Morris tribune., 1912-06-28
CHAOS.


preliminary arrangements made to launch new party
with Roosevelt at the head.
In the intensity of the struggle at Chicago, both sides
have gone far Both sides have in too many instances
regarded the only thing to be desired and the
means of success the only rule of conduct.
Peculiar as it may seem, also each side more
interested in the defeat other than the nomination
of their own favorite.
Here are the two views by which each justifes its
course
THE TAFT SIDE
1.-THE regulars are sincere men. In this instance
they believe they performed patriotic duty that will
have the approval of the sober second thought of the peo
pie Roosevelt opportunst crazy fer power essed
of exaggerated ego and unwilling to forego his ambl
ton to further the principles for which he claims ne stands
There some charges that the Taft nomination, If
effected will be put thru with stolen goods This is true
is sense but those who took part in the job honor
able VINO believed that they acting for the pub
lie welfare None of the regulars will leave Chicago
content with the results They will leave satisfied that
they performed public service in defeating Roosevelt
but saddened with the thought that the life of great
party that founded in advocacy of human rights is
menaced.
THE ROOSEVELT SIDE
"Crime has been resorted TO for the purpose of re-
tanning control of the Republican party in the hands OF
the reactonay bosses and the interests represented by
them. The political genius of COL Roosevelt however,
has perceived the only available way by which the coun
try may be saved from becoming the victim of this
spracy This is by fastening the stolen goods upon the
back of Mr.. Taft and compelling him to parade thru the
coming campaign bearing this burden Having thus as.
sured the mpossbity of the of the conspiracy
at the POLLS the Progressive movement will give the be-
levers in political morality of all parties the opportunity
they off corporation control of the American
government"
The CLASH which at Chicago clash between
old system and new but the old is overrpe and the
yet immature that taken too freely causes
internal disorders. Taft relied for his nomination an
old convention system in which he who had the dele
gates entitled to win, and delegate delegate
matter where he from and supposed to be
representative party who would vote for those things
and those nominees which he thought Cor the best
interests of the party IT, convention system has done
good work in the past and has given such candidates
Lincoln Garfield and Mckinley The weakness of the
venon system the undue representation given to dele
gates from the South and the difficulty of being abs utey
just in the matter of seating contesting delegation The
weakness of Mr. Tafts that his strength
largely made up of southern delegates and contested dele
gates.
Roosevelt relied for his nomination upon the feet
that he the popular choice of majority of the
publican voters in majority of the Republican states
for that should have been nominated But tt
primary system does mix with the convention system
any more than oil and water will mix. If every state
had primary and nstructe its delegates how to vote
there would be need of convention all and dele
gate would become useless presidential elector
Roosevelt delegates sotied up with instructions that
they could exercise any discretion but had continue
voting for Roosevelt when their personal judgment
told them that for the best interests of the country and
the party compromise candidate should be selected
But however certain it is that Roosevelt was the
choice of the Republican voters of the country it is euay
certain that Roosevelt had legal moral right to try
to gain control of the convention by irsttutng fictitious
contests against the Taft delegates The game is an an
Gent one and if the principle which Roosevelt contenteC
for vciousy Chicago granted (hat no contest
ed delegate could vote the eligibility of any other con-
tested deegate then candidate could always rob the
other of strength by simply nstitutng enough contests
What merit there in the Roosevelt contests must
left to each 20 judge according to his bias ant
judicqI temperament" but quite sure that no.
all of them mertorous Roosevelt Started out will
over 200 contests but the Roosevelt members o.
the national committee would not support him in all
these and in cases the Taft men were Gated IN
animousy. Then the Roosevelt reduced their CLAIM
to 70 contested delegates and finally made their big gh
the two delegates from California This was Roosevelt
strongest case but this was case on hich goo
men might differ The convention decided against Roose
welt by small margin. but it must be granted tina
Roosevelt with his abundance of frivolous contests wa
like the sheperd boy yelled wolf" when Their