The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24
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says the colonel, in referring to
the result of the Pennsylvania pri-
mary. Hit what? The answer must
be, as to Pennsylvania, just what
it must be as to every state in
which the colonel has appeared in
answer to a spontaneous voice"
Whenever and wherever he has hit.
it has been the Republican party
at which the blow was aimed. Pre-
tending to have reappeared In pol
term only in response to an urgent
need and a popular demand for a
leader cf progressive thought. he
has directed his attack wholly
against the only party which has
written any progressive ideas in
to our constructive legislation. The
men he has attacked by name are
all Republicans. In enumerating
the progressive measures adopted
under Republican party government
in this century. he has arrogated
all credit to himself. and withheld
all credit from Republicans in con-
troll of both branches of congress.
In assailing the opposition to his
new and strange idea of popular
review of judicial decisions. he has
singled out Republicans. He has
failed to credit his party with any
one of the numerous progressive
measures enacted during the first
two years 70 the Taft administra-
ton, when 1t was in control of all
branches of the government. No
where has he raised a voice against
the Democratic party and its ira
ditional and hereditary reaotionary
tendencies.
This y = moat remarkable situa-
tiou in politics. We are unable to
find 1t paralleled anywhere. There
is no parallel for it. The party
which accepted Mr.. Taft as a
genuine American progressive, on
Mr.. Roosevelt's own recommends
tion. and which nominated and
elected him as a man OF progressive
ideas and methods. now finds itself
arraigned by Mr. Roosevelt as a
corrupt. unprogressive and reaction
ary party in our politics. because
forsooth. 1t Is not willing to repud-
late its own work and an admins
tration for which 1t is responsible,
and which. II not brilliant. has been
at all times honest and steadily pro
greasive in policy. 1t finds itself
now being indicted by Mr.. Roose-
welt because It will not indict it
self as he is indictsng himself. on
false charge of having put into
the highest seat a man unworthy Of
the trust. Mr.. Roosevelt, having
already pleaded guilty to such an
indictment. is now trying to convict
the party. Confessing what he calls
guilt. he seems to be trying to turn
states evidence and convict all
other Republicans of being access
sories before the fact in the per-
petration of a crime in which he
was the principal. There is no other
possible way of accounting for the
turning of all his guns on the Re-
publican party and not one Of the
Democratic party.
Nobody will seriously cont. nd that
the interests" are all lodged in
the Republican ranks. Democrats
do not say SO. Mr.. Bryan leads. a
mighty host of Democrats in con-
tending that "the interests cor
rupt their party councils. and de-
feat. whenever they are in pow
er. the ends of progressive govern
ment. Yet Mr.. Roosevelt speaks
only of the Republican party as the
citadel of privilege. He disdains the
standard and cardinal doctrines to
which men of all parties adhere. He
has no word of condemnation for
the sustained assault the Democrat
ic house majority Is making upon
the system OF tariff protection which
Ia the corner stone of the Repub-
lican temple. The Democratic party
and it's doctrines seem to have be-