The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-11-08
kOosevelt's Real ACHE .ement!

Theodore Roosevelt has Succeeded Ia breaking the
back of the republican party Denied the nomination
OF his party the whom he had made his sue
cessor in the White House, he set out to prove that
he was stronger than the candidate preferred over him.
and he has proved it. The republican party is more
progressive than its tituar leader" Mr. Taft was not
true exponent of the sentiment of his party
The situation in the republican party is very much
like that in the party at the time of Bryans
first nomination Had the conservative element pre-
vailed in the democratic convention sixteen years ago
and had Grover Cleveland been renomnated for the
presidency and the Bryan organized an inde-
exactly similar 1t is hardly to be doubted that this
would have been the case with the democrats in 1886
had Bryan not carried the Chicago convention in that
year. As it was numbers of democrats in 1896 voted
the republican ticket and the party was hopelessly
divided and II has taken half the lifetime of gen.
Grafton TO heal the breach Roosevelt has split the
publican party by wedge driven from without while
Bryan broke the democratic party from within 1t
taken sixteen years to bring the democratic party
an acceptance OF the radical program of the Bryan ele
mentthe free silver issue specifically having vanished
but that having been only expression general
dissatisfaction with prevailing conditions and mistaken
prescription for the trouble 1t remains to be seen
whether the republican party will ultimately change
its character and adopt the progressive program Coll
onel Roosevelt, and If how long will take adjust
itself to the order OF things. The Roosevelt
ment has been confined republican party almost
exclusively 1t has hardly touched the democratic par
1t has served to drive many republicans to support
of the democratic candidate in this election just as
Bryan drove many democrats to support the
republican candidates in 1896, the that defeat
of the radical element might be assured This will
count in measure for the relatively small vote
poed by President Taft candidate the regu-
lar republican organization and the almost ptifu show
ing of results he will make in the electoral colletT
Roosevelt has laid the foundations for perma-
political party outside republican organization
He has only led a revolt within that party and his &C
tvities, which may be will be continued will
be directed toward capture OF the republican organ
ization. 1t is not impossible that he may in
such effort. 1t is impossible that he may be the
candidate four years hence of republican convention
in control OF the progressive element which came so
capturing the Chicago convention of the party this
year. He scarcely hope win any following of
Importance from the triumphant democracy, just
terng into authority of the government If he does
capture the leadership of the republican party his fu
ture political career will probably follow closely
the course OF Bryans. He may be potent factor in
his party and powerful figure in the country but
TO the end unsuccessful candidate for place
thority The Colonel has succeeded in drawing the
country after him. He has established poll
teal empire. He has led a formidable revolt within
the republican party and he change the character
of that party but it is likely that he. will again
reach the goal his ambition and be- returned to the
The Colonel is interesting and able man, but
there limits his achev ements. He will continue
make noise in the land, without doubt, and to be
a problem the republican party, which acquired his
by accident and may have to it by
force The democrats should have reasonably kindly
feeling for him view the conditions he has
aed which have opened them opportunities service
to the country.
Long may he five and long may he worry the ele-
plant while plod along with the patient and efficient
donkey!