New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-04
BIRD NAMES I. R.
TO SAVE COUNTRY
Put Nomination Up to g.
o. p. Leaders, Bay State
Progressive Urges.
COLONEL AND ROOT
HIS COMBINATION
What a Sigh Of Relief Would
Go Up" He Says in Letter
10 Perkins.

Charles Sumner Bird. former Pro
rrassive candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts,. in a letter Yesterday 70
George W. Perkins. chairman % the
executive committee Of the Progressive
National Committee, proposed the nom
nation Of Colonel Roosevelt as the
Republican candidate for President
next wear, with L..hu Root as his Sec
rotary Of State.
Theodore Roosevelt for President.
ElihI Root for Secretary of S,atei"
wrote Mr.. Bird. what sigh Of re-
lief and confidence would come from
every section OF the country. repeat
put it up to the Republican leaders.
II they refuse to see, IL they decline 70
ac., then the responsibility for another
Democratic victory Will be theirs"
Mr. Bird declared the time was at
hand for the responsible leaders Of the
Progressive party TO declare what they
propose 70 DO In the national campaign
OF 1916. The responsibility for failure
20 unite Pr0gressivcs and Republicans
, INTO solid antl-Democratic body, he
said, should be put sqUarely up 70 the
RepuoIcan organ cation.
he responsible leaders OF the Re-
publican party should be made 20 IN
dcrs- land IN clear terms he wrote,
mat the nomination OF a reactionary,
or second rate candidate. will widen
thc breach of 1912 and insure the cleo
ton Of President Wilson and the con-
troi Of Congress By the Southern De-
mocracy. This is not the time % adopt
Il mitdle-of-the-road platform, or TO
waste eIforc IN the serious cOnsidera-
ton OF 'fGvOritc sons Grave dangers
-hrecteu the country. both in domestic
and international affairs. Above all,
we must recreate "a virile and con
sistent foreign policy that will reestab-
.lsh our responsibility and rank among
the nations Of the world.
There are two men. and two only.
who have CHEST Of q chance 20 defeat
Frcs de.t wilson next November JUS
tee llDcHos and Colonel Roosevelt"
Rciorrir@ TO Roosevelt. he SAID:
Theodore Roosevelt was great
President, strong executive. who
called 20 his Cabinet the ablest men Of
that time. First OF all. ne is d patriot
and loyal American. Al all times, I'M
der all circumstances, he mas hit hard
FOR Americanism, for national honor
and for our national responsibility in
the work of the world.
Had he been President during the
last three years the crimes done in
Mexico would have been averted: the
Lusitania would have been afoat. and
our rank among the nations Of the
world nothing 20 be ashamed Of.
Colonel Roosevelt is the only promi-
nen- public man who has protested eff
Icct.v-Iy and openly against the crime
ot Belgium. the rape of American
women I'm Mexico ard the murder OF
American citizens on the ocean.
"ot1er public men have dJcked ant
lodged and played the coward. He ha,
swept aside all shams and called &
spade "a spade. While giving due praise
10 the German people for the economic
results accomplished IN the last gen
GRAFTON, he has condemned IN no meas
ured terms their militant bureaucracy
that has ridden rouChshod over treaties
and promises H. has not been stopped
by the fear of losing German-American
votes. but mas stood four square 10
every wind that blew
Theodore Roosevelt is known world
vide as an exponent Of national
patriotism. and he. above any other
man, can make a real fight against the
milk and water foreign attitude of the
Democratic administrations