The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-07-01
Declares Former President
Roosevelt in His Speech
in Pittsburg.
DISTRESS UPON NATION
Is Brought by It and Anti Trust
Program is Branded An
Economic Absurdity.
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PITTSBURG, July Theodore
Roosevelt delivered last night the
first political address that has come
from him since his return from Bra
I'll. 1t was divided. generally speak
ing, into three parts-an attack on
the Wilson administration, an indict-
ment Of bosses" and an exposition
of the principles Of the Progressive
party.
The administrators tariff laws
Colonel Roosevelt hailed as colossal
failure, particularly hard upon the
farmer; its. anti-trust 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 brou, ,ght distress upon
the nation, had not lowered the cost
Of living. and had chiefly benefited
foreign rivals of American business.
The solution rested he argued, in
support Of the Progressive move
ment and the enactment of laws pro-
viding for tariff revision by q nom
partisan commission.
OF the "bosses" Mr.. Roosevelt said
what has heretofore been said-that
they thwarted the rank and file OF
the Republican party by the nomina-
tion Of Taft at Chicago and In so
doing deliberately put the Demo
cratic organization and Mr.. Wilson
into power"
In conclusion the colonel sketched
the Progressive idea Of needed anti
trust regulation by properly en-
powered commissions, contrasting
such proposals with legislation now
pending at Washington which he
found woefully inadequate. Such a
program alone, he contended, proved
the inadequacy of the Democratic
party. ut is and always will be, ("
he said, "the States Rights Party,
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Yet the colonel warned those dis
satisfied 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 continuation Of gov.
ernment by convulsion, of govern
mental see-saw between two sets Of
policies"
Will Welcome Some.
He spoke a word concerning those
whom the Progressives would well
come to the party. eve will gladly
work." he said, with any men who
will themselves with open sincerity
work for these (Progressive) prin-
eiples, provided that they are men Of
such character as to justify conf
dence in their good faith. In this
spirit we ask all good citizens to CO.
operate with us when, as here in
Pennsylvania, we hold aloft the flag
Of good citizenship in the fight to
translate these sound and lofty prin-
ciples into governmental practice"
Colonel Roosevelt came here to
speak in support of the candidacy Of
Dean Lewis for governor and 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 issues outlined.
THE present national administra-
tion," he said, "is pursuing course
that prevents the existence Of pros
perity, and that does not offer a SIN
gle serious or ineligible plan for
passing prosperity around, should
prosperity in spite of the admins
tration's efforts, at some future time
return to our people.
This is true both as regards the
trust question and the tariff ques-
ton. AS regards both the only wise
course to follow is that set forth in
the National Progressive platform.
The nation should deal with both by
continuing executive action through
administrative commissions of ample
power. One commission should shape
our tariff policies so as, with through
knowledge disinterestedly acquired,
to give proper encouragement to our
merchants while also giving proper
protection to our wage workers, our
farmers and our business men. The
other commission should exercise
strict supervision and control over
big business. We should treat It with
entire Justice, drawing the line not
on size, but on misconduct. We
should encourage the big business
man who does well and who regards
his great abilities as a trust to be
exercised as much in the interest of
the public as in his own interests.
But we should check and punish him
efectually and promptly when he
exercises those abilities to the detri-
ment either Of the smaller business
man with whom he competes, or the
wage-workers who should share with
him the benefits of his and their COM
mon efforts or Of the general public
whom he serves.
Only Empty Promises.
AS regards the tariff, wish es-
pecially to call your attention. to the
promises made BY President Wilson
and his supporters two years ago.
They asserted that their method of
tariff reduction would reduce the
cost OF living and would thus solve
the trust question because, as they
said, the trusts were the creatures OF
the tariff. We then answered that
their promises were empty words,
that no such results as they stated
could or would follow from the
course they advocated and that only
by the method we propose could
either the trust OF the tariff question
be dealt with SO as to abate the ex-
listing evils and at the same time in
crease the general well-being. Two
short years have proved us to be
right. Their promises have not been
kept. Their performance has brought
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