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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
RESULT OF MEET
IN DOUBT TO LAST
BY Winning Final Event A. &
M Gets Lead of One Point
Over Wake Forest.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

Raleigh, y. G.. April SIN tho most OK
citing track nice. ever held on the Local
field y. e. NJ. defeated Wake Forest this
morning % TO 5s. The result or tho NEE
was undecided until the winner OF frs;
place in the pole vault, the last event. had
been declared. the up to this time be-
ins "a to 81. 1t took an hour to decide the
winner o: the pole vault. lIurtt finally win
ming by vaulins ton fec, Hat.
AS In the dual meet held with Wake For
est at Wake Forest Saturday week ago
y. & MS weakness to-day was shown to be
In the Gashcs.
In the shot put. Floyd, OF A. & A. tho
holder Of the State record in this even, since
1910 to-day increased his distance to 40 fec,
inches. addins fee; TO his previou. rec
ord
Smith, L. G.. and HURT, each won two mrs,
places for y. & NJ. while T'yncr and Lang
ston for Wake Forest each secured two mrs,
places Events and scores:
ioa,yard lash--'ryner. OF Wake Forest.
nrsi Mayberry, OF Wake Forest. second /;
sullivan. OF y. & NJ. third Time, ie4-s
Shot put-Floyd. OF a. Y NJ, nrst; Hutch
ms OF Wake Forest. second cool. o. y. Y
~. third Distance. 40 feet inches.
i9-yar,l dash-Kehnedy, OF Wake Forest
hrst; Mayhcrry. of Wake Forest, second
Macs OF Wake Forest, third. Time , min
ute.
Two mile run--smith OF \. & NJ. nrst:
Harms, OF ~ d NJ. second; Gattls, o, Wake
Forest third Time. 1916.
iiigh iump-Lanss ton. OF Wake Forest.
nrst; iiutch!ns. OF Wake Forest. second !:
Hurt OF ~ & NJ. third. Height. ) teet A..
inches 80
coward dush-Tyncr, of Wake Forest. f,rst:
rotier. OF \. NJ. second: Savage. OF Wake
rorest' third Time. % seconds.
Hammer throw-Hurtt OF a. G. NJ n,.t.
Floyd of a. y NJ, second: Williams OF Wake
crest. third. Distance. li3 feet 81. inches.
High hurdies-iimtchins, OF Wake Forest.
nrst; Robertson. OF y. q NJ. second: Horne
OF Wake Forest third. Time. IS seconds
Ha!f miic-Trotter. Of r. e. NJ. nrst. Nc.
iVer' OF ~ Il NJ, second; Boylan, O, A 6
NJ. third Time. c:I4.
Troad jumr-Robcrtson. OF A. &. NJ. nrst.
savage. OF Wake Forest. second; uouck. n,
y; * NJ. third. Distance 10 feet S Inches
role Nault-liurtt. of y. & NJ, arst: Tvner
OF wake Forest. second: Britain of Make
Forest third. Height 10 feet
Low hurdics-lIutchins. o. Wake roro.,
nrst: Hargrove, OF y. * NJ. second: IIor.
rihE. OF Wake Forest. third Time. es3.5
., one M,I miie Smith OF a. & NJ. arst Hart,
o, wake Forest second: Trottcr OF A G
NJ. third. Time, i:aa o. a. g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
JAMESTOWN MEET
DRAWS BIG CROWD
on OPENING DAY
Track in Excellent Condition and
Good Time Made-Ridgc-
land Is Surprise of Day.
Especial to The Timcs-DispatcI,

