The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-06-21
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THE NEW PARTY.

As The Era goes to press this week Theodore welt preparing HIS platform HIS political party to further HIS candidacy for third term as President of the United States
 The course of Theodore Roosevelt forcasted months by the close followers of political events who had intimate acquantanship with the nature and boundess ambition of the strenuous Since he nounced himself candidate for third term in fragrant repeated pire again Presidency, all who opposed laid the bolt Those trust magnates, such Geo. w. Perkins who ported his candidacy, auded patriotic American citizens Penrose and Crane who refused to pro- claim him another Napoleon were immediately branded mafacors' of great wealth. Men prominent in the councils the republican party, who praised him. designated wise leaders Others, equally promin- who believe in the unwritten law that should not longer the presidential chair than eight years became undesirable citizens and corrupt bosses Theodores campaign has been of buster and blow has signay failed bring forward construc-
 tive policies discuss the issues that have been raised by democratic House of Representatives. He is silent the tomb the tariff It has been canl- paign BIG little you He has hurled ndiscrm- charges everybody who has refused to worship his shrine He has mad in his desire for unlimited untammeed by Congress, the Constitution the Courts The colonel fat sleek and sassy in the limeght It is for his being His stage set tngs carefully in advance and the plauds the multitude, tickled by fattery again excited by passion, is music to his
 But, this be the Theodore Roosevelt Of Oyster Bay who served terms chief executive of great nation?
 Can be man. who cries aloud against special privilege country during whose administration trusts and monopolies formed any other time in the history of the country?
 Can this be the who sheds tears of compassion wrokingmen America 1908 the President of the American Federation of Labor his request that labor plank be in serted in the Republican National Platform.
 this be the who in 1904 sought and contributions the financial interests country represented by Wall Street. and con- tributed by E. H. Hartman?
 Can this be who repudiated his own platform by the of threats and the of ad patronage sought join Arizona with New Mexico?
 Can the who denounced the recall judges the Arizona Constitution, crossed line California praised the proposition recall of judicial decisions of the Su preme Court of the United States by the voters?
 Is this the Theodore Roosevelt who cries aloud gnashes his teeth the operation of his parys steam roller and who operated this same machine in 1908 his bosom friend and trusted official Wm H. Taft?
 If is true This is the same physical be- ing his fire lighted by motives that have actuated and dictator in the his of the world selfish and unlimited ambition
 Toilette Bryan making the fight for pro gressive principles this country when Theodore was the machine candidate Governor of New York They still making the fight when Theodore was the ma chine candidate vicepresident Champ Clark Oscar Underwood and Henry D. Clayton making the fight against special privilege and monopoly in this country when Theodore enconsed in the White House sur rounded by this Taft and Ehu Root It Judson Harmon that splendid democratic of Ohio, who longer be associated with the Roosevelt ad- mnisttion special of the criminal trusts when Roosevelt sought shield his personal favorites
 If Roosevelt is against special privilege in this country; Roosevelt is in of tariff for for the protection of monopoly; if Roosevelt styles himself progressive, he is recent We think safely fix the date of his February this when he shied his political ring and expected receive przea third term in the White House Roosevelts ambi tion be the highly honored cit zen in the history the Nation He would seize that which Washington high patriotic gently aside would his will above the law the Constitution. He would have third term and the conditions and make demand upon himself that he again become candidate