Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-08-12
ROOSEVELT STATES HARDING CHOICE
 OF FOES OF I. R. ce-Presidential Candidate Fires Opening Gun On
 Platform REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT LEARNED LESSON Addresses Himself to Independents and Republicans and Tells Them ~ They Should Support the
 Democrats

Chicago, August ll-Franklln u. Roosevelt, democratic candidate for vice-president, opened his campaign here tonight with the first speech de livered since he accepted the nomi- nation last Monday.
 Before a crowd of 5000 at the au theatre, he urged republi- cans and independents to join the democrats in support of the plat form adopted at the San Francisco convention and of the ticket nomi- mated there.
 ' He told republicans their party had been split by quarrel among the leaders and that the faction rep resented by Senator Harding was the "old guard" which Theodore Roose- welt had opposed. Addressing himself particularly to those who are not democrats, MT. Roosevelt said:
 "The day is past when it is either popular or useful to damn everybody and everything connected with the op position.''
 "The republican leaders, however," he said, "show no signs of having CdACA CO HCd1C ClG u1dSClC ACooOll taught them at that time."
 Seven hundred women were given the places of honor on the stage.
 Tonight we are firing the opening gun of battle of far-reaching inn portance, and once again the shots are going to be heard around the world-for the action of the Ameri- can nation this year will be watched with anxious eyes by all civilization" he said.
 "First of all Governor Cox and I believe that it is the simple duty of the candidates to give to as many citizens as possible, in as many states as possible, an opportunity to see and hear and form their own impressions of the men they are, to vote for. In this connection, too, it is only frank ness to say that the great majority of the newspapers throughout the men affiliated with the republican party It is therefore, doubly neces- sary for us to present our views and our aims in person.
 "This land of ours is of such phy sical magnitude, has so many differ ent kinds of problems in different kinds of places, that those who may be called on to exercise national powers of governing owe it to them selves to study, and to study in SO far as possible at first hand, the questions before them. If the prob lems are national, one must be na tionally minded to meet them; one must make every effort to get to know the United States.
 q hope on this journey to the Pa- cifc and in all my subsequent trav- els, shall have the opportunity to talk not only to democrats, but also to those who are normally affiliated with other parties, and with men and women without party affiliations the 'independents.'
 Troubles of G. o. P.
 q do not forget that the govern ment of the United States is intend ed for every citizen and not only for those of one party faith. If every voter were registered as party mem- Der and voted exclusively as he was registered, there never would be any use in holding a campaign or an election. Thank heaven that this electorate has brains and knows how to use them.
 "Tonight, want to address myself particularly to those in this hall who are not democrats. The day is past, except in the case of old-time, hard shell politicians or the case of few narrowly preiudiced newspapers,