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Norioik' VA April S.-Tnrce thou-
s"hu people witnessed the opening
card at the Jamestown race trari. ,,t'
day. and the sport was unusual,, 80 ~
The track was In excellent cona,,,o,,
una good timo was made in each r,c.
Dop R. the favorito in the Linn
handicap, won easily. He was In ~,
lead almost from tho getaway AMI
WIS never caught. The biggcs, sur
n,s VI 'ne day was the victory OF
iadseland IN the third race. Tbi,
; horse from the stable Of p, Al. tyxiI
was as good as sixty 10 ono as some
ana overlooked by the talent Ho vasi
INC lead for the distance and won In
rush. "''i IA
First race. four turiongs spring
,' / ttoden). to won: Floral
N' ~ (Burns), to /. for place;
second, Burgeois III. Butweli. out 10
sho" third. Time. 5I Monitor. Mar
TN Amorous. Koscburg, l. ". Lott,c
H. ENton. Mario T.. Condic f.. also
ran. A'o
second race. six furiongs Rue. %
Snorsyths), to won; Ethel Lebrumc,
~ 'AmDrose), TO /, for place; Sec
nnu' ttoyai ONYX, los tschuttingcr). 8
10 !. 70 show. third. Time l:i7. Anna
L. Daiy, Narnoc j. ". Jr.. Louise Wells.
Joe Cations. Mason. Roseburg. L. l.,
also ran.
Third race. five and half furlonss
-Ridseland. ioi Could. 20 TO /, lrst;
Hampstead. 100 (ButwclI>, 2 TO /. for
place. second; Tho Rump. TO i, 10
snow. third. TiSe 1909 3-5. cans!ia
Rod and Gun Secrctc. Captain lnglish.
Deduction woodovc. Miss Jce, Irona
Gur9mcli also ran
Fourth race. one milc-Bob r.. 1oG
'Mccahey). to 5. nrs,: .Kormack. iOi
lAmbrosel, TO :. for place. second;
Busy. 10 tSchutting>r). out, for show.
third Time. Ia? 90 Jenny Gedacs.
Beacoup. Hoffman. S,icklcr also ran.
tlith race. sis MISUNDERSTANDING
~ tBu,wclD. 10 >. FIRST: Sherwood.
il5 tscntt!nscr). to /. for place, sec
ond; Rye straw. il3 tObert). TO 5. to
show. ;hird. Time. 1915 20. Chiffon
squaw. Father Ola. o. U Buster. RIOS
scnuX also ran.
Sixth race. one milo and a sixteenth
Lord Elan. los tButwclD. s. TO :,
first Troyweight. III IGouldl. 1 10 ).
for place. second Hedge Rose. Ioi tMc-
Cahcy), . TO /. TO show. third Time.
1850 20. 81. Joseph, nixia Knight,
Woodcrast Third Rail also ran.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
NJ A CkAY WINS
EASTER TOURNEY

INC Country Club of Virginia held
it's first tournament of the year &c.
IT'S beautiful course yesterday
Out of the seventy golfers forty
Tour participated. OF which thirty
three turned in cards.
J. y. MackaJ carried off tho honor
WIN "a very fine seventy-two net,
with Frank Smith n close second with
d ScNchtN'lour net. ON account OF
'"o 'cl'p"Faiy greens that arc still
~ ""e we scoring ran high. but Just
opened there viii be markell In,
provcmcnt in every ones game. 7, {, {
ooned that some one OF the very fine
eolerS VIII bring home the honors
Of The Middle Atlantic states chaInp-
!onship.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
TOMP k|NSIS GIVEN
PERFECT SUPPORT
Washington and Lee Defeats
Penn State by Score
of 6 to 3.

Especial Cable to Tho Times Dispatch
Lexington, Va. April S.-Washing,on and
Lee won from Pennsylvania State to-day by
the score OF to J. Tompkins was on the
slab and had the visitors guessing up TO tho
eighth. when he cascd UP after the game
was won. lie received perfect support. maxi
inG tho only error charged 20 washing ton
and Lee in the ninth. The game was
spicndid pitchers battle until the seventh,
ponahuc having scored the only run In tho
fourth
In the seventh Penn wen, UP completely.
TWO balls went Tor hits which should have
boen easy outs, and before the smoke clear
"a Washington and Lee had scored five runs
webster making the last tally by stealing
nome Willie Whitney had the ball. Penn
earned two OF its runs. ponahue and Erwin
pulled OH feature play. when by quick
work they smo;hcred attempt al double
steal hrst catching Crawford at ;hc pinto
Score by innings: r. IT. p,
rem SState,....,.......0 q d o y o I f-3 ! i
W. & l-...................0 % 0 o 80 =
summary; stolen bascs-Donahue 90.
smith, Webster. Erwin. Struck out-Ry
IompkinS Il. by Whitney. 4. Base on balls
OF Tompkins, !: off Whitney. 3. Hit by
niichcr-Stewart Battcries-Tompliins ana
Donahue; whitney and Henderson.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
Totals .......,... 8.
sBnttcd for Goodhuc In

