Arizona republican., 1912-07-05
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 It is time now for republicans all over the country to get together if they expect the elections this fall to bring them anything We cannot dis guise the fact that even if the Chi cago convention had passed harmoni- ously, and there was no talk of a third party. we would still not have clear sailing There would be four months of hard educational work to be done to place before the voters the information they ought to have.
 Whatever any republican may think Of the Chicago convention it was the convention of his party and if he does not abide by it's acts he is a deserter from the party. Foolish plans to pun ish the Taft leaders at Chicago can result only in the punishment of the party and the infliction of wounds that only years can heal.
 There can be no successful third party and there can be no party at all, founded alone on d sentiment of revenge and the wild ambition of one man. We conceive that third party might be launched as MT Roosevelt and his advisers propose but it would be without the slightest hope of sue cess next November and without hope of survival until the next general cleo ton.
 It might. in fact, in the present cam paign have the effect, in the circum- stances of aiding rather than hinder ing the national republican party by attracting so called progressive sup port from the democratic nominee and it might so emphasize the progressive conservative issue that MT. Taft would receive the bulk of the conservative vote Of both parties so that in the end the effect would be not to split the republican party but to divide the progressive element of the country.
 But the damaging effect of a third party movement would fall upon state and local republican organizations. IL would be felt in almost every con gressional district and in almost every county where democratic candidates would be chosen without reference tC their progressivism or their conserva- tism but with sole reference to theil democracy They would be opposed by two sets of candidates chosen witt reference to their sympathies with MT Roosevelt or Mr. Taft
 If such a movement as is being matched at Oyster Bay is carried for ward there will be such a majority fol the democrats in the next congress as they have not had in the last sixty years and there will be democrats 1T county offices all over this country never before occupied by democrats.
 We do not think that state ant local republican organizations will con sent, when they come to think it over to sacrifice themselves to Mir. Roose velts futile scheme for revenge or fol gratifying his lust for office.
 In his famous speech at Chicago nominating John sherman for tn presidency, Mir Garfield said:
 "Gentlemen of the convention, you present temper may not mark tn healthful pulse of our people Whel your enthusiasm has passed, when tn emotions of this hour have subsided we shall find below the storm ant passion that calm level of publi opinion from which the final actiol will be determined
 Within less than a month we be lieve that whatever storm and passiol was engendered at Chicago two week ago will have entirely subsided an, that we will find ourselves on tn "calm level of public opinion" Ther will still be gusty movements, O course, here and there and there ma be a fierce but purely local disturb ance at Oyster Bay.