Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-17
ROOSEVELT OLD MAN OF THE
SEA.

SEA-
The republican party in New York
has never faced crisis so fundamen-
tai to its existence as the one which
it must meet at the state convention
at Saratoga is the opinion of State
Committeeman William Barnes, jr.,
OF Albany, one of the "old guard"
leaders.
No amount OF political manueyer-
ing, use or patronage or personal
abuse can in the slightest degree OBJ
scure the one issue which must be
fought out to finish at Saratoga, "
said Mr.. Barnes yesterday, There
will be determined the future Of the
republican party in the state of New
York for some years to come. That
party must determine in its platform
whether it will he recognized as the
conserving force which has been its
history, or whether it will follow the
radical policies Of Mr.. Roosevelt and
lose the strategic position which it
las held in the state of New York for
many years as the party of sanity and
the protector of industry upon which
the world OF business and labor must
depend,
IF it does not hold to its time hon
ored and successful principles, but
seeks for new gods to worship, its mis-
take will be taken advantage of by its
adversary.
No radical candidate has ever car
ried the state OF New York. Progress
in political lie is essential to any party,
but the state leadership which relies for
its strength upon melting the mob can
never, even if it tries stem the tide
which it has created.
The republican party in this state
has never faced n crisis so funda-
mental to its existence such as it must
meet at this hour"
:, When Mr.. Barnes statement was
shown to Theodore Roosevelt, The later
dictated the following comment:
''I am indeed blessed in my enemies.
| am very genuinely grateful TO Mr..
Barnes for having unconsciously made
the issue so clear between what he is
pleased to call Rooseveltism on the one
side and on the other side the alliance
OF the boss with that element OF big
business which seeks to control politics
in connection with business.
Will the New York state convention
give the first formal Endorsement of
President Taft for n second term?
A gentleman in Washington who
has been in correspondence with the
"old guard" leaders says this is part of
their plan to block the supposed am
bitions Of Roosevelt for another term.
The plans being worked out by the
Sherman Woodruff Barnes combina-
ton all pivot around the central idea OF
checking the Roosevelt propaganda at
all hazards. The platform TO be sub
mitted for ratification by the conven-
ton is expected to contain plank in
dorsing Taft and favoring his renomi-
nation for second term, and also a
plank strongly upholding the United
States Supreme Court, which was criti-
cised by Roosevelt in one of his western
speeches
The suggestion to endorse Taft for
another term came from an old time
politician in Washington who was in
close touch with national conventions
and the shaping Of political history in
the days of the old bosses--Hanna,
Quay and Platt. 1t is merely taking a
leaf out of the thumb-worn political
book of methods by which Platt and
Quay, in coalition with Foraker, block
ed the ambitions of Hanna for the
presidency.