The Washington times., 1912-07-25

X Asserting tndtf ncttuef Oh Iio VIZ ~
iRical parties can longer be trusted TO
% the work 20 urgently needed by the
Country, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, in an
editorial In the current issue Of The Out
look, points out the insincerity Of the
Republican and Democratic bosses as
typif,ed In the platforms recently adopt
ed at Chicago and Baltimore.
The editorial Is entitled Platform In
sincerity and It deals with the "ut-
teriy incongrnous elements." set forth
as the standards Of the two old parties.
Colonel Roosevelt shows In a detailed
manner that the actions Of both sets
OF bosses in the various States. and the
legislative work OF the stand-pat Re-
publican and the Democratic Fitzgerald
Underwood alliance In control Of the
House of Representatives. stamps both
parties as utterly reactionary.'''
Must Liberate Party.
After saying that any real and last
Ing success for the people must be based
upon the liberalization Of the party as
well as the party's candidates, Colonel
Roosevelt continues:
"A President hampered by a party
controlled by special privileges, especial
ly II he is bound to great State bosses
who are themselves controlled by special
privilege, or IL he is faced by the bi-
partisan alliance OF corrupt legislators
can give to the people practically
nothing"
The former President then goes on to
show that the best prospect for q
liberated party exists in extending the
revolt of the Progressives, who have 90
successfully worked out their control in
Pennsylvania. California, Washington.
Oregon, wisconsin, the Dakotas, Kan.
sas, and Nebraska.
He urges all voters to come together
sues, instead ofsaSain dividing on worn.
ont and purely artificial lines.
.The bosses of the Democratic party
and the bosses of the Republican party
alike have a closer grip than ever be.
fore on the party machines in the
States and In the nation, says the
the old parties by the beneficiartes Of
political and business privilege rem.
ders II hopeless to expect any far
reaching and fundamental service from
either"
Names the Bosses.
After enumerating the bosses wht
would come into power II either Presi
dent Taft or DR.. Wilson Is elected
Colonel Roosevelt says:
THE platforms Of the two parties are
models OF dangerous insincerity and bat
faith. The platform of the Republican
party Is bad anyhow. Taken In con
nection with the action of the con
vention, 1t amounts to declaration
against actual rule by the people ant
determination that the politicians o'
the benehciaries Of special privileg'
the future just as they are doing a
this moment.
T"The actions Of Mr.. Taft and his Ad
ministration and the actions Of the Re
publican national convention l. =, itsei
part of the Barnes -Penrose-G Guggen
helm combination, which at the monlen
represents all that Is efficient and rcr
IN the existing Republican party, "a
no consequence whatsoever Any dec c
publican platform on any subject !
rendered worthless, first, by the fac
| that the present Administration ha
broken the most important pledges Of
the fact that the NATIONAL conventiel
| at Chicago, which nominated Mr.. Taft
| acted with such deliberate bad faitf
sich fragrant violation of every obliga
tion of decency and honesty. as to max
the paper on which they are written.
"A homily upon honesty by pick
| pocket who still keeps the stolen good
does not tend toward edfcation. Nc
promise made by any man who, too
by the stealing Of the chicago conver
| tiop should receive moments con
| sideration.
"The baltimore platform offers, pc