Valdez daily prospector., 1912-06-27
RoosEvELT-BRYAN.

It is difficult to understand by what line of reasoning the Ma tional Progressive party leaders hope to entice either Bryan or La Follctt. over to their organ iZation, while, upon the other hand, there are many substantial arguments why they should not affiliate With the nond"ScriptS.
 The National Progressive party has not been formed as the re- suit of widespread demand for a new political deal. Those lead ing in the new organization. up in within a week were satisfied and content in remain within lhr ranks of ih" Republican "rGam- izaIinn provided they were given in" offices.
 Il was moi q protest against Ihc domination of tn" lar@" nIunry"h interests. hrcallS.. ROn>rNrIl'S 'S campaign was financed by lwu of iIr largest trusts in the country.
 It was not q demand for purrr puliticS. hrrausr RnnsrvrIl'S 'S mrIhndS in politics are not pure and he has nrvrr laid claim In purity Sav" for home cnnSump- lion.
 RuoSrNrlt'S prngrrSSivrmrSS is of Ihr kind lhai only progresses when he sees sumcIhing in il for his own political advantage. He is an npportunisL with strong leaning towards the drmagugur, and is possessed of an unsuitable desire for power.
 AS president of the United State for seven years he set him. self up as dictator on all ques- tiOnS from nature faking to baby farming and consigned those who differed from him to the Ananias club, while Inc artfully dodgcd the tariff, the money and the Alaskan issues.
 He fought the trusts, but was always careful to do them no ser ious injury; he fattencd the Ten nessce Coal & Iron Company, yet dealt in glittering genrraliiics against the steel trust. At all times he took their money to further rnircnch himself in DOW CT. He used both honorable and diShonurablr mrIhndS to Sc- cure the nomination of Taft, and yet quarrcIrd with his succcsSor when not permitted In control his actions.
 Th"s" are a few or the rraSuns why Bryan and La Toilette could not politically asSorials with the eX-prcsidcnl. even had they in mind quitting their old party afr tiliatiO ions.
 Another potent factor in keep ing them apart. and il may be fh" SIrungrSi reason, after all is said. iS that each of these three men are leaders in their own right and one would nc;cr sub ordinate himself IO inc other. The
 
 iimai" contact for thirty days without Incoming mortal enc mics.
 Bryan could gain nothing by following RuuSrvtrf. He is not without honor in his own party. His cnuns"IS are needed; his in- Ilucncr is powerful. Were hc to desert ih" Democracy. after hav- ing been three times iis standard brarrr. and always acting in har- ni"ny wiIh his political views. il would br said of him that hr was an inaralc and q fool.
 Senator La Toilette had the same political affiliations as Col. RooscvcII, but belonged to quite a different school of politicians. The Wisconsin senator Slcadfasi- ly follows an accepted set of principles; Roosevelt has none. La Toilette is honest: Roosevelt is not. The one is q man of the people, the other is wholly for self, encOmpassinE all in the per sOnal pronOun "I."
 There is no more likelihood oI Bryan and La Toilette going over io Rooscveli's party than there is for Taft to join thc Democracy Roosevelt will have Io content himsclf with men of the character of James Wickcrshan who lilf