Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-03 | Page 6 | Nation to Foot His Campaign Bill

NATION TO FOOT HIS CAMPAIGN BILL Colonel Roosevelt Announces I Stand on New Topic as asHe asHe He Starts West Albany Alban Sept 2 Theodore struck out today on the trail of the bandana handkerchiefs to follow It on ona ona a n. months month's Journey Journo Into the four corners of the tho country His Ills first da days day's 1 trip took him Into Connecticut and andIas achu- achu sette Then he turned westward Ho lie was greeted at every step toda today by y largo large crowds Colonel Roosevelt discussed socialism one of ot Woodrow Wilsons speeches the tho tariff Democrats and the weather veather He lie spoke feelingly of or the tho weather for tor he made somo some of oJ his speeches standing standing- bareheaded In the tho rain The colonel announced his s belief bellel that tho national government should help hell lighten tho the expenses of political cam cam- He declared himself also In favor of ol control of Insurance companies b by the national government and said school houses should shou be used for political po po- po- po meetings and for lor polling places He continued I It ought not to be bo necessary for tor the I parties to hire buildings In which their candidates are arc to speak We Ve have hac tho the school hous houses 8 In which they can speak Wo 0 can an make each school house a senate senate senate sen sen- ate chamber of or the plain people Think how this would reduce the expenses es of ot campaigns Every Everything thin I should be done In the line of ot o- o making the tho government limit what hat Is necessary to be spent and what can an and shall be spent on campaigns and also to mal make e ethe the government provide further legItImate legitimate legitimate mate means meana of ol reaching the people by arguments ts In speaking of ol control of Insurance companies Colonel Roosevelt Roose said Hald The Tho national government must InevItably Inevitably inevitably assume assume control over business op operations operations op- op of ot man many kinds that It never before has touched For Instance the national government will have to control control control con con- the insurance business not to the extent of or interfering with the tax power pow pow- er of the states but as property to regulate regulate regulate reg reg- and protect the Insurance companies com corn panics Colonel Roosevelt began his tour with the Intention of ol making only one ono speech In most of oC the states ho he Is to visit Tho The only speech he lie had planned to deliver today was in Hartford But at almost every stop along tho the line he found lound crowds which cheered until he made a speech