The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04
WON CONVERTS
TO HIS CAUSE
Valley City Bubbled Over
With Roosevelt Enthu.
siasrn and Good Will

Valley City. N. D., March e.
Speaking to more than 1900 people at
the arnory theater this afternoon
Clifford Pinchot, ex-chief forester and
friend of Theodore Roosevelt aroused
a stampede of popularity for the nom.
ination of Col. Roosevelt for the presi-
dency. AT every mention Of the name
of Roosevelt there was cheering and
hand clapping and at times the speak
er was forced to stop for consider
able time before he could make him.
self heard. NO sooner had he made
his opening remark II am here to do
what ] can for the nomintion and
election of Theodore Roosevelt as
president Of the United States" than
the applause began and lasted until
MIR. Pinchot signified that he wished
silence that he might continue. Hum
dreds of farmers came from the sur
rounding country and each train into
the city brought large numbers OF per-
sons to hear the first speech to be
made in the United States for the
nomination of Col. Roosevelt.
After being introduced by Major
White Mr.. Pinchot said. in part:
Il am here to do what I can for
the nomination and election of Theo-
dore Roosevelt as president Of the
United States. The great issue now
before this country. the greatest poll.
teal issue there can he. Is between the
men who believe that human rights
come first and those who believe that
wealth and privilege should have the
right Of way. 1t was during the seven
years Of Roosevelt's administration
that this issue was made clear. Be-
fore his time there was no national
progressive movement. His great fight
for the plain people against the trust
and special interests awaken the
whole nation.
II am proud to recall that had my
share in that fight because / was close
to it all know that the guiding prin-
ciple of President Roosevelt though
, every policy and every effort was to
secure equality of opportunity and a
square deal for all the people. Do
not forget that the genuine regulation
OF the railroads and stopping of re-
Remember that he started the pure
food law in its camapign against the
food and medicine poisonerS and stop.
ped the sale of decayed meat by estab-
fishing federal inspection Of the pack
ers after one of the biggest fights
ever seen In Washington.
1T was he who settled the great
coal strike and secured the esta blish-
ment of the department of commerce
and labor which first told the people
the facts about the great corporation.
He began the federal regulation of the
hours of labor for railroad employees
and under him the railroad safety ap-
phance law and employers liability
law We're passed. Greater than all
else he began a great national policy
1or the conservation of natural re-
sources and esta hlished the principle
that our forests, lands, water and min
erals must he used for the benefit Of
all the people and not merely to make
few rich men richer still
"Of all the wise beneficient and
truly progressive policies for which
Roosevelt is responsible the conserva-
tion policy stands in my judgment as
the head. A man who has stood for
the people as Roosevelt has and has
proved his faith by his works as
Roosevelt has is genuine progress
sive in the eye of the American peo-
pie and can be nothing else. But IL
you prefer to judge Roosevelt by what
ne says rather than by what he has
done take the Columbus speech, his
own statement of his own position and
listen. 4 believe in pure Democracy
with Lincoln l hold that this country
with its institutions belongs to the
people who inhabit it whenever they
grow weary of the existing govern
ment they can exercise their consti-
tutional rights of amending it,
1--WE progressives believe that the
people have the right, the power and
the duty to protect themselves and
their own welfare, that human rights
are supreme over all other rights. that
wealth should be the servant, not the
master of the people. We believe that
unless representative government does
absolutely represent the people 1t is
not representative government at all.
We test the worth of all men and all
measures by asking how this nation
is composed
Pinchot today received letter from
James r. Garfield. former secretary
of the interior, to the effect that Car
field would probably follow Pinchot
through North Dakota, spending three
est of Rooseyelt's candidacy.
Darbey O'Malley of Valley City, who
circulated the first Roosevelt petition
in North Dakota today received the
following answer to a telegram to the
colonel asking hts presence at a meet
ing of Roosevelt enthusiasts here:
Il wish 1t were possible for my
friends to realize my position-not for
my own sake. but because then they
would understand just why it Is cam
not accept all the invitations that
come to me. From now on, 1 wish
to avoid making any speech l possibly
can avoid and greatly az appreciate
the. invitation from the body such as
you represent. It really Is not possible
for me to: accept. am very sorry.
Sincerely yours.
1T. Roosevelt"
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