New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-05-22


, reached me so late, as man and a
public administrator. Most OF m
career.is over. envy those who hav
!. started right from the beginning
!. those who are born into the Socialis
faith. II believed in regret, coul
consider my past colossal tragedy.
wretched bungle, cruel and miser
able hoax of craftsmanship at the ex
pense of millions of my fellow men
But l cannot look back. It is foolish
My motto is forward! forward"
! Again there was a pause.
wished to look at the Colonel whe1
he spoke those solemn and intimate
words, but something withheld my
eyes. There had been note of pro
found sadness that
do you read the Appeal to Rea
SOM" asked ineptly and awkward
lily.
| Eyes! I read it with much profit
and pleasure" His smiling, vigorous
mood was back. 1.-THE greatest little
fighting sheet in the United States!
The Appeal and the Outlook, not to
mention The Call, are always on my
desk if not in my coat pocket. Yes. l
fought the Appeal, and l don't know
but what first saw the light by fight
ing it. They called me some hard
names. Debs and the rest of the
Girard bunch, and l guess deserved
EN-. Debs is bully fellow and a
great man. If I were not trying to
beat out Taft. I'd regret the attempt
being made to squelch the Appeal, but
l know that attempt will only hurt
Taft and boost the Appeal"
MAY I announce your conversion to
Socialism in the columns of The
Call?"
What a tremendous announcement
it would be! The beat" of the CEN
tury! We would blackface the front
page of The Call and sell 100000 cop
les.
Colonel Roosevelt took a few turns
up and down the room.
mot yet" he said finally. "You
recognize the Importance of such an
announcement-not because am i'm
portant, for l accept the Socialists
view of the comparative unimportance
of individuals-but because of our
critical industrial-political situation. 1
believe that we are on the verge of
tremendous social change-the revolu-
ton itself. l agree with Judge Gary
and Taft and my fellow Socialists that
a revolution impends. In fact, this
has chiefly made me a Socialist
events, facts, a keen realization of |
where society is drifting, either a IT,
tantic plunge into chaos (he did not |
notice the grim pun) or a new birth
into a better economic system. My
ak of Lincoln has not been mere SEN
iment or egotism, but to prepare the
people for the future. A great leader
hip will soon be required to save this
lation.' s
went into reverie over these
words and there came into my mind
What Standard Oil official had told
ne few days before-that Roosevelt
vas dying at the top" What cruel
INJUSTICE to the most remarkable
tatesman of modern times. It
DO you think"-Colonel Roosevelt z
ad faced me with chin thrust out Is
nd hands deep in his pockets that
he Socialist national convention d
ould be postponed until after the Re. c
ublican convention at Chicago?" v
1T is-it is very barely possible s
lat such thing could be done. May a
ask the reason for your question, K
fl
My heart beat violently. The des- p
ny of a nation
There is momentous reason. If s.
aft uses the steam roller at Chicago Il
will have to bolt. will run as an u
or third party candidate.
ut I will need the entire radical and p
evolutionary support in the country. d
ssume that I have bolted and an -
ounce my conversion to class con- IN
ious, revolutionary Socialism-will Nv
It the Socialist party indorse my
ndidacy or nominate me as their