The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-07
MASTERFUL PRESENTATION
OF CANDIDATE ISSUES
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which is full Of epoch making state

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which is full Of epoch making state
Let me quote:
Lincoln, 1 hold that this country,
with its institutions. belongs to the
people who inhabit it. Whenever
they shall grow weary of the existing
government. they a exercise their
constitutional right of amending it.
We progressives believe that the peo-
pie have the right, the power, and
duty to protect themselves and
W welfare; that human rights
are supreme over all other rights;
wealth should be the servant, not
the master. of the people. We be-
lieve that unless representative gov
eminent does absolutely represent the
people it is not representative govern
ment at all. We test the worth of all
men and all measures by asking how
contribute to the welfare of the
men. women and children of whom
this nation is composed. We are en-
gagged in one Of the great battles of
the age-long contest waged against
privilege on behalf of the common
welfare. We hold it a prime duty of
the people to free our government
the control of money in politics.
For this purpose We advocate, not as
ends in themselves. but as weapons in
the hands of the people, all govern
mental devices which will make the
representatives of the people more
easily and certainly responsible to the
peoples will"
Subjected to Abuse.
- was greatly shocked" said Mr..
P1nchot. when learned that all
great men have at times been subject
ed to abuse. Lincoln and Washington
poth accused, traduced and
a abused. more bitterly than Roosevelt.
You will find that no man who is en-
gagged in a great work. on the side of
Scapes without such abuse.
In the forestry service it is inter-
esting to note that we came to meas
ure our success almost entirely by the
and kind of enemies which
we made"
The third term question was con-
Sidered in a thorough manner, though
briefly. The third term question means
SIMPLY, h a A man in office should
not he allowed to use his patronage
to keep himself in the white house.
and that is all.
when ! met Roosevelt In Italy on
his return to the United States at the
close of his hunting expedition, he
TOOK the position that there was moth
ing for him to gain unless it was to
serve the people. When tho call came.
ne responded. but it was simply in the
idea of serving the public that he ac-
copied.
Is True Progrcssivclsm.
We are engaged in one of the
greatest battles of the age, a long con-
test waSed against privilege on behalf
OF the common welfare. We hold it is
n prime duty of the people to free
II government from the control of
money in politics. For this purpose
We advocate not as ends themselves,
but as weapons in the hands of the
people all governmental devices which
Will make all the representatives of
the people more easily and certainly
responsible to the peoples will. II
this Is not r progressivism l don't
know what the word means. Much
has been made Of the third term cry:
the answer Is simple and strong and
clear. Col. Roosevelt did not want
to be considered; he asked his friends,
myself among them, to discourage all
talk of his becoming a candidate, and
he did so vigorously and repeatedly;
he said there was nothing he could
gain from another term in the presi-
Dental chair and very much to lose. I
agreed with him fully, and repeatedly
talked it over with him. He yielded
only in the face of tremendous press
ure from all over the United States
and when it had become his clear duty
not to refuse the task. his fellow citi-
zens were urging him to undertake.
instead of breaking the traditions
long established among us which deals
wholly with a third consecutive term,
he took the exact position taken by
Washington when he said 4 can see no
propriety in precluding ourselves from
the service of q man who in some
great emergency shall be deemed I'M
iversally most available of serving the
public The people themselves are re-
sponsthle for what he has done, If
presidency in defiance Of the will Of
the people 1t surely is not Roosevelt"
Ungrateful to Taft.
Welt with being u%ngrateful to Taft.
What reason Is there why It should
be supposed. to begin with. that
Roosevelt should he grateful to Taft.
On the other hand, there is every
reason why Taft should be grateful to
Roosevelt. Roosevelt was the man
who made President Taft politically,
first by his appointment to the Phil
ippine Islands and later by standing
as MS ponso LOT the RepuDltcan
nomination as president. And what
happened when Taft was elected pres
tdent through the efforts Of Roosevelt.
No sooner did he occupy the presi-
dents chair than he literally threw
himself into the arms of Tawney,
Roosevelt's worst enemy in congress,
together with Cannon, Aldrich, PEN
o. and Crane. The square DEAF
ceased to be the object Of the national
administration. Roosevelt's enemies
became Taft's friends. The climax