His protest of concern for workingmen is outrageous in its impudent falsity; for if the political institutions of this country do not afford opportunity to every honest and intelligent son of toil, then the door of hope is forever closed against him.
Roosevelt criticizes false claims of concern for workers made by those who do not support genuine opportunities.
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I want every labor man, every labor leader, every organized union man, to take the lead in denouncing crime or violence.
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