Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-10-09
is IN FIGHT TO STAY.
roosevelt Says He Win Not Abandon
Progressives in 1916,


Colonel Roosevelt's declarations tho,
NC "ouih never again enlist under the
republican banner. that he would AL.
mere always to the principles of the
Progressive party and that he and the
leaders of that party would enter un,
haunted into the national campaign in
1916 were characteristic utterances of
the former president at dinner given
III ms honor at New York Friday night
on the eve of his departure on a Journey
10 south America. About 1000 persons
were present.
l warn our opponents that the fight
has been begun he said. his voice
breaking in his earnestness. ~ never
VIII abandon the principles to which we
Progressives have pledged ourselves y
Waving 5andana hankerchiefs and
napkins, the diners jumped to their
feet and cheered for half a minute,
Only once during the evening did Mr..
roosevelt receive greater ovation.
reward the close of the address of
"ifford Pmchot, POSTMASTER, there
were cries of I'VE want Teddy" RAY.
mond Robbins, head of the progressive
national service, leaned across the table
and said:
Yes, we want hin-we want him as
PRESIDENT he shouted.
Then the crowd let loose, rising from
their seats to applaud. Mrs. Roosevelt
was witness of the tribute. s
Speaking of the work he had man.
ped out for himself on his return.
Colonel Roosevelt said: "We shall en-.
ter undaunted as national party on
another national campaign"
The colonel said he would never rest
content until ever single principle
enunciated by the progressive party is.
put into practical operation by the
nation.
Colonel Roosevelt began his speech
by saying that he wanted to take this
means of saying word to all men
and women of the progressive party.
All his life, he said, he had been en-
gagged in work that eliminated in the
last IS months, and of all his political
life it was the last Is months to which
he looked back with most satisfaction.
This was his compliment to the men
and women who had worked with him
in the organization and first campaign
of the party which he termed a move
ment for ''social and industrial Justice
to be achieved in spirit of brotherly
good will and of the broadest social
- believe that all of us who have
worked in this movement have gained
thereby the inestimable advantage of
a finer and higher outlook on hfe.' he
continued. 1--WE have striven to make
good every promise of the covenant
with the people which our platform re-
presents. There is no principle which
We have not striven to live up to in
spirit and letter. We have so driven
our principles home that each of the
old parties in place after place has been
obliged to pay at least lip-loyalty to
them
Mr.. Roosevelt predicted that the pro-
gressive party would never go back
and he declared:
Whatever might betide in the
future, of one thing the disciples of an
easy opportunity may rest assured
will never abandon the principles to
which we progressives have pledged
ourselves and l will never abandon the
men and women who drew around me
to battle for these principles. They and
stand with our faces toward the morn
ing; 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 pledg.
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