The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09

oyster Bay, June 9.-Col. Roosevelt's message to former Senator William F. Jackson of Maryland, Republican na- tioIaI committeeman, in reply to an invitation to come to Chicago, is to be taken as an ultimatum to the Re publican leaders that they must purge themselves of subservience to the Ger naan-American influence.
 The construction placed on the mes sage here is also that Col Roosevelt warns the Republicans that to nom inate Justice Hughes is to nominate a German-American candidate, and that such a course will leave the Pro- gressives no choice but to put third ticket in the field with the Colonel at the head of it.
 Hughes Will Not Do.
 The result is that the ColonePs friends here view the situation-the chance of a third ticket as greater than it has been at any stage Of the campaign. They say there is no pos sibiIity of misunderstanding the Col onePs attitude and it is that Hughes will not do.''
 As for his plans to go to Chicago, the Colonel is stiII non-communica- tive He had this to say: "At present see no need of my going
 But at the same time he let it be known that he is prepared to go on moment's notice if the call should come, ana as oyster Bay sizes up Lu0 situation, there is not the slightest doubt that the call is coming very shortly.
 To all his callers the Colonel main tained his original position of 'being for no candidate and against no can didate,' but it is well recognized that this attitude is merely the conven- X tiona1 one demanded by the political ethics of the situation.
 Close Touch With Chicago.
 The Colonel is not out of touch with Chicago for moment When he is not talking over the private long dis fance wire with Perkins, Loeb, Cor teIyou or his secretary, McGrath, the assistant secretary, Hayes, is holding the wire.
 Hayes has moved into the room where the telephone is and leaves it only for few moments at a time. He has his cot there, and manages to snatch a. little sleep between bull 1etins from Chicago.
 The Colonel continues in exuber- ant spirits He laughs uproariousIy at the incidents of the day Not even his closest friends have ever seen him in more jovia1 mood, and it con vinces his sympathizers here that he is receiving nothing except the most encouraging news from the Chicago front.
 Text of the Telegram.
 Following is the text of the tele- gram sent by the Colonel to former Senator Jackson:
 @To Hon. William B. Jackson, Repub-
 ncan Headquarters, Chicago, III.
 Tn answer to your telegram, car only say that the matter lies witk the Republican Convention, and tha1 if the Convention desires me to ad- dress it shall be glad to do so.
 ''I very earnestly hope that the Re. publicans and Progressives assembled at Chicago will keep steadily in rainc the gravity of this crisis. not only fol America, but for the world, and tn, need that their action in dignity, fore sight and patriotism shall rise level tt the crisis.
 T hope that their aim will be no merely to nominate man who cal be elected next November but a ma1 of such power, character, steadfas conviction and proved ability that i elected, he will again place this ma ytions where 1t belongs by making il true to itself and therefore true t, all mankind
 President Wilson. however, amia ble his intentions, has rendered t, this people the most evil service tha can be rendered to great democrac by it's chosen leader. He has dulle the national conscience and relaxe the spring of lofty national motiv by teaching our people to accept higl sounding words as the offset an atonement for shabby deeds, and t use words which mean nothing in or der to draw all meaning from thos which have a meaning
 Tt VII be easy task to arouse tn austere self-respect which has bee dulled to s1umber by these means. T this task we should bend our unite energies in the spirit of Washingto and Lincoln, the spirit of genuin democratic 1eaderhip, the spiri which sets the standard to which tn nation ought to rise and then wit confident hope appeals to the soul 0 the people SO that they may in fac support the standard thus raised.
 Pictures Alien Conquerer
 ''The differences that have divided not merely Republicans and Progres sive but good Americans of a shades of political belief, from on another in the past sink into nothin when compared with the issues no7 demanding decision, for these issue are vital to the national life.
 They are the issues of a. unifie AmerfcaniIn and of national pre- paredness. If we are not all of U American, and nothing else, scornin to divide along lines of section, ( creed or of national origin, then tn nation itself will crunble into dust
 eff we are not thoroughly prepared if we have not developed a strangt which respects the rights of other but which is also ready to enforc from others respect for its own right then sooner or later we shall have Queror.
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