The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-16
COLONEL PLEASED
BY PARTY SHOWING
In Prepared Statement Roose.
welt Says Bull Moose Have
Come to Stay.
BATTLE HAS JUST BEGUN
Points Out That in Three Months Pro.
gressiVes Jumped TO Second
Place in Nation.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York. - Theodore Roosevelt
made formal statement bearing upon
the election and the future of the Pro-
gressive party. In line with previous
expressions of his cwr and of his
colleagues, he reiterates that the
"Progresa., party has come to stay
and so far from being over, the bat
lie has just begun"
He regards the party's showing in
polling more than 100000 votes in
the face of numerous obstacles, natur-
ally in the path of a new movement,
as literally unparalleled in the his
tory of free government"
The statement follows:
Il congratulate the Progressives of
the country-that is | congratulate
those good men and women who with
sincerity of purpose for the common
good have had the vision to look into
the coming years and see what the
future demands from us.
What the Progressive party has
done since the theft of the Republican
organ by the Republican bosses at
Chicago last June is literally unparal-
leled in the history of free govern
ment, worked under representative in
situations. Three months have gone
by since the new Progressive party
was founded.
Without much money, without any
organization, against the wealth of
the country, against the entire organ
lied political ability of the country
against the bitter hostility of 80 per
cent OF the press of the country,
against the furious opposition of every
upholder of special privilege, whether
In politics or in business, and with
the channels of information to the
public choked-the Progressive party
has polled between four and four and
one-half million votes; has hopelessly
beaten one of the old parties, both in
the Electoral College and in the popu.
lar vote; has taken second place in
the nation and either first or second
place in some 81 of the As states.
NO task in any way approaching
this has ever before been performed
by any party in our country. Such a
feat, performed by volunteers hastily
brought together and without any pre-.
vious cooperation with each other,
against the trained veterans of the
political arena-should be a source of
!, pride-not only to those who per.
formed the task, but to all believers
in good citizenship and in the capac.
ity of Americans for self-government
During the campaign said repeat
edly that this was in no shape or way
a one-man movement, but a move.
ment for great principles move
mept which has sprung as all healthy
movements in our Democracy must
spring, from the heart and conscience
OF the people themselves.
This truth must be kept steadily
before the minds of all of us. The
Progressive party has come to stay.
II either of the old parties will en-
deavor to put into legislation any one
u Jul PiohhS, IL CdI COuUt upon our
hearty support in so doing; but we
will not rest content until the en-
tire platform is enacted into law and
becomes part of our political system,
national and state.
Il am proud, indeed, that the great
good fortune has been mine to fight
shoulder to shoulder with the men and
women. who, in the ranks and in va
rious positions Of leadership, have
waged this great battle for social and
Industrial justice. So far from being
over. the battle has just begun. We
will not rest content until every feat
ure OF the Progressive program has
been put into effect; and when this
has been done unquestionably there
will have opened to us new avenues
along which 1t will still be a duty to
work for the moral and economic bet.
terment of our people.
(Signed) Theodore Roosevelt"