The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-15
new PARTY
HERE TO stay
Roosevelt Declares II IN
parallel In History.
Ayers Progressives Are in Lead
Or Second Place in
81 States.

New York. Nov. n.-'rGieodore Rooseyct
made a formal statement tonight benrina
ON the election, and the future of the
vious expressions Of his own. and of his
colleagues, he reiterates that "e,e Pro-
gressive party has come to stay AMI
80 far from being over. the BATTLE has
just begun
He Regards the par.y's showing IN
polling more than 100000 votes. in
the face of numerous obstacles naturally
in the path of a new movement, as
literally unparalleled in the history OF
free government.
The statement follows:
Il congratulate the Prcgressives Of
the country--that is, congratulate
those good men and women who. with
sincerity of purpose for the common
good, have had the vision TO lool, Into
the coming years, and see what the
future demands from US WHO work in
this present.
What the Progressive party has done
since the llaaft of the Republican
in Chicago Last June, is literally unpasil-
leled in the history Of free government,
worked under representative INSTITUTIONS.
"Three months have gone by since
hundreds of earnest man and women
gathered to found tiie new Progressive
party. WITHOUT much money. WITHOUT
any organization. against rhe wealth
of the country. against the entire or
ganizah political ability Of the noun-
try, against the bitter hostility of nine-
ty per cent of the press OF the country,
against the furious opposition of every
uphOlder of special privilege. whetlier
in politics or in business and with the
CHANNELS OF information 10 the public
largely clicked. the Progressive sxarty
has rolled between four and 6arv and on
half million votes; has ipPelessly beaten
one of tine Old parties. both in the e.
vote; has taken second place I'm the Ma
tion. and either first or second place
in some thrty-seven of the forty-eiSht
States.
"No task in any way approaching
this has ever before been performed by
any PARTY in our country.
"such a feat. performed by voiun-
teers hastily brought togetifar and with
out any previous cooperation with each
other. against tlse trained Veterans at
the political arena-these trained vet
Grams, Including the entire mercenary
forces of politics-slipuld DE a source IL
pride. not only to those who psrformed
the task. but to all believers in good
citizenship and in the capacity of An-
orleans for self-government.
During the campaign / said refaaaed-
ly that this was In no shayse or way
one-man movement. but q INCREMENT cor
a great principle-,a movement which has
sprung. as all healthy movements IN our
deanoeaacy must spring, from the heart
and consclence of tine people. Aheni-
| selves.
'"Ehts truth must be kept steadily be-
fore the minds at all of us. The Pnoaros
ssre party has come to stay. II EITHER Of
the old parties will endtlvor to put into
legislation any one of our pA,nks. 1t can
count uI,pn our hearty s,uaont In 50
doing; but We will not rest aontented
until the entire platform is enacted INTO
law. and becomes part of our political
system. national and State.
| Il avn proud. indeed. that the great
good fortune has been mine ito fight
shoulder to shoulder with the me,n AMI
women whom tive ranks.and in Narioas
positions Of leadership. have w,ssed this
great battle for social and Industrial
justice. So faG from being over. the
battle has Just begun.