The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-07-25
THE NEW BULL
MOOSE" PARTY
SOME MORE VIEWS Cn7-HE NEW
THIRD PARTY TIL is BE-
ING ORGANL. =
WILSON WILL WIN, IS : OPINION
Many Agree That Third 8 ty Will
Help Democratic Candi Taft
Seems to Have Few ST. 2 tiers.

The column Of opinions Upon the ad-
visibility of a third party inlast weeks
Register created so much interest
that we present another batch of ex-
pressions this week. The opinions this
week seem to be short, but to the
point, most Of the gentlemen being
e emphatic in their declarations.
The opinions follow:
Fred Cole-My only idea of the
value of a third party is that it would
help kill off Taft. l believe that Roose-
welt will carry North and South Da-
kota, Minnesota and other northwest
ern states that possibly Wilson would
not get. | do not know how 1t will
effect Wilson in the east, but my i'm
preston is that it will help him. A
progressive should put his vote where
it will do the most good.
John MacNamara-The third party
will not amount to much in my opinion
1t may help Wilson some, but he does
not need any help-he will be al easy
winner anyway.
C.. A. Skinner-It seems to me that
if a third party is organized the wise
thing for them to do would be to en-
dorse Wilson. If Roosevelt and his
followers fail to organize a party, with
a strong organization in each state,
then the progressiyes should support
Wilson, regardless OF party.
l. E. Lees-I believe that a third
party is necessary and advisable, be-
cause the main issue in the two old
parties is progTessiveism VS.. conServat-
ism. What is the use Of fighting this
issue out in the two parties indefinite
ly? Why not line up the progreSsives
in one party and the conservatives in
the other? l hope that the third party
if it is organized, will adopt a definite
progressive platform, and until then |
would not commit myself to support it.
My personal judgment is that Wilson
will be elected and that Roosevelt
will get more votes in the electoral
college than Taft.
Geo. p. S~eXauer--I certainly am not
in favor Of a third ~party-there is too
much Of the big Il" about it to suit
me. My only regret is that Roosevelt
ever entered this fight, There never
was a president more popular than
Roosevelt was when he left the office,
but he has alieniated thousands of his
friends by his present course.
Geo. c.. Henry don't think it
makes much difference whether they
have a third party or not. 1t doesn't
with me anyway am for Wilson,
hit or miss. Taft killed himself in
this section by his reciprocity bill.
A. l.. Davis don't know what to
think about the third party. l have
always been a republican, but am no
Taft man now. Bryan in his chautau-
qua lecture told us pretty clearly what
the trouble is in the republican party.
Ny opinion is that Wilson will be
elected.
C. O. Quail don't see the benefit
of a third party at the present time,
and l doubt if it accomplishes much.
The issue is clear cut between the two
candidates. If a mar is a progressive
he will vote for Wilson, if a s%tandpat-
ter he can support Taft.
H. /. Stearns, Of Medary-I am not
in favor of a third party at the present
time. Such a party may come, but to
be lasting and accomplish the greatest
good it must be born of the demand OF
the people and not to fulfill the ambi-
ton Of one man. Changes are needed
and must come, but as a progressive
believe that these car be best effect
ed from within the party. The inter-
nal row in the republican party is very
pleasing to the democrats, and why
not?
G. ]. Fitte-I supported Roosevelt
in the primaries and have always been
an admirer of his, and I'm yet for that
matter, but / was not altogether pleas
ed with his action at the Chicago On
vention. I believe that he could have
made the same kind OF a fight for the
people that Bryan did at Baltimore
and could have at least forced the
nomination Of q progressive, but he
seemed to care about being pres
ident himself than he did Of advancing
the progressive cause.
W. L. Paul-Roosevelt was q great
man and deservedly popular with the