Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-01
ROOSEVELT CASTS
GAUNTLET TO FOES
Scoring Democrats, He Makes
No 0vertures to the Re-
publican Party.
BlAMES G. O. P. BOSSES"
FOR WOES OF NATION
Asserts They Were Deliberately Re-
sponsible for Election of Will
son to Presidency.

NEW YORK July 1-Col Roosevelt
came back from Pittsburgh today. after
his speech there last night attacking the
Wilson administration. He arrived in
New York at $40 I'M and declared he
felt fine Notwithstanding his long speech
and the fact that he did not retire until
midnight.
~ feel in fine shape today. he said.
1T an athlete is a little overturned or
out of condition he doesn't feel Just right
before the game; but when the game is
on he is all right. But, he added, II
shouldn't like to deliver another speech
tonight
The colonel visited national progressive
headquarters in the forenoon and here
after he will go there every Wednesday
instead of to his editorial offices.
He planned also to visit throat spe-
cialist- to inspect some of his Brazilian
trophies at the American Museum of
Natural History. and to lunch with a
party of naturalists. Later. he said. he
would pay call on Theodore Roose-
welt. sd. who came into the world only
recently.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July Former
President Roosevelt made here last night
his first speech of the 1914 campaign. He
spent five hours in Pittsburgh. and was
welcomed enthusiastically. In his ad-
dress before the Pennsylvania Progress
sive League he criticised the policies of
the Wilson administration, attacked Sen
ator Boies Penrose and appealed for sup
port of the progressive ticket.
II was apparent as soon as Col. Roose
welt began to speak that he did not
possess his former strength and vigor.
There was a noticeable change in his
manner as compared with that of two
years ago. when he was engaged in his
previous campaign. Col. Roosevelt made
the trip to Pittsburgh against the advice
of his physician. and it was felt that the
result would go far toward indicating 10
what extent he would be able to take
part in the progressive partys battle of
the next four months.
Huskiness In His Voice.
He spoke with comparative ease. after
the first few sentences. but there was
huskiness in his voice which showed
that his threat was still troubling him.
Persons in the rear Of the building at
times found it difficult to hear him. His
gestures were less vigorous than Of old.
and as he neared the end of his speech
he was plainly weary.
The former Presidents speech was re-
garded by progressive leaders here as an
indication of the line of attack which
the party would follow in this years
campaign. 1t was an uncompromising
speech Before he made it the report
had gone out that he would hold out the
olive branch to the republican party. but
there was no hint of such a thing in his
-I@I tr,ds
publicans to support the progressive
ticket but suggested no dealings with
the republican party as an organization.
He denounced the republican leaders,
who he said. had misrepresented the peo-
pie He attacked Senator Penrose I'M
sparingly.
Urges Sackcloth for Penrose.
LET him go in sackcloth and ashes"
he said, because 1t was owing to him
and his associates that the democratic
rarity now has power to do wrong. No
more scandalous appeal could be made
than to return him to power to right the
wrongs for which he is primarily respon-
sible.''
Judging from appearances, it might
have been thought that the campaign
was in full swing and that it was October
instead of June. On the all-day ride
from New York Col. Roosevelt was greet
ed by crowds of varying size at the sta
lions.
on his arrival here he was greeted by
several thousand persons. who blocked
the streets near the station and cheered
MIN. He drove directly to department
store dining hall where ], 100 progressives
vcre having dinner. The colonel made
hrief speech there and hurried on to Ex-
position Hall where he delivered his
principal address.
Attacks Wilson Policies.
Col Roosevelt took up President Will
sons policies in detail. and showed to
his own satisfaction that all of them
We're wrong. The democratic party. he
said, was pursuing a course that pre-
vented the existence of prosperity OF
President Wilson's New Freedom, he
said, in attacking the Wilson antitrust
policy:
The New Freedom is merely the ex-
ceedingly old freedom which permits
each man to cut his neighbours throat"
He accused the democratic party, in
its antitrust policy. of being afraid to
create a trade commission with power to
right wrongs and arbitrarily end monop-
oily
The antitrust program" he said
proves the inadequacy of the demo
cratic party for the present and the fu-
ture of the nation II is and always will
he the state rights party, the party
afraid power"
Col. Roosevelt's accusation that il was
republican leaders such Penrose and
Barnes who were responsible for placing
the democratic party in power attracted
much attention. In one part of his ad-