The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-09-19
Colonel Emphasizes the Social Pro-
gram Of the Moose Declares
that Old Parties Fail to
Understand
DEFENDS POLICIES
OF PROCRESSIvES
Strongly Favors Heavy Inheritance
Tax es Huge Fortunes Says
Social and Economic
Changes to Be Faced
BY United Presa.

BY United Press.
Wichita, Kan. Sept 49, Address
ing statewide gathering or Kansas
Progressiyes here today, Col. Roose-
welt attacked the tariff and trust poll
cies of both old parties and declared
that both old parties have failed TO
show an intelligent understanding OF
the need of social legislation in mod
ern economic and business life
The Colonel told the Progressive
workers that they must favor the
movement gradually to turn the labor
er into capitalist by giving him
some share in the capital. the profits
and the management OF the industry
industry in which he is employed. His
address, in part, follows:
I'VE, members OF the Progressive
party, are committed to the develop
ment of homogeneous and balanced
economic social program Mr. MUIR
dock and the other members OF the
house Of representatives and senate
who in congress have the people nave
shown an enlightened understanding
of the need for this rounded and bali
anced program. They have introduc-
ed the Murdock trust bills the tariff
commission bill, and the bill for the
creation OF a federal employment bu-
reau. as well as bill for the abolition
OF child labor The unwisdom of the
opponents OF the Progressives who
dominate congress has blocked these
reforms, and thereby have emphasized
the need of our demand for a reform
of political machinery. notably the re-
form OF the presidential nominating
system. II is not true that we make
any assault on property. 1t, of course,
is true that we wish to be sure that
great wealth is accumulated not only
legally but in accordance with moral
laws, and with the interests OF the
people as whole. 1t is true that we
believe that enormous fortunes when
transmitted to those who have not
made them should come under the op-
erations of sharply graduated inher-
itance tax, which ! personally have
always believed to be more important
than the income tax, and far less open
to objections. do not believe that at
present there is the slightest need OF
any income tax or inheritance tax on
small or even moderate fortunes: but
do believe that there should be
heavily graded and heavy income tax
and inheritance tax on huge fortunes
Elsewhere | have discussed in 4
speech the situation primarily from the
business standpoint Yet think it is
impossible to divorce the business and
labor interests. We need a legislative
program that shall consider both and
at the same time, just as we also con
slider the interests of the farmer. In
discussing the proper tariff and truss
policies OF this nation, and the need
of creating governmental agencies to
deal with modern commerce and man
ufacture, | believe we should also in
sist upon the need of social legislation.
This is necessary in order to meet the
social results of modern business. Just
as new business legislation is neces-
sary to meet the economic conditions
which are presented to modern bust
ness. Our opponents at Washington,
N Goth the old parties, have failed to
show an intelligent understanding of
the real needs of the situation.
Remember that the course that we
advocate az regards the trusts and
the tariff is course where we have
precedent to back us. and where we
can rely upon the wise arguments OF
those who have thought with deepest
sanity upon the subject. There Is
nothing academic or visionary In Il
program which in its essentials IS to
resemble the program that has worked
with such admirable results III the
case Of that eminentiy practical na-
tion, modern Germany II IS a reflec-
tlon upon the good sense and ability
sContinuec on rage Two.l