New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03
The New York Sun"

The triangle is now completed. unless
oyster Bay retreats. II oyster Bay does
not retreat. there are to be two candi-
dates Of unrest, disturbance and radical
change In the name Of Progress. The
logical thing for Colonel Roosevelt TO do.
II he can conquer his aversion to playing
second violin In any orchestra, and unless
his single purpose rs To accomplish the
defeat Of the President he hates. IL 10
recognize the superior claim of Governor
Wilson TO be the leader OF the forces max
ing for revolution In the fabric Of our
institutions Governor Wilson has not only
adopted many of the ideas which Colonel
Roosevelt Identifies with his own ambition.
but he IL now also In better position To
promote them, az regards party organiza-
ton and intellectual resources, than the
colonel himself Will he throw what
strength he has to the Democratic candi-
date? We doubt IT. knowing and admirng
we do the persistency OF his self-devo-
ton. We doubt It. unless there shall de-
velop a new incentive to altrusm In the
obvious difficulty Of obtaining adequate
campaign funds with the publicity laws so
uncomfortably severe on enterprise.
Meanwhile. whatever course Colonel
Roosevelt may prefer under the circum
stances, the Baltimore convention has
named the most dangerous Democratic
competitor the Republican ticket could con-
front and has put him on platform broad
enough 10 warrant an extremely radical
construction. BY 40 doing It has thrust
upon the Hon. William Howard Taft the
paign OF 1912 the saner ideas OF progress
under the Constitution and the institutions
I we have Mr.. Taft may be beaten, but
his feet are on a rock, not on qucksand
1.-THE New York World"
The nomination OF Woodrow Wilson for
President means a new Democracy. 1t
means a new epoch in American self-gov-
ernment
The Democratic party at last has broken
Its shackles. 1t has emancipated itself. 1t
has rehabilitated itself i'm power and prin-
ciple II has turned its face to the rising
sun. To re-establlsh tho faith of the Ameri-
| can people IN their own institutions;
No political boss brought about his nom
lnation. No political machine carried h,s
candidacy To victory. No coterie OF Wall
Street financiers provided the money to
| finance his campaign. He has no debt to
| pay TO corrupt politics or to corrupt bust
| ness. He Was nominated by the irresistible
force or public opinion, and by that alone.
! He stands before the country free man.
Governor Wilson'S nomination means that
| the rule OF The boss Is over. IL means that
/ the partnership between corrupt politics
ana corrupt business I'm national politics Is
| forcibly dissolved II means that the old
regime or protection to privilege and plu-
| tocracy IL on the scaffold IL means that
. the old gods are dead.
THE New York Times"
In the nomination Of Woodrow Wilson
the Democratic party regains its ancient
estate OF worth. OF dignity, Of power. It
| escapes the thraldom OF little men and
| ignoble leaders II takes as its chief a
man OF mat statesmanlike quality which
| bents the Presidential office. The nomina-
| ton OF Governor Wilson will unite the
party. There Is not Democrat who can
| find a sound and sufficient reason for with
| holding his vote from such candidate.
| For the country the nomination made at
Baltimore VIII be resssuring For the
| Democratic IN
means delverance out OF long bondage to
| delusion and heresy. That I'm itself In this
| land where party government prevails, will
b. of Unreasonable benefit Both parties