Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-10-15
Roosevelt Rally Held.
HON. II. P. GARDINER ADDRESSES A
LARGE MEETING.

10 New Hall Saturday evening Roose
b. p. Gardner Of Portland, Maine mem
Der Of tho Progressive national com
mittee. Although tho meeting had
abort notice, 1t had been we'll advertised
The hall was filed, and the audience
was enthusiastic. A Car load came from
Norway, and there were others present
from West Paris and other places
Lumley Castle Band, under tho lead Of
Lloyd Davis, furnished music.
On the stage were seated Alton G,
Wheeler, W. B. Strickland, Hon. A. j.
Stearns OF Norway, Rev. K. A. Davis,
Stuart W. Goodwin OF Norway, Rev. T.
j. Ramsdell, D. D., Of Caribou, j. e.
Aurch, ]. d. Stuart, Hon. John A.
Roberts Of Norway, Hon. James 8.
Wright, Albert W.. Walker and Emery
Thomas.
Alton C. Wheeler, president OF the
Roosevelt Club, presided, and asked Rev.
e. A. Davis to offer prayer. Following
the prayer Chairman Wheeler welcomed
the people, expressing bis pleasure at
seeing the hall filled on 30 Indictment Q
night. He mentioned the fact that the
South Paris Roosevelt Club has 334
members enrolled, who are mainly with
In the limits Of the village corporation,
and with q few remarks regarding the
new principle on which this movement
IL based, he introduced Mr.. Gardner.
Mr.. Gardner spoke for something moro
than an hour, in style that was direct
and earnest, and which perhaps lost moth
ing In effectiveness BY frequently drawing
on the resources of colloquial English, a.
In his numerous references to the "strong
arm bunch" of the Republican national
committee. Only brief mention Of the
ground he covered 10 possible.
The Progressive Party. he said, 10 not
merely laying foundation for the
future, a. some think, but 80 rapidly has
the movement gone that there 10 strong
probability of the Progressive candi-
dates being elected.
Considerable time was spent by Mr..
Gardner in reviewing the action Of tho
'so-called Republican convention" at
Chicago, to which he was q delegate.
He said he never except inadvertently
referred to 1t otherwise than rs the
''so-called Republican convention" It
government-the interests-through the
''strong arm bunch" In the national COM
mittee, who had made up their minds
that the people should not nominate the
but that instead the >candi-
date should be appointed by them, afiG
this was done. He instanced few Of
tho contests az samples, and declared
that the proceedings were fraud on the
American people, and plain steal.
Taking up the platform Of the Pro-
gressive party, copies of which bad been
at the door, he said that this
is not program, but q contract with
the people. It's essence is humanity In
government. We have too long regard
ed the rights of property, and disregard
cd the rights of man. 1t Is our duty In
this crisis to restore and perpetuate
popular government. Social and In
dustrial justice must be secured. Big
business can not be abolished, but 1t
must be regulated, ss the railroads have
been. Discussing the recall Of judicial
decisions from the lsyman's standpoint,
he said that he did not want the courts
to read into the constitution something
that was not there, and when the people
wanted q law which was not prohibited
by the constitution, he thought they
ought to have 1t.
Discussing candidates, he said that
Taft is an estimable man, but that he
had done things which could not be ap-
proved. He had much better be trying
TO promote industrial peace at home than
peace. Chairman Hilles OF
the Republican National Committee, said
Mr.. Gardner, ia q liar. Woodrow Wilson
Is q patriotic, pedsntic professor, who
would be helpless In the hands OF the
Murphys and the Taggarts and that
bunch. He closed with brief reference
to Governor johnson as strong fighter
for the right, and eulogy Of Theodore
Roosevelt az the man Of the hour.
Before the rally the organization Of the
Roose welt Club was completed, ~ fol-
ows:
Alton G. Wheeler
Vice Presidents:-
Charles NJ. johnson
j. Ed Murch
Emery Thomas