Arizona republican., 1919-10-19
The Roosevelt Memorial


Tlie intensive campaign for membership of the
Roosey et Memorial association will begin all over
this country tomorrow and will end October 27,
the tthday of Roosevelt, q week from tomorrow.
Primarily the association was formed for the pur-
pose Of creating fund for the erection of suitable
memo3 BAL to the greatest of Americans. Perhaps in
its indhption there idea beyond that, but it
quickly developed into project for the erection of
two memorials a material edfce, the creation
Of architects which would challenge the adj
miration of the eye long anything material
endure
The other memorial to be greater one. Its
Foundations to be laid in the hearts of the
Pile II to consist of the principles of Roosevets
bril- g those principles afresh to the people not
remote admirers of Roosevelt. The people were TO
be 90 slonger casual endorsers of those prn-
ciples Jas we are all endorsers of what believe
be right, against what we believe to be wrong But
as members of the association the people
become inheritors of principles principles
were to be made their own to be handed down to
their children. Thus more enduring memorial
TO be created.
The financial side of the association lost sight
Of That was problem. There
any doubt that any sum, however great, that might
required for the erection of the material memorial
would be raised The efforts of the association it
been formed to be directed solely to the in
oreas Cf its membership and that is why this int,n-
sive campaign ordered.
It IS proposed that Arizonas contribution to the
membership shall not be than 1890; that Of
Maricopa county is estimated than 1000
Both figures should be exceeded, for in Arizona
Roosevelt was loved by democrats and republicans
alike and this is partisan movement
Roosevelt loved the west he loved no other part
one part of his country more than another 1t was
in the west that he gained that physical strength and
hardihood that enabled him to perform those prodi
gious services for his country and the world and it
was the that gave him breadth of vision which
10 who have lived in its great spaces
Arizona, and this valley especially, is indebted
TO Roosevelt as no other part Of the country is 1t
was ti rough of this valley that Roosevelt
led TO Five his influence the Newlands Hansbrough
bill thai committed the government the reclamation
policy and it that policy put first into
operation.
It was the hand OF Roosevelt that arrested the
depredAtions upon the nations natural resources
public lands its forests and its water power sites and
Arizona was rich in these and now enjoys them,
whereas but for his they would perhaps
now be in private control.
Fob these local reasons if for no other, Arizona
in proportion 10 ns poPuiation should lead all the
states In membership in the Roosevelt Memorial as
socatiSn.
There will be a membership fee 1t will be as
small as any to which may be limited that is
10 81. lit is limited to $780, No one. if he desires
can Contribute more and doubt there thou
sands Who would like to give more AS have said
the financial feature is not problem; this is not
campaign for money; there will be abundance of
money an outpouring of it.
What is wanted is membership of men and
women who subscribe to the principles of Theodore
Roosevelt and who by their membership will become
trustees those principles the trusteeshp to be in
perpetual succession