ScOrc by iNnThEs' N.
Holy Cross ........-l % 90 81
Virginia .............O 20 % u
Summary. Euns-Cawiey go. Ostcr
green. Kennedy. Carter. Two base
hits-o'Bricn. OsterSreen, douglass
Carter. stolen bascs-Cawlcy. j. Muir
ray. Kennedy, Ecn, Carter. Hewitt (2l.
Double play--Lynch 10 O'Brien. Sacri-
flee hits--J. Murray, Kennedy. Base Oh
balls-Ow Lynch. 3; of Murray, l. of
Cioodhuc. g. Left on bases--iIoly Cross.
:: Virginia. $. IIlts-On Lynch, 3 In
. 2-3 innings; off Murray. In . Ia
innings. Struck out-Bv Lynch, 6: BY
Murray. 3; by Goodhuc, .. Wild pitches
Lynch, Murray. Time of game. 100.
Umpire, Carroll tMontrcaD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
VIRGINIA IS EASY
FOR HOLY CROSS
IN EASTER GAME
Small Crowd Witnesses Contest
at Observation-Disclosures
Is q to Z.
tspeoiai to Tho Times-Dispatoh. !

la
Oharlotte5ville. Va, April e.-IIolv
cross had little trouble In defoatinr
virginia to-day by the score of 4 to /.
oeiore ono of tho smallest Easter
crowds In yenrs. many being kept
""ay by tho cold weather, a biting
"ihd sweeping across tho fold.
Hoodhue was on tho mound for Vtr-
sinia and twirled n surprisingly good
sane. Tho contest was nip and tuck
until tho ninth. whom tho Massuchu-
Sets lads punched q double and sim
sio. which. with an error. NOTED two
runs.
Lynch started of in tho box for Holy
CROSS. but blew w In tho seventh. Two
men wore down, wnen he lost controi
anu Issued tnreO passes in succsss:uu.
iie was succeeded ny H. Murray. u
freshman, VINO acquitted nlnseit nunu-
aoiueiy. tiniay. tne lnird patsInan w.
GROUNDED out, second to nrsL. In the
next Two innings the recruit Iannru
sucn nltlers Lie. itCurLt anu
Lailues. Al tne nlnln. DouS ittsa uuuoiGL.
"a. WAS ieit Strunucu. Whoa ttiAcJ ,
pat,ins Tor lioounuc, went oul. Dr.vn
~ Os,eiSrern.
Iiuiy .Iuss gent ono across In Tn.
mrs.. Camivy wu.heu anu tuiiivd o..
- Drien tmv-puesUt. wnLcn Inc w'uu
.von away from ri,cRett.
Tue lniru. CLwiey was sale on
carrier iuiuUle, Hrul al iue WA
rvunu 10 IiiiIu On Siurruy : meat sa'li-
ace ana scored on voiKs Timely uin-
SIC TO centre. Ostcrgreen opcncd "a.
ululn wItu Il uouuic, unu Jousid {
iuiiiDIc gave Acnneuy IL iilc. Ine lor-
MGR couulcu on noiuer cnoiGo Anu
Inc latter on Cawicya driVo ~ rish.
ned.
tirginia's only run was earned. Cap
tain carter naiied tho bdil up aGaihst
lett ncIu renee Tor Il doupie, piiiercu
second anu came homo on fitchett :
nit,
Feature stops or fast grounders back
OF second and accurate throws were
MADE oy the Two snOrtstopS. DodGiass
ana Bricn. Cuwicy ncIucd snarpiy
Tor Holy Cross. mis- anuppy throws
across TO first being very accurate.
Virginia plays cornell to-mvfFow
To-Oay's score
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
Prominent Guests Present.

Among the prominent guests present
were Mr.. and Mrs. O. 4. Crosby, Misses
Crosby, the Misses Finley. Mr.. and Mrs
II. c. Groome. Mr. and Mrs. d. NJ
Waller, and Mrs. Richard Wallach, Mr.
and Mrs II. y. Fell, Commander j. IL
Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ii. Smith, Gen
rral and Mrs. Il. d. Spillman. Virginia
Messrs. Penn Smith, Plunkett Stewart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
EVENTS WELL FILLED
AT WARRENTON RACES
Fast Time Is Made and Great Interest Mani
fested-Horse Show Classes Large and Jump
ing Clean-Prominent Guests Present.

