Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-02
7. R. OPENS BATTLE
IN KEYSTONE STATE
Gets Hearty Welcome, but
Shows Loss of Strength
and NigOr.
COINS A NEW PHRASE
Government by COnvulsiOn"-
Assails White House Poll
cies-"SackclOth and
Ashes" for PenrOse.
COINS A NEW PHRASE

CIeS-- SdCkCIOtH anu
Ashes" for PenrOse.
Pittsburg, June 3o-Former President
Roosevelt made here Tonight his first
speech of the 1914 campaign. He spent
five hours in Pittsburg and was well
coined enthusiastically. In his address
Tonight before the Pennsylvania Pro-
Cressivc League he criticised the policies
of the Wilson administration, attacked
Senator Boios Penrosc and appealed for
support of the progressive ticket.
1t was apparent as 500 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 phNsi-
! clan and 1t was felt that the result would
so far toward indicating to what extent
| he would he able to take part in the
| Progressive partys battle of the next
/ four months He spoke tonight with
comparative ease, after the first few SEN
! fences, hut there was a huskiness in his
voice which showed that his throat was
still troubling him.
GESTURES LESS VIGOROUS.
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 nearcd the end of
t.g.. f,,1t
Colonel Roosevelt coined new phrase
IN Tonight speech. 1t was what he
called government by convulsion": by
this he said, he meant the passing back
and forth of power between the Repuoh-
can and Democratic parties, which, he
said. would happen unless the people en-
trusted the power to the Progressive
party
| The former presidents speech was re-
Earded by progressive leaders here as
mn indication OF the line of attack which
the party would follow in this year S
campaign. It was an uncompromsng
Speech
no OLIVE BRANCH.
Before he made it the report had gore
forth that he would hold out the olive
branch to the Republican party. but there
vas no hint of such thing in his re-
marks He appealed to individual re-
publiCans 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 Pcnrose unspar-
insly.
Let him 20 in sackcloth and ashes, -
he said, "hccausc it was owing to him
and his associates that the Democratic
party now has power to do wrong Nc
moro scandalous appeal could be made
than to return him to power to right the
wrongs for which he is primarily rc-pon-
I sble."
ATTACKS WILSON POLICIES.
The Wilson administrations policies
Colonel Roosevelt said, We're responsible
for backward business and unemploy
ment No progress had been made, III
said. toward sorlton of the trust ques
ton and on this point he Went into
what he later said was the most com
, prehensivc statement of his position h
, had ever made.
Judging from appearances, it Nigh
haye been thought that the campaign
Nas in fun swing and that it was Oc
tober instead of June. on the all da!
, ride from New York Colonel Roosevelt
was greeted by crowds of varying sir
at the stations.
} on his arrival here he was greeted b!
= several thousand persons who blocked tn
streets near the station and cheered him
; He drove directly to a department stor
9 dining hall, where 100 progressives wer
> having dinner,
The colonel made a brief speech Their
and hurried on to Exposition hall, wher
. he delivered his principal address All q
the 400 seats in the hall were crowde
- and every foot of standing room spac
: which the police did not hold clear wa
-, crowded
Y BANDANNAS WAVE.
e When Colonel Roosevelt entered the ha
he was cheered for several minute.
| Bandanna handkerchiefs, relics of tn
1912 campaign, were waved In the al
and the weird bull moose call" agal
sounded.
Colonel Roosevelt locked entirely happ
l. as he stood on the platform waving h
hand and smiling his broadcast smile
After he had finished his speecl
Colonel Roosevelt was told that a crow
at an overflow meeting in an adioinln
Ia hall was waiting for him. He stoppe
n there merely enough to pay his respec
h to the "bosses"
- "They hope" he said, that while 70,
hearts won't harden, your heads will b.
come soft"
-, Clifford Pinchot, candidate for Unite
States senator, and William Draper Lew
of Philadelphia, candidate for governo
5 also made speeches, and both attackt
y Penrose,
l. From Exposition hall Colonel Rooseve
went to a hotel to rest until departir
N at midnight for New York
IN SOLDIER CHARGED
" WITH R0RPED