New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-31

are Young. When they grow old there
must be the certainty OF rest uhue'
conditions free from the hauntlls ~
ror of utter poverty. We pene'e tnat
No life is worth anything unless II Is
iifc OF labor and effort and endeavor,
We believe I'm the JOY that comes WIN
work. for he who labors pest - Iealy
manifest We must shape condltloHs %
that no one can own the spirit oL ~
nan vino loves his task and gives tne
hest there is in him TO that task ana ].
roatters not whether this man reaps anu
sows and wr, sts his livelihood from the
rugged reluctance of the soil or whether
with hand or brain he plays MS part ~
H. tremendous Industrial activities or
our great cities We are Striving 10
meet the needs of all these men, ana 10
meet them in such fashion that all ailhe
sbali feel bound together insthe BOND OF
comnon brotherhood, where eacn
works hard for himself and for those
deare,t 10 him, and yet feels thdt ne
must also think Of lis brothers iishis
beCause he is in very truth that prother
keeper Ait. o,.,. o,r,ost
at the beginning of the present campaign
,jTbe leader for the time being. who
ever he may be. Is but an instrument, ~
lao used until broken and then 20 be caSi
oside and n he Is worth his salt he VIII
care no more when he is broken thah
soldier cares when he is sent where ms
life is forfeit in order that the NictoIy
may be won. In the long ngnt LU 's
Is spend and be spent. II is or little mat
fer whether any one man tallS or sue
ceeds but the cause shall not IAN, LOT IL j
tho cause of mankind. We, here In Atner-
lea hold i'm our hands the hope or the
World the fate Of the coming years, ana
shame and disgrace VIII be ours u IN or
nyes tho light OF high resolve is dimmed
II we trail in the dust the golden hopes Vi
men"
Friends. what said then ] say now.
Surely there never was greater OPP
portunity than ours. Surely there
n,v.r was a fiaht better worth making
than this. | believe we shall win, but
win or lose | am glad beyond measure
that / am ono of the many who IN TINS
faint have stood ready to speno ana
he spent, pledged TO fight while llfo
lasts the great fight for Righteousness
and for brotherhood and for the wei
fare Of mankind.
Senator Dixon Chairman.
Senator Dixon called the meeting 70
order through a huge mesaphone' ana
then made brief speech He said:
Tb. last one hundred and twenty days
have seen the greatest poltlcal revolu-
tion ever witnessed by sef-goVeInlnss
Ian L
Sght waged for humanity Itself that
the Republic has ever seen. one nun
in ed DAYS ago the oldtime po1tlcaI ieau-
ers said-and they honestly belleNed IT.
that YOU could not realign the voters OF
this nation during. one pollticaI C an
noign one hundred days have seen that
Fact already accomplished.
7 have lust returned from western
headquarters. In the city OF SnI '. ~ y
Weighing my words carefully, | now say
In YOU that next Tuesday great cleo
torats states like Michigan, Indiana
Washington. California and oregon VIII
give oldtime Roosevelt ma1orlties'
further say to you tonight that the pa
kotas and Idaho and Montana and Ne,
braska and Kansas and Colorado wiz
follow suit / further testify that on heNS
Tuesday the great state OF iiIliIols 80
landslide one hundred thousand strong io'
Roosevelt and Johnson. %,
Certainly the great Empire state OF
New York will not refuse 10 TAKE ne'
rightful place at the head or the lihe'
and of course New Jersey Is with US,
with one final word say 70 you nIeu
and women of New York, that II every
soldier I'm this great army OF the com
monwealth does his and her ran uuty
from now until next TUESDAY nlsnt' VI.
the 4th Of next March we VIII hang our
banners from the dome OF the Capltoi a.
washington
Cheers for Straus.
After Mr. Dixon had been generously
applauded, he turned 10 Mr.. Straus ana
introduced him as your next Governor
Mr.. Straus said:
The difference between Progressivism
and the old party is this: The old parties
have degenerated until they are oqIln-
mated by property interests, while FRO
gressiyism is not only dominated but IN
spired by human interests. v,
In 1906 | was SUMMONED 10 pnGise U
and / was informed by the president
that he had placed me at the head OF
the newest department OF the govern,
ment. the Department OF commerce anu
Labor lie said to me: Now, Mr.. secre
tary, | have placed you at the head OF
what | regard in many respects the most
important department OF our government
Ii comprises on the one side the com
merclal questions, the adYancement Oh
commerce at home and aoroaa IN riIe
other side II has under its administra-
ton the human questions, questions az
fecting labor, immigration, the dlstriou-
ton OF immigration and other human
questions You will find I'm this great de-
partment both a human side ana COM
mercial side, which compose, our modern
economic life, and | hope that you VIII
be able TO harmonic those two great
arteries OF human interest, so as 10 pro-
mote the better welfare OF ootn' 49,
Then he added: You will find al times
a conflict between the human side and the
commercial side, and when you find this
conflict | hope you will lean on the hu-
man side" These were the lnstructiols
that were given to me by the inspired
leader" of the Progressive party, Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
The principles upon which this new
party has been founded will be carried
10 successful fruition throughout the ma
ton by our great leader, whose training
and experience in practical problems OF