Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-08-07

the convention.
This great gathering owes its being
to mighty protest by the American
people against those who have poison
ed the wells of democracy. 1t repre-
sents the martial spirit of mankind,
that from immortal time has charged
back upon those should place obsta-
cles in the way of the march of human
progress. While approaching the
stupendous nature of the task before
/ ii. The national progressive party de-
clines to accept the cynical doctrine
ascribed to Napoleon, that God is on
the side of the heaviest battaliOns.
and processes its sublime faith in the
teaching Of Abraham Lincoln that
right makes might.
THAT platform which you have
adopted is the guarantee of the gen
uineness of your democracy. 1t forti-
fes every theory of government
which has ever given strength to the
American commonwealth.
/ But while virtuous the cause and
vital the principles, and strong the
force behind them, human experience
tells us that there conquering way
will be slow and difficult unless their
! legions are led by one whose spirit is
their spirit, and whose qualities of
/ leadership are equal to the task OF
moulding public opinion and establish
! ing a new epoch in American history.
MY candidate is more than a citi-
zen; he is a national asset. In this
momentous period of political doubt
when the nation has to decide wheth-
er it will, or how it will grapple with
the great economic problems of the
time. there is no man in American
life who presents such credentials for
I the task as he.
He surrendered the presidency at
a time when his reelection would
have been certainty, in the hope that
other hands would prosecute success
fully the task he did not have time to
finish. That task has been treated
with intermittent loyalty and has
largely been left undone. We ask
that the task be again entrusted to
him whose loyalty to principles has
never faltered, and whose breadth oi
experience qualities him over all mer
for the duty.
4 My candidate is the man courage
Gus of American politics. His chal
lenge has always been to struggle
in the open. There have been none
so powerful as to awe him and be
fore him the greatest captains of in
dustry have lowered their lances."
At 1902 o'clock Judge Ben B. Lind
: sey of Colorado, made the first of thu
eight seconding speeches planned fo
Colonel Roosevelt.
PROGRESSIVE PARTY is
OFFICIAL NAME NOW
After Chairman Beveridge reached
: the coliseum, there was a conference
. OF leaders. and it was decided to avail
! the platform before proceeding to tn,
: nominations.
/ Just before the convention was cal
led to order, the delegates and spec
t tators rose as the band began con
ward, Christian Soldiers
4 Chairman Beveridge dropped tn
! gavel at 1130 o'clock.
Rabbi G. B. Levi pronounced th
prayer, After the Battle Hymn O
the Republic was sung, Chairman
!. Beveridge introduced Charles E. Scot
v OF Alabama, chairman of the commit
S tee on organization. He presented
j report recommending that the tempo
), rary organization be made permanen
d which was adopted without debate.
A report was then brought in fror
e the rules committee. The report d
# signed the party as the "Progressiv