The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-06
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1915.
Kenosha Rooseveltians.

The question has been asked, " What
is going to be the attitude of the 1893
men in the city of Kenosha and the
500 others in the outlaying districts cf
Kenosha county who voted for Theo-
dore Roosevelt Cor president in 1929"
We believe that this question has been
answered by Theodore Roosevelt and
that the answer which he has given is
one that will he echoed in every one
of the men of Kenosha county who
were loyal to Roosevelt and the Pro-
oressive cause in 1912. Kenosha county
is a Republican county and the close to
two thousand man who went away from
the Republican party candidate in
1912 to vote for Roosevelt did this as q
protest to the action of their own
party. They did not necessarily take
the name of "Progressives. y Many
of them scorned the idea of leaving
the Republican party which they had
supported for wears, but declared their
right and their privilege to support
for president the man Roosevelt re-
gardless of wha5 party designation his
name appeared nnder These men are
still Republicans aud more than ever
they owe their allegiance to the sup
port of the party. Their leader in
1912 has issued call for their consid-
Grafton He has not sought to whip
them into line Cor Hughes, but he has
declared that in his mature judgment
the nomination Of Mr. Hughes ans
wers every digestion that the men who
supported him i'm 1912 had to the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Roosevelt goes
farther for he assists that the nomina
tion of Hughes and the adoption of
a platform, which is in keeping with
the demands ox the nation today on
the part of the Republican party, must
remove the cause for the existence of
the third party.
Mr.. Roosevelt is inclined to be Wig
orous in his statements and in his
declaration for Hughes he has not been
half hearted. There is no sign of the
disappointed politician, but his support
rings true with the ideas of a patriot.
He says to tho men who have been
warmest in. his support:
In my Judgment, the nomination of
Mr., Hughes meets the conditions set
forth in the statement of the Progress
sive national committee, issued last
January, and il my own statements.
Under existing conditions, the nomina-
tion of a third ticket would, in my
judgment, be merely a move in the in
terest of the election of Mr. Wilson.
] regard Mr.. Hlghes as a man whose
public record is a guarantee that he
viii not merely stand for program of
clean-cut, straigat-out Americanism be-
fore election, but will resolutely and in
good faith put it through if elected.
He is beyond sll comparison better
fitted to be president than Mr.. Wilson.
1T would be q grave detriment to the
country to re-eiect Wilson. + shall,
therefore, strongly support Mr.. Hughes.
Such being the case, it is unnecessary
to say that / cannot accept the nomina-
tion on third ticket. I do not be-
heve that there should be third tic
ket. ] believe that when my fellow
Progressives coplly consider the ques-
tion they will for the most part take
this position. They and I have but one
purpose-the purpose to serve our com
mon country. Il is my deep conviction
that at this moment we can serve it
only by supporting Mr.. Hughes"
We believe taat every man in Ke-
nosha county who supported Mr..
Roosevelt in 1912 is today with him
in the service of our common country
and that the deep conviction of their
leader that we can best serve the ma
tion by supporting Mr., Hughes will be-
come the deep conviction of all Of them.
The movement for Roosevelt in 1912
was made up CT men Of intelligence.
They were men who were bold enough
TO declare their independence to sup
port their conviction. This was true
of the men who followed Roosevelt in
Kenosha as it was true in other cities
and other states We believe that
these same men today can take but the
one intelligent view of the matter and
that is that the support of Mr.. Hughes
is the only course for intelligent ac-
ton of men who are seeking to really
serve and to preserve the nation and
the nation IS honor.