Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1914-07-03
COL. ROOSEVELT OPENS 1914
CAMPAIGN.

dent Roosevelt made here tonight his
first speech of the 1914 campaign. He
spent five hours in Pittsbuig and was
welcomed enthusiastically. In his adj
dress tonight before the Pennsylvania
Progressive League he criticised the
policies of the Wilson administration,
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 noticeable change
in his manner as compared with that of
two years ago, when he was engaged
in his previous campaign.
Colonel Roosevelt made the trip to
Pittsburg against the advice of his ply
stefan, and it was felt that the result
would go far 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 tonight
with comparative ease, after the first
few sentences, but there was huski-
ness in his voice which showed that his
throat was still troubling him.
Persons in the rear of the building at
times found it difficult to hear him. His
gestures were less rapid and vigorous
than of old, and as he neared the end of
his speech he was plainly weary.
Colonel Roosevelt coined new phase
in tonight's speech. 1t was what he
called government by convulsion;"
by this, he said, he meant the passing
back and forth of power between the
Republican and Democratic parties,
which, he said, would happen unless the
people entrusted the power to the Pro-
gressive party.
The former Presidents speech was
regarded by Progressive leaders here as
an indication of the line of attack which
the party would follow in this year s
campaign. 1t was an uncompromising
speech.
Before he made it the report had gone
forth that he would hold out the olive
branch to the Republican party, but
there was no hint of such thing in his
remarks. He appealed to Individual Re-
publcans to support the Progressive
ticket, but suggested no dealings with
the Republican party as an organization.
He denounced the Republican leaders
who, he said, have misrepresented the
people, He attacked Senator Penrose
unsparingly.
LET him go in sackcloth and ashes, "
he said, because it was owing to him
and his associates that the Democratic
party now has power to do wrong. No
more scandelous 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 Oc-
tober instead of June. On the all day
ride from New York Colonel Roosevelt
was greeted by crowds of varying size
at the stations.
On his arrival here he was greeted by
several thousand persons who blocked
the streets near the station and cheered
him. He drove directly to department
store dining hall, where / ZOO Progress
sives were having dinner.
The Colonel made brief speech there
! and hurried on to the Exposition hall,
where he delivered his principal address.
All of the 1000 seats in the hall were
crowded and every foot of the standing
room space which the police did not
hold clear was crowded.
When Colonel Roosevelt entered the
hall he was cheered for several minutes.
Bandanna handkerchiefs and relics OF
| the 1912 campaign, were waved in the
air. Colonel Roosevelt looked entirely
happy as he stood on the platform
waving his hand and smiling his broadest
smile. From Exposition hall Colone
Roosevelt went to hotel to rest unit
departing at midnight for New York.