White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-05
ROOSEVELT OPENS CAMPAIGN.

Former President Roosevelt made
at Pittsburg, Pa, Thursday night, his
first speech of the 1914 campaign.
He spent five hours in Pittsburg and
was welcomed enthusiastically. In
his address before the Pennsylvania
Progressive league he criticised the
policies of the Wilson administra-
ton, attacked Senator Boies Penrose.
and appealed for support of the Pro-
gressive ticket.
1t was apparent as soon as Colonel
Roosevelt 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 en-
gagged in the previous campaign.
Colonel Roosevelt made the trip to
Pittsburg against the advice of his
ply stefan. and it was felt hat the re-
suit would go for toward indicating
to what extent he would be able to
take part in the Progressive party's
battle of the next four months.
He spoke with comparative ease
after the first few sentences. but there
was a huskiness in his voice which
showed that his throat was still
troubling him.
Colonel Roosevelt coined a new
phrase in his Pittsburg 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, which he said would
happen unless the people Entrusted
the power to the Progressive party.
The colonel attacked Senator Pen
rose unsparingly. Let him go in
sackcloth and ashes" he said, be
cause it was owing to him and his
associates that the Democratic party
now has power to do wrong. No
scandalous appeal could be
made than to return him to power to
right the wrongs for which he is
primarily responsible"
The Wilson administration policies,
Colonel Roosevelt said, were respons-
ible for backward business and un-
employment.
No progress had been made he
said, toward a solution of the trust
question, and on this point he went
into what he later said was the most
comprehensive statement OF his po-
sition he had ever made.
Colonel Roosevelt said in part:
THE present national administra-
ton, is pursuing a course that pre-
vents the existence of prosperity, and
that does not offer a single serious or
Ineligible plan for passing prosper
ity round. should prosperity, in spite
of the administrators efforts, at
some future time return to our peo-
pie.
This is true both as regards the
trust question and the tariff question.
AS regards both the only wise course
to follow is that set forth in the Ma
tional Progressive platform. The
nation should deal with both by con-
tinuing executive action through adj
ministrative commissions of ample
power.
"One commission should shape our
tariff policies. so as with thorough
knowledge d~isinterestedly acquired 10
give proper encouragement to our
merchants while also giving proper
protection to our wage workers, our
farmers and our business men.
1.-The other commission should ex-
ercise strict supervision and control
over big business. We should treat
it with entire justice, drawing the line
not on size, but on misconduct.
1--WE should encourage the big bust
ess man who does well and who re-
CARDS his great abilities as a trust
10 De exercised as much in the inter-
est of the public as in his own in
terests.
But We should check and punish
him e~ffectually and promptly when
he exercises those abilities to the de-
triment either of the smaller business
man with whom he completes or the
wage workers who should share with
him the benefits of his and their COM
mon efforts or of the general public
whom he serves.
AS regards the tariff, l wish es-
pecially to call your attention to the
promises made by President Wilson
and his supporters two years ago.
They asserted that their method of
tariff reduction would reduce the cost
of living, and would thus solve the