The Colorado statesman., 1916-11-04

stenographer S report, however forms
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part. showing the high lights of the me
MR.. ROOSEVELT wish to say
that am pleased indeed to appear on
the same platform with Mary Antin
and Mrs. Raymond Robins-both be-
cause OF what they are and the cause
of what they symbolize. Now you
know-that is, I hope you know
Qaughter) that don't give a snap of
my finger for the finest words unless
they are backed by deeds (applause)
l have grown to have a positive hor-
ror of elocution because it is SO often
treated by those in high places, not as
an incitement to, but as a substitute
for ACTION! prolonged applause).
When l speak of Americanism,
don't admit of any Americanism of
the fifty-fifty brand (great applause).
You don't need to be told from that
| stand for straight United States.
Now, when /
(voICE FROM THE GALLERY:
Hurrah for WilsonD
THE CROWD-Put him QUIT
MIR. ROOSEVELT paused, and ges-
ticulated upwards. Don't put him out.
Don't put him out; he entertains me,
The closest friend I've had in polit-
ical life during the last sixteen years
has been man both of whose parents
were born in Germany-but he is no
more a German-American than l am
Dutch-American. He is just
STRAIGHT AMERICAN-and that is
all. AND THAT'S ENOUGH, (pro-
longed applause).
ican, that is all / ask-but ASK ALL
OF THAT! (Applause.) There isn't
any such thing as divided allegiance
the minute man has a divided al
legiance between this country and
some other, you can guarantee it is an
undivided allegiance to the other
country. . If this country is to be
a polyglot boarding house, then it isn't
worth while that it should continue
to exist, and it won't exist, that you
can guarantee.
We praise-we speak of Washington
and Lincoln-(applause) Fine! Ap-
plaud them (applause continues)-b
live up to their principles in the praise
(applause) Washington and Lincoln
were Americans plain Ameri
cans-that was all, and that was
enough-and what they were, we must
be, or we shall perish as a nation
from the face of the earth.
And. friends, in everything I say
tonight, l will ask you to test the
worth of what l say by what l have
done.
Every now and then some man rises
to say, "You mustn't criticise the Pres
ident-" Well, have been Presiden;
(applause) and if there was any form
of criticism that l escaped, l have
forgotten it daughter and applause).
1t is as Andrew Jackson said, in a
message to Congress in the year 1894
"The people of the United States have
not only the right but the duty indi-
vidually and collectively, in any way
they desire, to criticise and call to ac-
count the public actions of the Presi.
dent, subject only to the restraints of
truth and justice" In other words,
friends, it is an infamous thing
(Voice, "Hurrah for Wilson! Hurrah
for Wilson!'0
ROOSEVELT (aside, Little Incl
dents of the evening)-in other words,
friends, 1t is an Infamous thing to say
what is untrue, false, malicious or un-
Just of the President. or any other
man, but less than any other man in
the country, has the President the
right to escape fair and truthful cit
icism for anything he does (applause),
and criticise Mr.. Wilson as he crit
icised me-and he's stopped 1t!
(chuckles) (applause). Now, II there
is anything l say of him that isn't in
accordance with the facts, | will be
glad to have him point 1t out. If there
is anything he wishes to say about
me or any question he wishes to put
to me- will be glad to have him put
it-I will answer him at once AND
PUT HIM A DOZEN QUESTIONS IN
RETURN (prolonged applause).
1t is mere folly to say that we shall
never be engaged in war. Two years
and a quarter ago Il must choose my
words carefully nice, wellmeaning
men of the pacifist type MEN
WHOM, we'll, might say they were
(chuckling) early Victorian maiden
aunts (laughter) who believed that
by elocution you could stop WAR;
that It WAS against human experience
to suppose such thing. - II this
country continues it's national exist
ence long enough, some time again,
It will have to face the test OF war