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.. VOL. 16, NO. 7
The Commoner .
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, First things aro not always tho ones that
count moBt. Tho first ballot at a political con
vention for instance.
Whatovor may havo been tho promises held
out by ono group of leadors to tho other, there
are growing indications that the bull moose will
not suffer from indigestion caused by too much
fatted calf.
So far as wo havo observed George W. Porlcins
has not given out any statement as to whether
ho thinks ho got tho worth of his .money In the
national convention ho financed.
"Tho diroct primary can be indicted ion a thou-;
earid counts," declares tho Cedar Rapids, Iowa,'
Gazette At least 999 of them undoubtedly are
that tho Gazette's candidate was beaten.
.
Largely in order that, history may bo kept
straight It should bo said that tho bull moose
displayed a lot of vitality oven towards tho end.
But it was goorgowporkinized at last.
The last troop has marched out of the fort at
Armageddon, and it has been turned over to tho
bat and tho owl and tho Various other zoological
specimens that haunt tho deserted spots.
Tho simplo little query of "Well, what would
you havo dono with Mexico If you had been pres
ident?" is destined to put an abrupt end to a
good many amateur political debates this campaign.
Tho exact size of the republican bed is not
given, but tho fact that it seems to bo comfort
ably accommodating both Taft and Roosevelt
would indicato that economy in building It was
not in the minds of the boss carpenters.
" "
' Candidate Hughes hold a two-hour conference
with ex-President Taft the other day, but tho
reporters woro unable to find out what they real
ly talked about. Our guess is that one of the
things Mr. Taft advised Mr. Hughes was to make
no campaign speeches at Winona.
Tho precise moment when Colonel Roosevelt
went "out of politics" may never be known, but
therr are a number of progressives who think
that if anybody will look up tho hour when the
message "take Lodge" roached- Chicago he will
bo about as close as anyone can get.
Tlio groat crops that aro now being harvested
in tho wheat growing sections of the country
aro added proof that tho old partisanship repub
lican leaders formerly claimed to exist between
God and the G. 0. P. has been dissolved for
good. Atid It wasn't by any act of tho repub
lican organization. -,
"The republican party needs only to remain
true .to Its principles to Insure an old-timo re
publican victory this year," is the chorus sent
up by the G. O, P. press. But it is not stated
whether it is the principles of the 1912 platform
or of tho one recently borrowed from the pro
gressives to which the party must remain tfue
What T. R. Asserted in 1913; Stand He
Takes in 1916
1018
Speaking at a dinner tendered by national
progressives on the eve of his departure for
South America, Oct. 3, 1913, his "farewell
address," Colonel Roosevelt declared:
"The party Is solid,' and it is the firm de
termination of tho rank and file, no less than
tho leaders, to preserve its political entity,
its solidity and Integrity."
"Men and women, I would continue the
fight even if I stood entirely alone. I shall
continue it with a glad and proud heart be
cause it is made in your company."
"Win or lose, whatever the outcome, I am
with yon, and I am for this cause to fight to
tho end. We aro dedicated in this great war
for righteousness, and while life lasts we
can not and will not abandon it."
"Tho men who believe that we will ever
betray .these ideals or abandon the task to
which we ' have sot ourselves do not " know
us and can not ever guess at .the faith that
inspires us." ' ,
"This movement will never go back, and
whatever may betide in the future, of one
thing the disciples of an easy opportunism
may rest assured I will never abandon the
principles to which we progressives have
pledged ourselves, and I will never abandon
the men and women who drew around me to
battle for those principles,.! ... ,.",. ., .
1910
In his message declining the progressive
nomination for President, Colonel Roosevelt
declared:
"Our loyalty is to the fact not
merely to the name, and least of all to the
party name."
"Yet, It has become entirely evident that
the people under existing- conditions are not
prepared to accept a new party."
"The progressive national organization no
longer offers the means whereby we can
make these convictions effective in our na
tional life. Under such circumstances our
duty is to do the best we can, and not to sulk
because our leadership is rejected."
