Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-26
LILY Ora Williams.l

IBy Ora N1lllamS.J
Des Moines, Sept. 26-There were
those who found fault with Colonel
Roosevelt when he appeared here THIS
week because Of the evident fact that
he does not have as good control over
his voice as he seemed TO have q lev
years ago, in other words. the tendency
TO strike the falsetto notes was so pro-
nounced as to be somewhat annoying
to his admirers. To the writer 1t seems
evident this was due largely to the
illness which he had last summer. II
was weakness naturally following
any loss of vigor or nervous force. But
as a matter of fact this condition is not
worse today than it was when ne, as
governor, came thru the country CAM
paigning for vice president. AT that
time the falsetto turn to his voice was
even more pronounced than now 80
the breaking of the voice can hardly
be fairly attributed to a permanent de-
cline in the man.
But on the whole there was not that
vigor and vociferous expression that
has been his characteristic many years.
Still more significant is the fact that
when he came to facing Des MONIES
audience-an audience composed almost
wholly of men who of TWO very oppo-
site classes, those who admire Nisoh
and those who swear by Gummlns-he,
materially modified the prepared ana
deliberately selected words he had COM
rnitted to paper and which we're pnp-
lished in his organs as what ne reaIi!
said II is question whether, II ne
had been as bold in his statements al
the Coliseum as he was in the privacy
81 his car or hotel room when he wrote
his speech, there would not have peen
a spontaneous demonstration Tor some
one that vas not on the program as
arranged by Secretary Davis and MS
aides At any rate there WAS enough
in the atmosphere OF the big audience
TO put the highly hunter on guard so
that ne did not say in fact any wa!
near what he had agreed 10 say before
he took the stage.
The audience had already. before
Roosevelt arrived. indicated II dion
care a rap what any of the boys were
saying who thought to take advantage
OF the occasion TO get of their set
speeches in support OF their respective
candidates. The audience simply
would not hear them II didn', care
anything about d discussion OF the ar
guments on which the progressive poll
ttical party is appealing for votes but
was there simply and solely TO hear
Teddy. 70 he entertained for brief
period. 10 enjoy certain mental en-
liberation from contact with a great
mind, and 10 go home and buckle on
the armor for either the republican or
democratic ticket.
As has been so often pointed out, the
one cornerstone OF the progressive
narty faith. as Il has been stated by
Colonel Roosevelt himself. is recosni-
zion Of the fact that combination in big
business Is a natural and proper de-
velopment Of modern business methods
that the trusts have come 10 stay ana
that the right thing 70 do is 10 legal
ize them. protect than encourage them
and then by law require them 20 DIVIDE
with the people. Ee declared that 10
restore competition as the rule OF the
business world Is 10 turn an electric
light age back into tallow cancie age
He said the era OF corporation has
ended the era of competition. he SAID
that there ought 70 ~ combination IN
business and that the biggest business
can not be done without combining. he
said thai the party with which, he is
affiliated does not propose to break UP
the trusts but 10 regulate them. They
will be regulated so as to do justice
20 all the people" and 10 pass pros
per!ty around" He restated the some
what familiar expression that ne did
no, believe in ever penalizing eHtcl-
ency He would regulate the trusts
and Ak by Law the conditions under
which they viii do business and Il they
go wrong he would Jack them up" but
he said, "do not jack up corporation
because il Is Dig but because il goes
wrong This. then, IS the Roosevelt
idea Of the handling Of the trust prob
lem. It IS one worthy Of consideration
Colonel Roosevelt in this same con-
nection. declared that the republican
progressive idea of breaking up the
trusts and com pei!ing them 10
be dissolved into component parts
was failure He cited the case
0: the Standard on. which was thus
broken MP, and he said that TIE price
Of oil was advanced as a result.
He also in like manner. declared that
the democratic idea of striking at the
trusts by reduction OF tariff duties had
proved failure. because not a single