The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-08-07
ROOSEVELT SOUNDS
|, BATTLE CRY FOR
BULL. MOOSE PARTY
Insists Neither Democratic Nor
Republican Platforms Will
Meet Emergencies
DECLARES IN FAVOR
> OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Demonstration For Him Con-
tinues in Convention Hall
For 90 Minutes

terlstic speech TO the convention OF
the National Progressive party here
today, sounded Nthe keynote on the
reading questions or the day. His
speear, which was lengthy and care
fully prepared, represents the posi-
ton the party OF which he is the
recognized leader will take in the
coming campaign.
At AS p. m. Roosevelt appeared
on the stage.
Eevcrldge then announced that the
committee with Col Roosevelt was In
waiting. The delegates sprang to
their feet and the audience started
cheer ing as the stalwart form of Col.
: Roosevelt came into view on the rear
OF tn" stage.
The entire hall was sea of 10000
waving red and white bandanas and
Roosevelt stood, smiling and bowling,
his iaCt wreathed in smiles, as the
crowd went frantic with enthusiasm.
He Low eo TO friends in the first row
II delegates and then In turn faced
each side OF the hall; bowling low and
waving d railroader's salute TO each
of the galleries.
Mrs NJ E. Ferdinand, of Detroit.
with bis yellow Votes for Women
flag pinned across her breast was
hoisied on the shoulders OF four
stalwart Michigan delegates and was
carried wildly cheering, about the
hail AS she passed in front OF him,
T r. shook hands with himself and
Indicated that he meant the shake for
her.
Tim Woodruff from his seat in
NE frcnt OF New York delegation
suddenly CRASHED the Empire state
standard Then the big blue banner
OF the Empire state came into view
from under the stage and I'm an in
slant q wild demonstration through
the aisles had been started.
After Is minutes of cheering the
noise began TO die down and the del
egates turned from cheering To sing
Ing. More than a dozen of the con-
federate veterans laboriously climbed
over the press railing and up onto
Ithe stage. Each was greeted with
warm handclasp, a Fine business,
or Bully" from the colonel and seats
were found for them on the plat
FORM!
Jane Adams. OF Huh House, upon
an Invitation from Chairman Bev-
eridge, pushed her way through the
crowd and was assisted to the plat
form. Roosevelt advancing clear to
the front OF the stage TO greet his
prominent supporter among the
women Of the country. Miss Adiams
bowed and exhibited her confusion
as the crowd let out special whoop
NJ a nnroya1 IN her honor
After the demonstration had con-
tinued SO minutes, order was finally
|testolCa
Col Rocsevelt's speech follows
To you, men and women who have
great state formally TO launch new
party. n party OF the people of the
whole Union. the National Progressive
party. L extend my hearty greetins
You are taking a bold and greatly
Needed step for the service OF our be-
loved country The old parties ace
husks. with no real soul within either
divided on artificial lines, boss-ridden
and privilege each a tumble
OF homogeneous elements and neither
daring to speak out wisely and fear.
|lessly what should be said on the vital
issues OF the day We propose to put
forth platform which shall not be
platform of the ordinary and insincerc
kind. but shall be contract with the
contract by putting us In power, we
shall hold ourselves under honorable
obligation to ful1n every promise ~
contains as Loyalty as II II were ac-
tually enforceable under the penalties
| OF the law.
No Hope From Old Machines.
| The prime need today Is TO face the
fact that we are now in the midst of
urgent necessity OF applying both COM
mon sense and. the highest ethicn stan
dard to this movemtnt for better
economic conditions among the mass
OF our people IL we arc 20 make II one
OF healthy evolution and not one or
revolution. II Is. from the standpoint
| OF our country. wicked az well as fool
tsh longer to refuse TO face the renl
issues of the day Only by so racing
IN. IN can we go forward; and TO do
this we must break up the old party
organizations and obllterate the old
cleavage lines on the dead Issues in
Verified from nifty years ago. our nRht
~ fundamental fight against both OF
the old corrupt party machines Tor
both are under dominion OF the plumber
league OF the professional politicians
who are controlled and sustained u
the great benefcieries OF privilege ana
reaction. How close Is the alliance be-
tween the two machines Is shown by
the attitude OF that portion OF those
northeastern newspapers including the
majority OF the great dailies In all the
northeastern cItics-Boston. Buffalo.
Springfield. Hartford, Philadelphia, and.
above all New York--which are con-
trolled by or representative OF the in
terests which, In popular phrase are
conveniently grouped together as the
Wall Street interests The large ma
1ority OF these papers supported Judge
Parker for the presidency I'm 1904; al
|most unanimously they supported Mr..
|Taft for the Republican nomination this
year; the large majority are now sup
|tion
Neither the Republican nor the
democratic platform contains the
|slghtest promise OF approaching the
Great problems OF today either with
KAeNer was there greater need in this
patton than now OF understandings, and
~ action taken In good faith. on the
part OF the men and the organizations
FhapinR our governmental policy
Right Of People 90 Rule.
IL seems TO me. therefore. that the
ime IL ripe. and overripe. for a genu-
.ne Progressive movement Nation
wide and justice-loN ing sprung from
nd responsible to the people them
elves and sundered by "a great gulf
rom both OF the old party organize
ions. while representing all that is
PSF In the hopes. beliefs, and aspira-
tcns OF the plain people who make up
be Immense majority Of the rank and
le OF both the 90 parties
rogram IL the right OF the people TO
pie. But n few months ago our OPP
pnents were assuring US with insin-
&c clamor that IL was absurd for US
talk about desiring that the people
ould rule. because. as matter OF