The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-19
RoosEvELT's CONTRADICTIONS.

D patches giving a compendium Of ther
all Putting aside the stale dishonest
of his persistent and disproved clair
of thefts AZ the Republican Nationa
Convention IN Chicago. and his sill
rubbish about. the Lorlmer case and th
Republican party connection therewitE
there were but three points in hi
speech OF any consequence.
First, the Colonel stated that if onl
himself were concerned in the ney
movement, he would not be in it, An,
vet that is the plain fact, He is push
ing this new party simply for reveng
AT his defeat by the Republican Ma
tional Convention, and to gratify hi
inordinstc ambition to excel all othe
| men in bis length Of service in th'
Presidential chair. His desire in thi
is morbid, and be takes no notice a
All of the great tradition that ha!
grown up in the civil life Of this coun
trv, that no one should serve more thar
eight wears in the Presidential office
This salptary example, WAS set by the
| early Fathers of the Rcpub blic, and wa.
held by them 10 be needed example
safeguard against too,oft reflections
that might lead to autocracy, and
would be \ bulwark of popular free
dom. Besides. Col Roosevelt is all
there is TO this party. If be should
unfortunately die, the party would 90
out as spark dies in the night. Even
as late as his personal convention
which met in Chicago on August 5tb,
where he was the whole show he
enforced his point against the recogni-
tlon of the negroes of the South by
sulking, and declaring to those who op.
posed him in this that if he could not
have his way about il lie would not
be the candidate Of the convention.
This brought the incipicnt opposition
TO their knees at once, aud they agreed
TO his terms without any further di-
vision or objection. This was an alb.
iect confession that without Roosevelt
the party was absolutely lost, that
without him nothing at all was left.
Eliminate Roosevelt from this third
term party movement, and it sinks
into chaos at once.
Second, Col Roosevelt stated that
his movement is absolutely clear from
affillation with either of the old par
ties. that he regards both "the old
party machines as hopelessly corrupt
and incompetent. And yet, up to the
time when his defeat was evident be-
fore the National Republican Convcn.
tion. he was striving for the nomina-
tion Of the Republican party, and If he
had received that nomination there
would have been nothing wrong with
the Republican party. He would have
been welding his big stick in great
force upon any who challenged either
the good faith, the honesty, or the per-
feet service for good. rendered to the
people and to be rendered by the Re
publican party. Besides this, when he
says that he and his movement are alb.
solutely clear from affiliation with
either Of the old parties, the question
naturally rises, what about Kansas
and California! He is not sufficiently
clear of the Republican party in those
States TO ruu electors Of his own, but
he is claiming the electors on the Re-
publican ticket as his electors, and
they are understood to be pledged to
vote for him in case Of their election
But man who has cut absolutely
clear from the Republican party ought
not to be depending upon the Republi
can organization ("machine" he calls
it everywhere else) for votes for his
electors. If he can have his way, he
will steal the Republican organization,
name, and prestige for his new party
in Kansas. California, or any other
State where he can work the theft
This is complete refutation of his
bombastic claim that he has cut loose
from both the old parties. He cuts
loose from the Republican party only
where he is unable to control it. His
is simply boiling movement from
first to last, and throughout its whole
extent and ramification lie is against
the Republican party where it will
have nothing to do with him. but be
is for il with desperate tcnacity where
it will receive and serve him. Such
an attitude as this is both insulting TO
the Republican party and a dishonesty
Of politics never before known in
American history: and when Col
Roosevelt, in spite of this degraded
attitude which he assumes makes the
claim that he has cut absolutely clear
from the old party, there is only one
word that will properly indicate mis-
real position as contrasted with his dis
claimcr Of affiliation with any of the
old parties. In making this claim he
sauarely puts himself in the Ananias
club, and confirms his standing as a
charter member.
Third, Col. Roosevelt explained about
Perkins aud Finn. According to his
version both Perkins and Finn are
servitors Of his, suitors for his favor
and entirely willing TO come TO his
terms on every point. Unfortunately
for this position claimed by Col. i2oosc