Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-21
Gardner Declares Roosevelt.
Is the Only Man in the'
Country Who Fits Remarks.
Made by Former Senator
EXPECTS ADDRESS TO
BE NATIONAL KEYNOTE
Congressman Keeping Silence
About Nomination Until
Sentiment of Their Constit-
uents Has CyStaIized,

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Roosevelt Is the only man who ITS
That speech
Ttnis did Congressman August T.
Gardner Of Massachusetts comment ON
me Keynote speech delivered to the
New York state convention by Elihu
Root Gordncrs opinion of the speech
was much gonght because he is ono
Iof the old line republicans of Massa-
chusctts who ohly few days ago
Joined with three other men, Taft
etandpattcrs ard bullmoosors. in de-
ielnrng themselves candidates for dele
lgatc-at-lnrgc to the republican ma
itional convention on the platform
/ We want Roosevelt"
i Would Make II keynote.
u hope Roots speech viii become
the keynote OF the republican party In
"a national sense, said Mr. Gardner in
reply TO question as to what he
Thought The effect would be.
ut sounds the real sentiment Of the
American. II reflects the best opinion
iof ON people Il is speech virle
with meaning, and it follows Colonel
Roosevelt as faithfully as though dire
ltatcd 10y hint Theodore Roosevelt lg
the only man in the United states who
fits That speech
"Mr Root repeated the things which
Mr. Roosevelt has been sayng for AL
long time.
May Nominate Roosevelt
Roosevelt was preaching pre-
paredness long before any If the rest
of us began to yap on that subject
Hc hal the vision TO perceive what
the country needs. ana he was the first
to perceive it, and has urged it the
mort faithfully II Roots speech ISL
taken as the keynote il win nominate
aud elect Roosevelt president
The Root speech made sensation
In Washington Everywhere among
officials except in the house and sem
ate, men were commenting freely
The remarkable fidelity with which
Root followed Roosevelt was the
phnse of Il most generally discussed
So Mr. Gardner was asked how he ac-
counted for the silence Of his logisln
tive colleagues
Fear for Their Jobs.
"ffyinh to hold their 81 500 Jobs.
ne replied with wry grin n know
of no member of the house except l..
G. pyn Of Missouri who dares ex-
press his position and Judgment ON the /
nomination. Those who
happen to have a favoritc son candi-
date In their state hide behind him
aud those not go equipped decline To |
say whore they stand have spoken !
ont not because | am moro brave than
the rest but because am more Sc
curcly placed am in the position Of (
the man who pokes the lion from out I
side the cage have am unusually I
large republican majority behind me. /
and even if did lose out ! should not
have TO so back to a $500 or So 900
law practice God gave me "A father
who obNiuted that necessity for me !
But most Of the members dare not
poke the lion because they are inside
the cage themselves
VIII Help Roosevelt Cause.
IL Is my elief that Mr. Root $
spcoch hos added much TO the impetus
of Tho Roosevelt movement think
.that win be conceded quito generally /
t spoke ihe Language OF the Amerl- /
cWism so long preached Us Roosevelt
ana l believe it is the language all of
yes speak when we express our honest
sentiments Il is being predicted that
the speech win govern very largely