Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-12
ROOSEVELT ON
PARTY FUTURE
Says the Battle Has Only
lust Begun.

Now York. Nov. IL. - In a pubic
statement Colonel Roosevelt congratu-
lated his followers in the Progressive
ranks on their accomplishment IN
bringing about the crushing defeat OF
the Republican party since the THEFT
of the Republican organization by the
Republican bosses at Chicago iast
Iune."
The Progressive leader reiterates
what he has already said. that the FRO
gressive party has come to stay anu
that the battle has just begun. Al the
same time he assures the old parties
VI Progressive support any time d
desire to carry into effect policies en-
bodied In the Progressive platform.
The colonel pronounccs the achieve
ments Of the Progressive party as "l'-
orally unparalleled in the history OF
free government"
Here is the statement In full:
congratulate the Progressives of the
c~ountry-that Is. l congratulate tho+e
good men and women who with sincerity
of purpose for the common good nave hao
the VISION TO look lntO Tie Ipii'iiAH
and see what the future demands from us
| who work in this present.
What the Progressive party has zone
| since the theft OF the Republican organi-
zation by the Republican bosses az IN
| cago last June is literally unparalleled N
the history of free government WORKED
under representative institutions. Ihree
| months have gone by since some nun
| dreds OF earnest men and women gain
| cred to found the new Progressive party
Against Great Combination.
| without much money. without any Or
ganization, against tho wealth OF the
country, against the entire organized po-
| litical ability of the country. against the
bitter hostility of 90 per cent OF the press
Of the country, against tho furious oppo-
| sition Of every upholder of special privi-
lege, whether In politics or In business.
and with the channels of information to
! the public largely choked. the Progressive
party has polled between four and -four
| and one-half million votes. has hopelessiy
beaten one Of the old parties both in the
| electoral college and In the popular vote.
| has carried several of thei important states
in the Union and has taken second place
In the nation and either first or second
| place In some thirty-seven OF the forty
| eight states.
ANo tNsh Ii ChJ ""S
, mas ever before been performed by any
| party In our country. Such a feat per
| formed by volunteers hastily brought to-
gether and without any previous cooper
alton with eacb other against the trained
veterans Of the political arena, those
trained veterans including the entire mer'
cenary forces of politics. should be 8
source of pride not only to those who
| performed the task. but to all believers ir
l -~,l -ItfyorehiN n~1 II, tho ranQHi1V nj
Americans for self government.
Not One Mar Party.
During the campaign l said repeatedly
that this was in no shape or way a ont
man movement. but a movement for grea
principles, a movement which has sprung
as all healthy movements In our democ
racy must spring, from the heart and con
science of the people themselves. Thit
truth must be kept steadily before thu
minds OF all Of us. The Progressive party
has come to stay. II either Of the old par
ties will endeavor to put into legisla tioi
any one of our planks 1t. can count upol
our hearty support In so doing, but W
will not rest contented until the entir
platform is enacted into law and become
part OF our political system. national ant
state.
| am proud indeed that the great, goot
fortune has been mine to light shoulde
to shoulder with the men and women VIII
in the ranks and In various positions o
leadership have waged this great battl
for social and Industrial Justice. So ia
from being over. the battle has Just be
gun. We will not rest content until ever.
feature Of the Progressive program ha
been put into effect, and when this ha
been done unquestionably there will hav
opened to US new along which
will still be a duty to work for the mora
and economic betternnent Of our people.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.