New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-14
ROOSEVELT IMPOSSIBLE,
SAYS SENATOR WORKS
Is All Things to All Men to Get
Votes, Declares California
Progressive.
DENOUNCES CRIME IN STATE
Asserts Bull Moose Party Is
Founded on Malice, Revenge
and Disappointed Ambi-
ton, Not on Principle.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington, Oct Manipulating that he
VIII not support President Taft because
he IL a "reactionary''-"bu honestly So
and excoriating Colonel Roosevelt, de-
claring that "his party Is not founded on
principle but on malice, revenge and dis
appointed ambition" asserting that the
Progressiyes gained practical control
Of the Republican organization in Cali
forna through fraud and corruption. SEN
ator John d. Works, Of California in a
lengthy statement given out tonight, an
nounces that ne will vote for Governor
Wilson.
Senator Works uses such words as
fraud" corrupt practices fraudulent
and illegal" "doubly criminal and con
temptble deception" in referring to the
action Of the California Progressives in
usurping the Republican party in Cali
fornia. His statement declares:
The whole thing has been a contempt
ihlc fraud. and much of II has been more
than that. IL has been a series of crimes
can ticket, but who wer. ProgressiVes'
were fraUdulently nominated and are en-
titled TO no consideration at the hands
Of the people who believe in honest poll
tics.
The enormity of these crimes against
the franchise is emphasized and made
more apparent by the ruling OF the Su-
preme Court Of the state that 1t has no
power To prevent this usurpauon by the
PToRressiyes Of the rights and powers or
the Republican party. The ProgressiVes,
who are CRYING out. Thou shalt not
steal" have by "a systematic course or
fraud corruption and perjury stolen the
right OF the Republican party TO place
on the ballot, and deprived thousands Of
voters OF the right 10 vote for the can
didate OF their choice within their own
party
After explaining briefly his reasons for
not supporting President TAFT, Senator
Works makes a vigorous attack on Colo
mel Roosevelt and the Progressive party.
saying, In part:
To conscientious Progressive Republi-
cans. who believe Ia honesty IN politics
and stand for right principles Roosevelt
70 equally impossible He Is Ia no proper
sense a tried and true Progressive. lie is
too new a convert 20 Progressive pTinci-
pies 10 trust with the leadership OF new
party II its object Is TO advance and main
ing 10 be put on probation for few
years first lie has never until now
stood openly FOR Progressive principles.
He II all things 90 all men 10 get votes.
lie has suddenly become an advocate OF
woman suffrage because so many OF them
are now voters and have become so with
out his help He never was before. His
party IS not founded on principle but upon
malice, revenge and disappointed amoi-
ton.
II Colonel Roosevelt had been nom!-
mated by the Republican convention, the
Republican party would have been good
enough for him. and he would have &C
cepted and welcomed the support OF the
men in the party that he now denounces
so viciously. His new party is being
managed In part and supported by as bad
trust promoters and corrupt political
bosses as those he accuses, and II elected
Il will not be- by Progressive votes, out
with the help OF those who care nothing
for Progressive principles.
The means by which Colonel Roose-
welt has secured the votes OF Progress
sive Republicans In some OF the states,
notably In California and Kansas. have
been fraudulent and dishonest" says the
statement. in conclusion.