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no soubt have supported Col. Roosevelt
in far larger numbers than his oppo-
4 nents estimated.
Could Not Forget 1912.

TO MS selection. They could not rorget
1912. They went to Chicago with dele
cations described as 'handpicked." dele
cations that nothing could sway or
stampede from a coldy resolved upon
course. At the same time the Progress
sive party met in Chicago with one
andidate-LRoosevelt, though 1t delayed
namfpg him until II could see what the
Republicans would do. They were
eventful. thrilling days. though the out
come was another disappointment for
the man from oyster Bay.
The Republicans named Charles 70
Hughes. taking him from the bench OF
the Supreme Court of the United States.
after II had declined to listen to Col.
Roosevelt's suggestion to nominate either
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge or Gen.
Leonard Wood. At Col. Roosevelt's own
| insistence. which virtually dissolved the
Progressive party then and there his
name was eliminated by them and they
named a candidate for Vice-President
only.
The result Of course. is recent history,
Mr.. Wilson again being successful.
| though by the narrowest margin and
largely on the score of his persistent
promise to keep the country out of the
| European war that had been raging for
| two years
Perhaps a certain knowledge of how
Mr.. Roosevelt would conduct himself and
his country. were he TO be elected, ar
rayed against him all of the pacifsts, the
timid. the non understanding that feared
the mere mention OF American participa-
ton. Except for a few weeks at the
outset OF the great conflict. when he held
himself In check because OF the Presl-
dents pronouncement for perfect neutral
| ity, he was never at a loss as to the real
meaning of the conflict, as to the brutal
ambition OF the Central Powers. as TO
/ n nat 60 I@,,N -
America herself II the Germans should
win
He arose In all OF tho energy and
| might OF his intellect and called upon
America to awake to a realzat ton OF
her peril. He burned with anger at tho
| injustice of the invasion of Belgium. at
the enormities practsed there and in
| France or wherever the German foot
trod. He spoke in blasting anger against
the C-boat warfare that destroyed Ancl.
| !can ships and lives as nonchalantly as
It destroyed the ships and the lives Of
the then belligerent Powers He had no
patience with President wilson's slow
going. tolerant attitude toward the war.
Urged Proper Preparedness.
There were times that he assailed
the President and the Administration
bitterly. when he called for proper prep
aration against the looming peril. when
he called for universal militar2 service
and a great navy. when he demanded
that We do something more than pretend
a neutrality that more than nine-tentns
OF the country abominated.
| He was busy with the trial at SYRIA
cuse the day the Llsitania was sunk, on
May I, 1915, and that night he dictated
to the writer of this article the state
nent that rang through America as to
what Americas plain duty had become.
He would have sent Won Bernstorff out
of the country, seized the German NOR
chant marine and got ready for the stern
business of protecting american honor
All of these things eventuated, hut II
can never be forgotten that Roosevelt
sensed thus early the morality and tho
practically of their immediate operation.
Then when war broke over the coun-
try he did his best, so earnestly indeed
that there was never to be forgotten
side Of pathos to It (this strong. eager
man baked at every turn of his enthu-
siastic patriotism by hostile Admin
| istration). To go into the service.
His Offers Always Rejected.
His friends. and they were legion.
/ wanted him to raise n division, not
necessarily to be commanded by him
, They were willing to endure all OF the
! preliminary expense TO train themselves.
| 'AS SiOuIIbNHN WIS All IdlU. Sut inc
President would have none of Col Roose-
| yet's partic ipatiOn.
| Again and again after his sons had
| gone to France to join Pershing he fra
! Quenuy referred to tina war as "exclu-
/ sive. but always he declared that the
! nation must conduct Tn" war to a VIC
torious finish. lie opposed indifference
TO haste to combat Germany and any
tendency TO 'lct George do it,"
4 message from Theodore |; ,osevc't
was inserted in the Bhl', given to t,e
lighting men 10y tho New York ESQ
| Society. This message read:
The teachings of tho New Tosta-
nent are foreshadowod in Micah's
| verse: What more doth tho Lord re-
qure Of thee than to do justice and
with thy Cod"
Do justice; and therefore fight vail
antly against the armies OF Germany
and Turkey. for these nations in this
crisis stand for the reign OF Moloch
and Beelzebub on this earth
Love mercy. treat prisoners well;
succor the wounded treat every voin-
an as II she were your sister; care for
the little children, and be tender with
the old and helpless
Walk hunbly: you will do SO II YOU
study the life and TEACHINGS Of tic
Saviour.
His Four sons Go 10 War.
Though Col. Roosevelt was uoc al
lowed to go to war himself with a d.
vision OF volunteers which he had re-
cruted among his admirers. his four
sons. one OF whom CAV" his life, and a
son-in-lav. Or. Richard Derby. repre-
scented him. Two Of his sous we're
wounded, all distinguished themselves
Quentin was killed in an air battle on
the western front. Ills machine was