St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-08-14

these lines than the state of Yer
mont under the control of the repub-
lican party.
RooseveIt's Confession of Faith
Theodore Roosevelt in a speech of
much length has stated his princi-
pies to the American people. He
stands now as champion of certain
things and a candidate for a third
term as president of the United
States. His expression of principles
shows that he stands for many
things that the republican party
does, for instance he stands for the
retention ofthe Sherman law and the
creation of an executive commission
to aid in it's enforcement much as
President taft does. He is also in
accord with the republican party in
his support of a tariff commission.
In his declarations for ''social and
industrial justice to the wage work
ers'' he holds largely to the republi-
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platform as follows:-
The republican party will strive
not only in the nation, but in the
several states to enact the nee
essary legislation to safeguard the
public health, to limit effectively the
labor of women and children, to pro-
tect wage-earners engaged in dan
gerous occupations, to enact COM
prehensive and generous workmen's
compensation laws and
in all possible ways to satisfy the
just demand of the people for the
study and solution of the complex
and constantly changing problems of
social welfare
Among the things Mr.. Roosevelt
stands for in distinction from the
republican party is the recall of jul
dicial decisions in state and feder-
al courts, easier and quicker meth
DDS of changing the constitution, the
recall of unpopular officials, more
popular control of governmental
agencies, minimum wage commits
sions to fix standards of all wages,
the initiative, referendum and recall
woman suffrage, legislation eliminat-
ing the middleman and the defeat of
the bosses of the old parties, espec-
tally the republican party.
Now let us honestly ask what Mr..
Roosevelt offers that should war
rant a man in leaving the republican
party and supporting the new poll
teal organization. The most popu-
lar excuse is to get free from the
bosses. We cannot name a greater
political boss in this country today
than Theodore Roosevelt. He has
stood persistently for the nomina-
ton for the presidency ever since his
departure from the White House
he did not publicly
it until last spring.
Since his public announcement
efforts have been made to select
other men of the progressive faith
for the presidency but Mr.. Roosevelt
has said, no, am the candidate and
has been implicitly obeyed by his
followers. Mr.. Roosevelt has said
who should be the delegates
to the convention, that nominated
him in Chicago; he has ordered that
only those delegates elected by the
white men in the South should be
regardless of the number |
Of votes cast for any other delegates;
ne has chosen his running mate for
he vice presidency; he dictated |
what the platform of his party should \
be and boldly announced that he
would accept no other; he has die
.ated whom his followers should
support for state Offices and he ac-
,epts the support of the most fla
grant state bosses past and present
o be found in the history of politics,
men like Woodruff of New York, II
Tlinn of Pennsylvania and Lyon of
Texas. So we maintain that the man
Who is going from the republican
,arty to the support of Mr.. Roose-
relt is endorsing the most dictatorial
md strongest boss of the country
oday.
In the recall and the other propo-
itions that Mr.. Roosevelt stands for
n distinction from the republican
,arty he calls for a government of
opinion instead of government by