The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
Contrasts His Att;,og { With That of
 ernor Wilsc-a-s.-s...
SPEAKS OF HONESTY
 IN NOMINA NATIONS
Movement of Progressives Is for the Bettermcnt of Working People. Expects Capitalists to Ob-
 ject to His Speeches

1 campaign in Massachusetts was opene, today by ex-Pfesident Roosevelt witt | scenes departing from those generally as sociated with Il political rally. Some O | those who took part in it compared it t a huge revival camp meeting.
 Supporters of the new party gathere5 in throngs, sang hymns and cheered Col 1 onel Roosevelt, who made four speeches He mixed politics and morals. now ex horting his hearers to set up a higf standard in public and private life, agair speaking bluntly of his conception of DO litical procedure and criticising his op- ponents sharply. 40 each meeting tn, crowd sang the battle hymn of the new party, Onward Christian Soldiers" IT one of his speeches Colonel Roosevelt re ferred to President Taft as dead Is. sue.''
 Speaks at Revere Beach l The ex-President motored from Prov. 1 dence, R. l., where he spoke last night He discussed the New England campaign | with the progressive leaders here, then went by automobile to Revere Beach where he made his first speech. After a 1 long address to the Assumption society he returned to Revere Beach for the Massachusetts progressive banquet. at which he made his third speech On his return to Boston he addressed a crowd on the commons, later taking train for New York. The colonel came to Massa- chdsetts expecting to make one speech Immense Crowd Present At Revere Beach and on the commons there were thousands of persons who waved red bsndanas. At Revere Beach the colonel gave a special wave of his hand to the Roosevelt club from Bever- l ly Mass, President Tafts summer home which carried a banner inscribed, I've 1 love Beverly. but oh you oyster Bay. l In his main speech of the day the colonel criticised Woodrow Wilson's remarks about the democratic and progressive 1 platforms and defended the recall of jul dicial decisions
 Tel us about Taft" shouted a man in the crowd. T never discuss dead is- sues" Colonel Roosevelt shouted back. In speaking of the moral issue involved in the. new party he said Our whole movement is based on the theory that no political life is worth iiv- ;ns. if it is rot based on the ten com naandments and the golden rule Honesty in nominations and cleo
 
 tice,'' was the theme of a speech de- livered here today by Theodore Roose- welt
 The progressive candidate also con trasted his attitude toward the pro- gressive platform with that of Gov ernor Wilson toward the democratic platform as expressed in the latter $ speech of acceptance Whereas Gov. Wilson. he said. stated that "the plat form is not a programme" Colonel Roosevelt declared that the progressives treated their platform as a programme and a contract which we shall scrup- l ulously fulill if the people give us [ he power"
 Colonel Roosevelt had his hands full when he arrived at the Common. The throrg was so great that only a portion of i' could get within ear shot. Scat tered through the crowd were men who interrupted him constantly with questions and raised such clamor that for time the colonel was forced to stop speaking. A police officer asked him whether he wished to have the men elected. but the colonel said he would handle the crowd. 1t took half an hour to bring quiet, but in the end the colonel came off victorious and finished his speech. He made a vigorous defense of George W. Perkins of New York and William Film of Pitts burg. two of his. leaders.
 | At the outset Colonel Roosevelt an- nounced that he would answer any ques- tion that anybody asked and that nobody could embarrass him for a minute. | Fl, " about Perkins?" a man called out
 T am delighted to tell you about MT. Perkins," the colonel replied. 'f'll sat isfv eyerybodys thirst for information.
 MT. Perkins Is rich man. said he. He came into this movement not at my l. A.. ExAt just the same curiosity that that man in the crowd who asked me about him 1 felt I said to him: Mir Perkins. why are you supporting me?' Mr. Perkins | flushed and said he did not krow. but that lie ought to be offended. but told him lie should not be. and that I was both surprised and pleased 70 have his support.
 Perkins Reason for Action "'The prime reason why am with you he told me, is because l have children I have come to the conclusion that this country won't be good place for my | children unless the relations between capi- tai aud labor are on a better basis. | wish to support any movement which will l bring that about. So far as I can see | Mir Perkins told me. you are the only | public man who in good feith is support | ing those views.
 | T have told you literally what Mir. Per kins said. Curiously enough jf was all 1 most exactly what Mir. Finn said to me | later.
 q said to Mir. Perkins: You are in .he steel industry. Before you support | me I wish you to understand that intend | to work for regulation of the big indus trial concerns. including the steel indus try
 ssNr. Perkins said that that was all | right and that he believed in if.
 How About Wilson?
 "How about Wilson, was another question. Here is Colonel Roosevelt's an swe..
 .ff you think you can get anything | good eut of the old mathine-ridden demo cratic larty then I admire your optimism l out I pity your judgment"
 | In response to a query about socialism Colonel Roosevelt said:
 Tn our platform we have grapp,ed witf certain of the evils which the socialists
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