New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-05
TO RUN ON
COST-0F-L|VING PLANK
1|1neI Saws One Of New Party'S
Principal Aims will Be to
Remedy High Prices.
70 ATTACK HIGHBR0WISM
Candidate to Stump Doubtful
States-Declares He Is
Amazed at Response to
Bull Moose Movement.
IN Telsgraph u The TrIbune.

By telegraph n The Tribune.
oyster Bay Long Island. July A.-"Th-
going to be hot campaign and We he
ave the people will win" was the Indc
rendence nay comment Of Theodore Roosc-
III OIL the outcome or the next national
ection.
Neither platform Of the two old partiee,
he said, shows the slightest comprehen-
sion or understanding OF the social ana
in6ustrial movements that are shaking the
very foundations Of this government The
Democrats as well as the Republicans
have taken up with the same old time
worn policies and the same battle cries.
They have no understanding Of the kind 81
movements that all serious thinking people
are dwelling upon in these times Of social
and Industrial unrest
What the new Progressive party IS AIM
ing 70 get is better conditions ~ life for
the ordinary wage Garner and the mass or
toilers Neither the Republican nor tho
Democratic party by their platforms show
any disposition to get at one Of the greatest
problems Of the time-the high cost Of
llving--or to make any effort intellgen'lv
10 understand the conditions or 20 ascer-
tain what the facts are that are RESPONSE
bic for such an uneNampled economic CON
ditlon
"one Of the principal aims Of the new
party which will convene next month at
Chicago will be TO make pledges with the
reople really 10 ascertain what the facts
Are and 70 promise faithfully to remedy
conditions"
Colonel Roosevelt said that some per-
sons honestly believed that trusts were re-
.ponsible for high prices. Others thought
To- a
blame on various contributing causes.
pointing to countries where free trade was
practically in operation, but where The
prices Of commodities had risen almost in
PROPORTION with those Of nations which
protected their industries He indicated
that the emphstis Of the new party would
be laid not so much on the tariff question
as upon the great underlying needs Of The
wage earners
To STUMP Against Hiahbrows.
~ 70 pretty evident that ex-President
Roosevelt will take the stump In doubtful
states and make steady drives with ali his
oldtins vigor against the hope of the com
mon people for salvation IN highbrowisn.
He will attack the record Of tine Demo
Gratis and viii cali the attention Of the
alignment Of the party.
'since Governor Wilson was nominated"
raid Mr. Roosevelt, more than one thou
ssnd letters and kilograms have reached
me from all parts Of the country. Nine
teen out Of twenty Of these urge me TO
Sent for the cause harder than I have
ever fought before. The remainder. per
hers urge me 70 support President Taft
~ ,-oe
70 stick to Taft are organization Repuo-
Leans and politicians who think that the
rsrtv should be preserved intact Those
Who want me to support Wilson are on the
ether side ..a..
The great me 1oritv Of those who write
70 NE are Republicans VINO are smarting
under the lash of the Chicago convention
and who would be with me under any cir
clnstances 7 am perfectly amazed ct the
volume Of the response 70 the third party
movement I'm trying 20 answer them
all"
The candidate voluntarily spoke Of the
financial obligat tons that his party move-
rasnt entails Money, he said, was already
coming in from people all over the coun-
try--checks from $40 and ID. one con-
tributor, he said was q Jew on the East
SIDE IN New YORK NhoTn ne met years ago
when he vas Police Commissioner. The
man sent SO saying that he always re-
r.srnbered an address Mr. Roosevelt had
r,sde on the Esst Side in behalf Of social
betternnsnt
7 want TO help YOU because ] believe
you understand how 80 help the people
the Esst slider wrote
Even Girl Contributes,
'Ex-Assembymen James J. Fitzgerald.
9 Democrat Of No. 9 Rector street, writes
re that he is with me- continued the
colonel George c. Priestlr ~ oklahoma
writes that now is the time 10 fight straight
cut and win 4 girl bookkeeper in Cleve-
Land sends 80, and Senator John n. Sat
ron, Of Big Gap. Va. an organization re-
publican. who has gone over 10 us, writes
that he is with us Senator Davenport. Of
Ctica n. Y. says he's with us and be-
lievee veil win. These are only samples.
YOU see
Colonel Roosevelt said tonight he looked