Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1912-03-07

Ii is amusing to note the efforts
of the reformers-for-revenue IN this
state TO make i, appear that only the
Stalwart leaders IN state and nation
are prominent in the effort to make
Theodore Roosevelt the presidential
nominee of the Republican party.
To hear these alleged reformers talk,
one would suppose that Stalwartism
that is, loyalty to the Republican
oganiaztion of the statements that
the members Of that faction are OPP
posed to every movement in favor
of the common people. The fact is
that there has been no DIVISION
whatever along fractional lines in the
legislatures Of North Dakota as to
the making Of laws believed to be in
the interest of the constituents OF
the lawmakers The main differ
ence between the so-called Stalwarts
and the so-caied Progressives in this
state has been that the former have
invariably been loyal to the candl-
dates of their party in which the mat
ter of politics was at all involved
to all national and state candidates of
that party for Office. They have
made their fight at the primary.
and, if outvoted. have supported the
nominees of the opposing faction.
and have not deserted their party
organization and striven to disrupt
it by advocating the election Of dem
ocratic candidates for governor and
for other offices, with the hope Of
appointment to Office by such DEM
ocratic Governors or other officers.
With Pinchot. Garfield. Golfers
Weekly. The Chicago Tribune. the
Toledo Blade, Governor Stubs Of
Kansas, Gov. johnson of California.
Senator CIapp of Minnesota and in.
Vulnerable other leading Progress
sives supporting Roosevelt. the SUI
preme assurance of certain North
Dakota Progressive sheets in claim
ing that the Roosevelt move is a
Stalwart scheme surpasseth all hu-
man understanding. The Roosevelt
Progressive leaders are Republicans.
They do not believe in the Demo-
cratic theory of ariff-for-revenue
only They believe the application
of the Democratic doctrine would.
as matter of course, place our
manufacturers On basis with their
competitors in foreign countries.
They know that such competition
could be successful only where the
expenditure for wages was on a
nearly common level. They know
because consular reports and other
statistics give them the information
that the average wages of work
ing people in this country are just
about double the wages of those in
identical lines across the ocean.
They know that, when you reduce
the RELEASING power of the vast
number Of American wage-earners
you reduce their ability to purchase
farm products. They had an object
lesson regarding this problem dur
ing the Cleveland administration
when tariff for-revenue-only closed
the factories and established the
bread lines and free-soup houses of
the cities, and farm products were
but little, if any. above the cost Of
production For these reasons the
Roosevelt Progressive leaders want
the Republican party to elect the
next President Being reasonable
and sensible men, they wish to see a
candidate nominated who will stand
chance Of election. Many of the
so-called Stalwarts are with them
because Of the same wish. The sup
porters of Theodore Roosevelt know
that he was the first man in the
presidential Office to raise his power
full voice in favor Of equal rights for
all. They know that his national
reputation is such that he would be
the most powerful presidential cam
didate the Republican party could
put before the people Many Re.
publicans who have high regard
for President Taft and Senator La
Toilette are opposed to their candi-
dacy for the sole reason that they
believe Roosevelt to be the strongest
man of the three. This is all that
so far as the writer is able to see into
the matter there is to the present
contest between Taft, Roosevelt and
l-afolIette for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination.