Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-10-31
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Madison Square Garden, n. Y, Oct
30.-A crowd that damned Madison
Square Garden from. floor TO roof ant
ovefflowed through three blocks o
surrounding streets, greeted the lead
ers of the progressive party tonight q
the mass meeting marking the frs
public appearance Of Colonel Roose
Welt since the attack made upon hin
at Milwaukee, October 14th.
Governor Hiram w. johnson, can
didate for vice president, and Oscal
S. Straus. candidate for governor o
New York. speaking to the immens'
crowd before Colonel Roosevelt reach
ed the hall, paved the way for a grea
demonstration for the former presi-
dent.
A stuffed bull moose at one end ol
the garden upon which spot ligh
WIS trained throughout the evening
was prominent part of the decora-
tions.
A sea Of waving bandannns and q
great chorus Of yells greeted the
candidates as they appeared on the
platform, and it was S:20 o'clock be-
fore Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, chair
man of the national committee. could
secure order to present Mr. Straus as
the first speaker.
"Our country has been peculiarly
blessed" said Mr.. Straus, in the fact
that in every important epoch of its
development from the beginning, "A
leader has arisen who was best quail
fled to carry the nation through
storm and through stress to that high
plane of righteousness and justice
that has huilded the nation which to-
day stands foremost of all the ma
tons in the world in interpreting the
spirit Of human rights for the highest
welfare of ali the people.
our first stage was the national
constructive period under the fathers:
then the civil rights or preservative
period for the abolition of slavery.
Washington. jefferson and Lincoln
were the leaders of the first two
periods.
we are now in the third stage of
our development--the struggle for
social justice, and the leader of this
third period of our national life is
Theodore Roosevelt Throughout his
admin stration he gave himself with
the devotion of an inspired prophet
to enlarge the opportunities for the
plain people of the land"
Mr.. Straus declared Roosevelt
when he appointed him secretary
of commerce and labor had
told him to tilt the balance in favor
of humanity
The crowd which had begun TO fill
the garden as soon as the doors were
opened at o'clock was entertained
for nearly two hours with moving pic
lures of the Roosevelt western tour
Cheers greeted every appearance of
Roosevelt on the films and the cheer
ing swelled TO such proportions when
the speakers appeared on the plat
form that the Intervention of the
band was necessary to enable Cover
nor johnson and Mr. Straus to begin
their speeches.
Senator Dixon, introducing the cam
didate for governor of New York, de-
clared the majority of the states in
the middle west and northwest would
return "old time Roosevelt victories
on election day"
Colonel Roosevelt reached the han
Mt 9:15 while Governor johnson was
still speaking His progress through /
the streets was greeted with cheers
that penetrated the hall and brought |
an answer ng cheer from the inside !
AS he came up on the high platform /
rear stairway. the garden |
became bedlam of sound and a mass I
Of waving color. With broad smile /
the colonel stepped forward and wav-
ed his hand in salute. The cheers |
grew in volume. His gestures for the I
crowd to be seated intensified the 1
noise. He insisted upon standing in |
his effort to bring the crowd to order.
The demonstration lasted forty-two
minutes. Colonel Roosevelt after a re-
quest to the police to keep order in
the hall. began speaking. He said in
part:
Friends. perhaps once in a genera
non; perhaps not so often. there
comes a chance for the people Of a
country to play their part wisely and
in some great battles Of the
iSe-long warfare for human rights.