has been 40 much
advocated by social reform"rs. who
hsy. taken the ground that th.r.
Ss = certain minimum In the style %
living below which no American fam.
ny ihouh ever go ana thri wages
should he adjusted To tina, standard
There IL also much In III. address
about health conditions In tn. In.
dustri.-. IN. pro'~t tion of women
and children. etc. In line With th~s"
things he advocates woman suffrax"
but does not appear 10 b. specially
enthusisstic on that point Old age
pensions and Insurance arr f~stur~s
aiao. and NJ cours~ h~ emphasizes his
old propa sands Of the conservation of
the resource. of tn so.p''y. Alons
With this y q s0nd word for the far.