Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-22
PARTY IS Of GOD
AND WILL WIN
Progressives under Roosevelt S
Leadership Will Right Wrongs
That Darker Country.


growing fast, and the special interests
have got into power. "Our infamous and
debasing boss system exists In no other
country" The old parties stand still,
neither radical nor reactionary. Con-
fusion In the public mind Is the result.
| Every time q great crisis has come.
God has raised up a leader-Washington,
jefferson, jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt.
Roosevelt is the man Of the hour to-day,
in the third great crisis in American
history. Mr. Wilson has had only Is
months experience in public life, and
what is more. he hasn't. while governor.
touched the Infamous trust laws of New
Jersey.
II differ with Grover Cleveland in
policy. but he was great man. l admire
his courage and his honesty. But he was
poweress with the bosses. If he couldn't
control the weak democratic bosses Of
his time. how can DR.. Wilson of Prince
ton handle the strong bosses Of the pres
ent day?
WHO has Mr.. Taft put in control Of
his campaign? Barnes. Who's Barnes?
He is that man reported upon investiga-
ton more stained with graft than
any man since the Civil War. who is
in charge in Pennsylvania? Penrose. In
the West? Guggenheim," snarled the
speaker "Guggenheim" Gaughter).
'The men in charge of the republican
and democratic campaigns are the viest
men In America-men whom you gentle
men here wouldn't permit your wives
to meet
What does the boss system do to you?
I'll give you two or three specific illustra-
tons. law was on tie American statute
hookS prnvi1ipp ff tb. ;,,.,
sent to other countries, and that law
permitted the beef trust 10 sell you rotten
beef and death in the form of poor meat
"All tn" special interests work together
and fight together. Injure one and ar the
Others rush to its aid. There Is an in
visible government behind our visible
government.
1T was shown on the floor of the house
that tubercular beef was the great cause
of consumption. Ptomane poisoning
caused more deaths in IA year than cc-
Cured In the Russo-Japanesc war.
THAT law was put there to satisfy the
craving Of boated money greed. FINALLY
we corrected =, by the present meat
inspection law. But the author of that
law I want to testify that wouldn't have
got 1t through Congress had it not been
for President who feared no evil.
went 11,cO miles day and night to elect
= Taft. 1t was the grief of my life that he
- failed us Had Taft been president the
t. meat-inspection law would never have
.e been passed The pure food law wouldn t
~ have been passed. Is that clear? Does that
q bring home to your fireside what it
"A means to live under a boss-ridden govern
"a ment?"
r Mr. Beveridge said that In 1902 \
n ~, ~
m bacco trust to keep on collecting the
IF tax imposed revenue measure for
Z. the Spanish war. ami to collect It
Ell without turning 1t over to the gov.
d eminent. Thomas f. Ryan. said the
If speaker, was so sure. in 1901, of the
- passage of this law. that he organized
r. the trust.
t How aid that law get there?" con-
&c tinued Mr.. Beveridge, BOSS support
N put 1t there. and for years and years
IF the outrage was not discovered.
r. That's the way they work injury
N at your tiresiie. and scatter disease
r on your breakfast table. VIII you en-
l. dure IT any longer?"
s. NO" thunacred vorce from the
10 stage.
l. Then come out for the Progressive
s. put in the White House that lea der Of
'. the people. Theodore Roosevelt" TAX
'r ing up the case of Lorimer, the speak
err said that he was second on the COM
20 mittee dealing with the matter.
lie And I was the only man on that
to committee that refused to sign the re-
ID port The testimony came to us fresh
V. from the printer No man could have
Of read II, II took IN NV weeks In
s. that. afterward.
L. "There are men down there worse
u than Lorimer When we we're lis
n cussing the case, one by one the invis-
rs ible government would take a man
ID from our side ana put HIM on the
s. other.
es who put T.orimer there?"
IN Dillingham;" replied faint voice from
ig the floor.
-, THE boss SYSTEM" said Mr.. Bever-
80 ide, 1.-The special interests, put him there.
- For every Lbrimer we discover they'll
- put in ten don't discover. Don't strike
Va at men-strke at the system that puts In
" these bad meen. its evil fruit"
9. Mr.. Beveridge called for questions and
n man on the front row of the orchestra
"a seats asked him to explain why 10000
'i"SSH A'oh III ScNcI yoits VI As"c'o'S'e %
- administration appeared where l49 existed
% before. Mr.. Beveridge asked him to name
- some of them. The speaker replied that
!, lie would answer when he came to the
"a trusts He went on to say that bossism
co l.. woven into the parties, and no party
h. can rid the country Of them-only the
M people can do that.
" Every vote for Allen M. Fletcher Is a
m vote for the bosses. the interests. Every
~. vote for Mr. Metzger Is a vote for Theo-
nc dore Roosevelt. My fellow-townsman'
IN Mr. Fletcher, he lived in Indiana, that's
~ where he made his money. Then suddenly
-. Allen left us.
v. There is n boss system in Nernohr
n How about your bank loan law. Banks
V loans are not taxed. yours are IT a
IN farmer has "A mortgage on his farm ne u
10 taxed on that mortgaged farm.
n Mentioning relations of MT, Fletch-
~ er TO the passage Of the bank law. ana
referring to the wage exemption laws
ne Mr.. Beveridge said that little coter-
N. lie names the candidates In Vermont
e. Does anyone have anything to do
r with nominating your candidates."
" We object" he said. mot to DIG
s. business. but to the abuse OF big busi-
err ness. We are the only country that
On suffers from big business" He attack
cd the Sherman law. declaring II an