The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-04
FINE FAREWELL IS
GIVEN COLONEL
ROOSEVELT
Two Thousand Bull Moose Speed
His Departure
HIS FAREWELL A PROMISE
Declares That He Will Come Back
To Work for Party and To Fight
Enemies CT People.
HIS FAREWELL A PROMISE

New York, Oct. Theodore
Roosevelt babe his friends farewell
at New York last night, the eve of
his departure on journey to unex-
plored regions of South America, at
a dinner given in his honor by the
progressive national service and the
progressive service OF the state of
New York. Addressing some 1000
men and women who gathered in
his honor at the New York roof
garden, Mr.. Roosevelt made a speech
in which he apparently sought to
put a quietus on published reports
that he intends to return TO the
republican party.
Il warn our opponents that the
fight has only just begun" he said
his voice breaking in his earnest
MSS. q will neyer abandon the prin-
ciples to which we progressives have
pledged ourselves The widest en-
thusiasm greeted his assertion.
Waving bandanna hankerchiefs and
napkins, the diners jumped to their
feet and cheered for half minute.
Progressive leaders, men and wo-
men, including Albert j. Bevecidge,
former United States senator, Unit
ed States Senator Joseph l.. Bristow
and Miles 6p0indeXter, Clifford PinchOi
Miss Frances A. Kellor and Mrs.
Charles S. Bird were at the guest
table with Mr. Roosevelt. Seated
tire also were John Purroy Mitchell,
fusion candidate for mayor of the
city, and other members of the fus.
ion ticket whom Mr.. Roosevelt in
dorsed in his speech
o his return from his South
American tip Col. Roosevelt said,
his best endeavor would be extended
toward the building up of the party.
The party is solid, he declared, aud
he added thar ii was the firm deter
mination of the rank and file as we'll
as the leaders to preserve its politi-
cal entity, its solidarity and integrity
Speaking of the work he had map
ped out for himself on his return.
Col Roosevelt said that 1--WE shall
enter undaunted as a national party
on another national campaign" lie
said that he would never rest con
tent until every single principle
enupciated by the progressive party
is put into practical operation by the
nation
at is emphaticaly u fight for our
country" he declared Il would
continue to fight even if | stood en-
tirely alone Col. Roosevelt began
his speech by saying that he wanted
to take this means of saying a word
TO all men and women of the progress
sive party. All his life, he said, he
had been engaged in work that cul-
minated in The last is months, and
of all his political life il was to the
last months TO which he looked
back with the most satisfaction.
This was his compliment to the men
and women who worked with him in
the organization and first campaign
of the party, which he termed a
movement for social and industrial
justice to be achieved in a spirit of
brotherly good will and of the broad
esq social consciousness
Col Roosevelt predicted that the
progressive party would never 90
back, and he declared: Il warn our
opponents that the fight has only
just begun. Whatevo' may betidp
in future, Of one thing the disciples
of an easy opportunism may rest as
sured-l will never abandon the
principles to which We progressires
have pledged ourselves, ad | will
never abandon the men and women
who drew around me to battle for
these principles. They and ! stand
with our faces toward the morning:
we will never be sundered from one
another; and we will never yield the
ground we have taken or finch from
the fight to which We are pledged"