The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-03
TWENTY IHOUslhD
HEAR the COLONEL
that the workmen should have their
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that the workmen should have their
share.
His Position IL Socialism
Colonel Roosevelt read letter.
which was handed to him asking his
position In regard to Socialism
Il think that q willie the-wisp Is
too light a term to apply TO Brother
Debs," he said in reply. Il think that
no working man will get what he seeks
from the Socialists and that he will
he harmed rather than helped by
such an association.
Mr.. Debs wishes 10 pull down in q
spirit of hatred | wish to build
OF the Socialists want to go 80 far
that they cant see Where- they're go=
ing, ana / can't, either. II you try
TO take all the steps toward reform
at once, youIl flrd 1t quite stfaddle-
y ou'N probably split yourself and not
get anywhere" AT New Haven anoth-
DR. crowd was on hand and the colonel
had to come to the platform and
shake hands until the train left.
He is GteefuI.
They told nae that New Haven
was dead, SO far as the Third Party
goes. cried the colonel, gleefuliy.
ut looks as though the dead ones had
come to life"
Az Hartford the colonel was driven
to the State fair, where he found a
rather slim throug drenched by the
rain. Here he launched suggestion
for having the government help in the
campaig of political candidates.
Need exists for the government to
exercise the power to help voters get
more control over their own machin-
cry said Roosevelt. "One of the
ways in which this can be done is by
getting use out Of the school house.
- l. ~ L.. "a
more than they are now. AT present
we leave the school house. vacant and
useless excepting when the children
are on it The school house may be
turned into A1e greatest power OF
advantage by using It for political
gatherings, where men may exchange
Ideas.
I'VE ought to use them not only for
threshing out the problems of the
pilitical campaigns, but for polling
places. As Il Is now, the ~~polling
places are in sheds. barber shops, and
saloons, everywhere but in the
schools.
"At first thought. this using the
tcheol for political meetings may
! sound revolutionary. but 1t has been
tried in Wisconsin and in New York
Sta ts-an RouhestT-and 1t works
out to advantage. The school house
ought to be the senate chamber III
the people. where they can come to-
gether, no matter to what political
party they belong and discuss live is
sues.
This would reduce the cost OF
campaigns. Everything should be
done to limit the amount OF money
spent br- the candidates. ;,
Attacks Jacob Schiff.
Tho eX-prasidaut attacked Jacob
Schiff. the New York banker, in his
HaEtfora sp@ech fer. his aniYnaayers-
sions upon Roosevelt in going into
| the Wilson camp. The hope OF Mr..
Schiff and his friends. he said, was
I that the government should be kept
in the hands of the Same kind of
men as control the Republican party.
Precisely the same attitude against
| me has been taken by Penrose and
! Archboid--a percious pair he con-
| tinued. The Standard OH doesn't
! want me because 1t knows what !
/ did to the trust when | was presi-
| dent And the Standard OIL knows
that If get back In the White House
and the Standard Oil acts the way II
| did before, that it Will get II again
! That's why you find the corporaN ons
| i mean those that are not straight
| lined UP against me now. The
| Archbolds and the Penroses want the
! old machines In power,
Rule by the People.
Roosevelt went on to tell Of the
| Progressive party advocating rule
| by the people and was interrupted
| by a strident voice asking;
Why didn't you advocate that sew.
| en- years ago.
| TN answer that retorted the coll
! onel The answer is that / did ad-
vocate 1t. I'm glad we have got you
along in your slow procession UP to
| the point where you realize we are
advocating ii now"
Nothing more was heard from the
Iinterrupter.
Roosevelt took up his theory Of do
ling away with the niddleman so that
the farmer may get more FOR his
products, While he was at 1t some
one called out: How are you going
to bring 1t about
MY idea" explained the colonel. 'is
TO organize the farmers into co-opera-
tive groups. the government to taks
Icontro of the market places and the
farmers to use them az central dis
ttributing point II has worked out In
| Germany and will here once we try
tit" ~
| From Hartford the ex-presddent
stopped off 1T Springfield, where his
welcome was the iiveiieet of the day
! Roosevelt stood upon the top of a
parapet near the station. while 5000
people were massed on declivity be-
low He swung at the bosses again,
/ insisting that nothing can be expected
| by the people II either Wilson OF Tart
+ gets on.
! The colonel has along with him on
1 the train tank OF oxygen, TO be used
| in spraying his throat as the trip ad-
ksancess Hts voice fn~fs.,si foessF IN hi-
ttatkH- IN tt1e-rtt t.t; II. sisfete ts-ea-
yised him before he left New York TO
have his throat treated frequently dur
! ing the trip to save the voice from
collapse,
aflnllr AMI nrNlrn