The Hartford republican., 1912-11-15
Beaver Dam, Kentucky.

ga,ion. ThAre remains nothing but the
name. a tarnished name. a nanse de-
void OF all its old lure of power in pa,
ronnge AMI proinise of privilege.
Those who think ;he Progressives,
numbering nearly four and dlah mil
hons. will desert their flag ani psairn
to the fold. hive not rackonnd cn the
fact that voters who went into a
fight, leaving their old party affiliations
tor n cause when thai cause had notli-
ing but the yrnspcc, of hard hattie be-
fore 1t. are no; likely tn descent when
an astonishing victory has bern won.
and the ssansc established uI,on a foun-
dation az strength. The isi,tcemonts 10
stay with the nav party are infin!ts-
ly gaatar now tlrln ahey wrre 20
jain il a [,w weaks a;.o.
And these inilcsmgs;s are going to
appeal 10 many who could not be cssrs'ia
dsi TO break step with ttye odd marNhig e
order while the new ,wsiss still in pro-
cess OF formation.
A few cold facts and :tsurs viii help
In the persuasion Of the ,.llculatiny type
of Ioliti,ians. When they reckon up
the States in which I;poscvel, ran either
first or second, and those in which
Tart ,Tln ahead Of him, they will find
hal t9esa Stn'es bv.;1 -epresenttsl in t'e
Republican Convention as they wotol at
tile sllctios, Issosev..t would have hal
GIL delegates to 36i for rfe President,
giving him majority OF go. 1t IS
manifest. therefore. tlrat the nomina-
tion at Chicago was nat In a,,o,rd with
the popular Will. ana tiat the blaine for
the disruption OF the Iseoublican par
~ lies with those politicians wno
blinily and fraudulentiy insisted on
naming a ticket the people did not want
There is an evident casting aihout
fnr new leaders on the part Of phose
who i,nt ara.iin the hope of -ehabilitatiny
the G. o. y. This Is preof that the
u.ter hopelsssness OF ~ tting anywhere,
under present leadership is rerog,nized
But what new leader would be willing
70 accept the handicap OF thc National
cDmmittee as it exists? AMI thee Is,
No way in which 1t can b. changed, ex-
'ept through d.ath or resignation, be.
fone the national convention In lal6.
Senator Lii F'onetts is spolon of as "A
nan who might und ndsrtake the heroic I,
ask of reconstruction; but the ilen of
he Wisconsin radical co-opeiatin:. with
re Old organization stan lpatters on
'uch a job IL too absurd for serious
1t Is obvious that the
'nly matreial that ever , cxist,i IN
he Republican party which oouhl he
'sed by Senator La Follette is NOW in
.e Pnagres.siye paiEy. Men who wnre
tubborn enough In their s.anipattism
0 follow Taft to doom. will not be me-
allied upon 70 noOrganize the Ltapu5.
can party on La Folle.te program. '
sor such men practical aolitics win
ietate a course. and practical potlttcs
I&gests the wLsdam of htentificacion
18th a ISarty already established AMI
isnrous-thsV win become Dsmacrats %,
rosnessives through Gonce of eir0un,.
1anets. Il
And much the same process Of ruas,on.
w applies 90 Senator Cummins, IN
lsstionably the strongest man left in
he Rop'hbltcan ranks. He as,tainad mis-
,.ty allegiance. nananaly. while
stuaiy repudating its ticket. Sent Or
rannot affiliate with the
nem,hants. His only logical !
ace Is In the now marty.
Thus we can sfe no hope for the
'surraction of the Republican pasuy. ~
'ad Its birrl@isht; it farfolted its
aim upon public confidanes; ii lost its
'2ortrsnity. The Proynesstve marty en- ~
rsd mo its iaheritamee as a par:y .
so'0'ar app Il al.d constructive pro- "
~ a an 20 ~oef.t,n.