Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-17


pride which his countrymen take in his
, noble character But instead he thinks
not at all of himself, but only of the
cause he stands for.
Roosevelt's Message.
He called me to Chicago. and at his
bedside he asked me to say for him these
words to all the people:
ut matters little about me. but it nat
tiers all about the cause We fight for If
one soldier who happens to carry the flag
Is stricken another will take it from his
hands and carry 1t on One after another
the standard bearers may be laid low, but
the standard itself can neve" fall.
"'You know that personally l did not
want ever to be candidate for Office
again. And you know that on.y the call
that came TO the men of the sixties made
me answer ii, in our day, as they did
more nobly in their day. and now, as
then, il is not important whether one
leader lives or dies. 1t is important only
that the cause shall live and win. Tell
| the peoi lie not to worry about me. for II l
go down another will take my place. For
always the army is true. Always the
cause is there and it is the cause for
which the people care, for 1t is the peo-
| pies cause.
This is his message to all his country
men. He gave il clearly and calmly, not
recklessly nor with fever, not in the heat
of battle. not in bitterness. nor yet in
self-pride but with COO! mind and kindly
heart. This is his word to ALL even to
those whom the powers of darkness have
made to see and act darkly. But for
those powers of darkness themselves Col.
Roosevelt has that healthy hatred which
all normal men and women have for UNI
ciea!, things These are the enemies OF
I the people, whom he has fought all his
whole life long. And from the bed of
! suffering, where their insane agent has
lad him. he fights them still For Theo-
dore Roosevelt IS abnormal only in tn 6
! Theodore Roosevelt is abnormally nor
NAL. Whether in full health or with a
bullet in his breast he is still the same
thoughtful. brave. pure and kindly man
loving and lighting for all that is good
! hating and lighting against all that Is
: bad.
| And because the people sense these
| qualities of mind and heart, which every
| one of US would like to have, the people
know Theodore Roosevelt for their wisest
! safest and bravest leader.
Cause of Humanity.
And what is this great cause, a caus.
so great that even If this mighty one
who leads it now. should go from us
| still We would fight for it harder thar
| ever? What is this cause to which thi.
! typical American is giving his wonderful
| powers: 1t is the cause of humanity
To use Senator La Folettes words
| speaking of Theodore Roosevelt last yea
and the cause for which Theodore Roose
| welt stands: 1t is justice, plain, simpl,
! justice for every human being against or
| gained selfishness and power That /:
| the cause Theodore Roosevelt stands for
He bade me put it thus to the people
| We stand between two mighty greeds
/ the greed of those who have and tn.
! greed of those who have not We fcunt
, 4 party To which all just men and women
| rich and poor, who want only justice car
| belong In his great Carnegie Hal
| speech Theodore Roosevelt put our cause
| i'm these words In the long fight fol-
| righteousness the watchword for all of us
| is-spend and be spent. 1t is of lit.
| tie matter whether any one man fails oil
| for it is the cause of mankind. We here
| in America hold in our hands the fate
| of the coming years. and shame and dis.
| grace will be ours IL in our eyes the ligh,
of high resolve Is dimmed.if we spill In
| the dust the golden hopes Of men,
Aim of Progressives.
What then can be done to lift burdens
from STOPPING shou ders that cannot bear
them? What can be done to make our
land better place to live in? What can
he done to make the life which has been
thrust upon us happier than 1t Is?
These are the only questions which
! the progressive party think worth while
And to answer these questions the people
have called the progressive party into
| being just as in another crisis they called
the party that Jefferson led into being.
| just as. at another great crisis. it called
| the party which Lincoln led into being -
Trusts in New Jersey.
| After combating Gov Wilson's position
| on the tariff. Mr.. Beverdge continued:
''On the trust question. which looks 80
/ large in American thought. Mr.. Wilson
has been driven by his party to say that
| this. like other vital present-day prob
lens, must be left 70 the states. That