The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-28
Most Stinging Speech of His Campaign Delivered
 in Chicago
NEW YORK PRIMARY
 INFAMOUS, HE SAYS
Deyotes Part of His Speech to Big Business-0pposes Our Present Policy of Chaos" and
 Gives His Ideas


 Lspeech thus far was delivered here to- might. He lashed his opponents and charged some of them with using fraud and trickery to defeat him.
 Colonel Roosevelt said it was a fight ing speech. It was delivered before a throng which packed the auditorium and cheered him enthusiastically. The primaries in New York yesterday fur nished the text for his speech and he cited number of instances in which he said his opponents had resorted to improper practices to defeat him.
 He expressed belief that in the great majority of districts of the country the people were with him and that the op- position was attempting to defeat him by methods which he characterized as infamous"
 Speaks Partly on Business |. Part of Colonel Roosevelt's speech was devoted to Dig business" He opposed "our present policy of chaos" and gave his own ideas or the methods which had been pursued to insure strict regulation of large corporations.
 Chicago gave the former President a lively welcome. Crowds cheered him at the station when he arrived and whenever he appeared during the nine x hours of his stay here. The auditorium was not large enough to hold those who sought admission. Though there were two other meetings many persons who wished to hear Colonel Roosevelt did not
 opened crowd had gathered at the doors. A line of persons four abreast was formed and grew steadily until 1t extended for two blocks in each direc- tion.
 When Colonel Roosevelt entered ths building the people rose with cheer. For two minutes the cheering con- tfnued and during his speech he was frequently interrupted by applause. During his brief stay in Chicago the colonel found time to meet the leaders of the Roosevelt movement in Illinois and several hundred political workers in Chicago. =.
 Discusses Dictatorship
 Colonel Roosevelt turned aside from his prepared speech from time to tlmc. In one of his sallies he discussed the state ment of his opponents that he hopes to be dictator.
 There isn't much danger to the peo- ple,' he said, from a man who can do nothing unless he can persuade him that ( what he wants is right I am going to make one remark I have often been tempted to make, but never have made before. Occasionally my gloomy foes have said that 1 wanted to be king. l wanted to answer that they did not know kings, and 1 did. | like the kings 1 have met, but I don't want to be one, because the function of those kings. expressed in the terms of democracy. would be the position of vice president for life, with the leader ~s.- AL. l,..t,1 tnlf a1 think there are other jobs that full sized man would prefer"
 i. Roosevelt Speaks
 "Our present policy of chaos cannot permanently continue" said Colonel Roosevelt. He asserted that there should be absolute clearness, of law" and spoke in favor of "a competent administrative body. an interstate industrial commission or something of the kind, which would do for the world of industrial production what the interstate commerce commis- sion is doing for the world of industrial transportation"
 Colonel Roosevelts speech follows: 4 Tn my speech at Columbus 1 tried to develop two main lines of thought first, that the people have the right to rule, and that through the exercise of this right we must obtain social and industrial jus tice: and second, that our aim must be 10 control business-not to strangle 1t.
 'The three great classes of the American community are the farmers, the wage l., workers and the business men, big and alllttle, wholesale and retail 1t is essential that all three shall prosper. It is essen- tia that there shall be a more equit- able division of prosperity than has been the case in the past. This prosperity can only be lasting if it is based on jus tice, and it cannot be based on justice unless the small man, the farmer, the mechanic, the wageworker generally, the clerk on a salary, the small business man, | the retail dealer, have their rights guar 1 anteed. If these men have their rights N guaranteed then they shall prosper and the prosperity will extend to the big man.
 Difference With Opponents
 Fundamentally, our opponents who say they are for prosperity differ from us in wishing to see the prosperity come to the big man first and then drip down through to the little man. Now l am Just as anxious to see the big man prosper as they are, but 1 do not believe that he can prosper in any really enduring N6nanner unless under conditions which en- } sure to the small men their fair chance. { In short, as regards prosperity, there are two things to remember, first that there must be. a division of prosperity so that eli shall benefit, and second, that there S can be no such division of prosperity up- | less the prosperity is there to divide.
 ,.It is curious to see how often the ex- l lrcmists on both sides combine against the sane and moderate men who are striy- I ing. to fight real battle for justice. Chaos Cannot Continue Our present policy of chaos cannot per- manently continue. It hurts us at home, and it irnpairs our chance to get our prop | CT share of foreign commerce. We are giving about 15 pei. cent of our time to fighting among ourselves about oursel- selves, and only about 25 per cent to Il, promoting our foreign trade. When We act V in this manner we may be sure that we shall suffer in competition with such an admirably organized international rival as. for instance, Germany, where the con- ditions are exactly the reverse. Now l shave unlimited faith in the energy. init iative and common sense of our business W men and I have no fear for the result M II they are placed in fair competition with # any foreign competitors. But we our selves must make the conditions fair If do so We must get before them an ac- curate chart of what they can do and n what they cannot do in the business Nxorld. We must endeavor to encourage Legitimate and honest business. and at >the same time war against business crook edness and injustice.
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