What Is The Main Idea Of Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 Speech

Theodore Roosevelt in his speech outlined ideas which would later become the basis of his 1912 presidential campaign. It expanded on the vision of “new nationalism”, which recognized inevitability of economic concentration. Roosevelt called on the government to regulate new economic structures and to become the “steward of public welfare”. In his speech Roosevelt state that equality will have two major results. One of these results is every man will have a fair chance to make himself all that lies in him. Roosevelt is saying in simpler terms that it will give all men equal opportunity to make something of themselves regardless of their background. The second result is that no man who carries the burden of special privileges of another can give to common wealth that service to which it is fairly entitled. Roosevelt basically states that there will be no special privilege because of one’s family background. Roosevelt states in his speech that the government, national and state alike, must be freed of the sinister influence and/or control of special interest such as that of cotton …show more content…
Wilson says acceptance of monopoly was a feature of the new party platform from which the attention of the generous and then later on in the excerpt Wilson says that platform was repudiated by majority of the nation. He states that the basis of the new party’s was one that was rejected by most of the nation so why would one want to be associated with this particular party when what the nation really needs is a champion in the words of Wilson. Wilson took part of his excerpt to let it be known that he thought that Roosevelt attached to his platform “splendid suggestions as to noble enterprises which we ought to take to undertake for the uplift of the human