El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-06-08
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history Of international commerce
ne meet these new economic weapon
in the markets Of the world, American
industrial life must undergo complies
reorganization. The old wastes mus
be eliminated and the old method
TRANSFORMED. America must be equip
ped to hold her share OF the worlds
trade. The old l~ogFoIling devices o
special interests using tariff schedules
as a public commission for private
plumber are as. destructive 70 nation
al welfare as they are ~lntolerable t.
the national conscience. We mus
speedily prepare ID deal with these
problems, particularly with that Of the
tariff, with a scientific non.partisar
machinery Of government function
ing for the commercial advantage Of
all the people.
I'VE believe that the need and op.
t~portunity OF the time Is such that
personal differences, partisan bitter
ness, and local p%rejudices should be
surrendered to serve the nations
highest good. We should not be part
ed by mere names, however dear, nor
by past resentments, however justi-
fled,
But we should solemnly warn all
hose Of an easy and accommodating
political virtue that w win not sur
render principle nor make unworthy
compromises to gain a meaningless and
selfish political victory. We would
rather face possible defeat fighting
for our cause than to seek assured
victory through moral treason to
those high principles and heroic souls
that combined to make ms the second
party of this nation in 1912. The A.
200, 900 voters who followed our lead
err and espoused our cause can be
augmented to a majority perhaps more
easily under united banners, but IL
need be the Progressive standard will
go forward alone. We cannot believe
that a rule or ruin faction will dom
mate the political machinery Of the
historic party Of Lincoln and that they
win prefer personal defeat and ma
Itional degradation to acceptance Of
the foremost leadership of the nation.
But in this day and hour it should be
made plain that the choice is IN our
hands ehd that the Judgment OF the
people win be upon our heads.
I'VE are ready to keep full and
generous faith with the declaration
of u national committee in January
of the present year. But II our faith
shall meet no response and we alone
stand ready to meet the demands upon
the patriotism of American political
leadership, we shall not shirk the
task. There are worse things than
temporary defeat for great princl-
pies Of human justice and moral
truth.
For our part we feel that in this
solemn hour no motive OF personal in
terests or party advantage win be
tolerated to thwart the awakened
conscience and intelligence of the Am
erican people.
THE ~Progressiyes stand for Amer
icanism and preparedness. They
stand for an Americanism which is
not qualified by differences in blood
or birth or creed. They stand for pre-
paredness of the body and of the
spirit, industrial and social, as well as
military, with universal service for
the defense Of the nation.
"In the midst Of changing condi-
tons, unparalleled in history, we can
not even forecast the problems that
will confront America In the next four
years. The chief issue today is one
Of leadership, the supreme need for
a man. II has been said that every
great movement in human affairs is
incarnated in a living personality.
This nation needs a leader in this
hour whose abstract promises have
been tested by concrete performance.
we will speak plainly.
would any di~sinterested patriot
untouched with partisan prejudice or
personal feeling hesitate long 70 name
the leader best fitted to serve this
His name is on the lips of
nation. Two great parties claim
him as their own. He was our leader
IN 1912. He was the leader Of the
Republican party for many years. He
was president Of Our nation for seven
years. There is no man in America
.oday who holds as he does alike the
of the American people and
he ungrudging respect of every ma
ion in the world, He has been a mas
.er politician, but he has refused ever
% play politics with the destiny Of
ais country. The American people
ire waiting for the leader, to be named
acre in Chicago. They want a leader
whom they know and who SPEAKS for
hem. They want firmness in our
loreign affairs. They want certainty
n stating and unfolding the rights Of
American citizens. They want cour
lge to announce a program and ten
loity to fight it through. There are
Millions Of patriotic men and women
training eyes towards Chicago and
that the two great parties in
convention may unite upon a man VINO
yilLget things done. They have been
speeches on preparedness and
on American rights for dreary
nonths-only to learn at last that we
lave no rights except those we are to
and that we are not now pre-
jared to enforce even the rights Of an
American citizen to live within raid,
ng distance OF the Mexican border.
Ne learn that more Americans have
leen Killed In keeping peace with
than were killed in fighting q
var with Spain.
TT would be easy to denOunce the