Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-07-14
ROOSEVELT'S WEAZEL WORDS.
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NDIlSlOl herald Ourlcr.)
In speech before the Progressive
convention at Chicago on August 6,
l9lZ, Theodore Roosevelt said: "Thc
two old parties are husks with no
real soul i'll either, divided on artificial
INES boss;,ridden and privilege con
trolied, each Il tumble of homogeneous
elements, and neither daring to speak
out wisely and fcarlessly. Tho
recent Republican convention was no.
dominated by honest men. 1t was y
convention wherein sat, alas! ma
Jorlty Of men who, with sneerinp in
oiherehee to every principle of right
SO acted as to bring to shameful end
a party which had been founded over
nall Il century ago by men in whose
souls burned the fire of lofty en-
dcavor."
In speech before the Progressive
convention, on August Z, 1912, nc
ccpting the paryt's nomination fo,
president, Mr.. Roosevelt said: al an
prcciate to the full the burden of re-
sponsibility to the full that the trust
you have placed in me can be met in
only one way, and that this is that
shall so act as TO deserve the trusu
with every article of high purpose
there is in me | pledge you my word
to place every bit of ability every
bit OF good sense have Mt your dis
posal TO carry out the principlcs 10
which you have dedicated your
selves"
In statement issued on January
y, 1918, MIR. Roosevelt said: 81 strong
~ feel that we should no more enter
INTO combination with the Repub-
lean machine than with the Donna
cratic machine"
In a Lincoln Day speech delivered
IN New York on February II. 1913,
Mr.. Roosevelt said: "The Progress
i've party has come to stay. 1t will
amalgamate with neither Of the two
old parties, both of which are boss
controlled and privilege ridden"
In an address to the New York Pro-
gressives on October 3, 1913. Mr..
Roosevelt said: "This movement win
never go back, and whatever may be-
tide in the future, of one thing the
disciples of an easy opportunism NAV
rest assured will never abandon
The principles to which we Progress
ives have pledged ourselves, and T
will never abandon the men and
women who drew around me to bat
lie for those principles. They and
land with our faces toward the NOR
ming; we will never be sundcrcd from
one another, and we will never Weld
he ground we have taken tor finch
from the fight to which we are
pledged"
In a speech delivered at Chicago,
on October Q, 1914, Mr.. Roosevelt
said: "The Republican party is not
coming back. The men i'm the old
parties may as well make up their
minds that the Progressive party is
hero to stay"
In a message to the Progressive
convention ut Chicago on June o,
1916, Mr.. Roosevelt said: "The Re
Dublicans are about to nominate n
nan who would be the viccrov of
Germany in this country" AT the
inc this message was sent the nom
nation of Hughes by the Republicans
lad become forcgone conclusion.
In a telegram to the Progressive
convention on June 10, 1916, Mr..
Roosevelt said: al cannot accept the
nomination at this time" This telc-
gram was sent after Hughes had
been nominated by the Republicans
and Roosevelt by the Progressives.
In a public statement to the Pro
Tressive party. issued on June 26.
DIG. Mr.. Roosevelt said: al shall
/ lnpport Mr. Hughes for president and
! earnestly bespeak from my fellow
Progressives their ungrudginp sun
Nport for Mr.. Hughes"