Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-28
PronounceS Prosecution Of Oil
and Tobacco Trusts as Of No
Real WORTH Must Obtain JUS
tice and Control Business.
ABSOLUTE CLEARNESS
OF LAW NECESSARY
Advocates Industrial Commits
siCn to Do for Production
What Interstate Board is Do
ing for Transportation,
Iny Morning journal special Lsa.sd wire

NY Morning Journal special Leased wire,I
/ lchicago. March 2T.--Colonel Roose-
/ watts most singing campaign speech
thus far was delivered here tonight.
/ lie lashed his opponents with sharp.
/ biting sentences and charged them
with usng fraud and trIckery TO de-
| feat him
| Colonel Roosevelt said II was "A
| fighting speech. IL was delivered be
| lore a throng which packed the Audi
! torlum and cheered him enthusiasts
| tlcally. The primaries In New York
] yesterday furnished the text for his
| speech. He expressed the belief that
| In the great majority of districts OF
the country the people We're with him
and that the opposition was attempts
ing to defeat him by methods which
could only be characterized as in
famous Chicago gave the former
president lively welcome Crowds
gathered 10 cheer him at the station
" hen he arrived and whenever he APP
,peared during the nine hours OF his
stay here. The Auditorium was large
enough 10 hold only part OF tn.
crowd that sought admission. Two
pti'i iittNiHSh N'tf iitid 'ut tnoti}
persons who wished To hear him were
unable to do so.
Two hours before the hall was
opened y crowd had gathered at the
Goors. A line Of persons four abreast
was formed and grew steadily until
II extended two blocks In each direc-
tion, The street in front of the build
ing was jammed with surging crowd
an hour before the meeting began.
Colonel Roosevelt turned aside from
his prepared speech from time TO time.
In one OF these sallies he discussed
the statements Of his opponents that
he hopes TO he dictator.
There is not much danger to the
people, he said, from man who can
do nothing unless he can persuade
Them that what he wants liz right !
am going to make one remark l have
often been tempted to make but never
have before.
Occasionally my gloomy foes have
said that | wanted to be king. /
wanted TO answer that they did not
know kings and | did. | like the
kings ! have met, but | don't want TO
lie one, because the functions of these
fib~6 'Afft ts'th ~ tit ttilitH VI NtiiiVr-
racy, would be the position Of vice
of the four hundred thrown In.
think there are other Jobs that a full
si2ed man would prefer.
Chicago, March 27.--"Blg buslness''
and the control of corporations, were
discussed by Mr.. Roosevelt In n spe,rh
here tonight. He said the govern
ment's trust prosecutions In the oil =
and tobacco cases had accomplished
nothing OF real worth.
Mr.. Roosevelt said, in part:
"In my speech At Columbus tried
to develop two main lines OF thought
first. that the people have the right
TO rule. and through the exercise or
this right we must obtain social and
Industrial justice, and. second. that
our aim must be to control business
mot to strangle II.
The three great classes of the
American community are the farm
ers. the wage workers and the busi-
ness man. big and little. wholesale
and retail II is essential that all
ihree shall prosper.
As regards prosperity. there are
wo things TO remember, first, tina.
here must be division OF prosperity
90 that all shall benefit, and, second,
hat there can be no such division OF
unless the prosperity IL
here TO divide.
There should be absolute clear
ness of the law; there should be "a
administrative body, an
interstate industrial commission. or
Of the kind. which would
Ia FOR the world of industrial pro-
luotion what the interstate commerce
is doing for the world OF
transportation.
n should be the policy OF the gov
rnment clearly To define and punish
to give In advance full
to every man just what
le can and what he cannot legally do.
The people OF this country are nos
fraid OF the mere size Of business
nterprise. providing IL is honestly
rganized and honestly managed. But
hey feel that such size carries with
a potentiality OF wrongdoing that
makes II necessary that the nation
nd. II necessary. the states snail ex-
rcise over big business a control ana
upervision which are unnecessary as
cgards small business
In nay message TO congress. and In
ny speeches while president again
nd again pointed out that the anti
rust law BY itself. and without such
dditional legislation a. I then OUT
ned. and have since outlined. could
OF do anything Of permanent value.