El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-04
ROOSEVELT MAKES
HIS FINAL APPEAL.
Urges that Every Voter Read the Pro-
gressiTe Party Platform Be
fore Casting His Vote.

fore Casting His Vote.
Oyster Bay, n. Y. Nov At the
end Of the hardest campaign Of his
career. Col. Roosevelt made a final
appeal to the voters Of the country on
behalf of the Progressive ticket He
urged every voter to read the Pro
Sressive platform before going to the
polls. His statement follows:
1 wish TO appeal as strongly as I
can 10 the men and women of this
country to all good citizens through
out the union, and ask them to sup
port TINS great progressive movement
Tor righteousness and sfor fair dealing
The progressive movement is in the in
Uerest Of every honest man and WON
an IN the land, and therefore we have a
right that all good citizens, without
regard to their past political affilia-
uons, stand with US in this fight for
clean politics and for the square deal
in industry.
only the Progressive partv has
raced the real and vital issues of the
day Not only are both old parties
boss-ridden and privilege
but they show not the slightest con-
ception of the needs of the day or the
aster to the nation in the future is to
be avoided.
Industrial Changes.
During the life time Of the genera
ton which is now in middle life ex-
UaordInary social and Industrial
changes have come over this land. The
great forces now at work, social and
industrial. are such as were utterly
undreamed half a century ago. Yet
the leaders of the two old parties are
attempting the futile feat of trying to
meet these new conditions by worn out
governmental eXpedients and by appeal
TO little formulas and dOgmaS which
had certain usefulness before the
% a ne or al .es~e~ -
the days Of concentrated industry and
tremendous developments. but which
are now as utterly useless as the flint
locks of the continental soldiers would
be in modern warfare.
The PrOgressives, and the Progress
ives alone have seen that it is utterly
useless to hope that a great people liv-
ing under the forms of a political de-
mocracy and skilled by universal edu-
cation will continue to tolerate in eco
monte matters the reign of an indus
trial Oligarchy, the enforcement Of
privilege and a permanent and wide
spread inequality of opportunity.
Neither in the platform of the old
parties nor in the UttersnCes of their
candidates do we see the slightest sign
OF an appreciation of this great funda-
mental issue. The Progressive party
thoroughly appreciates that this is the
issue, and with courage and common
sense and in a spirit of kindness to
all our people. has faced the problem
and outlined the necessary first steps
towards its solution.
. Justice and Fair Play.
We intend to use the forces of gov
eminent to secure justice and fair play
between man and man. man and wOm-
an, not only in the political but in the
Industrial world We recognize that
it is the duty of all of us so to Shape
conditions as to secure favorable eco.
nOmic surroundings for the average
man who is honest and Industrious We
don't regard economic well being as
the be-au and end-au of life, but we
regard it as the Indispensable fOunda-
ton, the foundation which it is neces- l
sary to secure for all our people; and
then upon it we intend to raise the
superstructure of a higher life.
VIII Keep Promises.
Our opponents, Democratic and Re (
publican alike. have not veutured to
particularize as to the action they ad-
vOcate, whether as regards the trusts, Z
the tariff, the welfare of the farmer or Z
the welfare of the wage workers. Their !
Itterances have been mere Eeneralities |
which can mean anything or nothing. /
We, on the contrary have set forth J