GOODWIN'S WEEKLY 5 H
George W. Perkins and the
Roosevelt Progressive Party
He Hat Set an Example That Other Prosperous Men Might Follow. The Country
Needs Able Men to Take an Interest in Politics and Government.
Copyright, 191Z, by the New York Evening Journal Publishing Company
The Republican party spent $90,000 in it3 Chicago convention.
The Progressive party, managed by Perkins, spent $1.7,000 for exactly
the same kind of a convention and came back from Chicago $2,000 to the
, good. Think of that!
While Roosevelt was speaking to thirty thousand men and
Itwomen in Boston, some one in the crowd yelled, "Tell us about Per
fkins!" i n ll i lll fill
i Roosevelt replied, "I'm glad you asked that question," and then
answered it.
' He said that Perkins, although a rich man, had joined the Pro
gressive party and interested himself in politics BECAUSE HE HAS
CHILDREN AND FELT THAT IT WAS HIS DUTY TO
DO WHAT HE COULD TO MAKE CONDITIONS BETTER IN
THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THE CHILDREN WOULD LIVE
AFTER THEIR FATHER'S DEPARTURE.
Mr. Roosevelt also said that Mr. Perkins had made all the
money he wanted, and now wanted to do something really useful and
worth while for the country at large.
This country is glad to see men of ability come out in the open,
work politically in the open, use their influence and intelligence in the
open instead of working in the old-fashioned "rich man's way" be
hind closed doors, using cash to buy those in office,- or promote legis
lation. This country needs men of ABILITY in public affairs. Govern
ment means something more than getting offices and dividing them
up, something more than collecting taxes and spending them extrava
gantly. This country needs all of the ability of its ablest men.
It should have such men as J. J. Hill working for the nation, in
stead of working, however usefully, as railroad builders for them
selves. The big rewards in this world attract the big and the able men.
And the small rewards, outside of periods of great national excite
ment, attract the small and the feeble men.
Our Government has been offering small rewards to its employes,
while industry, railroad building, great corporations and organizations
of all kinds have been offering great rewards.
Therefore, men of unusual power and ability have been drafted
into the industrial field and away from the field of politics and of gov
ernment. The country needs to get rid of political hacks and professional
candidates. It wants to interest in politics and in government the
ablest men that the country possesses. Wherever big work has been
done in a country, it has been done by men of power and usually by
men that have proved successful in something else besides politics.
George Washington was a good soldier and about the richest
man in the country, when he did his great work for this republic.
Nobody suggests that he ought to have kept out of politics because
he happened to be rich.
Jacques Coeur was the richest man in all Europe when his power
of organization and his great capital were put at the service of
France in a crisis brought on by incompetency in government.
Disraeli, who did so much for England more than any other man,
perhaps, except Pitt was a man of great power, and would have been
a man of vast wealth if he had thought it worth while to make money.
He made millions for England in his purchase of the Suez Canal bonds,
and hundreds of millions in other ways.
If other men, having proved their ability in the big industrial work
of the country, will follow the example of Perkins and take a share
in government and a place in politics, they will do much to increase
efficiency in government affairs.
And they need not abandon their big undertakings if those un
dertakings are legitimate.
A man should be a builder as well as a talker and a lawmaker.
The wonderful fight that Voltaire made against oppression and
vile injustice did not prevent his building up a prosperous community
and making himself a very rich man. Necker was a great business man,
as well as a great statesman.
Colonel Roosevelt should not seem to apologize for having Pei
kins with him. On the contrary, he "hould be proud of havnig started
a progressive movement that can ,. ..ract successful men, and not
merely attract the hacks and the failuies of other political parties.
THE CALL OF THE BULL MOOSE.
(Tune, "Onward, Christian Soldiers.")
COME all true Progressives,
Join our Mighty throng;
Blend with ours your voices
In our triumph song.
We are all united;
All one body we
One In Faith and Doctrine
One In Charity.
CHORUS.
Onward true Progressives,
On then all yo Patriots,
Smash the Pirate Horde;
On to Armageddon,
To battle for the Lord.
At the shout of Triumph,
The Bourbon host doth flee.
On then ye Progressives,
On to Victory.
Taft's already beaten;
Wilson's on the run,
Then rally round our banner,
Marching on to War,
With the flag of Freedom
Streaming out afar.
See our Mighty Leader,
Marches 'gainst the foe;
Fighting malefactors,
Be they high or lov
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