The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-05-26
COLONEL AGREES
TO ENTER RACE

dore Roosevelt followed his hat into
the presidential ring when in un-
equivocal language he accepted the
offer of the Roosevelt Republican COM
mittee, represented in thirty states,
headed by former Secretary of the
Navy George Won L. Meyer, to work
for his nomination by the Republican
national convention.
In accepting the offer voiced by Mr..
Meyer, Colonel Roosevelt paid his re-
spects to the candidacy of Justice
Hughes.
While he did not refer to the JUS
tice by name there was no room for
doubt in the mind of his hearers as to
whom he had in mind.
With Mr.. Meyer came more than a
score of Republicans who had joined
in the movement to organize Repub-
lican efforts in his behalf. With him
also come a delegation Of the "home
folks" including the local station
agent, H. l.. Marsh.
Colonel Roosevelt received them in
the north room at Sycamore Hill.
Where amidst the trophies Of the chase
and souvenirs from all parts of the
world they awaited him.
Meyer Pops the Question.
Secretary Meyer got down to bust
ress quickly, saying that the colonel
'better than any other man is listened
I> o,,l of
the people,
IN reply Colonel Roosevelt said:
~ am naturally very deeply touched
and pleased by your action. | accept
it absolutely in the spirit in which
YOU have taken it. You are fer me
because YOU regard me as presenting
and embodying the aggressive move
ment for thorough going Americanism
and thorough going preparedness.
Your devotion is to the cause and
to the man only in so far as he fo'
the time being emDodias the cause,
This is precisely the attitude | took
in my Trinidad statement. now hold
and shall continue to hold this a time
OF great crisis in our countrys his.
lt4 y. Dttuti6t IL Is q SItdl Cll5iS III
the history Of the world.
If we are unprepared. if we are
split and sundered by rivalries Of
creed, or section and national origin,
if our country's action is to be condi-
toned by helplessness without, and
the hyphenate within, the career of
the United States as a greater factor
=
Half Measures Useless.
There is no use Of being for half
measures of Americanism and prepar-
edness. Still less is it of any use
for any public man to announce him
self in vague general terms as in ia
vor of Americanism and preparedness,
unless his whole course of action in
public life has made it evident and
now makes it evident that he means
just exactly what he says.
Unless, if he is in office, or has
been in Office, his career has been
such as in fullest measure to warrant
the belief that he is man of deeds
and not of words in this matter, and
unless in every crisis. whether he be
in or out of Office. he frankly and fully
takes a position on the concrete facts
which are up for decision, and applies
the abstract statement directly to
these concrete facts
General professions are utterly
worthless unless, in the first place
the man who makes them is ready i'm
mediately to apply them to every con
crete case as it actually arises.
II am fighting for these principles
They are the principles you are or
ganizing to support. and with all my
heart welcome such support, accept
ing it as given primarily to the prin
ciples and only secondarily for myself
ANY man at this time of crisis who
is not aggressively. openly and spe
officially for these principles is against
them. and every patriot should treat
our public servants on this basis