Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-29
Friday, March 20. 1918.
Mr.. RooseveIt's Address.


called the foremost citizen Of Amer
lea, and some foreign admirers have
placed him as foremost citizen of the
world. We have NO quarrel with
those who affirm or dispute. for it
doesn't matter. white all recognize
and admit that no man in America
has the power al appeal to the
common people" that Mr.. Roosevelt
has.
Maine always has been a Roosevelt
admirer and the few who do not ap-
prove IN some specifications never
deny the magnetism NJ r. r.. nor do
they question the real Americanism
or tho sledge- hammer logic OF the
man from oyster Ba'
Al Portland Thursday evening,
the utteranccs 81 IN" former Presi-
dent went homo 10 his hearers as no
/. other message has reached in these
Jays OF war and overflow Of words.
Ihere was no cam"uHage of fowery
expression. bu, bare. bald facts.
standing out for al to grasp-the
uuty or America and Of every man
VINO Cares call himself an American.
" was message 60 all the world
from n man whose influence has been
he" throughout the world.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that there IL
Out one way to get a righteous and
lasting peace and that is to beat Ger
many TO her knees. He Iauded ms
'whole-hearted" the support which
no declared the Republican members
OF Congress had given TO the adj
ministration in Washington. He
decried "mismanagement at Wash
ington" which. he said had been such
as to cause all good patriots grave
concern and urged the necessity for
pursuing policy of permanent pre-
pnrednoss" after the war IL won.
War Is won by brains and steel
not by kid gloves and fine phrases"
said the former President. i'm his ar
raignment Of some of the most i'm
portant divisions of the government
which he said were almost chemi
sally pure OF efficient organization"
In discussing post -bellum read
justments which he declared have al
ready been shown essential to the
continued well being Of the nation,
Mr.. Roosevelt said I'VE cannot af-
ford to tolerate flint lock methods OF
warfare In time OF war or flint lock
methods of government for meeting
the problems Of industry in time of
peace. We need new weapons, but
We need the old spirit back OF the
new weapons. The simple govern
mental processes which sufficed in
the days OF Washington and even in
the days Of Gincoln arc as utterly in
adequate today In peace as the flint
lock OF Bunker Hin and the smooth
1 bore muskets OF Bun Run would be
In war"
Republicans In Congress since the
entry Of the United states into the
war have sought TO serve their
/ party only by making II serve Amer
lea" Colonel Roosevelt said. Not in
! all our history has any political
party. when In opposition. shown as
fine, as whole hearted and as com
pletely disinterested patriotism as
has been shown by the Republican
party. especially by its representa-
uves in the senate and Congress OF
the United states during the yeal
and two msnths now closing.
There have been during this
period very grave faults and short
comings and delays in governmental
work. But they were not due to the
action OF Congress: and the action OF
i the Republicans in Congress wa.
4 consistently designed TO correct
them.
We are pledged to the hllt as q
nation 10 put this war through with
out ninching until we win the peace
OF overwhelming victory. We arr
pledged to secure for each well-be
havsd nation tho right to control III
own destinies and TO live undomi
mated ana unframed by others 81
long ~ 4, does not harm others.
This 10 the peoples war. 1T is no
the Prss,dsnts war. It 10 not Con
Usss war. II Is the duty Of the Re
puo"ean party TO stand like a rocl
ssalnst insf,c!sncy. incompetence
insulation ana delay no less thar
asa'n's iukswarmnsss in serving tn,
eemnsa cause Of ourselves and GU
su'ss. 70 support a public servan
wae es's wrong Is a. profoundly un
1'eue ~ 70 oppose a publ
ss Who does right"
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