The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-01
PROGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN
OPENED BY ROOSEVELT
Colonel Less Vigorous Than of Old
and Is Plainly Weary as
He Nears End.
HOLDS OUT NO OLIVE BRANCH
Criticizes Wilson Administration, At
tacks Penrose and Appeals for Sup
port OF Bull Moose Ticket-Given
Warm Reception mt Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh. June So.--Foimer Pres
first speech Of the 1914 campaign. He
spent five hours in Pittsburgh. and was
welcomed cnthusia stically. In his adj
dress. before the Pennsylvania Pro-
gressive League. he criticized the pol
icies of the Wilson administration. at
tackled Senator Boies Penrose and ap-
pea.ed for support of the Progressive
ticket
Colonel Roosevelt spoke with COM
parative ease. after the first few SEN
tences. but his voice was husky, and
persons in the rear Of the building
at times found it difficult to hear him.
His GESTURES were less rapid and vigor-
Gus than Of old. md rs he nearcd the
end of his speech he plainly was
weary.
Colonel Roosevelt coined a new
phrase tonight 1t wac what he
called government by convulslon."
BY this lie said he meant the passing
back and forth Of power between the
Republican and Democratic parties.
which he said would continue unless
the people intrusted the power to the
Progressive party
The former Presidents speech was
regarded by Progressive leaders here
rs an Indication OF the line OF attack
the party will follow i'm this .yoar's
olive branch to the Republican party
EIe appealed TO Individual Republicans
to support the Progressive ticket, but
suggested no dealings with the party
as an organization. He denounced Re
publican lcadcra. who he said, had
tackled Senator Penrose unsparinSly.
GREETED BY CROWD
OF SEVERAL THOUSAND
me colonel was greeted on his ar
rival by crowd of several thousand
persons. who blocked the streets near
the station and cheered him. He drove
directly to n dining hall, where LOO
Progressives were having dinner. Here
ne made Il brief speech. then hurried
on to Exposition Hall, where he de-
iivered his principal address.
When Colonel Roosevelt entered the
hall he was cheered for several min
utos Bandana handksrchiefs were
waved and the weird Bull Moose
call was sounded. The band blared
away tune often heard in the first
Progressive campaign. and Colonel
Roosevelt was told a crowd at an
overflow meeting in an adjoining hall
was waiting for him. but he did not
feel like making another extended
speech and stopped merely long enough
for word OF greeting.
Ginord Pinchot. candidate for United
states Senator. and William Draper
Lewis. of Philadelphia. candidate for
Governor, also made speeches.
TARIFF LAWS HAILED
AS COLOSSAL RLUNDEI,
The administrators tariff laws
Colonel Roosevelt hailed as a colossal
failure. particularly hard upcr the
farmer: its antitrust program he
branded as an economic absurdity: its
foreign policy he styled as "wretched.'
but upon this he did not elaborate
The Democratic tarin. he insisted, had
broIEht distress upon the nation had
not lowered the cost OF living. and had
chiefly benefited foreign rivals OF
American business The solution rest
cd. he argued. in support %. the Pro.
sressive movement and the enactment
of laws providing for tariis revision by
nonpartisan commission
or the bosses" Mr.. Roosevelt said
what he has heretoforc-that they
thwarted the rank and hle OF the Re-
publican party by the nomination of
Iaft at Chicago. and in so doing de.
lfberately put tho Democratic organ
izat:on and Mr.. Wilson into power"
In conclusion the Colonel sketchod
the Progressive idea Of needed anti.
cred commissions contrasting such
proposals with Legislation now pond
Ing at Washington, which he FOUND
woefully inadequate. Such q program
aloro. he contended. proved the made
quacy OF the Democratic party. 1T
is ard always will be-" he said. the
states rights party. the party-afrsitl.
ofpower.'
Yet the Colonel warned those dis
satisfied with the administration not
through their resentment to throw
their support to the leaders he had at.
tackled. To do so. he said. would only
insure continuation OF "government
by convulsion. OF n governmental Sec
sa" between two sets of policies"
lie spoke q word concerning those
whom tho Progressives would welcome
10 the party. we will gladly work"
ha said, with any men who will them
selvos. with open sincerity. work for
these uProeressive) principles. pro-
vided that they are mon of such char
aeter az TO Justify confidence in their
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