The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-31
"i'LL HkW THEM 40 ISRAEL
AEweu AMMoN, MP AND
fAi6A," SAYS COLONEL,
WELCOME IS UPR0AR|0US
Greetings in Automobile Tour Of
Northern Vermont lead Roosevelt
70 esiSvs ths Green Mountain state
10 Waking Up--Tsstin,ony of Arch.
hold ard cuStletish Attacked.

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St Johnshury W.. Ais ~ r.'".
mel Roosevelt strucR up an intimate
acaua in,ance with the rural region OF
northern Vermont today during his
automobile campaign through the
state, He spent most of the day In
u motor car. made five speeches and
received such a welcome that he said
he thought Vermont was waking up,
Before a crowded courthouse SQUARE
here tonight, Colonel Roosevelt made a
speech which brought him cheer after
cheer He assailcd his critics and de-
Tended the progressive party. John d.
Archbold and Senator Pcnrose were
attacked for their testimony before the
senate investigating committee.
Il thought for "a time they would do
some damage to the progressive
party" he said. but the Lord hath
delivered them into my hands.
have them on the hip ! have them
In the open. I'll hew them as Israel
hewcd Ammon, hip and thigh"
Colonel Roosevelt spoke as follows:
The progressive platform demands
efficient and thoraughgoing national
regulation of all those great industrial
concerns doing an interstate business.
Moreover. the antitrust law IL to be
kept on the statute books and instead
of Its enforcement against the big
trusts being as now. merely farcial. II
liz 10 be the duty Of the commission
to- aid In seeing that every trust
guilty OF bad conduct shall be really
and not merely nominally dissolved.
and the men guilty of the misconduct
punished.
Not the Solution.
THE antitrust law by itself can
never solve the problem OF dealing
with the trusts. As at present en-
forced. and still more as II would be
enforced II the recommendation Of
the Stanley committee were enacted
into law. 1t is and would remain
policy nominally against the interests
of the huge, swoolcn trusts. but really
In their favor and menace only to
honest business men with businesses
of moderate size.
1T is curious to see how closely
the old parties stand together In this
matter. how eagerly the representa-
tiyes of the big trusts and of their
tools and allies IN business would raj
jy to the help of either az against the
progressives The recent action OF
Penro~e and Archbold is n striking
illustration of the c'earness with
which the STANDARD oil trust and its
creatures In politics see. that their
real foes only are TO he found In the
progressive party.
or all the planks of the progressive
platform the two which most go to
my heart are tho one which deals
VIII social and Industrial justice ana
the one on country life. We pledge /
ourselves to Legislation looking to the
prevention Of Industrial accidents and
occupationai diseases. We intend to
deal with the problems of Involuntary
and OF overwork. We
pledge ourselves TO secure ono DAYS
rest In seven for all wage workers. |
and an eight-hour day In continuous |
2-hour Industries the prohibition OF |
night work and the establishment of |
an eight hour day for women. We |
are for equal suffrage for men and |
women.
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"The New York Times OF August !
20. In an interview attributed to a
prominent citizen who has repudiated |
II. criticized and denounced Jane Ad-
dams for nominating me and also |
criticized the progressive party for
permitting women TO be In the pro-
gressivc convention. II attacked
Miss Addams' conduct as Spectacular
and In very bad taste And 1t also
criticixcd me as being spectacular be-
cause had the bad taste publicly
10 compliment her on her action and
thank her
my only reference to Miss Adams
was contained In the following SEN
tence; i wish to tell those who pro-
posed and seconded my nomination
that appreciate to the full the sig
nificance of having such men and
such woman put me In nomination.
II Will be noticed that In this SEN
renee did not even mention Miss
Addams name and II President Eliot
really considers this aliusion 10 Miss
Adhnms as being Spectacular and In
Dad taste ] should feel n mild curl
osity 20 know just what he would re.
gard as non Spectacular and In GOOD
taste. Among the other sentences In
the article were the following, rWom-
en- have no proper share In = political
@ 1
That man knows litf'e ~ our no
iitical, social and indus'rial needs AZ
nation who does r"s know that In
political conyer',ns the notifies int