The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-05
EXPECT COLONEL
TO CARRY VERMONT
Leader Of Bull MOOsers Begins Three
Day Campaign-ScOres Political
BOsses-Gets Warm Greeting.

Colonel Roosevelt started his
three days campaign i'm Vermont
with a bristling speech at
the ball grounds here, i'm which
he attacked the Democratic and
Republican parties for their boss
rule.
IF you want to govern your
selves and not have the venal boss
such as the PenrOse type-do IL.
Then you will have TO come with
us" exclaimed the Colonel.
The crowd gave the ex-Presi-
dent n rousing greeting.
Roosevelt was informed by his
workers here that a decided Pro-
gressive sentiment exists i'm the
State.
James II. Garfield, former Sec
rotary OF the Interior under
Roosevelt, who has been stump
r. ing the State, met the Colonel
upon his arrival with encourar-
ing words.
I'VE have had crowded meet
tngS everywhere and intense en-
thusiaSm," he said.
The Bull Moose leader said he
expected DIR. Frazer Metzger,
Progressive candidate for Cover
nor, to poll 10000 votes at the
THAT MEANS" quoted Garfield.
that the election for Governor
VIII carry the State in November"
Roosevelt reached North Ben
ntngton at $50 this morning by
train and drove by automobile
here.
At stations along the way
crowds yelled for him, but IL was
too early for the Colonel to be up.
introduced Hfn,cnIf
AS Colonel Roosevelt stepped to the
PLATFORM to face the 5000 people in
the ball park some one cried: "Give
1t to 'em. Teddy"
The colonel grinned.
m hourishing under their attack.
ne replied. I'm not as thin as 1 was
In Cuba anyway"
Frazer Meter. gubernatorial candi.
date, forgot to introduce the colonel
SO Roosevelt exclaimed: Look here.
guess I'll have to introduce myself"
The crowd laughed, and the colone
into his speech.
happen to stand today symbolic.
ing a movement that is to make fol
of our national life" he
said. we stand for the forces that
make for progress. I'm using my
self In this fight merely TO lead. I've
no personal ambition to serve"
Roosevelt spoke of getting letters
from Republican admirers who were
anxious to vote for him for Presi-
dent, but felt a reluctance to leave
the Republican party.
Now ii is quite true that many OF
us may feel a stretching of heart
strings to leave the old party" he
Went on. Abraham Lincoln felt IL
when in 1856 he had TO break away
from the Wing party to go into the
newly formed Republican party. A
demand existed for a party that would
more closely represent the people then
Just as the demand exists today for
q new party.
OUTLINED IT'S USEFULNESS.
The Republican party, as well
as the Democratic party, has out
lived its usefulness. The Repub-
1can machine left the Republic
can party at Chicago last June.
You are not Obliged TO travel off
IN the company of PenroSe,
Barnes and Guggenheim i'm that
Old machine lineup.
1.-The machine leaders care
more for beating me than they
do about electing MIR. Taft. They
have abandoned hope of putting
Mr.. Taft thrOugh-they know
they can't do it. They don't care
rap for Mr.. Taft, but they're
with him TO beat me.
THE reactionarieS of both par
ties are banded together TO beat
our new party of progress. To
those who are afraid of break
ing away from the Republican
party, let me say that you won't
be bit proud TO say, later on,
that you were one of the last
States to withdraw your support
from the reactionary party.
You Will feel better over it if YOU
can say that you were in the advance
Of the new move.
Il don't want Vermont to lag be-
sive cause is going on sure and ]
want Vermont to be in the lead in
stead of at the lag end.
I'm 1856 Vermont broke away from
the Wing party when it found that
the party had lost its usefulness as &
party of progress. I'm expecting tC
see you do the same now"
Roosevelt called to James r. Gar
field. his former Secretary of the In
terror, who sat on the platform, tC
bear witness that the Governments
prosecution of the Standard Oil hao
started eighteen months before the
question of the Standard Ons con-
tribution came up.
isn't that so, Garfield?" he asked
Garfield nodded affirmatively.
From here Mr.. Roosevelt went tc
He then will go to Rut-
and and wind up the day at Middle
bury.