The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-29
!. rstter to Progressive Com
Y ,,;ttee Makes Formal Dec
1;uation Of Nomination.
|IAUDSG.O.P.NOMINEE
y.clares It Duty Of Progress
s;yes to Make Effective OPP
rosition to Wilson Policies.

The text Of Colonel Rooseveits let
!, Il tbe Progressive national COM
nittee follows: s.
noufemen: In accordance with the
,.sssace - / sent to the Progressive ma
,Isnsl S,II convention as soon as / had re
s ssIysd the notification that It had
minated amin me for president / now COM
.rnlcate to you my reason for declin-
,.s the honor which l so deeply ap-
\ preciate.
since the adjournment Of the con-
,eution have received between 1000
md 5000 letters and kilograms from
men who had supported me for the
uomination. the majority expressing
No desire that | would refuse to run
While minority urged that / should
,meut the nomination. AS 1t is phys
inl impossibility to answer these let
ters and kilograms individually, beg
Il the courtesy of the senders that
they will accept this public statement
h lieu Of such answers.
Before speaking of anything else I
wish to express my heartiest and most
unstinted admiration for the character
and services Of the men and women
who made up the Progressive national
convention in 1916. I can give them
10 higher praise than to say that in
sll respects they stood level with the
men and women who In 1912 joined at
Chicago to found the Progressive
party.
These two conventions, in character,
lh dlslnterestedness, in vision, in in
dght In high purpose, and in desire to
render political service to the people,
tplhed exactly what such bodies
ought to be In great self-governing
/ democracy.
They represented the spirit which
moved Abraham Lincoln and his DO
liical associates during the decade
preceding the close Of the civil war.
Calls Work'of Progressives Fine
Effort to Serve People.
The platform put forth in 1912 was
much the most important public docu-
ment promulgated in this country
since the death of Abraham Lincoln.
Y represented the first effort on a
Mlss scale to translate abstract for
mulas OF economic and social Justice
mp concrete American nationalism
me effort to apply the principles of
nasnhgton and Lincoln to the need
hfy - o o.n en-
NO nner effort was ever made Ia
WY ihe American people, in a spirit
4 a'sn losalty to all that is loftiest
.no American tradition.
nssns nave shown that the Pro
s,ssslse ~. party in 1912 offered the only
sa.a. tentative to the triumph of the dem.
ss,a'lc party. Moreover, these events
aa'e n snown that the application Of
~ principles which we then advo.
,s,su ss,so. = even more necessary to this
Sa ny. .han we at the time supposed
VA results OF the terrible world
mss. si =. tne last two years have now
~ NV evident to all who are viii.
me.. ~ y zee that In this country tnere
ms.s. ss. e spiritual and industrial pre.
q sss y ~ along the lines Of efficien.
of NJ. 4 aesa, service to the nation. and
aat es,sai aeen APPLICATION Of the precept
keeper. A must De his brothers
tbat tbss llnore, 1t is no less evident
psssa w preparedness for the tasks ~
that ,as. a1ilus the only sound basis fol
ness rhils r.hailsspensable military prepared
taIn,naa a'cn rests on universal military
uniyersss,a ana which finds expression II
Il War % obligatory service in time
md sa ss,s; UNIVERSAL obligatory trainins
issent = ~ UNIVERSAL suffrage and rep
Anerje.n,' ,'le realization Of the trn,
both neaa. tne democratic, ideal II
s;,,rk Mork is to Carry On Pr;n-
sOoossa. s.ples, Not Party Name
ejnIsu Iaer or later tha nstsa,
u 1912 m,,a. uploned by the Progressive,
snbodIe14 4as' = IN their general eject b,
uonal sv,. y the structure of our na
iAan conssse csassence With all INV heart
deals ssaae shas., 70 work for these erea
men ana s5soulder slder to shoulder win ~.
u them women who In 1912 chamn,on
I'D women s'a a,i,, am sure that these mel
ne other wlll show a like LOYALTY /,
ne events ornamental ideals wbfcl
Bowen Il ~ the last two wears hav,
e our nate n e vital to the permanent,
y which al wa existence. The metho,
2 these idee,a ne are to show our loyalt,
4en case ~ VIZ ~ must be determined Ii
Our Ioyaltvs u me e. actual event :
RneIple y Il ~ Is to the fact, to tn
'ne ideal, and not merel,