Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1912-03-07
HEARD PINCH0T
ON ROOSEVELT
/. PROGRESSIVE LEADER URGES
REPUBLICANS TO UNITE
FOR ROOSEVELT'S
NOMINATION
Praises La Toilette, But States Wis
consin Senator Can't Head Par.
..ty to Victory


In plain talk to republicans,
warning all who believe in the pro-
gressive principles that they must
sink all differences and discords to
unite in one powerful effort in order
10 win at the coming presidential
election, Clifford Pinchot addressed
a large audience at jamestown
Monday evening, the second of his
speeches in which the ex-chief forest
er of the United States is promot-
ing in North Dakota the nomina-
ton of Theodore Roosevelt to the
presidency, and under him." con-
cluded Pinchot,, ''and under no
| other, we know we can VIM
Coming directly from Valley City
where he addressed over 1000 peo-
pie in the afternoon at the armory,
! Clifford Pinchot arrived at James
town at p. M, met by committee
of many citizens and escorted to
the Gladstone hotel, later going di-
| reotly to the opera house where a
large audience had already gathered
| to hear the famous conservationist
| and speaker In honor of the man and
his principles large number of cit
liens occupied the platform with Mr..
Pinchot.
G. S. Buck introduced the speak
er in few forcible and we'll chosen
words stating that all the men and
| women present were interested in
| good government and in selecting
the best man for the presidency;
were glad to be able to listen to one
(, of these great men of the coun-
try who had done great things in
making this nation famous, devoting
time, money and abilities to the
i rplift of this country.
| Clifford Pinchot was greeted with
warm applause when he arose and
said II am glad to be on this mis-
sion for it gives me genuine salts
faction to advocate the nomination
and election of Theodore Roosevelt
for the presidency. There is be-
fore us now one big question, the
conflict between men who stand for
the people and those who stand for
special privileges; men who believe
in the people, and those who do
not and there is now one before us
one great leader, Theodore Roose-
welt, who is able to lead the people
to victory"
Ex-Forester Pincrot recalled the
record of Roosevelt, a man whose
rare calibre and capacity, desire to
get the best light and information
and willingness to retract if wrong,
are all recognized,
Roosevelt, he said, is the leader
the progressive movement, which
had no national existence until he
crystalized it. Under Roosevelt
the conservation of our nationtl
resources began, the beef trust was
stopped feeding scraps by the feder-
al inspection law; the pure food and
drug, the federal employees liabil-
ity, the safety appliance act, the pro-
secution sof the Standard Oil CO..
and the tobacco trust, all these pro-
gressive movements were commenc-
ed when Roosevelt was the steward
of popular welfare, not merely talk
ing, but putting progressive move
ments into action. That Roosevelt
has kept up with progressives was
certain from his Columbus speech
on a pure democracy, which has been
widely quoted and here Mr.. Pin
chot complimented North Dakota
on her own progressive legislation,
the initiative. referendum and re-
call acts
In answer to the third term cry
he read George Washington's letter
to jefferson in which Washington
wrote he saw no propriety in elm
mating from service q man whom the
majority consider most capable Of
serving the people. Roosevelt did
not seek the nomination, and ask
ed his friends to discourage the
movement. but declared he had no
right to disregard the clear cut de-
nand Of the American people that
his name be considered and then
answered the governors letter. The
people themselves are responsible
for the movement and Roosevelt