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or CummlnS, Tor instance, could haV
been nominated instead of Mr.. Taft
but for his (Mr. Roosevelt's) refusal tt
give way to any other candidate, ther
this must in itself weigh strongly in thC
minds of many earnest and honest Pro
gressives in the Republican party.
If he could have secured the nomi
nation of some one in harmony witt
his view, which, on a platform reason
ably progressive, thus throwing united
party behind Republican Progressive
and Progressive programme, if he coulC
have done this, many Republicans,
against whose motives, he can bring
no just accusation, will feel that he did
not exhaust all effort within the party
before starting out to disrupt the organi
zatiou to which he is indebted for all
his prominence and influence"
Mr.. Roosevelt will also have to meet
the question raised as to his tardines,
in espousing the reforms which he
now advocates. Democrats, at least,
will feel that a party which, like the
Democratic party, has been fighting in
behalf of reform for many years, ought
to receive some consideration from one
who has violently opposed, as Mr..
Roosevelt has, many radical reforms,
when the Democratic party was max
ing great sacrifices in their behalf
Why, for instance, should Demo
crat leave the Democratic party, which
has labored in behalf of the popular
election of Senators for twenty wears;
in behalf of an income tax for eighteen
years; for railroad regulation for six
teen years; for antitrust laws for twelve
years; for publicity, before election as
to campaign contributions for four
years, and for tariff reform for gene
ration? Why should Democrat leave
such party to march under the lead
ership of commander who did not be-
gin advocating the popular election of
Senators until two years ago, the in
come tax until about six years ago,
railroad regulation until less than eight
years ago, who has remained silent
during all these years as to tariff extor-
ton, and has in every campaign since
1892 joined Wall street, the subsidized
press, the plunderbund and the bosses
in defeating the Democratic party?
Assuming that his conversion is
sincere, why does he not bring forth
works meet for repentance instead of
the chief seat at the feast?
He ought not to SANDER the party that
him nearly every reform that
le has espoused.
BACKED BY STEEL TRUST.
A third objection that he must pre-
)are to meet is that founded upon his
position on the trust question. He failed
or seven years, while President, to
ven control the trusts; he has not only
,ept silent for eleven years while the
teel trust has exploited the country,
ut he permitted the steel trust to swal-
DIV up its largest rival, and he now ac-
epts steel trust director as his chief
nancial backer and advocates federal
1corporation, the very thing that the
-usts have clamored for for a genera
on.
A fourth, and the greatest objection
his desire for third term, an honor
eclined by Washington and Jefferson,
ld withheld from Grant. A third
rm opens the door to any number of
rms. What emergency requires it?
he tendency is toward a single term,
ot toward a third term. A President
ields more power than any king or ,
nperor or car, and his power in :
eases each year.
Surely the hatred of the progressive
epublcan toward tn G Democratic {
rty is as implacable as it is impossi- t
g to explain if they are willing to risk
e dangers of an unlimited succession
Presidential terms other than use the
party, with its progressive q
atform and progressive ticket, to re- S
Ike the Republican party for failing Il
keep step with the progressive spirit I
the age. F" a
Developments indicate that the in =
nal machine which exploded in the 8
press office at High Point, N. c., "
obably fatally wounding the man
er, w. H. Busbee, and iniuring the u
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