South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-26
Roosevelt viii Support Hughes He Says

To the Progressive National COM
mlttee
efeutlemen--In accordance with
Che message sent 90 the Progress
site National Convention as soon as
Sd had nominated me 'or President.
] now communicate O. 1u my rea-
sons for declining tFs NOR which
D 90 deeply apprec ate. Since the
adjournment Of IN convention.
have received between two and three
thousand letters and kilograms from
men who had supported me for the
nomination. the majority expressing
the desire that 7 would refuse 10 run.
while minority urged that ! should
except the nomination. As il is q
physical imposslbility 20 answer
these letters and kilograms individ-
uaily beg Of the courtesy of the
senders that they VIII accept this
public statement IN lieu Of such an
swers.
The results OF the terrible world
var or the past two years have now
made IL evident 90 all who are will
ing 20 see. that in this country there
must be spiritual and industrial pre-
paredness. along the lines OF eff
cheney. Of loyal service 10 the Ma
ton. and OF practical application Of
the precept that each man must be
his brothers keeper Furthermore.
II il no less evident, that this pre-
paredness for the tasks OF peace
forms the only sound basis for that
Indispensable military preparedness
hich rests on universal military
training. and which finds no express
sion IN universal obligatory service
in time Of war
Supports Ideals.
Sooner or later the national prin-
ciples championed by the Progress
ives OF 1912 must I'm their general eff
feet be embodied in our national eX-
istence with all my heart ] shall
continue 10 work for these great
ideals. shoulder TO shoulder with the
men and women who in 1912 cham
pioned them and j am sure that
these men and women will show "a
like loyalty 20 the other. the funda-
mental. ideals which the events Of
the past two years have proven 20 be
vital 20 the permanency OF our ma
uOnal existence The methods by
which we are 10 show our loyalty TO
these ideals must be determined in
each case by the actual event our
loyalty is 10 the fact. 20 the princi-
pie. 10 the ideal. and not merely 10
the name and least or All 20 the
party name.
The progressive movement has
been given an incalculablc impetus
by hat the Progressive party has
done our strongest party antago-
nists have accepted and enacted into
law. or embodied i'm their party plat
forms very many OF our most inn
portant principles. Much has been
accomplished i'm awakening the pub
Tic 20 a better understanding of the
problems Of social and industrial
welfare
Yet il has become entirely evident
that the people under existing con-
ditions are not prepared 10 accept a
new party
Oppose Democrats.
This was the situation AT the open
ing % the present year. II was
clearly evident that unless a cata-
clysm occurred the presidential cleo
ton would result in the choice either
OF the Republican or the Democrat
it, nominee. The present admins
tratiol. during IFS three years OF
life. had been guilty OF shortcomings
more signal than those of any adj
ministration since the DAYS OF Blu
charan. From the standpoint OF ma
tional honor and interest. IL stood on
an even lower level than the admin
istration Of Buchanan. No admins
tration in our history had done more
20 relax the spring OF the national
will and TO dleaden The national con-
science. within the Republican
conflicting forces were ar work