The Washington times., 1912-07-04
WHY ATHIRD PARTY?


Is the Democratic party free from the sinister in.
Auences of bossism? Has it purged itself of the
corrupt and corrupting machines that hold in the
hollow of their hands the great States which decide
elections, and make nominations? Can it 60 be,
fore the people in the coming campaign and guar.
antee that its success at the polls would the
overthrow of predatory wealth in national affairs
berate great party from servitude to Big Business
and give to the people a great political organiza-
ton in which the popular wishes would be supreme
hereafter? ~
If it can, there may be substantial reason for
abandoning the third party movement If it can
not, there exists just as cogent need for the or
ganization of third party now as there was i'm.
mediately upon the adjournment of the Republican
machine at Chicago.
New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Indiana-how es-
sential are they to Democratic victory? Boss Muir
phy Boss Sullivan, Boss Smith, Boss Taggart-can
any of them be offended, driven out of the Demo-
cratic party, or removed from their positions as
bosses-and Wilson be elected?
Witness the answer in the fact that Governor
Wilson yesterday sent word to Boss Smith and Sub
Boss Nugent, of New Jersey, the bosses whom he
has denounced, with whom he has refused to as
sociate, the boss whom he ordered out Of his Office
that he would like to get acquainted with them
again" No man realizes better than Governor Will
son that he must have the support the wholeheart-
ed support, of these Bosses and their machines in
order to secure his election.
A sharp distinction must here be drawn between
Wilson and the Democratic party. No one thinks
for minute that if Wilson is elected he will have
made any bargains with these Bosses as price for
their support. No thinks for minute that HE
will win by compromising, or that in event the cleo
ton is carried for him by these bosses, that HE
;e off d,,f;ae u,;t &c
tied That fact cannot be made too strong.
BUT WILSON is NOT ALL THE DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY. THE SAME ELECTION THAT
WOULD CARRY HIM INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL
CHAIR WOULD ALSO CARRY THE REPRESEN-
TATIVES OF THESE NOTORIOUS STATE
BOSSES INTO CONGRESS AND 1T WOULD AL
so PERPETUATE THE STATE MACHINES OF
THESE BOSSES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CON-
MONWEALTHS.
There can be no denial or lodging Of this fact 1t
is self-evident WILSON'S SUCCESS MEANS
THE PERPETUATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
BOSSES who fought his nomination. who stand for
corrupt politics and dirty business. That is why
they are lining up behind him, without asking any
thing of him in return. They expect to his good
name to use his good character to use his progress
sve ideas as a shield behind which they may keep
themselves in power control their own States, and
BE ON HAND IN 1916 TO RENEW THE FIGHT
IN BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE AND A PLAT
FORM THAT is TO- THEIR LIKING.
THEY ARE FULLY AWARE THAT A BRYAN
CANNOT AND WILL NOT ALWAYS BE ON
HAND TO FRUSTRATE THEM, AS HE WAS AT
BALTIMORE. THEY ARE ALSO AWARE THAT
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE SITUATION WILL
NOT ALWAYS BE FAVORABLE TO A BRYAN,
AS 1T WAS AT BALTIMORE THIS TIME THEY
WELL KNOW THAT ROOSEVELTS FIGHT AT
CHICAGO MADE BRYAN'S FIGHT AT BALTI-
MORE POSSIBLE AND ALSO MADE 1T Sue
CESSFUL.
1t is not, therefore, the election of Wilson that
the bosses fear, BUT THE FORMATION OF A
THIRD PARTY, which will carry the fight of this
year on through the next four years and into the
next campaign.
What the people want and what the nation needs
is the formation of an organization that will make
the fight PERMANENT. Nothing except a third
party free from the oldline bosses can supply this
organization 1T is AN ORGANIZATION FOR
THE WAR, NOT FOR A SINGLE BATTLE, that
is proposed by those who are standing for third
party.