The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-11
Attitude of Mind as Important
as Material Preparation,
Says Ex-president in Tele.
gram of Greeting.
COUNTRY FALLS SHORT
OF DUTY, Is ASSERTED
johnson, Beveridge and Others
Send Statements of Con.
fdenOe in Future and Glory
in the Past.
tBy Ev,nlns neraia Leased wireJ

chicago, Jan. II. When the pr,-
grossiyc national committee we
called to order toda. q telegram of
gr,ctinr from Theodore Ruose, cit
standard beat-r of iho party IN the
lHl, election, was read. In IL 'oioncl
Roosevelt emphasize the n"cd OF
preparedness not alone IN material
ways but of the soul and spirit of the
oitl1cus of the nation
THE message was received with ar-
plnusc by the commit ,ccmcn aud was
followed 10y the reading uf message
from other leaders, including Hiram
johnson. governor of California. ana
Albert j. EcNcridg, former senator
from Indiana.
Tho message from colonel Roo-e-
Welt follows
"t send you my hearty greetings.
We. as country. al. facing great
world crisis IN which Tor the last
eighteen months This nation has fillor
lar short Of its dutS both tp It's own
people and to the law abiding aud
justice loving nation- of mankind
There is crying need that ~"
shall east asid. an purely partisan
considerations and disregard all hut
the vital ISSUES affecting the national
life and shah strive wholcheartcdlv
for sound Amcr'cf nisn which shall
insist that every man who D. with
cur borders shall be- AN American and
nothing else. W. must de- Iustic" -
our own people at home. We must in
sist that they have justice whoa
abroad.
we must Insist upon the mp't
thorough going preparedness q" pro
tcct our rights against al possible a.
taCks by ans aggrc-sors. such pre-
paIrducHs Is the lcst guarantee ot an,
/ honorable peace.
Nv, must c.cr remember TINT
there cannot be such preparedness IN
/ things material Unless there Is also
I that preparedness of soul aud spirit
B which alone renders a nation fit e
perform It's high and difncult duties
IN national and International life.
,Signaturel
"THEDDOEE RDoSEN Ell.
! In his message to tn. committee
men Governor Johnson uf California
said.
/ Progress iyism has won great vic
D. tory. II has gripped the minds OF it
diNiduai voters, ha- quickencd the IA 70
/ tional conscience and has been indell-
! hly impressed upon every forward
looking stage.
e The men aud he party unairnid
nav, exercised a most Wholesome Ia
, fucnce on the na'ion's political lfc
: M candidates and all parties nov
/ yoh.mentiN protest they are pro-
gressive. aud prorressivism thus ha
partlN done it, work.
We have ~ reason for WlsgiN'n-
and every reason - be iupiiant
From Californi.. where Progress''
ism has been written into ne laws "'
the state, We send YOU tondost greet
ings
The telegram nom Albert i. -"
criigc said progr, sive principles, in'
cluding u neutrali, with equal friend
shin tor al uatiui-, constitui" pro
gram for which tmericans can hghi
with . clean com Icncc.
Tel.grams from Charles Sunn'i
Bird Of MassaCh setts, Arthur
sagcr and oscar :. strauss of Ne"
YORK ana John NJ Parker of Sew or
leans also were rt II.
Every state in ne Union save Nr'
lznna and MississiI pl was icprcscnt,o
at the meeting,
bis ,ussion tor he time aud plt''
for huiding the ttioual fuuN enti'i
OF the party de rlopcd urictionli'
unanimous npinio. that It should i
convened In Ch ago. rher" wa
some difference o. opinion. hpWrN"i
as to the date v liam Allrn Nhh'
Of Kansas faNorc. juno whl'l
would max" th" convention come
dent with the publican nati"na
convention here. nj several "lh'l
supported TINS ,i. Others propose
June "a or later Tho question VII
4 be settled at an Necutivc session o
. the national conn ttee late TO-DAY.