New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-07
Both Old Parties Now
Against Peoples Rule

The men who presided over the baltI-
more and tho Chicago conventions anu
,ire grea, bosses who controlled the TWO
,.or,-cntions-Mr. Root and Mr.. Parker.
Mr. Barnes and Mr. Murphy, Nj. Penross
AMI Mr. Taggart Mr. GUggenheim ana
Mr. suuivan-diner from one another o.
course on certain polnts But these are
-be differences which one corporation law
vor has with another corporation iaN %
rc- when acting for different corpora
-for- They come together al once a"
against q common enemy when lne %
minion Of both is threatened b! tne
preinacv 81 the people of the thlltu
states. now aroused 10 the need OF ma
fionsI alignment on the vital economic
fgsues OF this generation. ~.
Neither the kepubIcan nor the it tJs,ilS
cratic platform contains the sHBhtes'
rrCrnise OF approaching the great pIoD-
iams OF to-day either with understanoIh|
OF good faith, and yet never was theIs
create need In this nation than row q
Understanding and OF action taken N
pood faith on the part of the men and
the organizations shaping our govern,
mental policy Moreover. our neecs ere
-uch that there should be coherent &C
ron among those responsible for the con-
duct OF national affairs ana those re-
spousible for the conduct or STATE auhlIh
because our aim should ne the same ~
both state and nation, that Is, 10 use tne
government as an efficient agency for the
TTscticai betternent 81 social and eco
1ronic conditions throughout this land
II this country is really 20 50 forWard
eIopy the path OF social and economic
justice there must b. q new party Oi ma
ilon-wide and non-sectionsl principles,
q party where the 1tular national Snlefs
and the real state leaders shall be IN
genuine accord. a party IN whose counseIs
the people shall be supreme. Q party that
shall represent in the nation and the sew
cral states alike the same cause. the
Of n govern
mental efficiency
The frst essential in the Progressive
programme IL the right OF the people 70
rule But a few months ego our op-
moments were assuring Us with insincere
clamor that II was absurd for Us TO talk
about desiring that the people should
rule. because, as matter of fact, the
people actually DO rule since that time
the actions OF the Chicago convention and
70 an only less degree OF the Baltimore
convention have. shown in striking fash
ion how little the people do rule under
our present conditions.
Colonel Roosevelt advocated q national
law for Presidential primaries. the cleo
ton OF United States Senators by popular
vote. a short ballot. stringent and effcisnt
corrupt practices acts, applying TO the
primaries as well az 20 the elections.
and publicity Of campaign contributions
during the campaign He favored giving
the people Ia every state the real hight
TO rule themselves. and really and not
nominally 10 control their public servants
and their agencies for doing the public
business." The colonel said that he ilo
lot sttemp; 20 lay down the Law az 70
the machinery 90 achieve this end. That
he left 20 each separate community 10
decide for itself. lie added:
Efs.S
.Tnsnt has In actual fact become non-rep-
sesentative there the people should secure
20 themselves the initiative. the referen-
dunn ana the recall, doing n In such