Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-14
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Iporauons Whether they accomplish their M through the Republican or
Democratic party. They have been associated with the Republican party
more because that party has been the one in power. The Republican party
has had men at it's head who we're willing tools of the corporations and
therefore the corporations stuck to that party and assisted, through large
campaign contributions, to keep that party in power as long a s possible.
1t has been evident for several years, however, that the Republican
party ws drifting away from the people. LaFonete saw this while he was
an obscure lawyer in Wisconsin He a the grip the railroads had o. his
state and he started out with the determination to break it,. He worked
entirely within the Republican party. He impressed the people with what
throughout the nation. 1t then began to dawn upon a few that other states
were in the same plight Other leaders arose to fight the grip that the
corporations were getting o the nation. -.
But the trusts had so undermined the Republican party that it was
soon realized that only a life and death struggle would restoreth the party to
the people. The people became aroused as never before. In many states
where the Republican progressives, al the IN Of the LaFolete stripe had
come to be called, had forceful leaders that party W al able to clean house
without suffering defeat In many others. however, especially in the East,
the machine in control of the party a SC fntrenched that the only way to
GUST the bosses and those who served the corporations and big business"
was just such an upheaval as W had last Tuesday.
While the struggle was at its height Theodore Roosevelt returned from
took his stand with the progressives and gave his influence to fighting on
the side of the people. But then it was too late to really accomplish much
in the way of saving the party. The people had become thoroughly Disguised
with Republican misrule. There is n o doubt that they trusted Roosevelt as
much as they ever did, but they realized that Roosevelt and all the other
prosressives could accomplish a great deal mor If they could start at the
beginning, with a clean house and build up the party under nw manage
ment, The housekeeping a done last Tuesday The bosses. the re-
dictionaries n the I'D machines, which have held the Republican party in
their grip so long, have been shaken off. They cannot survive. AS long as
they attempt to control the party defeat will be its portion.
The people look to Theodore Roosevelt. Now is his opportunity. Let
him start at once to restore the Republican party to the people and to
power We believe that a majority of Americans favor the principles of the
Republican party. The people realize that we are no longer a federation of
Individual states, Practically all business that amounts to anything these
days is interstate and must be controlled by the federal government a
Washington. This is nothing mor than RooseveHts muehtalked-of doc
hine of New Nstionalism." The people believe in it and they will have
1t. But they want to be sure that the At Washington i h nowar of
the people, not the special interests"
But in the meantime the corporations have not been idle. They have
read the signs of the times. With their millions Of resources, wrung from
the people by fraud and deception, they are able to employ the brainieat
men in the country. There is little that escapes them and they will not
give Up easily, The battle is o andit must be fought to a finish.
While the American people are patient and long suffering and will
stand by their party as long as there il a sembanoe of respectabnHy left to
stand by, they will not swallow everything, and when the limit has been
reached there is a change. History proves this and history repeats itself
With much foresight the corporations began to perfect their plans to get
control of the Democratic party, for+Aey. knew that when the upheaval came
the people would simply turn the Republicans out and look to the Demo
Gratis for relief.
How well the special interests, laid their plans is manifested in The
outcome in New York. In that state the corporations have been doing their
dirty work through the Republican party for a great many years, as has
been shown by the numerous Investigations ordered through the influence
of former Governor Hughes The notorious BLACK Horse Cavalry" has
ridden up to Albany every year and, under the leadership If such men as
Barnes, Adrdge, Woodruff, Wadsworth and others, the people literally
have been sold out The people have been told this for several years, but
it was not untlt the Hughes Investigations laid bare the facts that they
really became aroused. Any "a who follows politics saw that the storm
would break this November. 1t was not to be supposed that the corrupt
ring which controlled the Republican party in New York could be unseated
without a serious defeat.
But those who had supposed this reckoned without Theodore Roose-
Vet He saw the condition OF his party in his own state and he started to
clean it up. He went to the Saratoga convention and won. He accomplish
ed in a single struggle, entirely within the party ranks, what it has taken
years of persistent fighting o do in other states. He defeated the "Old
Guard" and placed the Republican party in New York in entirely new
hands. under progressive management A man as nominated for governor
who has been lighting corruption and sending grating corporation officials
to jail for years. Roosevelt, in a single day, al it were, wrest the RepubI-
can party in the Empire state from the corporations and turned it over to
the people.
But the corporations and big business we're prepared. When Roose-
welt cleaned out the tools of the corporations in the Republican party, the
corporations had already made their alliance with the Democratic party.
With Tammany Hall in full control, a ticket was nominated at Rochester
that would continue to serve the financial interests. When the conventions
were over and the nominations made, what had been done? Simply the
Democratic and Republican parties had changed places. The Especial inter
Democratic standard.
Large bodies move slowly. Once a great mass of people start in one
direction they cannot be changed very readily. Slow to be aroused. once
they are stirred up nothing will stop them. So it was in New York. The
Republican party had been the party of corruption and the people were
determined TO nnst n Raosaxa cola. lean nmt m hoss.s ~ tha nartx