The Washington times., 1912-04-12
THERE WILL BE NO COMPROMISE.

The Taft defeat in Illinois was turned into disas-
ter in New York and rout in New England
New York's astute politicians firmly declined to
give espousal to lost cause. In the Illinois returns
they read the handwriting on the wall The day was
lost they knew il, and they switched overnight send
ing an uninstructed delegation.
In Maine, almost at the same hour the bluff and
buster of the Taft campaign died away in ignomni-
Gus acceptance of utter defeat The States twelve
delegates to Chicago instructed for Roosevelt
Mr.. Taft didn't even get lookn. He never had a
chance Not a delegate was saved II was complete,
decisive.
In Vermont despite corrupt and scandalous meth
ods the Taft people got only an even break. The
First district instructed its two delegates for Taft
the Second instructed for Roosevelt. The four dele
gates-at-large 60 uninstructed Two Of them are
Roosevelt men, two Taft men.
New England instead Of being the Administra-
tons Gibraltar, has proved its Waterloo >Massachu
sets, according to most positive and the
best information, is going to follow Maine into the
Roosevelt camp.
The fight is won. Nobody recognizes it more
completely than the reactionary politicians who few
days ago were still clinging to their pretense Of
confidence. Today they have dropped Taft and are
talking compromises new candidate. They admit
that Taft is done for They are begging to be per-
Gentlemen, there will be no compromise. 1t is
too late II is past all consideration. Even if the
people had not made it impossible by their emphatic
approval Of Roosevelt, the course Of the Taft man.
ayers has put it beyond consideration There can
be no compromise between the elements that are
fighting this battle.
After the display OF vicious methods, the corrupt
use OF money, the wicked prostitution of the Federal
office holding power, the cynical Haunting of civil
service laws regulations and decencies, the refusal
to hear the voice of the people, the rejection of the
proposal for primaries, the debauching Of conven-
tons, the campaign of deceit and Misrepresentation,
the pollution Of the sources Of news and the nstru-
menalities of its purveyance, the malicious assaults
on honest men and their motives, the steam-roller
methods Of constituencies machines and their engi-
neers-after all these things-talk of compromise is
an insult. 1t mpugns the good faith of men who have
been fighting for principle, and, with the assumption
that they are not smart enough to know when they
have won their victory insults their intelligence.
There can be only one outcome. Theodore Roose-
welt must and will be nominated The people want
him and are going to have him. They know that he
is their friend; that he has been, and will remain.
From his beginnings mere boy in public affairs,
his career has been consistent straightforward effec
tive always the career of the real progressive II
has been marked by one monument after another to
his capacity as builder, constructionist.
Because the people know all this, and because
they demand continuation of this SERVICE there can
and will be no compromise. Roosevelt will be nom.
mated and elected because the people are for him