Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-03
SPEAKING OF BOSSES.


brought about distinct change In the
tone Of the Illinois press. During the
Illinois primary campaign Roosevelt
was given strong support BY great
many of the republican papers OF that
state. The papers supporting Deneen
for governor were inclined to support
Roosevelt as we'll Much Of this sup
port that was given Roosevelt when
he was fighting Taft for the republican
nomination was withdrawn, however.
when Roosevelt lett the party. Prac-
ticaNy all Of It has been withdrawn
since Roosevelt has demanded an en-
tire third party state ticket In OPPOSE
ton to the republican ticket headed Dy
Deneen. Even the Chicago Tribune
has quit burning incense to Teddy to
the extent of refusing to follow him
In supporting a third state ticket.
Roosevelt's downright stinginess IN
ordering q third ticket placed In the
field In an attempt to defeat the re-
publican nominees for state offices.
eolely because they would not follow
him in boiling the republican party,
has Disguised the great body OF re-
publican voters in Illinois.
Governor Deneen was renomlnated
BY big majority at the primary cleo
ton. There were many contests Tor
pther state offices and the men nomi-
mated represented the choice OF ILL.,
nois republicans for the state ticket.
After being nominated on the repubh-
ran ticket these candidates could not
be honest with the republican party
In Illinois and Join In bolt from the
national republican ticket. Yet that is
what Roosevelt demanded they should
DO and when they refused to bow
their knees at the behest Of the man
from Oyster Bay and cease to be re-
pubncans. orders were given for an en-
tire third party state ticket, and tt Is
planned to nominate this state ticket
lt q bu6ttngseouvsntiou4 Chicago Sat,
hrday.
This Is only smother evidence that
when Roosevelt says ~14et the people
rule he means that he should 1ale-
Fhe people Of Illinois nominated re-
publican and democratic state tickets.
Roosevelt purposes to set aside the
win az the republican voters OF ILL
hois % expsessed at their primary and
substitute Z third party ticket, picked
81 himself, which he should know has
10 chance Of election, but which has a
rood chsnce to defeat tho republican
E1oksk regularly named. Roosevelt
mieft 40 consistently have asked the
candidates on the democratic ticket.
the socialist ticket AID The prohfbi-
hon ticket to bolt their national or
Kan1xations and support him. He is as
much member Of these parties as he
Il Of the republican party. He has
seyered hts connections with the re-
publican party and fs not now affin-
tied with any of the old party organi-
lations. There was nothing consistent
"a his demand that only the republican
nominees should leave their party to
f0flov him. The republican party is
hnder no obligations to Roosevelt. On
lie other hand Roosevelt is under obi
Katfons to the republican party for
syery political office he has held. He
has been on the public pay roll as a
republican office holder almost
CONTINUOUSLY since he reached his ma
prity and the power he now directs
against the republican party was given
him by that party,
His course in Illinois Is direct at
Tempt to deny the people Of that state
The right to rule IN their own elections.
Il Is a sample Of boss-ship more glar-
ing than can be charged against any
M the ''bosses" Roosevelt loves to
prate about