Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-22
Progressives under Roosevelt,
Leadership Will Right Wrongs
That Darken Country.
SPEAK GOSPEL OF HUMANITY
Former Senator Beveridge Of In
diana Promises Many Reforms
if Teddy Is Again
Elected President.

Former United States Senator Albert
j. Beveridge OF Indiana spoke for two
hours last night to an audience which
packed The Majestic theatre to the
doors. He scored Wilson. Taft, AlHen NJ
Fletcher, the bosses and the special m
terests. discussed the platform OF the
Progressive party, and enumerated the
| achievements of Theodore Roosevelt.
When he had finished his face was
streaming with perspiration, his voice
| was hOarse. his collar wilted He hurled
| his utterances at his audience, himself
Keyed UP to such pitch of nervous ten
sion that when ne turned to those seat.si
on the stage and asked in regard 10
the time and was told that 1t was 20
minutes after nine, he fairly sputtered
as he said, NO mol have the time here
what ! want to know Is when my train
goes-can't you tell me that?" AS he
spoke he felt that he hadn't a moment
to waste. and once, when applause
threatened to be more than momentary
he waved his hands. You are taking
my time" he pleaded.
The Majestic seats upward Of 100 peo-
pie. and every seat was taken, go peo-
pie stood at the rear. overflowing down
the aisles at the sides. while on the
stage. in addition to the 20 progressives
seated there. some 80 more stood in the
| wings. Otst In the street there were more
still Counting those who came and went
some LOO heard Mr.. Beveridge. At the
close OF the rally, he held an informal
reception on the stage, reaching over the
footlights to grasp the hands of several
|
at the stage door, the group of third
party men gave him three hearty cheers.
II thank you. gentlemen" he replied. as
ne drove away.
Mr.. Beveridge came from Montpelier,
where he had spoken in the afternoon,
reaching Burlington shortly after six
o'clock While here he was the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S Howard. He left on
the Rutland night express for New York.
During the day a progressive banner.
bearing the name of the Burlington club.
and the firm name of the Roosevelt &
Johnson partnership with a big moose
head portrayed in the center, was thrown
across Church street from the progressive
headquarters. This was done quietly
without ceremony The rally was pre-
, ceded by a half-hour concert by The Ma
jestc orchestra and the Bull Moore quar-
tette.
When Senator Beveridge appeared on
the stage he was received with enthu-
s!asm. The orchestra struck up The
Star Spangled Banner and all stood
until the air was finished. Some one on
the floor shouted three cheers for the
next governor of Indiana" and these were
given. several CAV bandannas Haunting
from the stage. The quartette then sang
We're Ready for Teddy Again"
Colonel J. II. M!mms introduced the
senator. He related an incident that oc-
CURED when Colonel Mimms was Official
reporter at Albany. He said that one day
Mr.. Roosevelt, then in the Assembly.
I came into committee room. and saw
, there two bottles Of champagne and a
box of cigars. What's thLs?" he asked.
Il won't stand for having this go IN under
some other name. charged to the State.
: Well chip In and pay for all treats our
I selves" Mr.. Beverdge was presented.
and said in part:
MR.. BEVERIDGE'S ARGUMENT.
In the early days OF Christianity wheI
a sturdy few we're bearers Of the new
message. Gamaliel said. II this be Of The
. people. II will come to naught' So With
. the progressive movement. But II Is Of
God. as we'll as Of the people, and II will
, triumph.
q It started two years ago. when the
Payne-Adrch bill came up. Then ap-
= peared the insurgents as they we're
, called, They called themselves progress
sives. There is your senator from Ver-
mont. Carroll S Page. Perhaps he
had known as much about other things
in that tariff as he did about hides and
skins he'd have been with them also.
We speak the gospel OF humanity and
We are going to write that gospel into
law None of you asked TO be born. Yet
: born you were. No one asks to die But
die we must. Life betwee the cradle
c and the grave is at the best hard, and
@ To-day for the most Of us II is bitterly
: hard
What can be done TO ease the burdens
. of the toiers, and to lift them from
: STOPPING shoulders? What can be done
: TO make life more worth living? To
: answer these questions the Progressive
g party has arisen II has arisen because
the old parties have failed. because the
n soul has gone out OF them.
= We propose to end child labor. on this
e point the republican and democratic plat
i forms alike are silent Women are driven IN
= to labor at "A wage on which they cannon
|. live We propose to end this. our business
laws are the most archaic in the world
= designed to enable the special interests
l. to suck the life from the homes of the
a lpeople We are here to straighten them
,r out
y The tariff has got to be taken ont OF
l. politics. Neither the Republican nor the
y Democratic party faces that Issue, nor
dar,s to The questions that come home
is TO your firesdes we are here to answer.
$ The new party has the strength Of the
,f peoples needs
ID Mr Beveridge appealed to the youna
9 men to emulate their forefathers IN
n forming new party. and appealed ia
"a the old men to repeat the act Of their
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