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Show First Speech" of Canpaign T. R. Rakes the Democratic Party Fore and Aft. ! Pittsburg, Juno 30. Former PresM dent rtoosovclt made here tonight his first speech of the 1914 campaign. He, spent five hours In Pittsburg and was welcomed enthusiastically. In Ms nddres3 beforo the Pennsylvania Progressive league he criticised the policies of tho Wilson administration attacked Senator Boles Penrose and appealed for support of the Progressive Progres-sive ticket. , It was apparent as soon as Colonel Roosevelt began to speak that he did not possess his formor strength and vigor. Thero was a noticeable change in his manner as compared wJth that of two years ago, when he was engaged In his previous campaign. cam-paign. Colonel Roosevelt made, the trip to Pittsburg against the advice ot his physician and It was felt that the inc. to, what extent he would be able Voice Is Husky J'.o spoke tonight with comparative ease, after tho first few sentences, but there was a huskiness In his voice which showed that his throat was still troubling him. Persons In tho rer.r ot the buildings at times found It difficult to hear him. His gestures were less rapid and vigor-'bus vigor-'bus than of old and as he neared the end ot his speech be was plainly Weary. Colonel Roosevelt coined' new a pharse in tonight's speech. It was what he called "government by convulsion." con-vulsion." Tho Wilson administration's pql-leies, pql-leies, Colonel Roosevelt said, were, rosponslblo for backward business and unemployment. No progress had been made, he said, toward solution ot the -trust1 question and on thta point he went Into What he later said was ' the" mosfr'toDtprehenttve statement state-ment of h!B"WMHIotJb naav.' ever made. f-O'-i tU-'W-flJ-t wi ; |