Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-12
DRASTIC LESSON
NEEDED BY c. O.P.,
ROOSEVELT SAYS
Candidate Hits old Guard
Body Blow in Chi
cago Speech.
FIRES OPENING VOLLEY IN
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
Urges Independent Voters of
Country to Turn to Democ-
racy's Constructive Program.
tny Associated prcss.i


CHICAGO, August 1l.-FranklIn d.
Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for
Vice-President. opened his campaign
here tonight
Before Il grea, crowd In the Au-
ditoriu;n Thcater, he urged RepublI-
cans and Independents TO join the
Democrats in support of the platform
aopted n the San Francisco conven-
tion and OF the ticket nominated
there. lie told Republicans their
party had been split BY quarrel
among the leaders. and the faction
represented by Senator Harding was
the "old guard" which Theodore
Roosevelt had opposed. Addressing
himself particularly to those who are
not Democrats. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
The day is past when 1t is either
popular or useful TO damn everybody
and everything connected with the
opposition"
The Republican leaders. however"
he said. show no signs OF having
taken 10 heart the drastic lesson
taught them at that time
Seven hundred women were given
he places OF honor on the stage.
Mr.. Roosevclts address follows In
part:
Not All Foes TO lie Condemned.
The day is past. except in the case
OF old time, hard-shcll politicians or
the case of Il few narrowly diced
newspaper men. when 1t is either
popular or usefullto damn everybody
and everything connected with the
opposition. l willingly acknowlcts se
ind praise the fine citizenship which
goes to make UP the rank and file of
the Republican party Many million
'otcrs OF the Republican ticket are
plendid Americans. just as sincere in
heit, sssyotion TO ths hasic principles
IN, which the nation stands as the
)thcr millions who vote Democratic
,icket. The Republican party is one
'f the great traditions. of great pa
riotism. of great accomplishments.
"Bu; for eight. yes, for twelve
years. conflict has been raging with
II that party-raEing not so much
among the privatcs in the ranks as
among those in high command. In
the first eight years OF this century
The Republican party was in large
part under true leaders, men who
itnarched with the times, men who
tried TO Interpret the thought of the
body OF the party for the better gov
crning OF the country. From 1908 to
1872 group OF selfish men sought
for their own purposes TO gain control
OF the party machinery. You know
the result. 1t was in this very city
| that these men succeeded in their
purpose. 1t was in this very city
that was born the movement of pro-
test that, in the elections OF 1912, re-
ceircd the majority Of. the votes OF
the old Republican party.
Wns Voice OF Protest.
That vote was given to great
American leader. but it was even
Welt. the man; ii was the voice Of in
taken out of the hands of the selfish
men. OF men who had not discovered
that the world was moving. Among
those in that year who supported the
ancient regime. who hurled a bitter
and insulting attack at the Progress
sire leader was the present Republi-
can nominee for the presidency.
To-day eight years later this
same man and his sponsors tho old
guard show no signs OF having
taken 10 heart the drastic lessons
iaught :hem then Once az in we
see them with rtcir eyes on the
ground. unmin ifui of the marvellous
progress around them warped in
their sclfishness. fault finding and
bitterly criticising, but Offering ~
real remedies or constructive pro-
gram TO meet the national ana in
international problems we face to-
dag.
Il need not go into the details or
the convention here this year. / need
nos recitc to you the remarkable
document which finally emerged
labelled the Republican platform 1
need not refer to the plank so r1ys-
teriously mislaid. But | ask you to
read that document. and to read the
democratic platform and to make up
your own minds. l will abide will
ingly by that result.