Mr. and Mrs. Kembalt Narrow. Mis-,
Elizabeth Wilbur. MIR. and Mrs. A.
DerereauN. George Wydner. Jr.. Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Henry. phIladelphia
Miss Brooks and Walter Brooks, Bal
timorc: Miss Louise Wallach, Lieuten-
ant and Mrs. G.. s. Patton, of Washing
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Grafton Bcale, Mrs
J. X. MadduN. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Car
ter Mrs ]. J. X. Muurling. Mr. and Mrs.
Louis c. Leith. Mr.. aud Mrs. Leonard
itorner Mr.. and Mrs. Julian c. Keith,
MIR. and Mrs. Isham Keith. Miss Roma
Hustleton. Messrs. Shacklcford and
Wambasie, of Orange: Boiling Paxall,
\. +. Neer, s. S. Roszel. Major Allen.
Lieutenant y. ID. Surles, Lieutenant j.
II. Diskcy Lieutenant Stuart, Fort
Nyer; John Pemberton. ii. F.. Payne,
Mr., and Mrs. ID. G. Sands. of the Pied
mont Hunt, Virginia.; MIR. Lowcry,
Pi,tsburg: DIR. Collins, washington, D..
c.; Mr.. Barrett and Mr.. Bacon of Bos-
ton; Miss Fell, j. c. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. benjamin Brewster. Miss Nancy
brewster, Mr.. and Mrs. Erank Bonsall,
Miss Margareta Bonscll, Baltimore; Mr.
and Mrs. Fairfax Harrison. Mrs. G. B.
Pettinsill. Philadelphia; Mrs. z. w.
Price, Miss Price. Seattle; MIR. AMI Mrs.
w. w. Drake. MIR. and Mrs. j. Hordcrn,
Mrs. Russell and the Misses Russell. Of
Chicago: Mr.. and Mrs. G. IT. Tompkins.
MIR. and Mrs. Mckenzie Tabb, Misses
Carter, j. Chcsley, and j. II. Carter.
Washington; Roger anl Bryce Bailey.
Kenneth Mcpherson, England; Robert
Winmill, New York; w H. Gaines,
Mrs. May Ashcroft, Miss
cs Hicks. Miss Louise Evans, Miss
Mary Mason. Miss Werthemcr. Mrs. c.
II. Dean, Mrs. w. c. Saves. Mr.. ID. *.
Kerr, Mr.. J. p Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
y. c. Groner. Mrs. Beverly slater Miss
Eleanor Spillmun, Miss Annie Day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
MeGuInEs IS DEFEATED.
Loses to Cluster Springs Academy by
Score of & 10 |.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.


Cluster Springs. Va. April s.-Clustcr
Springs Academy won It's NTH straight
game to-day by defeating the fast
team of McGuire's University School rs
the score OF 3 to /. Both teams were
In fine condition and played classy
ball. The game was won In the third
inning. after to men were out. Hin
ton and McComb singled md Kidd
followed with a threc-sackcr. bringing
In the TWO runs. In the fourth two
singles and n passed ball added The
third run. McGulre's run came in the
sixth off n hit, a Wild hcnvc to first
and n passed ball. McComb pitched
a superb game for the home team. al
lowing but four scattered hits. Only
two or the visitors reached third.
Scott was touched for a total of eight
hits, but frightened up after the NTH
Both Kidd and Scales caught fns
games and held the runners on first.
Batteries: c. S. A.-McComb and
Kidd: McCiuire's-Scott and Scales
Umpire, Mr.. Lawson. of South Boston
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
nAMpDEN-sIDNEY WINS.

ny SCUIt " To II
Especial to The Times Dispa tch.

Especial 10 The Tlmca- Dlspatch.
Tiampdcn- Sidney, Va. April Sin u
fast game OF baseball this afternoon
Hampden- Sidney defeated the Union
Theological Seminary by the score OF
10 l. The game. was easy for Hamp-
don Sidney at every stage. of the CON
test but in the ninth. when. with two
men down. the Semin2ry got a man
died.
Score by innings Ri. y
u. r. S. ........Oo0oo0o1 /
HIS. |..... O / 0 0 0 . o Ga :
Batteries: L.. S. S.-Dodge. Hasseli
and Lacy: Hampton Sidney-LowIs.
Frey and X. Saunders. Struck out
BY Lewis, Il: by Dodge. = Base on
bAlls--On Lewis. 3: off Dodgc q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
COLLIE GE PLAYS
c 0 | | { GI A n s

Richmond College and tho Collegians OF
the Capital City League will piay a game
of ball at Broad Street Park this afternoon
Tho game Will begin at o'cioc., and Fred
Wcsterve!t will he the umpire. 4 large
crowd is expected TO witness the contest.
and both clubs are now claiming the vic
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02
PRIZES FOR PRODUCTS
MINNEAPOLIS SHOW NOV. 12-23

