New-York tribune., 1911-01-31
HAIL ROOSEVELT AS CHIEF
Jersey Progressive Republicans
Regard Him as Leader.
LETTER ROUSES ENTHUSIASM
Senator Clapp, Clifford Pinchot
and George L. Record Tell OF
Movements Sweep.

The letter OF ex-President Theodore
Roosevelt arou sed greater enthusiasm al 'i,e
Dollar Dinner OF the Progressive Repuoh-
cans in Jersey City last night than did the
earnest speeches and predictions that 'he
movement would sweep over the country
like a tidal wave and submerge the old
parties The sentiment OF the enthusiastic
Progressives was that Roosevelt would oe
the leader Of tho new party. for in positive
terms he announced that ne is OF thei"
His letter was as follows:
New York. January 2i' l9ll'
NJ Dear Mr.. Record: | am SOFT. nJs rynoak
be able to accept your invitation TO sPe"Ss
20 the Progressive Republican Leae uG pIo
Hudson County at your dinner heHt 'o IT
day night As I have said elseWneisgbs
am a PrOgressive-I could not be any tItluo
else" For the Proeressives are those wiz a
really believe in the people. VINO stdhu 80, ,ro
the fundamentals of popular RUE We ratio,, n,HH
work ard We must fight for the reS,oi 80 aI1Ti
OF popular rule. striving 10 secure tIle duoP
tion OF such instruments OF popular rule 81
the direct primary. strict election laws aIlu
corrupt practices acts, the popular ,g, 49,
tion Of United States Senators; thg ,ltjoi M
nomination Of delegates 10 Presidentldi
conventions and. with careful ntlltdtIVIS
and safeguards, the referendum ana lhlIId ltI
tive, where these are shown TO be hesueu, hsios
But We must not forget that tnese tnIlSs
are. after all. merely means and not ends
in tnemselves These means are good only
H. when they are adopted, we use tneIh
so a. to secure the true object or govern
ment by the people. which is the weItare
Of the people The true end is the develop
ment of the right kind Of private cltlzeh
and the right kind Of public servant.
W. - THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Mr. George L. Record, Jersey CITY. ~ D.
The dinner was held in the Grand View
b,,, Iirip hall with ca
pacity of six hundred, was inadequate and
tables were spread IN the spacious barroom
adjoining, and many tardy applicants we're
deried for lack of room 1t was estimated
that more than nine hundred assembled
az the hall to participate in the feast ana
tesr the addresses by United states Sena-
toc Moses Clapp and Clifford Pinchot
Ex-Commissioner Andrew Knox began
the speechmaking by briefly referring TO
the great spread of the progressive move
ment. He introduced ex-Corporation Coun-
sci George l.. Record as toastmaster. MI.
Record said
We celebrate this evening the fifth an
nlversary OF our organization. These nIe
years have been full Of strenuous eloIt'
varied and unexpected results and or SUI
stantial achievement. We have reorgan,
ized after every defeat and have forced
the fighting on every possible OCCASION.
And now. after five years OF unceaslns
effort, We begin 10 see the denhlle, d,u
tangible result of our laborS. we nnd tne
body OF ideas fo, which we have toueht so
long the popular election Of United States
Senator's, the choice of all party caIlul- ,
dates for office, primary and eecuon ,aT ,taT
reform. including tho distribution or raj
lots at public expense, and the lrohlpltl0h
OF expenses on Election Day by candl,
dates or party committees, ana perSoHal
registry law, with stringent PROVISIONS ,,H ~
prevent repeating. and the control OF pup,
lie utility corporations by the state All
admitted TO be sound by our opponents
within and without cur own party
We find in the executive champer az
Trenton a Governor who stands FOR every
principle for which we stand, ana pro-
poses 20 use the tremendous influence OF
that hicn Office and the marvellous aplIts
enactment Of those principles into the laW
OF the land. and. most wondertul OF an
we have actually witnessed In New Jersey
the election as United States senator OF d
moor man who did not spend a dollar 20
be elected, and whose election has estap
lished a precedent beyond the power OF
any machine to break down: ,t,r,ar+ anu "i'
stands for all our IDEAS OF soNeiiIi.t,et' ,,-
These are substantial fruits 70 Whch our
efforts have contributed. And We are YET
10 see even more important results; ;,,-,-Is ~ II
practically certain that Governor IsUn ,r
n an be able 20 secure the massage OF our
urinary and election law reforms; ana II
he does. these laws will so cripple the Por
ittical machines by prohibiting the use OF
money on Election Day. and BY insurlng; ms;
fair elections. that We can easlly conr,U' ..,,
The organization Of the Republican parIS,
When this result IS attained neM ,his
viil dawn FOR the Republican party IN thls
state.
Senator Clapp said that Lincoln, Mchih-
lev and Roosevelt were ProsressVeS' ana
tb.t he favored an amendment to the Con-
stitut u 10 elect Senators by Greet 'ote'
AIr. Pinchot. In his address. declared thdt
the hope OF the Republican party was IN
the Progressive movement, but the party
should be careful In the choice OF leader
and follow orly one who would lead them
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