Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-01
ROOSEVELT SCORES
WILSON'S POLICIES.
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attended him constantly. Captain of
Detectives T. C. Johnston rode on
the running board of his machine,
scanning the crowds, following by an
other load of sleuths.
The Roosevelt Address
Colonel Roosevelt's principal address
was divided into three parts. an attack
on the Wilson administration, an in
dictment of bosses and an exposition
of the principles of the Progressive
party.
The administrations tariff laws
Colonel Roosevelt hailed as a colossal
failure, particularly hard upon the
farmer; its antitrust program he
branded as an economic absurdity. Its
foreign policy he styled as "wretched"
but upon this he did not elaborate.
The Democratic tariff, he insisted,
had brought distress upon the nation,
had not lowered the cost of living and
had chiefly benefited foreign rivals Of
American business. The solution rest
ed. he argued. in support of the Pro-
gressive movement and the enact
ment of laws providing for tariff re-
vision by a nonpartisan commission
OF the bosses" Mr.. Roosevelt said
what he has heretofore-that they
thwarted the rank and file of the Re-
publican party by the nomination of
Taft at Chicago and in so doing de
liberately put the Democratic organi-
cation n Mr.. Wilson into power"
Antitrust Regulation
In conclusion the Colonel Sketched
the Progressive idea of needed anti
trust regulation by properly empow-
cred commissions. contrasting such
proposals with legislation now pend
ing at Washington, which he found
woefully inadequate. Such a program
alone, he contended, proved the mad
equacy of the Democratic party. 1T
is and always will be-" he said, "the
States Rights Party, the 'Party-afraid-
of Power"
Yet the Colonel warned those dissat-
isfed with the administration not
through their resentment to throw
their support to the leaders he had
attacked. To do so, he said, would
only ensure a continuation of gov
eminent by CONFUSION. of a govern
mental see-saw between two sets of
policies"
He spoke a word concerning those
whom the Progressives would welcome
to the party. I'VE will gladly work.
he said. with any men who will
themselves with open sincerity work
, for these CProgressive) principles. pro-
vided that they are men Of such char
acter as to justify confidence in their
good faith. In this spirit we ask all
good citizens to cooperate with us
when, as here in Pennsylvania, we
hold aloft the flag of good citizenship
in the fight to translate these sound
and lofty principles into government
tai practice"
TaIana1 DAocaNaIt NJ, harn n
speak in support of the candidacy OF
Mr.. Lewis for Governor and of Clifford
Pinchot for United States Senator.
Their qualifications he touched upon
at the opening of his speech. There
after he confined himself to the ma
tional issue outlined.
"Prcvents Prosperity's" Existence
1.-THE present national administra.
tion," he said, lis pursuing a course
that prevents the existence of pros
perity, and that does not offer a sin
gle serious or Ineligible plan fol
passing prosperity around, should
prosperity in spite of the administra-
tons efforts at some future time re-
turn to our people.
This is rue 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 continuing executive action through
administrative commissions of ample
power.
zone commission should shape gu
tariff policies so as, with thorough
knowledge disinterestedly acquired, tc
give proper encouragement to oui
merchants while also giving propel
protection to u wage-workers, oul
farmers and our business men.
THE other commission should exer.
else strict supervision and control owe
big business. We should treat it with
entire justice, drawing the fine not or
size, but on misconduct. We SHOULD
encourage the big business man whC
does we'll and who regards his grea'
abilities as a trust to be exercised a:
much in the interest of the public a.
i'm his own interests. But we should
check and punish him effectually ant
promptly when he exercises those
abilities to the detriment either o.
the smaller business man with whom
he completes, of the wage-earners whC
should share with him the benefits o
his and other common efforts or o.
the general public whom he serves.
Democratic Tariff Promises
"As regards the tariff, ! wish espe
cially to call your attention to thu
promises made by President Wilson
and his supporters two years ago
They asserted that their method o
tariff reduction would reduce the cos
of living and would thus solve thu
trust question because, as they said
the trusts were the creatures of tn,
tariff. We then answered that theil
promises were empty words, that M
such results as they stated could o.
would follow from the course they ad
vocated and hat only by the method
we p could either the trust OF
the tariff question be delt with so a,
to abate the existing evils and at tn,
same time increase the general well
being.
1.-TWO short years have proved us t
be right. Their promises have not beer
kept. Their performance has brough
distress upon the nation. The cost o
living has not been reduced. But tn,
ability of the average man to earn
living has been greaIy reduced. No
the slightest progress has been mad,
toward solving the trust question. Blu
the business community mas been ha
raised and harried to no purpose: ant
the prosperity of the business man hai
been checked, exactly as the prosperit,
of the farmer n the wage-worke
has been checked.
LAS for the farmer. the present tar
if. the administrations tariff. was 81