One hundred dollars in gold for the
best ten boxes of apples grown in the
American Northwest this year and ex-
hlbited at the Northwestern Products
Exposition in Minneapolis. November
1928, inclusive is the attractive prize
offered by Howard Elliott. president of
the Northern Pacific Railway. These
ten boxes competitive exhibits may co. =
s:st of one or more boxes of on, or more
varieties. This year credits for vari. ty
will be given. which was not thu c,se
at the Ne~ York Lant Show las yer
bat this year variety will score. h 6ueh
the offer is open for any Variety Of
apple.
The exposition management, will pay
$50 in gold or give a solid silver trophy
cup for the second b.. t ten Foxes of ap-
pies. and it olso qua, antees to sell the
apples of the mex fol owing w n y-fve
exhibitors at not ! 81 than s. so a box,
and remi; he amount to each exhit ito,
who will also receive an h,nor RIB n.
President Elllt t. If the Northern Pa.
ciic also offers a trophy cup for the best
bushel of Der t crr, and an"ther cup for
the best samples of forage plants grown
this year in a,y of The SIX sta'es-Min-
nesota, North DaeO:a. Montana. Idaho.
Washington and Oreeon- traversed by
the Northern Pacific Railway and taking
part in the 1912 exposition.
The Northern Pacific is to become the
possessor of the Elliott Irize winning
exhibits.
A prize of great interest to wheat
~raisers and one which will be keenly
contested is tina, announced by the ex-
position management of a IS, 600 gas
tractor for the best five bushels of
wheat grown in the American North
west. No sheaves are necessary in this
exhibit-merely the threshed wheat.
Entries for this have been coming in
for several days.
When the exposition is over it is
planned to have a seed wheat and an
apple auction which will supply many
farmers with choice seed wheat and
city people with five and ten box lots of
choice apples. The Bitter Root valley,
the valleys of the Yakima, the Walla
Walla country, the Methow valley and
he Wenatchee district have promised
a number of exhibits for Mr.. Elliott's
prize.
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02
THE CAUSE
NOT THE man
What Col. Roosevelt Said to His
Milwaukee Audience.
NO CONCERN FOR HIS " LIFE
IN the Greatest Campaign Speech on
Record, With Z Bullet In His Body,
Y He Answered Forever the Argu-.
msnt That the Progressive Party
10 one-Man Movement. /;

The speech that Col. Roosevelt de-
hvered at Milwaukee with q. bullet in
his body was the most dramatic cam
'paign u~tteranoe on record.
Just before he ros to speak Henry
u. Oochems. head Of the Progressive
iParty's Speakers bureau and q NIL
waukee man. came forward and said:
I'm presenting Col. Roosevelt to you,
good ottixens, good fathers and good
civilians. you should know that the
Colonel comes to you In the spirit Of
. good soldier.
As We were leaving the hotel a
1sw moments ego q dastardly hand
yaised . revolver and nEed q shot ct
Adm, and the Colonel speaks as a sol
der with q bullet In Ids breast; where,
NJ don't hnow:1
4 shuddsr ran through the audience,
accompanied by cries Of "Oh, Oh"
from the women present, who made
up half Of the audience.
! Col. Roosevelt stepped forward and
was greeted with q cheer that shook
the building. He had the old grin on
his faoe, and It was hard for the. audi
ence to credit the statement that he
stood there like q soldier with the
bead OF an enemy in his body.
That there was no question of this
was shown by q little incident. When
the Colonel started to read his notes
he took his spectacle case from the
vest pocket, and turning to those just
about him, exhibited It, indicating
where the bullet Of the assassin had
nioked It. This brought another SYM
pathetic cheer, to which. MI. Roosevelt
responded with one Of his smiles and
began his talk.
Friends, I shall ask you to be as
quiet - possible" he said. II don't
know whether you fully understand
that ! have Just been shot, but it takes
moro than that to kill q Bull Moose.
&ChserS.) But fortunately I had my
manuscript, 50 you see I was going to
makesA long speech (holds up manu-
scrip with bullet hole) and there is
. bullet-there II where the bullet
went through and It probably saved
me from Il going into my heart. The
bullet ID in me now. 20 that I cannot
make . very long speech, but I will
Try my best. (Cheers).
And now, friends, ! want to take
sdvantage Of this incident and say q
word Of solemn warning az I know
how to my fellow countrymen. First
Of all I want to say this about my
self I have altogether too important
things to think Of to feel any concern
over my own death, and now I cannot
speak you t~nsincerely within five
= minutalaSk being shot.
selling you the literal truth
Whskss1 NY that my concern u for
/. Gny othser fhinnxs. 3 - not In the
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02

