The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-26
ROOSEVELT WRITES
PROCRESS|vES THAT
Ne WILL NOT Be N
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Continued from Page onc.)

choose the same standard bearer ana
the same principles,
Six weeks later on March 9TH IN
Trinidad statement, ! asked tor u
similar combination against tn, benz
"cratic party. on 4 platform of clean
cut. straight out national American
Isiu, ana tor u candidate. who viii not
merely stand for such 4 program be-
fore election. but viii resolutoly and
u good faith put 1t through II
elected
This was, IN effect, the same sjtae-
mcut that / made in my telegram 10
Ex-senator Jackson. pending the con-
vention. which ran IN part n follows
Can We not, forgetting past diner
cnces. noW join, for the safety and
honor OF our country. 10 enforce the
policies of genuine Americonism ana
genuine preparedness surely We can
afford to act IN accordance with the
words of Abraham Lincoln when N"
said MAY not all having a
interest rcuuiio In a common cffort
80 save our common country MAY
Nt ash those who have not differed
with as "a Join ~ tins Sam" spirit to.
ward those Who i,H,c' A far a. my
own soul rs known To- me. u ~ IN this
same spirit tina at this lime ! make
my appeal 10 the Republicans aud
Progressive assembled IN Chicago.
In addition to these public state
ments mad also stated my own at
utute verbally me IN letters during
tn. weeks Immediately preceding the
convention. 10 scores pi leading Pro-
grcsSiVeH from al parts of the "oun-
Try. including many of the Leaders OF
The convention To these men ! "N-
pressed ms earnest nope that the Re-
publicans would So act as To- make II
possible for the progrcssiycs 20 Join
with them. | stated To them. how
ever hat In view of the attitude Of
som. OF the Republican leaders II was
at least conceivable thar We huuld
be- put IN a position where our high
ct duty, our foaltv to The country,
our sense of what patriotism demand
ed IN a great Crisis would make Il
imperative upon us to run u sepai-
ate ticket. aud that whether IN such
event II would DE necessary tor me
10 head that ticket. could nj b. do
termined in advance. | stated IN
these interviews aud IN these letters.
wlth the utnost emphasis. that ne
decision OF this point like the Who'll"
matter Of unning a scparate ticket.
would have 10 be determined by what
the Interests OF the country demanded
IN view OF the action finally taKcn bv
the convention az Chicago.
At any time many of Ia. Reputli-
can leaders asserted that my state
mcuts were not mad. In good iaith
II.t 4.HIl. .pf,nl,l Ia lnGlaf unnH
nly own ~uomination by the H"puhii-
can convention aud tia Il | was no,
so nominated. | Intended to accept
the Progressive nomination and run
on % thirl ticket. 90 course my fei-
low Progressive were a der no such
error They knew that | spoke ia
good faith aud meant exactly what
said ThcN knew thai my ut'rr1nc"s
we're to he accepted at their exact
face value as meaning that II the RE
pubiicans nominated a man whom We
could conscientiousiy support wo
would support him. The Progressive
convention came together knowing
mN public statements aud therefore
knowing exactly what my attitude
was.
In my Judgment, the nomination of
MI Hughes meets the conditions set
form ~ the statement of ia" Progress
si,o national committee. issued last
January. n IN my own siat"m'its
Under existing conditions the nom
nation of u third ticket Mould IN my
Judgment. T.. merely = noN. IA tn"
interest OF IA" election ut MIR Wilson
! regard Nj Hughes a. Il man who's
public record BE- a ~guarant"" MAT IL
Will not merely stand Tor e program
- cl,un-uut. stralyht-out American
ism before election hut VIII r"Solu,c-
rs u IN good ialth pat 30 Through g
elected lie i~ beyond an compari-
son better ntt,d To b" president than
Mr. Wilson II viii be a grave dotfi-
m.ut to the country tn r%o-clrct Mr.
Wilson. shah, therefore, strongly
support Mr.. Hughes such being the
case. II ~ Unnecessary To say that |
cannot accept the nomination on a
third ticket | do not n,'ieVe that
there should be a third uc%et. I be-
liev. hat when my fellow Progios-
si,,s cody consider the question to-
night. they viii for III. most part take
his position. rhoy n ! hay" nut
ou. purpose-thc purpose 10 serve our
common country. 1t is my deep con
viction a, this moment Ne can serve
it only by supporting Mr.. Hughes.
II IL urged asains, MIR Hughes tina,
hc was supported by the various 81.
called 6crman-Auerichu alliances. !
believe that the attitude az these pro-
iosslonal Gcrman-Americans was due,
not In the least to any lking for MI.
Hughes. but solely 10 their a%htagcn-
ism To me. They were bound Ia de-
feat me for the nomination. The only
way by which they could achieye this
object Was 10y supporting Mr.. Hughes
aud they supported him accordingly,
without any regard To- other consider
ations. / need hardly repeat what
have already said IN stern reproba-