Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-17
PRooREss,vE PARTY LEADER
STARTS ON STRENUOUS CAM. /.
PAioN TOUR.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED
IN soss-RipDEN stats
says Movement Will 90 On, Regardless
q His Own Personality Or Efserts-
oays HE Only Part Was % Hasten
Fermation,sf New Party, Which Was
Unsuitable.

progressive party's national campaign
vas opensd here last night. Theodore
Roosevelt came to Rhode Island, which
he described a. q boss-ridden state, to
open the campaign, and received q
welcome. which, ~ he put it, would
have done crsAit to Kansas.
When Colonel Roosevelt reached
Providence At, s o'clock he foulNt sew
eral thousand persons massed in the
square before the railroad station and
on the street Heading to his hotel. The
crowd blocked the way and cheered
: him until he stood up in his automo-
bile and made q speech. He was halted
second timer in front of the city hall
and made another address.
Three hours later Colonel Roosevelt
stood on the, stage At Infantry hall,
laughing andtwavins his hands at the
crowd which was wedSed into the big
people cheened. The band played
patriotic airs and the colonel beat
time. Outside the building were hum
dred0 who were unable to get In.
When the din finally died away Col
. uIlsk 3SOOSoSOAA 0SSPPSo w SAAS - OAAS ~
the stage and looked down at his audi
ence.
~ va. told six months ago." he said.
"tliat there was not progressive In
Rhode Island. think It 10 pretty plain
that the statement Is erroneous.
flight at the outset" he continued,
II wish to answer question that has
been put to mo two or three times
tince I reached Rhode Island. Men
have asked mo II this movement is go
ing to 60 on, or If 1t is just move
ment which is connected with me.
This movement II going on Just as
sure as fate. This is real movement,
springing from the needs and hearts
Of the United States.
'aThe only part that I have had In 1t
u that perhaps have brought 1t on
two or three years earlier than 1t would
have come anyhow. The man Is blind
who does not see that our people are
tired Of having other people govern
Them Our people were making up their
yminda that there must be new party
E1hich should deal with live issues in
tstoA6sa4 6oAd oneU. 1.i1t>s. ii,sS-se.L AZ
{, 20 incoln had been a life long whig
when Il became evident that the whig
party was unable longer to face the live
isues OF that day. and he Joined the
new party that could face the issues.
''This IL permanent movement. 1t
Is q permanent party-a new party.
.Every man who does not want the
bosses to rule, whom we can get at. is
going to be for us. The only difficulty
i In getting at enough of them"
Colonel Roosevelt kept his audience
In 4 happy mood with episrammatic
remarks which he interJected into his
prepared speech.
..The boss IN private life could not
look you in the face without grinning
II you called him q servant Of the peo-
pie" ne said.
Al another time he counted the re-
publican and democratic parties to q
pair Of wolves with the voter as a
sheep.
when two wolves fight for a
sheep. said he, leach wolf dislikes the
other, but there Is not any benefit to
the sheep In that dislike"
The colonel said he was taking a
more advanced stand constantly as he
went forward with the new party.
movement.
..As this movement develops" he told
his hearers, 'instead Of being less radi-
cal, have Grown more radical. I am
ready to 90 further than the platform.
''The Presidents usefulness ceases
when he no longer represents the peo-
pie. Some time I'm going to develop
that thought. For the present shall
60 no further than the platform"
In his prepared speech. Colonel
Roosevelt asasiled the republicans and
democratic parties and discussed the
tariR and the currency questions He
devoted one portion Of his address to
criticism Of Senator Lppitt, of Rhode
Island.