New-York tribune., 1910-09-24
MEOPTA

The attitude CT the Democratic news
papers II this city in giving moral aid
and eomfor1 10 The "old guard" in the
ighr for the control OF the Republican
Stare Convention bv persistenLly
malicning Colonel Roosevelt IS naturally
perpleung 10 the broader minded Demo
cratic newspa pers n other cities, which
cannot understand why because OF dis
agreements on other points credit should
be denied 70 Colonel Roosevelt for the
great public service which he IS doing
here in Crving 70 overthrow bcssism and
restore The conrol OF party machinery
to the voters. Democratic newspapers
ike The World" The Times and
The Evening Post have long de-
nounced the corrupt combination exist
inc between the bosses and corporations
seeking legislative fsvors. Bur when the
first really promising opportunity in a
generation has been offered 70 crush the
boss system and 70 put the voters on
TOT in politics they devote most Of their
ene-cv not 10 overLhrowing the enemy
hut 70 attacking the leadership under
which the fiSht for honesty and freedom
II politics is being made
So Derverse 2 view does not appeal to
outside Democratic newspapers like
The Philadelphia Record" and The
Baltimore Sun" which. though differing
from Colonel Roosevelt on many issues,
do not blind themselves 10 the fact that
IN making his present fight against the
Eew York 'Old guard he has put all
good citizens IN his debt We published
Yesterday this extract from the editorial
columns OF The Philadelphia Record :
In lighting this crowd the "old
zua-d"l AIr. Roosevelt Is rendering g.
public service. an6 he has the hearLiest
sympathy OF every man N the country
who Is on the side OF honest ard efI1cieIl.
government for the people ano against
The management OF politics Tor tbs &c
enlistment OF campaign funds ana the
enrichment Of individuals The 1ndlca-
tions OF the primaries are that NJ.
Roosevelt VIII succeed, and Il the con
verCion shall elect him temporary chair
man he wiz sound z keynote that viii
drive the beasts OF prey back into the
jungle. N-r. RoOsevelt's first political
exuErience vas IN 1gEting the bosses
anc the machine 70 his credit be u
said. he IS as ready TO fight the Repub-
licau gang as T2umany Hail HIS sue
cess VIII be triumph O. gooa c-Tizsn-
ship
We append today : similarly candid
and honorable Judgment from The Bal
rimo-e Sun which SAYS.
But without regard 10 tn dramatic
and spectacular effects which he has
cIeverly ana effectively introduced n rhe
struggle, without regard TO or admira-
/ -iOn or dislike OF the man ana his meth
Cds without reference 70 whether his
motives are good or bad Or his ulti-
mate purposes high or low. the war
which he is U2gIng on the corrupt New
York machine IS one which appeals 10
-le rvuDaraies Of aI, decent men ever
where. The night which he = leading n
New York i z nCLt fer the supremaCy
II the people, IOT the overthrow Of q
. corrupt combination 1f bosses. for the
estaLlIshneut oe a clean. sr-aighLfOr-
f WARD and honest system Of public 40
rHlCistratio1 IN place CT the crooked
reign u crooked men
The real ISSUE involved II the dCht Tor
. the control Of the Saratoga convention is
more clearly appreciated by these out
side newspapers than il Is by their
Democratic contemporaries here. The
latter have been miSied bv personal ami
m0SiU-s INFO seeming to prefer tle sue
I cess Uf the 'old guard" TO q victory fo-
honesty and popular rights under Colo
mel ROoseveIts leadership They viii
have cnly themselves To blame if they
have >hortSiShtedlv debarred them
selves from sharing the credit fer q
notable triumph Tor decencv and right
ecusneSs now practically assured.