The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-06-07
Robins in Keynote Speech Says
progreSSiveS Are Ready to
Return TO Fold.
ROOSEVELT MAN OF HOUR
Asserts Name Of Former
President IS on Lips of
Whole Nation. g.

tlll'NGp. uuc Tho keynote nd
di'es OF Nh" progressive par,a national
convention lerc TODAY. delivered by
Raymond Robins Of Chicago as tempor.
any chairman asserted In vigorous terms
that
The proGrcsslvcs VIII stand b, tho
nnnoun.cmc made by the national
committee hsf January that the party
VIII ioln the republicans n the mttcr
numlnHt" for president q man true to
progressive" principles
The principle. however. Is greater than
] ilc party. and n need be 'hc progress
/ ives Vill e. uU alone
Hrcuoredics1 rs the paramount issue
/ q. inc .'wnHlEn
/ Theodore Roosevelt Is the man of tho
/ hour
what rNig country nccds nov is
man. announced Mr. Robins In the
| course Of his speech he said Now nv
We are met again In national oonycu.
/ ton there comes 10 us once more
| common knowledge that In 1912 ~"
sounded forth trumpet that shall
/ never Dall ro'teai our vision BIS yet
ndmw"d and our standards ls,c not
roon mrled
! I'VE gather ~ detcrmlne our program
in meet th" pra. i.cM nocd, for rluuurl
faction In thN. time n havoc and horror
no Other lands
Must Consider s'clal Need,
competent program ~ uH''ur II
uroUarcdu"s. must comprehend and meet
tl' 81" nl '.ouom'. and spiritual needs
~ tho people N"r" muitar, preppr"i
nes- alone is uad"Gua', 'or the spfe-
guarding ~ 'h" nations u'e oven ln
time ~ "nr
Any program fo- national scrurIt, boz
t'r" NJ v'r ih1' docs not involve social
and CuowlD s"HuritN in time of rrt.s
Ne false io the nr"ds ~ tfe nation
life Hut u.pus'. suspicion as 4" il"
good tHrh or intelligence OF lt' pi,,.t'
W" believe that the need and 0pp0r
uniif ~ iHr time is such that personal
difference. parfIs,u bitterness and local
ufo IudiU"s should he surrendered 'n
serl" the nations highest good We
should not ~ parted 20, mere nance.
however dear. nor past rcscntmonts.
however Justified
hut vc should solomnly warn n''
'hOf" NJ ru "ns' and uprnmmod'i i.ua
political ,i.'u" that Ve win NOT slr.
render priu.iplr NOR make unvorlhH
compromise 10 glln meannglcss and
.cl'tf political victory
Ready 10 Keep Faith
We rrc ready 10 keep mll and ven.
"foH. faith With the declaration uf uur
national committee In January ~ tho
present wear Hui " our fnitn shall mcrI
no response and So" alone stand ready
to meet the demands upon the patri0iism
~ AWe"i an political Leadership. w. shall
not shifk M" task There pre wors"
things than tcmporsr, defeat for great
nrlr Inl"s ~ human iIsuc" and moral
truth
Tn" progressive stand 'or American.
Ism and pr'rpfeduoss
The chief issue TODAY is ono NJ
|l'rd,rshir. tho .Irrrmc need fnr p mtu
70 has hrcn A,Id fiHi ever, great move.
u"u' In human Hfairs b. Iurtrnntsd IN r.
INt'ug personality This nation needs J,
loader In This hour whose abstract
promises hpNr been tested 10, ronrrrt"
Performance
'Ilia n1mr is ON tho lips ~ tho nation
Two grrp' parties claim him 90 tlcl,
'uvu ilr Nba uu leader 100 i9Is IIr
was IN" leader ~ 'h- republican, pNr't
fHf many wears ilc vps president ~
0u nation for seven ,cars There is mo-
wuu n America tniu, who hods ns he
TtU. alike fhf confidence az the American,