Evening journal., 1912-02-09
ROOSEVELT
WILL STICK
Tells PrOcrssslVeS He Will
Not Desert Their
Cause
ON TaE FIGHTING
SIDE TO THE FINISH
Rr The United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 81 don't be-
lieve that even my bitterest enemy
will say / was ever a deserter. You
can say to the Progressives that |
will not desert the cause. and they
will find me fighting side by side
with them to the fnish." This was
the message sent to the Progress
ives of the nation yesterday by Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt through
Alexander p. Moore. editor Of the
Pittsburg Leader
This statement by the Colonel Is
the announcement forecasted by the
United Press dispatches, giving the
Progressive leaders a basis for theh
Roosevelt campaign After a pro,
tracted interview with Colonel
Roosevelt, Moore issued the follow
Il called on Colonel Roosevelt this
morning. | did not ask him wheth-
er he would be a candidate for Presi.
dent either active or receptive.
told IN, thai bNNf6 ogfessives OF
Ithis c6untry have determined TO MAKE
a fight for delegates 70 the RepuDli'
can National Convention; that ne
started the Progressive movement M
this country and that the great army
of Progressives were his followers TO-
day. j told him that i'm some places
where We had Progressive delegates
We found that certain banks which
were controlled by the money trust
had told these men that they must
not run in the interest of Roosevelt
or any other Progressive candidate
II they wanted to run they must run
for Taft The prospective delegates
were men who owed money TO the
banks. / told him the scheme of the
politicians and the money trust was
to have interviews with business men
sent broadcast over the country in
the interest of the present admins
tration. These business men would be
influenced to give out these inter.
views because they owed money e
the banks; or In other words the,
would be practically forced to do It
Il told him IL was the idea Of tho
Pr0gressives not TO have any maI
who owed money to the banks ruI
as a Progressive delegate. I ais;
told him that Senator Penrose ant
other politicians were spreading tn
story that shortly before the Repub
lican National Convention Roosevelt
would declare that he would not ac
cept the nomination II rendered am
would declare for Taft. and that thi
statement was preventing many me
. who would be glad 20 follow III
Roosevelt policies, from ann0uncin
their position.
after telling him this. the Colon'
said
"'I don't believe that even my bii
terest enemy viii say ] was ever
desertcr. You can say to the Pre-
gressives that viii not desert n
cause and that they will find n
fighting side by side with them
the finish
II am satisfied personally tn
these politicians are having a figl
with Colonel Roosevelt and unless
miss my guess--if they 90 too far
they are fable to get il. and il the
get it they will get Il good This
not personal matter 10 is a matt
of policy If drafted by the Ch'cal
Convention. Colonel Roosevelt cam
desert II.
1T IS not the individual We mer
" use the name of Roosevelt as n
tvne of our candidate In himse
Roosevelt is our policy. Whether
IS Roosevelt or some one ell
doesn't matter. II merely is a pc
icy for which we FIGHT and he is u
best evnonent OF that policy
IF Colonel Roosevelt is not nom
mated at Ch'caeo We Proeressives wi
fght Cor a Progressive platform
We fail to get II the movement WI
80 on and we viii carry the fght IN
the next convention We will new
stop until wa are successful"