Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-03
|CoI. Roosevelt in Connecticut
SPEAKS BAREHEADED IN
 DRENcHiNe RAIN.
DEFENDS THE TARIFF
Tells Hartford Audience That Free Trade Would Spell Ruin-Advocatss Control of insurance compsniss.


 Albany. N. T., Sept. 2.-Theodors Roosevelt stzvick out on the tran of ths bandanna handkerchief today. to fol- low it on a months journey into the four corners of the country. His first days trip took him into Connecticut and Massachusetts. Then he turned toward the west. In spite of the rain storm which kept up from morning tiii night. he WAS welcomed at every stop by large crowds.
 They told me there wasn't mitch Roosevelt enthusiasm up here,r the colonel remarked wi1en he reached New Haven and found the station blocked with cheering throng.
 Stood Barehesdsd in Raih.
 Colonel Roosevelt discussed social ism, one of Woodrow Wilson's speeches. the tariffs the democrats and the weather. He spoke fcelingly of the weather. for he made some of his speeches standfng bareheaded in the rain.
 I'm sorry you should suffer go much from the vet" he told the crowd in Hartford, Conn. I'm glad to see, though that the proRresslves of Con- necticut never suffer from cold feet.
 The colona announced hds belief that the national government should help to tighten the expenses of political cam paigms. He declared himself also in favor of control Of insurance cohHpan- ies by the national government and said that schoolhouses should be used for political meetinsn-
 Polling Places in schooIhousss.
 T want to touch on the need of the government exercising it's power to help voters to get more control over fhedr machinery than at present" he said at Hartford. "One of the ways by which would see that done fs by hay 7ng greater use made .>of the school houses, by getting the government to utilize them as they have never been utilized -v. For example, we have the polling places in sheds, barber shops saloons, everywhere. but we do not have them in schoolhouses.
 sohoolhouses fer Public Meetings.
 "But the schooIhouses should be utilized much more than that. They should Do thown open to all citizens especially political meetings T1st 'ir means that either the school principal or some other school offlcer should have 1t n1ad6 part of hig duty to pro- vide for opening tho school bui1ddnxs whenever needed for ipubiio meetlner. and should, if necessary, provide means for having memoranda mads o< the dlscussion.
 sohooIhouses ss Senate Chamber ef
 Plain People.
 'Af first blush this will strike you as ra'thor a revolutionary move. But am sure we shall have to have the government assume for aal part1ea some of the expensos of our political campaigns. It ought not to be neces- sary for the parties to hire bzildines in which their candidates arc to speak. they can speak We can make each schoolhouse a senate chamber of the plain people.
 Would Reduce Campaign Expsnses.
 Think of bow this would reduce the expenses of inc campaigns. Everything should be done in the line of making the government limit what is neces- sary to be spent and what can and shall be spent on campaigns, and also to make the government provide fur ther legitimate means of reaching the people by arguments, which ought to be the real end of every campaign committee.
 National Control cf InsHeanee.
 In speaking of control of insurance companies, Colonel Roosevelt said:
 The national government must in- ev1tab1y assume control over business operations of many kinds that it never before has touched. For instance the national government will have to exer- else control over the insurance balsi- ness, not to the extent of interfering with the taxing power of the states. but 50 as properly both to regulate and protect the insurance companies
 Spoke from Truck at Springfield.
 Colonel Roosevelt began his tour with the announced intention of nak- ing one speech in most of the states he is to visit. The only speech he had planned to deliver today was in Hart ford. Conn, though few days ago he promised to stop at Bridgeport, Conn, for an hour. But he spoke at alu,ost every stop along the line. In Spring field he found crowd which flied the space abotn the 1atlroAd station and ovezxnwcd Into tfle street below, The colonel mounted a truck and spoke for half an hour.
 Sang Flow Dry An.v
 rhe crowd at Hartford was not go largo as had been expected by the lo- cal progressive leaders, on account of the rain, but several thousand persons went to Charter Oak park and amused themselves by singing How Dry I Am' while they were waiting for the ex-president. Colonel Roosevelt Is due at Bt. Louis at 4 ?, m tomorrow, and after speaking there will leave for St Paul.