The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-11-14
ROOSEVELT SAYS
FIGHT JUST BEGUN
Colonel Makes First Statement
Since Recent Election.
PARTY HAS COME TO STAY
Regards Progressive Showing Made
at Polls as Literally Unparalleled
In the History of Free Gov
eminent"

New York, Nov 12.-Theodore
Roosevelt made formal statement
last night bearing upon the future of
the Progressive party.
In line with previous expressions of
his own and of his colleagues, he reit
crates that the Progressive party
haG come to stay and so far from
being over, the battle has just be-
gun"
Text Of Statement.
The statement follows:
Il congratulate the Progressives Of
those good men and women, who,
with sincerity of purpose for the com
mon good, have had the vision to look
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 theft of the Republi-
can organization by the Republican
bosses at Chicago last June, is liter
ally unparalleled in the history OF
free government, worked under repre-
sentative institutions Three months
have gone by since some hundreds OF
earnest men and women gathered to
found the new Progressive party
Without much money, without any or
ganization, against the wealth of the
country, against the entire organized
political ability OF the country, against
the bitter hostility OF ninety per cent.
Of the press Of the country, against
the furious opposition of every uphold
er Of special privilege, whether in
politics or in business, and with the
channels OF information to the public
largely choked-the Progressive party
has polled between four and four and
one-half million votes; has hopelessly
beaten one Of the old parties, both in
the electoral college and in the popu-
lar vote; has taken second place in
the nation, and either first or second
place in some thirty-seven of the
sorty-eight states.
Says Task Is Unparalleled.
no task in any way approaching
this has ever before been performed
by any party in our country. Such
feat, performed by volunteers hastily
brought together and without any pre-
vious cooperation with each other,
against the trained veterans of the
political arena-these trained veter-
ans including the entire mercenary
forces Of politics--should be source
of pride, not only to those who per
formed the task, but to all believers
I'm good citizenship and in the ca
nacity Of Americans for self-govern
ment
During the campaign said repeat
eddy that this was in no shape or way
q one-man movement, but a movement
for great principles-a movement
which has sprung, as all healthy move
ments in our democracy must spring,
from the heart and conscience of the
people themselves. This truth must
be kept steadily before the minds OF
all of us. The Progressive party has
come to stay. II either of the old par
ties will endeavor to put into legisla-
ton any one of our planks, it can
count upon our hearty support In so
doing; but we will not rest contented
until the entire platform Is enacted
into law and becomes part of our po-
lltical system, national and state.
Battle Is Just Begun.
Il am proud indeed that the great
good fortune has been mine to fight
shoulder to shoulder with men and
women, who, in the ranks and in va
rious positions of leadership, have
waged this great battle for social and
Industrial Justice SO far from being
over, the battle has just begun. We
will not rest content until every fea-
ture Of the Progressive program has
been put into effect; and when this
has been done, unquestionably there
will have opened to us new avenues
along which It will still be a duty to
work for the moral and economic bet
torment of our people"