The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-14
DISREGARD ISMS
PROTECT NATION
IS 7. R. APPEAL
Roosevelt Discusses Issue Now
Before People.
Finds Campaign Text in n. Y.
Tribune Editorial.
WANTS PROTECTIVE TARIFF
But Big Issue, America Must
Find Own Soul.
National Honor Spiritual
Thing-UneOmprOmisingly.
Roosevelt Discusses Issue Nov
Before People.
Finds Campaign Text in n. Y
Tribune Editorial.
WANTS PROTECTIVE TARIFF
But Big Issue, America Must
Find Own Soul.
National Honor a Spiritual
Thing-UneOmprOmisingly.

OYSTER Bay. y. Y, April 14.-Taking
rs his text the concluding sentence or
the Tribune editorial indorsing his
candidacy for the presidency, Theo-
dore Roosevelt gave out tonight a
statement which is in effect an appeal
to the people of the United States to
disregard sectionalism and get 20
gether for national safety and national
honor. The statement follows
''Of course 1 deeply appreciate what
the Tribune says of me, but l appre-
ciate infinitely more what it says in
advocacy Of the things for which L
stand The final sentence of the edi-
torial saws We are choosing which
way the country shall go in the era
that is now opening, just as our ia
theirs chose the Nations path in the
days Of 1850
should Act in LincoIns Spirit.
This sentence should be in the
mind of every man, who, at Chicago
next June, takes part in formulatl1s
the platform and naming the canal
dates The men at Chicago should act
in the spirit of the men who stood be-
hind Abraham Lincoln.
From time to time it has recently
been announced that the fight against
Mr.. Wilson is to be waged only, or
almost only on the tariff. Such an
appeal would be an appeal to the belly
and not to the soul of the American
nation. By all means provide for the
Things OF the DOQNs DuI only on COIul-
tion that we treat the body as the
servant of the soul.
II believe heartily in a protective
tariff. Unless we return to a protec-
tive tariff. preferably administered
through a commission of experts, We
shall face widespread economic disas-
ter at the end of this war.
America Must Find Its SOUL"
But this is not the great issue on
which the fight is to be made if the
highest service is to be rendered the
American people. The issue is that
the American people must find its
own soul National honor is a spiritual
thing that cannot be haggled over in
terms of dollars. We must stand not
only for America first, but for Amer
lea first and last and all the time, and
without any second.
"Our loyalty must be to the whole
United States. The east must stand
for the safeguarding of the Pacific
coast against every foe. The west
must stand for the safeguarding of the
Atlantic coast against every foe. East
and west and north and south alike
must hold the life of every man and
the honor of every woman on the
most remote ranch on the Mexican
border as a sacred trust to be guar
anteed by the might of our united
nation.
I'VE can be true to mankind at large
only if we are true to ourselves. If we
are false to ourselves we shall be false
to everyone else. We have a lofty ideal
TO serve. a great mission to accomplish.
for the cause of freedom. and of gem
uine democracy, and of Justice and
fair dealing throughout the world.
Must Stand for Preparedness.
IF we are weak and slothfuI and
absorbed in mere money getting and
vapid excitement. we can neither serve
those causes nor any others. We must
stand for national conscience. for ma
tional discipline and for preparedness
military. social and industrial, in order
10 help the soul of this nation.
We stand for peace, but only for
the peace that comes as a right to the
just man armed. ana not for the peace
which the coward purchases by sub
mission, to wrong. The peace of cow
ardice leads in the end to war after a
record OF shame"