The Lambertville record., 1912-04-26
Massachusetts Republicans, Not.
ing Big Roosevelt Wins In
West, OeFlde Standpat-
terS Who Insist on
Party Suicide.
COLONEL HAILED AS
INDUSTRIAL NOSES"
Lawrence Strike Makes Voters
Think, Also SIur on Pennsy|ya.
MIA vlCtOry---Rank and File
In Victorious Line.

Boston. - Whatever the so called
Taft sentiment" might have been ten
days ago, today 1t is all for Roosevelt.
The conservatives in the Republican
ranks-educators, lawyers, business
men, farmers, operatives, the backbone
Of New England-were the first to hear
the note sounded by Illinois and Penn
sylvania, then taken up by Nebraska
and Oregon, and today rock ribbed New
England is in line for the one leader
that can lead not alone the party, but
all the people, to victory. The third
term cry Is today too weak to echo.
1t Is lost in the same ridicule that
meets Congressman Gardner's uncon.
sciously humorous demand that the
colonel meet him In "joint debate"
The colonel has shown so strongly as
THE man. THE leader, that all class,
es of Republican voters, assured until
now that Taft alone could win, turn
toward the misinformers and smilingly
utter Missouris unwritten motto.
OF the incidental happenings that
have hndled Roosevelt sentiment to
enthusiasm none has been stronger
than the sneering comment of Bos.
ton newspaper that the Roosevelt vie.
tory In Pennsylvania was "a triumph
for professional reformers and the coal
miners" This awakened indignation
among the workers, the rank and file
OF the party, who are always keenest
to detect the popular trend. The Penn.
sylvana workers knew what they
wanted and voted accordingly. Those
OF Massachusetts will do likewise on
Tuesday, April 80.
The Real Progressive.
In no state more than In Massachu
sets have the silent voters had more
striking cause for real deliberation on
the presidential issue, and the leading
element in this cause has been the
spectacular Lawrence strike. What
ever individual circumstances went to
make up that calamity. tho fact re-
mains that the strike itself proved the
| existence OF an industrial unrest that
could mean only one thing-namely,
that the people were dissatisfied and
demanded and would bring about
| change Would they re-elect President
Taft? How could they re-elect him
when The demand for change was so
obvious? Would they elect a Demo
cratic president? Perhaps since there
must be n change. But when has the
election of n Democratic president ever
meant anything but industrial dlsas
ter? who, then, was the real progress
slve, the nun of vlgor-nn initiative
and referendum In himself-the man
OF deeds, to whom all the people could
look for leadership out OF an industrial
Wilderness?
The Workingmcn Answered.
The Massachusetts workingmen ask
ed this question. The candidacy of
Theodore Roosevelt answered 1t i'm
mediately. But Massachusetts, one of
the oldest of states and perhaps the
most conservative, pauses to breathe
before It begins to shout, and In the
interim It's own child, Maine. declared
with emphasis for Roosevelt Maine,
In which the need of strong, mag
ate as In Massachusetts. Nor was
Massachusetts deaf to the shouts OF
Illinois and Pennsylvania In Its con
servatsm perhaps the Bay State was
a little surprised ut the magnitude of
the Roosevelt victories in the west
but they were the spoken reflections
Of It's own opinion rather than argu-
ments for falling into line of which
Massachusetts was already part.
All For Roosevelt.
The clamorers nlone-the standpat
ting machine, backed by an almost
unanimous party press-did the prema
turc shouting invoked the dubious'y
sacred name of precedent" as argu
mcnt in favor of party suicide. The 81
lent voters were silent still, waiting for
the echo of their own thoughts. They
heard II. not from one quarter but
from many. and perhaps no more i'm
pressively than from the Connecticut
convention, In which the name of Taft
was heard in silence, while that of
Roosevelt called forth cheers that
were more than significant,
Now England Is aroused and is all
for Roosevelt His candidacy stands
for national expediency, surmounting
any possible question Of precedent.
Massachusetts Republicans know 1t.
I'D .hay will so vote.