The Detroit times., 1912-06-29
) MICHIGAN
POLITICS

Il VI
aNo party was ever yet founded on
q personality" says the Grand Rapids
Herald. reviewing the present political
situation and the movement for q new
party. Great as Was Henry Clay
says the Herald, there was never .
Clay party. Great as was Lincoln,
the necessary agency for his Shmor'
tai usefulness was the Republican
party Tremendous as was the mag.
netism OF the name and the personal
ity OF Grant, there never was and
never could have been a Grant party
and the 500 delegates who voted on
every roll call TO give him a third
term nomination. recognized tIis
axiom In their acceptance Of the con-
vention mandate. With all his popu-
lar infiuence--extending into every
nook and corner of happy republic
Mckinley could never have formed a
Mckinley party Great men--brilliant,
forcefuL popnlar--haye found indie
pendent party movements 10 be Meet
ing hopes-from Horace Greeley 10
Charley Towne.
Personality is a contributing asset
but Il IS not foundation. Men neees-
sarily come and go. Great parties
are not so fieeting as to rise and fan
In response to any such limited meas
.ure OF existence and power,
Great principles are the measure
of great parties; and uniform testi-
mony credits the Chicago platform
OF the Republican party OF today with
credentials Of superior virtue and
richest wisdom"
Commenting on the movement to
organize a new, Progressive party,
the Calumet News says:
Theodore Rooseyelt's third party
movement is greatly weakened by the
fact he Will not be supported by some
OF the most prominent so-ealled pro-
gressives In the party. Including Gov
ernor Hadley, OF Missouri, the fioer
leader OF the Roosevelt forces In the
recent Chicago convention, and Gov
ernor Aldrich, OF Nebraska. another
prominent leader in the Roosevelt
boom. These executives and many
oths. Republican progressives viii not
quit the party, believing that within
X the progressives viii be able TO do
mOfe cucCtNc WOfh III Ucudu VI TIE
principles they represent.
"Thsy are frank In saying that the
platform OF the party. while not being
all they desired, Is the most progress
sive yet offered to the people for APP.
proyal. It's progressive trend is upper
most, and II can be truthfully stated
that the Republican party is the party
OF progress"
"The presidential campaign this
year will be one OF thought. not one
OF temper" says the Jackson Citizen
Press The reactionary Republican
platform means nothing to thinking
men. for, with Taft and his hackers
in control, only such promises would
be carried out as would suit the cor.
ruptionists who put over the nominal
ton. With Barnes. OF New York;
PenrOse. OF Pennsylvania; Bradley.
the l-ofimerite. Of Kentucky; Watson,
Of Indiana: Rosswatsr, OF Nebraska:
Tip Atwood and Link Avery, OF Mich
igan; Elihu Root and Charlie Taft, OF
big business. steering the administers
ton. the real people OF America
would have little consideration Mr..
Taft's nomination In no respect repre-
SCENTS the sentiment OF the real Repub-
lican party. He In no sense stands
for progressive IDEAS. He 10 as far
from our people as the czar In from
the Russian people. His nomination.
Ii tainted, and he accepts II in greed.
He goes unabashed before the Ameri-
can people to be Overwhelmingly de-
feated In November. n the Baltimore
convention takes advantage OF its OPP.