The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-01
SEEKS SUPPORT
FOR HIS PARTY
Ex-President Says Present Anti.
Trust Policy of Democracy
is Bad For the Nations
Business
tBy Associated Press)


dent Roosevelt here tonight made his
first speech Of the 1914 campaign. He
spent five hours IN Pittsbnrg and was
welcomed enthusiastically. In his
address. befoie the Pennsylvania Pro-
gres!"Ve League. he criticised the pol
icies OF the Wilson administration.
attacked Senator B0isc Penrosc and
appealed for support OF the progress
sive ticket
Colonel Roosevelt rpoke with com
parative ease. after the first few SEN
fences. but hir voice wa: husky and
persons In the rear OF the building at
times found 1t difficult to hear him.
Ills gestures were less rapid and Wig
orouS than Of old. and as he neared
the end OF his speech he plainly was
weary.
Coined New Phrase.
Colonel Roosevelt coined a new
phrase tonight. 3, II was what he call
Ell government by convulsion." By
fhia. he 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 tho
progressive party.
3 The tQypeeIA nreafdent.e, speech was
regarded ny progressive leaders here
. as an Indication Of the line of attack
the party will follow in this years
campaign. The colonel held out no
olive branch to the republican party.
lie appealed to individual republicans
10 support the progressive ticket, but
Enggestcd no dealings with the party
as an organization. He denounced
republican leaders, who, he said. had
mlsreprescnted the people. and at
lacked Senator Penrose uneparipely.
The Wilson Administrations policy.
Col. Roosevelt said. was responsible
for backward businees and unemploy
ment. No progress had been made.
he said. toward q solution OF the trust
question. and on this point he went
into what he later said was the mcst
comprehensive statement of his posi-
fion he ever had made.
Greeted by Crowd.
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 dining hall. where
l.1O0, progressives were having din
ner. Here he made a brief speech
then hurried on to Exposition hail
where he delivered his principal ad-
dresE
When Colonel Roosevelt en- ..cd
the hall he was cheered for yeral
minutes. Bandana handkerchief
were waved and the weird bull
moose call" was sounded. The band
piared awny n time that was often
heard In the first progressive cam
paign and Colonel Roosevelt looked
entirely happy as he stood on the CEN
ter OF the platform. waving his hand
at the crowd.
After he had finished his. speech.
Colonel Roosevelt was told crowd
at an overflow meeting in an adjoin-
ing hall was waiting for him, but he
did not feel like making another
extended speech. and stopped merely
long enough forta word OF greeting.
Clifford Pinchot. candidate for Unit
cd States senator. and William Dra-
per Lewis. OF Philadelphia candidate
for governor, also made speeches.
Strong Criticism.
fhe present national administra-
tion," he said, ''is pursuing course
that prevents the existence Of pros
perity. and that does not offer a sim
gle serious or Ineligible plan for
passing prosperity round. should pros
pertty In spite Of the administrations
SAAVASos a. soMS IutuTo tiillc return
to our people.
This ig- true both as regards the
trust question and the tariff question.
As regards both the only wise course
to follow iH that set forth in the
National Progressive platform. Tho
nation should deal with both by con-
tinuing executive action through aJi-
znini4.rative comuEs ii,ns OF amH.e
power. One commission should shape
our tariff policies so as. with thor
olgh knowledge d1sinterestedly ac-
CURED, to give proper encouragement
to our merchants while also giving
proper protection to opr wage work.
ers. our, farmers and our business
men. The other commission should
exercise strict supervision .and con-
troll over big business. We should
treat, 1t with; entire Justice. DRAWN.
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