Morris tribune., 1912-06-28

AS evidence that the good faith not all one
side and the bad faith all the other should be re-
membered that when Taft carried Massachusetts eight
Roosevelt delegates elected by bunder in printing
the ballots These delegates Roosevelt released with
magnificent display of fireworks but they voted with
him Chicago and he accepted their support In view
of his conduct this respect his present claim that he
could have been nominated at Chicago but declined the
preferred nomination because the roll not "purged
sound fancful.
The Roosevelt doctrine is that "two wrongs make
right He wronged in not receiving the nomination
when he the choice of the Republican voters because
fathers gave the convention system which in this
did not reflect the will of the voters In realiatng
for that wrong he himself committed the following furth
er wrongs
1. He made senseless, unparlimentary and impos-
sibe fight the temporary roll calculated to give the
impression that he being fraudulenty treated when
he not and Senator Cpp of his supporters and
a master parlimentarian indicated that he not.
2. He prevented the nomination of desirable
compromise candidate by heading off the demonstration
for Gov. Hadley.
8. He forced the nomination of President Taft by
having his delegates remain in convention but refuse to
take part in the voting. This forced the uninstrdcted
delegates remain with Taft because they started to
leave him. enough would have gone Roosevelt to have
nominated him.
4. He forced third party movement upon the
countrya party WI ch will represent school of thought
different than that of the progressive Republican the
progressive Democrat but whose machine platform and
boss will be Roosevelt.
For the untoward result of the Chicago convention,
Taft not equally to blame with Roosevelt, because he
had little to do with what happened Roosevelt dominated
the situation at Chicago and dictated what happened
to the nomination of Taft But he could not nomn
ate himself. Roosevelt did not let his devotion pro-
gressivs rise above his personal ambition and ruined
where he could not rule. Taft ued unworthy means to
attain worthy end and rules where all is ruin Roose
welt will suffer the Nemesis of Caesar, Taft will suffer
the Nemesis of Brntus.
The indications that the third party which
Roosevelt has launched will become reality, and political
chaos has resulted Republican presidential electors have
been chosen but will not support the Republican nominee
and that they will support Roosevelt Men
who have wrested the control of the Republican party
state away from corrupt gang find themselves deserted
candidates for state office in Roosevelt states find them
selves contestng for the nomination from party which
may be in hopeless minority.
To the meaningless party divisions of American poll
tics has been added another meaningless division-h<
Progressive party.
But while Of6ce-seekers and holders will b
wrestling with this confusion, the voter will look about
for the party which reflects his opinions and will pay lit
tie attention to party labels. is quite probable that
the immediate future, the Democratic party will be tn.
immediate benefciares of the present chaotic condition
But out of it may in the long realignment Of
partiesone conservative and progressive and tn,
present artificial party divisions ,:e done away with.