The Brunswick news., 1912-03-01
THE REPUBLICAN DILEMMA.

as a candidate for the republican
presidential nomination, draws line
Of cleavage in the party which fore
BODIES an utter split in that organiza-
ton and, to the same extent, makes
the chances of democratic victory
brighter than ever before.
1t ig. easy to foresee what will hap
pen. Those agencies in the republi-
can party which are not enrolled on
tle lists of patronage, which have
been ION the outside looking in, upon
their felloH paTtisans who have been
SO ultceessfpI as to become working
parts of the machine" and to derive
fat requisites therefrom these out
siders, nursing their real or imagin-
ary grievances, win naturally es-
pouse the Roosevelt candidacy. The
machine, 1.-The job holders, the men
who an. election years meet in So
called party convention and INSTRUCT
for the administration candidate,
must. of Necessity, adhere to Taft
Taft nominated--and the outsiders,
their normal numbers swelled by the
acoretion of the progressives, the in
l'surgents, the TeddyA worshipers. those
rampant repubs who believe Roosevelt
the greatest statesman of the age
and the. only salvation bOf trust-rid-
den, Apslss seateR shatioh. win develop
the most acute case of soreheadism
ever Known in national politics.
Roosevelt nominated-and the ma
chine element realizing that, in a
new distribution, of patronage, they
may not expect even the crumbs from
the pie counter knowing that those
hated enemies of theirs will succeed
them in the enjoyment of the fruits
Of party success-what sort of sup
port for the ticket may be expect
ed from these fellows?
And so, whether William or Theo-
dore, standpat or progressive, admin
istration or outsider, the poor old ele
phantine emblem Of national suprem-
acy must needs staeger along under
an. awful burden. on half-rations, sue
cumbing in the contest to adver-
sary which has been well-fed on har-
mony and unity corn ad must finally
wallow helplessly in the mire, VIC
tim of the faithlessness and treachery
OF It's heartless masters.
The advent. of Mr.. Roosevelt into
the fray, his immediate following of
his hat into the ring, spells disaster
to he repubhean party. whatever
may be its outcome. If he is NOM
mated, fully one half of the party will
sour upon the ticket; If he is defeated
for the nomination, the same thing
will happen; If. he is nominated and
should happen to be elected,the party
must suffer for years the obloquy in
cident to its adoption of q policy ut
terly destructive of a great national
safeguard, maintained sacredly since
the days of George Washington. which
tS hhee.sed fundamentally on the ids&
that the presidency should never be-
come the political property of one
man and his friends, and, at the same
time. its endorsement of violation
of pledge and a reversal OF principle |
without example in our history.
These things 1.-THE one national !
crime, the other an espousal of as
founding hynocrisy--the republican
party must stand sponsor for when
IL aonainates Roosevelt, and should
it escape the immediate condemnation
of The people and succeed in electing
him, II must fall even from the sum
init Of its powe. because of its be-
trayal OF the national honor and it's
assault uRoh the national conscience.
The lame and Illogical "explana.
tion" made by Roosevelt of his breach
Of laith on the @third term question
convicts him OF the mere lust of pow
er, regardless of t.>s means employed
to attain his ends. A better favorite
OF mis- party, he now assumes the role
of its destroyer.
The situation is fun of cheer for
democrats and again emphasizes the
need of the utmost harmony in our
ranks. Though the house divided
against itself must fall. the building
of another house to take the place of
tha fallen structuro don,anS -.