The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-07
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HIGH TRIBUTE
Declares Colonel Has Never
Flinched When Facing
Foe on the Battlefield

Chicago, Aug. 7.-William a:
Prent ergast of New York. who placed
Colonel Roosevelt's name in nominal
ton. spoke of the colonel as tho
man courageous" of American poll
tics. and declared him to be ma
tional asset. Mr.. Prendergast said
in part:
I'VE have arrived at the Growing
act of this convention. This great
gathering owes its being to the mighty
protest by the American people
against those who have poisoned the
wells of democracy. 1t represents
the martial spirit of mankind that
from immemorial time has charged
back upon those who would place OBJ
stacles in the way of the march of
human progress While approaching
the stupendous nature of the task he
fore it. the national progressive party
declines to accept the cynical doc
trine ascribed to Napoleon. that Cod
is on the side of the heaviest battalion
and expresses its sublime faith in the
teaching of Agra ham Lincoln that
right makes might
IT is inspired with this faith that
We have undertaken and accomplished Il
the formation of the new party. in
order that those who would free the
nation from the meribund principles
OF government might within this or
sanization exercise those traditions
of personal Independence which orig
nally gave the American people their
place of honor in the family of ma
tions.
The platform which You have
adopted is a guarantees of the gem
ulness of your democracy. 1t forti-
ned every theory of government whic n
has given strength to the American
commonwealth. 1t SAYS to the Ameri-
can citizen: We recognize the social
and industrial issues of the times We
present the remedies for them in cor
rect appreciation of these issued You
will understand the difficulty that be
set You. You cannot expect the re-
lief YOU require from either of TIL.
old parties because like Ephraim
chained to his idols they do not
dare face these problems in the spirit
that has won every triumphant con-
cession to human rights that has
marked history or civilization In
virtue of our cause we have starlins
faith in the vitality of its principles
we believe in the inherent honor OF
American manhood, i'm the grea,
strength which this moment has al
ready demonstrated and will continu,
to exhibit: we have that confidence
tha, can only come to those who are
borne along by the impulse of spirit
lal conviction
But while virtuous the cause and
vital the principles and strong TIN.
force behind them. human expert
ence tells us their conquering way
will be slow and difficult unless their
legions are led by ono whose spirit
is their spirit and whose qualities nf
leadership are equal to the task al
moulding public opinion and estah-
fishing a new epoch in American his
tory. Such leadership embraces the
genius of Washington. the statesr n
ship of Jefferson. the democracy of
Lincoln. II is personitied in him
whose name it will be my privilege
to present to YOU as q candidate of
this party for the office of president
of the United States OF America. Mv
candidate is more than citizen. He
is national asset
I'm this momentous period of pol-
tical doubt when the nation has to
decide whether it will. or how ii will,
grapple with the great economic
problems of the time. there is no man
in American life who presents such
credentials for the task before him.
This candidate has success writ
ten on every page of his official ca
reer. He has fought the most vicious
forces in American life and conquered
them. He surrendered the presidency
at time when his re- election would
have heen a certainty in the hope