The Calumet news., 1912-08-17
COLONEL ASKS
new ENGLAND
TO TAKE LEAD
Roosevelt Opens His Campaign
With Attack Upon PoIit-
ical Machines"
DEFENDS HIS WON PLATFORM
Says II Has Met the Most I'm
portant Issues
DEFENDS HIS WON PLATFORM
TARIFF FOR THE WAGE FARMERS

providence, IL. l., Aug. lI.-An ap-
peal for leadership from New ERsland
In the movement of the progressive
party was made here last night by Co!
Roosevelt in his first speech since las
| nomination in Chicago
lie declared that the ordinary voter
had nothing TO hope for through the
success of either the Democratic or
Republican parties. which he assert
ed, are equally boss ridden. The tariff
| especially as il concerned the New
England states. was one of The main
topics of the speaker who said in
part:
"The Success OF the Democratic Ma
! tional ticket means enthroning IN
power one set Of bosses: the success
of the Republican national tick,
means enthrlning i'm power the other
set Of bosses. The effort at this limo
TO rebuke one set OF bosses by votlng
for the candidate of the other bosses
is from It's very nature bound to re-
suit In mere futillty.
The difference between the men
who really dominate the two parties
are merely the differences between
great corporation attorneys who for
the moment represent different cor
porations. but who como together in
SANITY against any movement which
is meant to establish the people as
masters over both To try To punish
one set II defenders of political and
industrial privilege by occasionally vot-
ing Cor the nominee of the other set is
To play into the hands OF both. We
progressves stand against both.
Leadership Is Needed.
There is peculiar need of leader
ship fer this fleht In New England. Il
has been matter of concern To me tG
see so many of those here H. New Eng
land VINO should be leaders IN the new
movement turn cold heartedly from IT,
! believe that hair Of the opposition
TO our course in New England Is Cue
To sheer plain ignorance half Of :he
remainder to hard shcllseed prejudice
and tho other half of the remainder
To craven fear Of what is new.
"rhcre is good reason why maay
men should bitterly oppose the Pre-
eressive party Every political. iobbVr.
every crooked business man. every
beneficiary Of privilege and every paid
employee of such beneficiary all these
are naturally against us But | hoid
| that every self respecting ordinary est
izen should be for MS. The men for
whom we are making the fight are not
politicians and are not men of great
| wealth.
I'VE stand for protective tariff. bit
we wish To see the benefits of the pro-
| iective tariff get INTO the pay envelope
Of the wage worker Instead Of de
creasing, we wish to increase the
amount of the prize morey that ie
! rightfully due those who wcrk hard in
| industry. hut we stand for more
equitable division of the prize money.
Moreover, our movement is not only
for ecopomic but for ethical better
nent.
Has Faced the Issues.
THE Progressive platform has real
ly faced the real issues of today.
II has done this as regards the trusts
as regards the rights of labor. as re
CARDS the tariff. ! do not see how the
people of New England can foI ono
moment support either the Republican
or the Democratic tariff platform. Re-
member that when ] aso the word Re-
publican now. do not refer to the
rank and file Of the Republican party.
but TO the bosses who have usurped
he control Of the machinery of the
party. The Republican proposal Is
tariff for privilege in industry. The
| Democratic proposal is tariff for the
| destruction of Industry The Progress
sive proposal is tariff In the inter
est of labor in industry.
we propose To- reduce the various
schedules as to which the duty Is un-
doubtedly too high. We propose TO deal
with the tariff schedule by schedule IN
accordance with the reports of a noa-
partisan commission of experts who
shall make their reports. not on tho
theory of being good to any body. but
with the theory of doing Justice pri.
marily To the American wags worker
and the American consumer
Banking Reform.
zone of our national problems call
ing for immediate solution is that OF
our banking and currency system. H.
has been demonstrated beyond any
question that the present system Is un-
scientific ana ineffective and that IL
we are to enjoy full measure of pros
perity We must adopt a modern and
proper system at least as stable as tie
! financial sys'cms of France. England
ana Germany rho suffering and loss
nccasioned by our present defective
system of credits and reserves has In
times past been very great and very |