...
"Under existing conditions the nomfnti
of a third ticket would, in my judgment, be
merely a move in the interest -.of the election
of Mr. Wilson. I shall therefore
strongly support Mr. Hughes. . i
can not accept the nomination of a third
ticket I do not believe that there should be
a third ticket."
"Without and regard to what the personal
feelings of any of us may be-as regards the
action of the republican convention, I wish
very solmenly to ask the, representatives of
the progressive party to. consider at this time
only the welfare of the people of the. United
States."
"I earnestly bespeak from my, fellow, pro
gressives their ungrudging, support ,:o Mr.
, Hughes." New, York. World., wsjs v
Those big town newspaper and magazine ed
itors who pretended to be greatly shocked and
amazed when President Wilson made his "too
proud to fight" reference, havo apparently as
sumed the same attitude themselves now that
the call for recruits for the army has gone out.
At least we see none of them making a mad
rush for tho recruiting offices.
"There's nothing to equal W. J. Bryan's, fatu
ous optimism," says the Wichita Eagle, com
menting on an interview with Mr. Bryan in which
ho said that he was confident a peaceful solution
for our difficulties with Mexico could bo found.
After glancing at tho morning dispatches, it
might be retorted that it would be equally diffi
cult to find anything to equal tho Eagle editor's
ignorance. ' "
The citizens of Ripon, Wis., havo asked con
gress to divert the $75,000 appropriation made
bX that Jody fr a now public building, in their
city to the fund for supporting tho national
guard. And everyone who read the news item
turned to look up right away whether the state
insane asylum is located at Ripon.
The San Francisco Bulletin declares that Mr.
Roosevelt pussy-footed at Chicago and that
when the pinch came he wasn't loyal to his
own best friends nqr to the principles of the pro
gressive party and he has been preaching loy
alty for many months." Apparently the Bulle
tin editor is convinced the colonel is not includ
ing California in any speech-making tour of the
country in behalf of Hughes he may make.
Thepress prevaricators spread it far and wide
tnat Henry Ford has announced that he would
discharge any employe who might enlist for the
Mexican trouble, although Mr. Ford has said
nothing of the kind and had no such idea in
mmd. It may be worth noting that until Mr.
iord took such strong grounds against war the
press prevaricators never had anything but kind
words for him.
The democratic newspaper paragranhers am
SSnff V0t fuS With thG icle ffi 'as the?
JSiViei1t70Ch,?liQ8 on the publican riatlohal
??efbnt Gy hope t0 d0 better ln the way of
wit before the campaign grows much oldeh
At "e PxPerience at , tho Mexican border
ought to fit the members of the national S
to make a successful attempt to recapture the
ss?ss &eft vacant' when they "
The annual appearance of determined criti
cism and opposition to the direct primary
promptly followed the announcement of results
this year. The fact that there isn't a single ar
gument that can be brought against the selec
tion of candidates at a primary that is not equal
ly as torceful against their selection at a gen
eral election usually ends the debate.
When the threat of political disfavor from tho
women who vote for president in equal suffrage
states is sufficient to bring two previously hostile
national conventions to even a recommendation
oc the -principle, it is a striking answer to the
query often raised, what good would the ballot
do women anyway?
Hyphenltis is a -new disease that is, however
The republican campaign managers are a
cneery lot of chaps. They insist they are going
2 ca27 the Presidential election and not less
tnan thirty states. That certainly will be going
SS!S.e -cr an organization that liad to be content
WJ ,eLmont and utah en it was last in a
presidential contest.
that what this conntry-neeas more tSuiTfS
w republican newspapers aneeringly insist
? P.e,cause a11 the democratic national conven
tion did was to renominate Wilson and Marshall,
it was nothing but a ratification' meeting,
wrong; it was" merely a meeting to arrange for a
ratification7 meeting in November. -' "- '
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