Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-25
HOW SHALL THERE BE A REORGANIZATION OF
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

Those who believe they effect reconciliation be-
tween the warning elements OF the former Republican,
party without taking Colonel Roosevelt into considera-
ton are Just as foolish would be the novice in theI
poultry business who would try to hatch chickens without
eggs.
salted?" party union without Roosevelt would be al
union without and wherewth would it be savored
Not because Roosevelt is Roosevelt, but because
Roosevelt stands for certain principles any attempted I'M
ion which takes account of him would by that very
stamp itself union without consideration of the
things he stands for and therefore union effected as
much at the sacrifice OF progressive principles as an in
vitaton accepted by the former Republicans af
lated with the Progressive party to return the remnant
of the Republican organization it stands
What would be thought of the Democratic party re-
organized progressive body with Bryan purposely
left out! 1t would be feasible and plausibe
than to reorganze the Republican party with Roosevelt
left out. Bryan may again become the standard
bearer of the Democratic party but Bryans influence in
that organization that must be reckOned WITH as
has been shown in the past Roosevelt may again
become the standard bearer either for the Progressive
party for the reorganzed Republican party but he is
fool who believes that any movement in either party can
be successful without reckoning with him.
Will the Progressves who left the Republican party
this return to the Republican party advocating
the principles and dominated by the that
they left last summer?
That is just likely to happen that the Progress
sives will unite with the Republicans with Roosevelt g
nored in the union.
The whole discussion along this line comes from men
who cannot understand that the people have any
in behalf of the special interests of kind another
that they have served by oong the people with promises
by pretended favors extended to them by insignificant
but real avors that noessenta in the great game
OF advancing the interests of those they wished to
that they have comprehension of what the fact
that than four millions of the American people have
declared their independence by voting the Progress
sive ticket
If Cunmns, La Toilette, Hadley and Borah have any
idea that they effect union of such antpoda ele
mes those who voted the Progressive ticket this
and the of those who voted for Taft then only
shows that Cumnlins and La Toilette and Hadley and
Borah and the of them do themselves athom the
motives and purposes Of those who supported the Pro-
gressive candidates this year.
If Taft, Penrose, Barnes, Crane, Guggenheim, Lori
mer Stephenson Cannon, and all the other of their
kind voluntarily retire from leadership and advice in the
Republican ranks ii the present national committee will
tender its resignation and if real and trusted progressives
put in their places that would be reorganization that
would appeal to those who voted the Progressive ticket
Unless those who talk about recognizing the party and
OF the return of the Progressves to the Republican
energy repetition of offers that were made before the
Chicago convention and afterwards during the time that
these former Republicans alignng themselves
with the Progressive party
The remarks here made the national situation ap-
ply with increased force to the local situation Who the
progressive that could return to party dominated and
controlled by the Cntons the Johnsons, the Cunning
HAMS the Cobbs the Harris the Beaes the Ailshes the
Grunbaums the Hayses and the class of politicians
In other words where is the Progressive who could return
to the party still dominated by the wool trust the beet
sugar trust the timber syndicate, the seter and mining