Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-05
Serves Notice on ProgresSives
That His Political Doctrines
N lust be Accepted Else HeI
Won't Run.
REQUEST MADE THAT
HE WITHHOLD SPEECH
Strenuous One Replies Through
Manager That He viii Not
Delay Its DeIiverance Later
Than Tuesday,

! by Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 4.-Thc national
progressive party must accept Colonel
Roosevelts political doctrines IL he is
TO be its standard bearer He said
late today, as he started for Chicago,
that he would insist upon making his
confession Of faith" to the delegates
before the platform committee makes
Its final report and that he would
not accept the nomination on a plat
form that he did not approve.
Colonel Hoosevelt's speech was
originally scheduled for Monday night.
II was suggested to him that the
time of its delivery be postponed and
he sent word to his manager that he
would not consent to delay until af-
ter the platform had been presented
to the convention.
Advance copies of the speech
reached the leaders of the new party
several days ago. The colonel said
nothing. however, to indicate that the
suggestion for delay in the delivery
of the speech was due to the impress
sions of those who had read it.
Colonel Roosevelt said that in his
the great questions of the day. Hell
would speak frankly and fearlessly, |
he said, and believed that the con-
vention ought to be fully apprised OF |
his views before ratifying the tcnta-
tive nomination which he accepted at
Chicago He contends that II was
upon question of principle that he
left the republican party and now
that he has done so, he cannot make
a compromise OF principles in accept
ing the leadership Of the new move
ment
His declaration of political faith,
he said, Is one which will be termed
either socialism or anarchy, and
probably both, but represents his
According to present arrangements
colonel Roosevelt will deliver his
speech Tuesday as at that time the
platform committee will not have
completed its work.
The appointment by President Taft
S messenger. of Mngo Sanders, !,
Who was a sergeant of the colored in
antry regiment discharged from the
rmN as a result Of the Brownsville !.
lots, led Colonel Roosevelt to criti-
ize the president sharply. Sanders
ook the stump in the Ohio primary d
ght between Colonel Roosevelt ana v
resident Taft.
Sergeant Mingo. said the colonel
was the Oldest and most respected
on commissioned officer in the COM
nnles which, by the recommendation
Secretary of war Taft were dis
harBed without honor in 1906. and
whom Mr.. TAFT. as secretary Of
ar in 1906 spoke of as follows: 1T
)es without saying that If the guilty
)uld be ascertained they should and
ould be punished. but the guilty
'nnot be ascertained and the veryl
possibility of determining who are
Ic guilty ones, makes the whole bat
lion useless to the government as an
strunent for maintaining law and h
der. The only means Of Kidding the
iitary service Of band Of would
murderers of women and children
ID actual murdorcrs Of one man. is
G discharge of The entire battalion
I'm his report and rccommenda-
ms, Mr.. Taft explicitly stated that
G veteran on-cOmmisFioned officers IN
charge of the battalion were, Of
ursc, more responsible for what II,
Il occurred than She u.A RS and 4,
thing has occurred since t. altar II,
T. position of sanders except Ia use &
MIR. Tatt's campaign managcIs in =,
liu In short he was discharged Us d.
:. Tdfts recommendation on his ,b
litarv record. ITc Is rcinstated un-
, Mr.. TAFT on his political record. ,n
' If Mr.. TAFT did NOT tel the truth !.
out Sanders and his colleagues IN IT,
report rs secretary of war. from O.
ich have quoted above, then his 80,
lduot needs no charactcr' bv ~
=. II h. did tell the irnih. then his a
nstatcmcnt of Mingo Sanders IN I,
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