Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-10-31
ROOSEVELT MAKES
NEW YORK SPEECH
Shows No Physical Effects
of Attempted Assas-
sinatiOn
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
New York. Oct. 80 showing no
physical effects OF the attempted as
sassiuatiou. Colonel Roosevelt spoke
for an hour and twenty minutes 70
a crowd that iammed Madison square
Garden.
\ Wild demonstration OF forty-twO
minutes followed the appearance OF
Governor Johnson.
Oscar G.. Straus. candidate for gov
ernor OF New York, preceded the Cot
onel with a speech.
Colonel Roosevclt's voice was full
and strong. He gestured vigorously
with his left arm.
Address in Part
Friends, perhaps once IN a gem
Grafton, perhaps no tso often. there
comes a chance for the people Of a
country to play their part wisely and
fearlessly in some great battles OF
the age-long warfare for human
rights To our fathers the chance
came in the mighty days OF Abraham
Lincoln the man who thought and
toiled and suffered for the people
with sad. patient and kindly eudeavor
To our forefathers, the chance came
in the troubled waters that stretched
from the time when the first conti-
mental congress gathered, 10 the time
when Washington vas inaugurated as
first president OF the republic. To
MS. IN our turn. the chance has now
come 20 stand for liberty and right
eousness as In their day these dead
men stood for liberty and righteous
ness. our task Is not as great as
theirs Yet II is well nigh as inn
portant Our task Is 10 profit by the
lessons OF the past and 10 check N
time the evils that grow around us,
lest our failure 10 do so may cause
dreadful disaster TO the people. We
must not sit supine and helpless We
mus, not permit the brutal selfish
ness OF arrogance and the brutal sell
fishness OF envy each to run un-
checked its evil course. II We do
so. then some day smouldering hat
red yill suddenly kindle into con-
suming flame. and either We or our
children will be called on TO face 4
crisis as grim as any which this
republic has ever seen.
1t is our business TO show that
nine-tenths OF wisdom consists In
being wise in time Woe 10 our ma
tion II We let matters drift, II In our
industrial and political life We let
an unchecked and utterly selfish in-
dividualistic materialism riot 10 its
appointed end.
Seven months ago iu this city al
most az the beginning OF the present
campaign ! spoke as follows
Tho leader for the time being.
who ever he may be- Is but an instru-
men' to bc used until broken and
then 20 De- cast aside and n he is
worth his salt. he Rill care no more
when he is broken than a soldier
cares when he is sent where his life
is forfeit in order that the victory
may be- Vou In the long fight for
Righteousness the watchword for all
Is spend and be- spent II Is OF lit
tie matter whether any one man fails
or succeeds but the cause shall not
fail for u Is the cause OF mankind.
We. bere In America hold IN our
hands the hope OF the world. the
faith OF the coming years and
shame and disgrace will be- ours q
in our eyes the light OF high resolve
is dimmed. n We trail IN tho dust the
golden hopes OF men.
Friends. what ! said then ! say
now Surely there never was n
greater opportunity than ours Surely
there never was a fight bette worth
making than this. I believe We shall
win. but win or lose am glad be-
yond measure that ! am one % o..
many who IN this fight have stood
ready 20 spend and D. spent. pledged
20 nehf while Nfe lasts The great
frh' f1- -.zhfeousness and f0r hro-
'farH1r1 1r' fr- 'fa welfare of