least for my own life. I want you to
understand that I am ahead Of the
game anyway. applause and oheers.)
No man has had a happier life than I
have led; happier life in every way.
I have been able to do certain things
that I greatly wished to do and I am
interested in doing other things.
II car tell you with absolute truth
fulness that I am very much uninter-
ested in whether I am shot or not. It
was just as when I was colonel Of my
regiment: I always felt that a private
was to be excused for feeling at times
some pangs of anxiety about his per
sonal safety, but I cannot understand
a man fit to be a Colonel who can pay
any heed to his personal safety when
he is occupied, as he ought to be 90
cupied, with the absorbing desire to
do his duty. applause and cheers.)
Il am in this cause with my whole
heart and soul. I believe that the
Progressive movement is for making
life a little easier for all our people;
q movement to try to take the bur
dens off the men and especially the
women and children of this country.
I am absorbed in the ucces Of that
movement.
II regard this incident as Of infln-
itesimal Importance as compared with
the great issues at stake In this cam
Pei gn, and l ask it not for my sake
not the least in the world, but for the
sake of our common country that our
opponents make up their mind to
speak only the truth, and not to use
the kind of SANDER and mendacity
which, If taken seriously, must inoite
weak and violent natures to crimes Of
Violence" 4
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02

Roosevelt the ambitious egotist the
would-be Caesar-that monstrous fig
ure Of ~caricature drawn by enmity
and malice has been destroyed, never
to reappear. But we fancy the other
thought-that this is q "one-man
movement"-sthl persists, and 1t is
upon this point that we purpose to
speak with somewhat personal EN-.
phasis.
With the narrow escape from the
tragedy fresh in mind, we say that
Colonel Roosevelt was not the creator
Of the Progressive movement. that he
is not the %guarantor Of Its permanency
nor his life necessary to its ultimate
success.
The Progressive cause and the Pro
-gressive party j at this time mil
lions OF votes stronger because, re-,
spending 10 the.cal of duty, hes sacrt
The Dickinson press., 1912-11-02

feed ease and braved misinterpreta
ton to become their leader. The es
Enlistment of social and industrial
justice in this country is, we believe
nearer by a quarter Of a century be
cause Of the work unsellshly done b
this great man.
But he did not create the cause. HI,
has made P~rogressives, but he dill
not make Progressivism. He is, !
has been said. the political parent.
Of Folk and Hadley and Johnson ant
Wilson and others who have VOL
prominence in. the faith. But he did
not implant in the breasts Of men tn,
aspirations for freedom and justiet
which the cause embodies.
The principles which now are sci
forth for the first time by a great
political party as a contract with thu
people" have long been the growing
beliefs Of millions of citizens. Roose
velt during his presidency began t.
interpret them and to put into con
crete form and phrase these aspira
tons and convictions.
Like all effective leaders Of historic
movements, he capitalized and gave
visible substance to the deep-rooted
longings Of men. He voiced what mil
lions felt. But the cause was born ii
the heart Of this nation, and there lief
it's strength. Even though that bulle,
had not been providentially DETECTED
that marvellous fraction of an inch and
he had fallen a martyr, the cause
would still have gone on, because Il
ia in harmony with the irresistible
forces Of human growth and evolution
Had Grant died In the field, would
that have meant the permanent dis
ruption Of the Union3 His loss would
have cost battles, but it could not have
prevented the ultimate triumph of his
cause. So If the Progressive leader
had fallen, there would have been pro
found sorrow for the passing Of q
loyal friend and leader, but no feeling
Of hopelessness.
II this seems a cold and calculating
view let us say that we believe it IL
the view Theodore Roosevelt would
have his followers take. We believe
that had he lost his life the epitaph he
would wish to be written of him would
be that he had served we'll. but that
as he himself said in the face Of death
the cause would go on without him.
This was what moved him to thai
supreme proof Of devotion last Mon
day night. This has been his spiri,
since the beginning. He showed II
when, confronting the formidable nom
ination Of. Governor Wilson, he decid
ed to make the fight. He said he fell
like q soldier under orders: II he wa,
summoned even to lead forlorn hope
he must obey.
And this. we believe, IL the view Of
the great body Of Prosressives. They
look upon Roosevelt a. an unequaled
figure Of brave and sagacious leader
ship; they are profoundly, grateful
for the strength that he.gives to the
unconventional they rejoice that he is
spared to haadsthe march to victory