Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-08
Roosevelt FaVOrite
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tional convention here delivered by
Raymond Robins Of Chicago as tenn
porary chairman, asserted in vigorous
terms:
1. That the Progressives will stand
by the announcement made by the
national committee last January that
the party will join the Republicans
if the latter nominate for president a
man true to Progressive principles;
2. That the principle, however, is
greater than the party, and if need
be the Progressives will go on alone;
3. That preparedness is the para
mount issue of the campaign; and
A. That Theodore Roosevelt is the
man of the hour.
"What this country needs now is a
man," announced Mr.. Robins. In the
course of his speech he salo:
"Now, as we are met again in ma
tional convention, there comes to US
once more a common knowledge that
in 1912 we sounded forth a trumpet
that shall never call retreat And
we know we are here to write rec
ord that shall witness alike to the
Ifaint-hearted and the skeptical and
to the great army still faithful to the
cause that our vision is yet undimmed
and that our standards have not been
furled.
"But the noblest common heritage
of America is not her natural wealth
nor are her best traditions found in
the chronicles of her commercial
greatness. We may well confess that
under other flags, even under other
national ideals, American ingenuity,
achieved greater material welfare for
all ker people, and with her vast nat
ural resources she might well have
done away with that grinding poverty
that is now unknown in many less
favored lands.
"We may take just pride in the les
ser achievements Of our people in de-
veloping the physical resources of a
continent, but not there lies the true
greatness of America.
"Selfish business and politics never
listed in the assets of America her
most valuable possession, the price
less heritage which alone is worth
the sacrificial cost of preparedness to
defend against the world-the Demo-
cratic soul. In this time it should be
all too plain that we stand alone among
the great nations not dominated bv
the ideal of Caesar. We have our ruth
less master men, confident of their
right and ability to rule their fellows,
but they do not rule us yet.
eve gather to determine our pro-
gram to meet the practical needs for
national action in this time of havoc
and horror in other lands. And it is
well that we should approach our
task with the vision of better day
We may we'll resolve that no worse
day. with havoc and horror in our
midst, shall be known to us or to the
coming generations and that we shall
wisely plan to preserve in peace our
great inheritance.
"Wc remember that there have been
deeper problems and perplexities pre-
sented to our government in the last
two years than at any time for half
century and that they were present
ed to men for the most part ill-pre-
pared in training or skill for such re-
sponsibility. Some of the respon-
sibility for their errors is upon us
all. It is for us to see that the fu-
ture shall be better than the past and
it is in that spirit rather than in one
of partisan criticism that we approach
the duties which lie before us.
"The nation waits for that leader.
ship to. come out of the Chicago con-
ventions which will restore to our
selves and to the people of other ma
tions that respect for the American
government which is essential to the
well being Of nation. 1t is no time
for a divided opposition. 1t is no time
for one party to offer to the other
partisan choice. 1t is time when
wise leaders will listen to the voices
of the nation to choose their nominee
And those voices now repeat one