Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-17
Bull Moose Leader Declares
Ordinary Voter Has Nothing
to Hope for Through Either
Democrats OF Republicans. /,
1--WE STAND FOR A
PROTECTIVE TARIFF"
Third Platform, He Says, Has
Faced All Issues and Stands
for Labor and Business
Against Privilege.

Against ItNlle9e,
iBy Mornlng journal Special Leased Wire
liuNidence, Il H. Aug 9. With
cheering ana songs ana prayer the
progressive partys national campaign
was opened here tuneht Theodore
Roosevelt came 90 Rhode Island.
which he described as "A boss ridden
state. to open the campaign and re-
cciVe d welcome which as ne put IL.
Wond have done credit To kansas
when Colonel Roosevelt reached
Providence he found several thousand
persons masscd IN the sgunrc before
the railroad station and on the street
leading to his hotel. 'rhe crowd block
ed the WAY and chcered him until ne
stood up in his automobile and made
a speech He was halted a second time
In front Of the city hall and made am
other address.
Three hours mtcr Colonel Roosevelt
stood on the stage Al Infantry hall,
laughing and waving his hands 1T the
crowd which was Wcdeed into the big
hnldlns For several minutes tho poo-
pie checred. The nand played patri-
otc airs and the colonel beat time
outside The building were hundreds
unable 10 get in.
When The din died away Colonel
Roosevelt said
i was told only six months ago
that there was not progressive ia
Rhode Island. think ii is pretty
plain that statement Is erroneous
Men have asked me II this move
mcnt is going To go on or If II IL
Just a movement connected with me-
Fhls movement Is going on Just MS
sure us Fate. This ls q real movement
spring lng from the need and hearts
n tsN nfsifl' N the United states
Tine only part thai have nad in
II Il that perhaps | have brought IL
on two or three years earlier than II
would nave come anyhow. The man
Is hlind who does not see that our
people are tired Of having other peo-
plc severn them. our people were
making nj their minds that there
must be new party which would
uHal win I'VE issues instead Of dead
ones
The colonel said he was taking a
more advanced stand constantly AZ
ne went forward with the new party
movement
As This movement Develops he
told his hearers "instcad of being less
radical, I have grown more radical
am ready to 30 further than the plat
form
"Thc Presidents usefulness ceases
Whcii ne no longer represents The peo-
pie some time ln going to develop
h"l lh"usht For the present shall
go no further than the PLATFORM"
tie declared that the Ordinary voter
hAd nothing g hope for through the
'uocess Of either of the democratic or
Itpublican parties. which, he assert
a. are equally boss ridden. The tariff.
specially as II concerned the New
England states Wps one Of the main
"lics Of The speakers. who SAID ln
part
81 take peculiar pleasure in making
NY speech ass nominee of the progress
lNe party here IN Rhode island You
ave suffered, as in my own state OF
NeW ork we have suffered, from
'pss politics IN the most extreme form
II development.
There Is peculiar need OF leader
mp for tins fight in New England
'hr men for whom we are making the
inht are not politicians ana are not
ucn "t great wealth. They are busily
nsased ~ their daily toll. they do
"i appear as speakers at public
meetings, they dO not take prominent
arts ~ political CAnNaSSrs. and they
annul contribute large sums or
l"nvy for the furtherance OF the
ampaigu on their behalf
we stand Tor "A protective tariff.
ui We wish To- see The benefits of The
I
elopes of the workers. Instead OF .ie-
reHsiue we wish tu increase the
mount of he prize money that is
Nhtfully due those who work hard
industry Moreover our movement
nai onls FOR economic, but ethical
ctfermcut
Tho proartseAe platform has real
faced the real issue of today II has
one This as regards the trusts. rs
sarda the rights of labor. as regards
lo tariff | do not zee how the pen-
c 81 NrW England enn for one mo-
.'uf, support either the republican
the democratic tariff platform. The
publican proposal is 4 tariff for
'iYilege in Industry. The democratic
'ul,uS8l IS tariff fur the destruc-
pa of industry The progressive pro-
'sul s lariff IN the interest Of
i'nt aud industry.
'At The time when the Payne Aid
h biil was put through congress Il
is currently reported that the cot
- schedule for instance. WIS writ
D. ht 80 ihen private citizen of Rhode
land NOW a senator from your state,
D.. iippiit The republican purpose
tu hnNe future tariffs written by
e. Mr.. Lipplits ef ihc party.
Tile democratic party IS To hurt
a. Nr. lirpitis lA. hurting every
dN. cur proposal is mol merely u
Iufm schedules uf ihe tariff. but TO
form the methods and purposes or
-iff making.
We propos, to reduce the various
ledulcs as to which the duty is un-
uhtcdlN too high We propose TO
il with the tariff. schedule by
lcdule. In accordance with the re-
rts OF non-partisan commission of
pcrts.
one u our national problems.
ling for immediate solution is that
our banking and currency system.