Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-17

own members but TO the great mass
of the independent voters of the coun-
try.
New Orleans IteH1-The new party
aspires to be a national party. It had
70 take the position that it is a white
mans party in the south.
Knoxville (Tenn) Sentinel-The
policy proclaimed by the former presi-
dent is the most hopeful thing about
the third party as far as the south is
concerned. II offers the possibility OF
a genuine opposition party in the
south. The republican party has been
a sectional party because its attitude
toward the negro in the south cut 1t
of from the south. If the progressive
party succeeds in driving the republi-
can party from the field it will be
largely because it is a national party
and can hope TO carry southern states,
if not this year. four years from now.
Mobile (Ala.) Register-He would
have his party devote itself TO the
workingman, TO the farmer, TO wom-
en-, 10 the cost of living and nearly
everything except the southern blacks,
who are to be permitted to work out
their salvation under the curse OF
Taftism-a cruel verdict, if all that
Mr.. Roosevelt says of republican polit-
ical conditions in the south is true.
Wilmington (Del) Gazette-How
VII these negroes vote at the Novem.
Der election? Heretofore they have
voted solidly for the republican party
and the split in that party this year
was attended by a marked division
of the negro vote between the two
wings. Now Mr. Roosevelt has driven
| the negroes away from his faction o
the old republican party. VIII these
spurned negroes return TO the republi
can party or will they incline to try
ing their political fortunes with the
democratic party?
Florida Times-Union - The bull
moose party makes no two new depar
lures when it shuts the negroes of tn,
south out of its convention and per
mits the negroes of the north to part
cipate. 1t is a new thing for part.
TO openly discriminate against a MAJ
in the matter OF political rights on &C
count of his color. II is also new t,
proclaim that voter has rights if h
lives in one state which he cannot e2
ercise if he lives in another. O
course the whole thing is a bid 70
southern democratic votes. And thi
is again a new departure Even i
|. seeking votes men generally preten
TO advocate fixed principles. We d
not remember when announcement
was ever made before: 81 favor thi
in one part Of the country because
think | can gain votes there by favo
ing it, and oppose it in another pal
because in that part think | will gal
votes by opposing it." While we d
= not think he will gain votes anywher
by this straddle. we admit we are NJ
sure. He would not get any votes {
p all outside of the toughest cowbo
class If he didn't have his supporter
hypnotized. We can't say how man
men he has hypnotized and we can
be sure what a hynotized man will d
=
Louisville (Ky) Times-South
the Roosevelt and Dixon line no Gu
: lud friend and brother can be a DR.
g gressive. North of it he is as good
;. progressive as is now or that ms
n hereafter be numbered in the ranI
I that follow the bandanna flag. tt
: reason assigned is lengthy, laboriol
e and not Illuminating. 1t exists b
+ cause the colonel says It must. F,
d further information see letter TO ],
I ian Harris. whose father immortal
n ed the tar baby, as the southern 81
u lud friend and brother may now T
|. call.