The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-18
COLONEL DEMANDS
THAT FIGHT GO ON
He Agrees With Manly and
Proper Statement" Made
by Bryan.
WISHES WILSON TO CONTINUE
Wounded Ex-President SAYS This
Is Battle of Principles,
.... . Not Men.
WISHES WILSON TO CONTINUE

Chicago. Ill. October 17.-Campaign
colonel Roosevelt's attempted assassi-
nation. as far as he is concerned. he
said tonight. .-.
The following statement was issued
tai in answer to what Mr.. Bryan said
yesterday in his speech at Franklin.
Ind:
Il wish to express my cordial agree
ment with the manly and proper state
ment OF Mr. Bryan at Franklin. Ind.
when. in arguing Tor a continuation OF
the discussion OF the issues at stake
in the contest. he said: The issues Of
this campaign should not be determined
by the act Of An assassin. Neither
Colonel Roosevelt nor his friends could
expect that the discussion should be
turned away from the principles in
volved. II he is elected President IL
should be because OF what he has done
in the past, and what he proposes to
do hereafter
Il wish to point out, however. tina,
neither ] nor my friends have asked
that the discussion be turned away
from the principles involved. On the
contrary. VIC emphatically demand that
the discussion be carried. on. precisely
As II had not been shot. shall BE-
sorry IL Mr. Wilson does not keep on
the stump. and I feel that he owes II
to himself and the American people to
continue on the stump.
Il wish to make one more comment
on Mr.. Bryan's statement II il, of
course. perfectly true that In voting
for me or against me. consideration
must be paid to what I have done in
the past and to what I propose to do.
But IL seems to me far more i'm
portant that the consideration should
be paid to what the Progressive party
proposes 20 DO.
Il cannot too strongly emphasize the
fact, upon which We ProSressives in
sist. that the welfare of any on., man
In this fight wholly Is immateriaI COM
pared to the great and Fundamental
issues involved in the triumph 81 the
principles for which our cause Stands.
Lesders Vet Laeksse.
IF ] had been killed the night " ,uid
have gone on exactly the same Gov.
ernor Johnson. senator Beveridge. Nr.
Straus. Senator Sriseow. Miss Jane
Adams. clifford Pincho,. Judge Ben
Lindsay. Raymond Robyns. Nj Prem
dkrGast and the hundreds Of other men
nov on the stump are preaching the
doctrines tsaf ] have been prescs.ng
and stand for and represent Just the
same Cause. They " ouId have ecn.in-
Ued the nSht in exactly the sam. way
II had been killed. and they 81. con
tinu.rg IL Just the same way now tina;
! am for the moment laid up.
SO IA! as nv opponents are con
cerned. whatever could with truth ana
propriety have been safd axairs; me
and nv cause Before . was shot can
with equal truth and eqssi propriety
be said against me nov. and 70 snosid
be SO said. aai IN. things that cannot
he said nov are merely the things that
ought not to have been said before.
This Is not a contest about any man.
10 - q conses; concerning principles
IF my broken rth hesIs fast enough
20 relieve my hreathing. ] sail noe~
70 be able To- make one OF two speeches
vet IN this campaign. In any event.
~ am no; anis to rake them. The men
4 have rn.uticres above and the hun
Areds like them vii be stating yur
case viehs 10 the end OF the campaign
fCoottnueA On SecoDh Hsgo1