The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-09-12

September 10 was a red letter day
in Seattle. In addition to the regular
primaries, the first state convention OF
the new Progressive party was held
that day. and Colonel Roosevelt. for
the third time in his life, visited the
big Sound City. Long before 9 o'clock
in the morning, the hour at which the
distinguished visitor was due to arrive
several thousand people had congre
gated at the Union Depot to get a
glimpse of the Strenuous One" Dele.
cations to the state convention repre-
senting various counties were there
with banners and standards, and with
red bandanas everywhere, added pic
turesque touch to the scene. The
Whatcom County delegation, with its
huge crimson banner upon which was
painted a large moose mead and the
inscription "The Woods OF Whatcom
Are Full of En-" attracted much at
tention and ELECTED frequent applause.
Kitsap County's banner boldly an
nounced that that county was $50
Per Cent Progressive while each
member of the large delegation from
Chelan County carried e piacard upon
which was fastened big red apple and
which bore the words 1.-TWO Good
Things: Roosevelt and Red Apples"
The Spokane delegates T.io accom-
panied Roosevelt from that city carried
a standard with the significant warn
ing: Thou Shalt Not Steal"
About half hour after the appointed
time Colonel Roosevelt. the only sur
viying ex-President, bronzed and look
ing somewhat older than at the time
of his last visit, appeared, and was
greeted by mighty shout of welcome
and the waving Of thousands of ban
danas. The long parade was quickly
formed. and the journey to Dreamland
Rink, where Mr.. Roosevelt was to
speak, was a continual ovation COM
pared to which the lonesome and un-
the same streets ten months ago was
as funeral march.
The big building where the parade
ended was filled to the limit before the
doughty ColOnel's arrival and thou
sands were unable to gain admission.
For an hour and a quarter the Progress
sive nominee for President addressed
the vast audience, reiterating the state
ments made by him at the Chicago
convention and meeting with frequent
hearty applause. The ex-President de-
clared that both the OLD parties were
antiquated organizations which in no
way met the requirements or answered
the needs of the people of the present
day. The vital issues that confront
the men and women today are evaded
or ignored by both the Democratic and
Republican parties.
Continuing the speaker said in part:
81 come to you in behalf of issues
which concern not only all men ana
women of Washington, but all men and
women of the whole country. We face
facts and recognize them
"The Progressive party Is in the real
sense of the word the only national
party. We found that we could not
get justice from the politicians, so we
have urged direct action by the people.
"As I have grown older, have grown
More progressive rather than less pro-
gressive. Some of these principles
advocate | learned about after | be-
came president. l learned them from
actual life, and not from the books.
We demand that politics shall do SER
vice for ecOnOmics-ecOnOmic too,
that are shot through with morality.
We have made no promise we can I
keep. We have made no promise OF
the millennium. If we don't live up to
our principles we will expect due
@r"nishment."
Colonel Roosevelt paid char
acteristic tribute to the men VINO
fought in the Civil War and reminded
them that Abraham Lincoln found that
the Whig party, to which he had borne
allegiance for forty-five years, was no
longer useful instrument for the peo-
pie of the United States.
mincoln went heart and soul into
the progressive party of his day, the
Republican party, So now, IN the
greatest crists since the close OF the
Civil War, / ask you, eX-kepupiican
and ex-DemOcrat, to leave the Two oio
parties, each boss-ridden and each con
trolled by privilege. neither III toucn
with the new issues, anu SoAhS "''
MS and stand for what we stand Tor
namely, Justice and righteousness.
The colonel was emphatic in ms de'
nunciation of the political dictation
and party control by the corporations
and big interests, and claimed that the
antagonism of these interests TOWARDS
the Progressive party was due to the
fact that they could not influence the
new party leaders. He referred TO the
testimony of ArchbOld In the recent
standard Oil investigations in wnich
Mr.. Archbold stated that darkest ADy.
sinnia contained nothing more dreadIui
than the treatment the Standard oli
had received at the hands OF the Roose-
Welt administration. and the eX-Presi-
dent declared that he was ready TO az.
minister the "Abyssinian treatment
TO the Standard Oil or any other cor
noration that persisted in violating the
law. He emphasized the fact, however