Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-08-09
PROGRESSIVE.

The convention at Chicago organic
ing new party was represented by all
the States, with an attendance as re-
ported in the papers of over Is, 900.
Amidst the greatest enthusiasm Mr..
Roosevelt was nominated for President
and Governor johnson of California for
Vice President. The nominations are
both very strong. We all know Teddy,
and Governor johnson is spoken of very
highly; and we think the whole nation
will be pleased to have the great State
of California, and thus the other eX-
IRENE western States, represented on
this ticket.
We~believe, too, the great majority
of the people Will be pleased to see Mr.
Roosevelt have fair chance in the con-
test, since he had over 400, 900 Repub-
lican majority, in votes cast at the Pri-
maries, over Mr.. Taft.
In the Primaries again he has already
carried the State of Kansas, and with
the tide of enthusiasm that is sweeping
over the country, among all classes of
the people, and especially the great
working class, and those who are thor
oughly Disguised with seeing coterie
of men trying to keep themselves in
office by combinations, utterly regard
less of the wishes or rights of the great
body of the people; it looks as if he
Would he elected President
We have had enough of those who
push themselves into Office that they
are utterly unable, or unfit, to fill; a
danger that at the present time is re-
markedly Illustrated in the Tammany
crowd at New York City, where the
charges are openly made that the Police
have received 81, 440,0 as blackmail
levied by them upon those engaged in
unlawful avocations as gambling, houses
of prostitution, etc
But it was the Tammany ring that but
for Bryan would have selected the Pres
idential Candidate for the Democratic
party. And though the candidate him
self might have been and probably would
have been personally reasonably honest,
no one desired Tammany to get the con-
troll; and we believe there was a gen
eral feeling of relief that Bryan's can
didate had won, and belief that if elect.
ed he would make an honest President
though we think that no one thinks that
he would make so useful a one as
Roosevelt. We think it evident
in regard to Mr.. Taft, that he cannot
be elected; and would be- not only
of no use, but a great drawback il
he was; not having accomplished any
thing whilst in office, but to turf
Pinchot out, very good man APP
pointed, as we suppose, by Mr.. Roose
welt, to look after the preservation
of forest; and appoint Mr.. Ballinger il
his place, who had to be dismissed a!
worse than useless. In addition to thi!
was his great attempt to establish reel
procity with Canada, holding Congress
through the summer for that purpose
but accomplishing nothing excepting ;
repulse from Canada.
We accept the name Progressive
accepted by Mr.. Roosevelt as that o
his party; to mean, in Vermont at least
Progressive Republican," and have NJ
doubt but that it will receive a large
and we hope triumphant vote in Yer
mont, as in many other States. Yer
mont always has respect for man WHIT
works hard to accomplish importan
results for the good of all, and this, VIZ
believe, if Mr.. Roosevelt is reelected
he will continue to do as in the past.
One thing that Vermont wants is {