Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-01
each man to cut his neighbours throat.
The Progressive Plan

The Progressive. Plan
THE Progressive plan, on the other
hand" said Colonel Roosevelt, will
allow business concentration in so
far as such concentration gives social
and economic efficiency and good serv-
ice. But 1t will also give the govern
ment full power to see that business
concentration does serve these neces-
sary ends. and that 1t is not used for
unfair competition or for monopoI
or for the unfair treatment of labor
or for any other anti-social end.
9TH is the only tenable position
On the trust problem, for 1t faces
the facts. inc does not try to turn
back the hands of the clock. BY long
and disappointing experience we have
had several cardinal facts hammered
into us.
FIRST, we cannot, and do not want
to destroy all corporations; we must
have large units to do our work.
'Second we cannot make every mar
compete with every other man: we
cannot go back to 1850, still less to
1860.
Third, we cannot destroy monopoly
by attacking all forms of c~oncentra-
ton, whether monopolistic or not.
Fourth, we cannot destroy real
monopoly by attacking its legal form.
we must nd out inc take away the
real economic basis of monopoly,
which is a very different thing.
! f11th, we can get no effective re-
suits through the courts, with their
SLOW and restricted procedure.
l., sixth, we must honest
business, and allow that business con-
centration which will give the power
necessary to serve us. This policy of
the encouragement of decent business
is as important to the welfare of our
people as is our other policy of effec-
i've warfare against corrupt and I'M
fair business.
seventh, there must be
tlon among business men, among
"age-workers, and among farmers.
We have had now twenty-four
years experience with tying to regu-
late business by destruction" the
colonel concluded. The result has
been nearly fiat failure. The admin
istration proposes a policy Of further
destruction, even more unintelligent
IN conception, and certain to be more
iutlle In performance, thar the ex-
listing policy which it amends.
The only alternative is the Progress
slVe plan. From all of this it follows
mat we have a right to ask good citi-
zehs TO Join against the present adj
mlnlstration. The policies of the adj
'hAoui bN iSDuhCu pA
the people, and Senators n Con-
gressmen returned to Washington
VINO VIII strive to end these policies"
Government by CONFUSION"
colonel Roosevelt publicly recog-
n1zed the difficulties under which he
was laboring. A man in the crowd
called out something which he could
not hear.
Il didn't quite near YOU" the Colo
mel said, land yet you have a good
voice"
Colonel Roosevelt coined a new
phrase in last nights speech. 1t was
what he called government by con-
vulsion." BY this he said he meant
the passing back and forth of power
between the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties.
After he had finished his speech,
Colonel Roosevelt was told that a
crowd at an overflow meeting in Elk
hibition Hall was awaiting him. He
did not feel like making another ex-
tended speech, and stopped merely
long enough for a word of greeting.
He did not forget, however, to pay
his respects to the bosses"
They hope" he said, that while
your hearts won't harden, your heads
will become soft"
This is the year" said Mr.. Pinchot,
when the curtain rings down on the
Penrose play"
Mr.. Lewis said that "Penroseism"
was the main issue in the State cam
|, paign.
At the dinner Henry Allen, Progress
A sive candidate for Governor of Kansas
delivered an address. Later Colonel
Roosevelt talked for five minute and
said he wished to send back to Kan
, sas, through Mr.. Allen, to Victor Muir
dock and his associates his thanks for
, their gallant fight"
/ From Exhibition Hall Colonel
> Roosevelt went to a hotel, to rest I'M
I til departing for New York.