Arizona republican., 1916-05-24
The speeches of Colonel Roosevelt

The great power of Colonel Roosevelt, the secret of his influence oyer the people lie in his directness of speech his ability make himself derstood. There is hypnotism in the speeches of Colonel Roosevelt but they carry conviction that he means what he says and there full understanding of his meaning His remarks from the heart to the heart and not from the mouth to the Many orators possess the power but not the power to impress convince.
 The quotation editor of The Republican who has read the Detroit speech of Colonel Roosevelt with than usual has selected the following ex- tracts which in themselves would constitute a pow erful epigramadc address. There have been few speeches in the English language from which such collection could have been made:
 Remember that the pacifiss of today the peace at any price men, however well meaning are the spr itua and moral heirs of the men who denounced and opposed Washington; of the men who denounced and voted against Abraham Lincoln
 We only be loyal the souls of Washington and Lincoln and the soul of the great people that caught flame from their teachings if faces like flint against the unworthy spirit winch today would teach that peace stands above righteous ness. and that this unrigheous peace be y the refusal to prepare to defend just rights.
 Either must surrender rights. and the same time self-Tespect, else must be ready to defend rights d hand trained exercise the weapons of free men, and with heart steeed to that stern courage for the lack of winch the posses sion of the softer virtues can atone
 There IS not a nation in the world which believes that our course of conduct has been dictated by any thing timidity unworthy shrinking from effort and responsibility, and cold and selfish love of money making and of soft ease.
 There is only way opose a policy that is inherently and that is by opposing with every ounce of earnestness, every ounce of the possesses.
 The party that has full confidence it's policies and conceded purpose to put these policies into e feet will later the people back it. provided the policies sound.
 Ttt.la achievements may hope for, if these ideals and achievements cannot be reduced to action.
 The events of tine past, and the events of today, show that national ideals amount to nothing if the nation lacks the power maintain them against op position.
 If a nation cannot defend itself then We may rest assured that sooner later stronger outside power will impose an alien upon it and will deprive it of the rights to determine it's destinies.
 The in any civilization those who neither control themselves nor are controlled by oth-
 Our purpose must pc O secure the efficient gov ernment of the people that is found in Germany. but make it spring from the people themselves by training them in individual and collective self-con- tro in self-reliance, in power of cooperation for common end and ability develope national unity for the good of the whole nation
 Above all, must insist upon absolute Amer cansm. If within ranks split into a dozen janeling nationaes, severed by old world tipathies chance for national greatness will ish
 We believe that we must organize our industries for defense in time of result of organizing them for the most effective production of the neces- sities of life in time of peace.
 The first and all important essential is to divorce the army and navy organizations absolutely from pol tiles.
 In the event of war s as impossible to mpro- wise d great industry L improvise a great army
 As part of the work of preparedness, part of the work of Americansm and standardization we faces like flint against any effort to d- vide people along the lines of creed of national origin.
 We all stand together for common flag and common country We must prepare that this country will be a good place in which the childrens children of all of shall live and this we must prepare that we can repe all foreign foes and pre- serve the inestimabe right of settling for ourselves the fate of this mighty democratic republic
 The essence of this policy of full preparedness which remember is only military but at least as much industrial and social, is that it purely de- fensive and is the best possible of peace No nation will ever attack a unified and prepared America