The Washington times., 1912-06-27
AS OTHERS SEE US.


lican partys banners in former years when that
party was constructive and progressive and stood
for the people are now divided into two camps. One
is supporting Taft reactonary policies Special Priv
ilege, the rule Of the Bosses the other is supporting
Roosevelt progressive policies, honest politics, the
rule of the people.
The former poohpooh the idea that Roosevelt
and his third party movement will get anywhere or
that he will be factor in this campaign. They
lean upon the broken reed of party regularity think
ing it will sustain them in their fight against the
masses
The latter, firm in the belief that the people
rule in fact as we'll as theory, take counsel from
their knowledge that the people are determined
to put end to Big Business and Machine Politics,
and are fixed in their purpose to regain control Of
their Government and they are confident that Roose
velt is the commanding figure.
The best judges of the situation those who
are opposed to both Roosevelt and Taft How are
they forming their battle lines? Which do they re-
gard as the foeman worthy Of their steel, the man
to be feared in contest for the Endorsement Of the
people?
The party which is to select an opponent to both
Taft and Roosevelt is in session 1t is receiving
counsel from papers Of national reputation, papers
which viewed the Chicago convention with the eye
of an enemy searching for the weak point of attack
anxious to ascertain the impregnable positions While
they may have had their individual bias as to which
they wished to see win-Taft or Roosevet-they
are not permitting that bias blind their eyes to
the situation as it now exists.
No paper in the country is more bitterly op.
posed to Roosevelt than the New York World ortho
dox in its Democracy. Its hatred of Roosevelt
amounts to fanaticism. Under no condition could il
he induced to add jot or title to his popularity
and strength that the necessity Of selfpresevatior
and the interest of Democracy did not wrest from
it. No reactionary Republican paper in the count,
opposed Roosevelts control Of the Chicago conven
ton with half the zeal and skill that the World dis
played.
Yet the World facing the necessity of pickinl
winning candidate for the Democratic party utter
this warning.
The Democratic party is face to face with another
great crisis.
Roosevelt instantly becomes vital factor in the cam
pagn.
And yet again in today's issue it says:
If Ryan and Murphy and the Tobacco trust ant
Tammany Hall nominate their kind of candidate, MI
Roosevelt will at become the great leader of
great party If Ryan and Murphy and the Tobacco
trust and Tammany Hall nominate a political hacl
like Champ Clark. Mr. Roosevelts party will instantl
the hope Of radicals and progressives Tn
campaign will be contest between William H. TAT
and Theodore Roosevelt, and the Democratic ticket will
be an object of derision and contempt
The Baltimore Sun, another stanch organ o
Democracy opposed to Roosevelt, although not a
bitterly as the World offers in this mornings issu
this bit of advice to the convention within its city
upon the eve Of the nomination.
If 1t the Democratic party wishes to to tn
party the fruition of this and great opportunity
must put into the field man whose candidacy Wi
either arrest the growth or the Roosevelt movement
be strong enough to make triumphant campaig
against 1t.
These citations are typcal-not exceptional
of the attitude of the Democratic press
Nowhere is there the least suspicion or tn
slightest fear that Taft is going to cut any figure
this campaign
The fight is between Roosevelt at the head
a third party, and the nominee of the Baltimore col
vention.
Whose then the Waterloo at Chicago?