New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-04
ROOSEVELT ISSUES
HIS LAST APPEAL
Urges Every Voter to Read Pro-
greSsive Platform Before
Going to Polls.
ATTACKS OLD PARTIES
Says Their Govern mental Ex-
pedients Were Useful in Days
Before Steam and Elec-
tricity, but Not Now.
LRr Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

[By Telegraph to The Trioune-l .
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Nov. 3.-Ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt made his last appeal 70
the country to-day 10 support the Pro-
gressive party. He calls on ''men and
women and "all good cit5zens" through
out the Union to support the movement,
which, he says, stands for righteousness
and fair dealing" In his appeal the eX-
President entreats every voter to read
tomorrow the Progressive platform. Not
since the days of Abraham Lincoln, he
says has there been any public docu-
ment in America comparable with it.
Concerning the platform on which he
stands, Colonel Roosevelt declares IT does
not contain a single promise that ought
not to be made and, furthermore, he de-
clares, if he receives the power, every
promise which his platform contains Will
be faithfully kept Only the Progressive
party he says, faces the real issues OF
the day. Both parties, he insists, are
boss ridden and privilege controlled and
are welded TO issues of a vanished
past" They show, he declares, not the
slightest conception Of the needs OF the
day IF grave disaster TO the nation In
the future is to be avoided"
The ex-President tells the voters that
during the lifetime of the present gem
Grafton social and industrial changes
have come over the land bringing in
their wake great social and industrial
forces such as were undrcamed of half
century ago Both old parties, he ayers,
are trying to meet these new conditions
by wornout expedients and formulas now
AH,. gy,tl IF
Continental soldiery would be in modern
warfare.
Dogmas No Longer Useful.
Those dogmas ana governmental ex-
pedients he says, had certain useful |
ness before the days of steam and cleo
tricity and the days of concentrated In
dustry and tremendous economic develop |
ment. But not so now. he declares.
Colonel Roosevelt's Appeal.
Here is Colonel RooseveIts signed APP
peal
| wish to appeal as strongly as l can
10 the men and women OF TINS Couiit ~ !! !, !
10 all good citizens throughout me
Union, and ask them TO support TINS
great Progressive movement Tor rlSht-
eousness and for fair dealing. Inc fFoS
-
every honest man and woman IN the |
land, and therefore we have rlgnt 10
ask that all good citizens. without re-
gard TO their past political alnlauonS,
shall stand with us in this fight for !
clean politics and for the square deal IN
industry. -..s p. g E,
Only the Progressive party has faced
THE real and Vital Issues Of the day. NOT
only are both OF the old parties boss
ridden and privilege controlled, but they
are welded to the dead issues OF a van
ished past, and they show not the sHght-
est conc option of the needs or the DAY or
the steps now urgently necessary TO take
if grave disaster TO the nation in the nut
uTe is to be avoided
During the lifetime OF the generation
which is now in middle life eXtraordi-
nary social and industrial changes have
come over this land. The great FORCES
now at work, social and Industrial, are
such as were utterly undreamed or halt
a century ago. Yet the leaders of both
of the old parties to-day are still at
tempting the futile feat or trying 10
meet these new conditions ny Wornout
governmental eXpedientS and by appeal
to little formulas and dOgmas which had
a certain usefulness before the days or
steam and electricity, before the days or
concentrated industry and tremendous
economic developemnt, but which are
now as utterly useless as the fiintlocks
of the Continental soldiers would be in
modern warfare.
The ProgreSSiNes, and the ProgressiVes
alone. have seen that 1t is utterly use
less 10 hope land TO our minds entirely
pernicious to desireJ That q great people
living under the forms Of political de-
mocracy and skilled by universal educa-
ton will long continue to tolerate in eco
nomic matters the reign Of an industrial
oligarchy, the enthronement of privilege
and g permanen; and Widespread IN
platforms Of the old parties nor in the
utterances Of their candidates and lead
ers do we see the slightest sign Of any
a,.ga Ffnrz ~ 10 ma ~
issue. The Progressive party on the
contrary, thoroughly appreciates that
this is the issue. and with courage and
common sense and in spirit Of kindli-
ness TO all our people has faced the prob
lem and outlined the necessary first steps
toward its solution.
We intend to use the forces Of govern
ment to secure justice and fair play be-
tween man and man, man and woman
not only in the political but in the in
dustrial world. We recognize that 1t is
the duty of all Of us so TO shape condi-
lions as to secure favorable economic
surroundings for the average man who
IL honest and Industrious We do not
regard economic Wellbeing as the be-all
and end-all OF life but we regard it as
the indispensable foundation, the founda-
ton which il is necessary TO secure for
all our people, and then upon ii we in
tend to raise the superstructure of q
higher life.
Progressive Promises Specific.
Our opponents, Democratic and Repub-
lican alike, have not ventured to partic-
uIarize as TO the action they advocate,
whether as regards the trusts, the tariff.
the welfare of the farmer or the welfare
OF the wage worker. Their utterances
have been mere generalities, which can
mean anything or nothing, accordingly
as men choose TO interpret them. We.
on the contrary, have set forth specih-
cally and IN detail just what we purpose
to do.
Not since the days OF Abraham Lincoln
has there been any public document in
America comparable with the Progress
siye platform. / urgently ask every
voter IN the United States to read that
platform this very day and ponder over
Ii. and tomorrow TO cast his vote hay-
ing in mind what is said in that plat
form 1t does not contain a promise
which ought not to be made. 1t does
contain every promise which in view of
our present conditions ought to be made.
Every promise 1t contains can be kept.
II we are given the power every promise
ii contains will be kept.
Colonel Roosevelt with Mrs. Roosevelt
and Archie, who was at home from school
for Sunday, went into town TO attend
morning service at Christ Episcopal
Church. Jim" Amos, the colonels faith
10 % hot I1rn