The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-08-08
THE BULL MOOSE" PARTY

The Register this week presents
another column Of opinions on the
ACCESSIBILITY Of the third party move
ment. We had not INTENDED 10 con
tinue this feature so long, but it has
aroused 50 much interest that we
feel justified in keeping the discussion
open. We are unable TO personally
reach all Of u readers and if anyone
has an opinion they would like to see
in this column we would be pleased to
hear from them.
". f.. Bacon have been very
much interested in the opinions Of
some Of our representative citizens in
reference to the formation Of a third
or new political party. AS there are
certain phases Of the question that
have not been touched upon by any
Of your correspondents | would like
the opportunity of giving expression
TO some OF my thoughts on this i'm
~ ildII dutolbJils hAih - 't -
thorough accord with those who be-
lieve that a third party Gas they call
it, is a necessity. The republican
party as every intelligent person
knows is completely in the hands of
the predatory interests and TO con
tinue them in power Is but to per-
petuate and %aggravate existing unjust
and unsatisfactory conditions. | see
there are quite a few who think they
see a way Of lettering matters by
voting the democratic ticket. Like
many others they seem to think that
the great moneyed interests were com
pletely knocked out at the Baltimore
convention. That with such pro-
gressives as Bryan and Wilson in con.
troll of the party machinery we have
nothing more to fear from the in
luence Of such men as Morgan and
Belmont and others of their kind. |
cannot agree with this opinion, | be-
lieve those men got just about what
they wanted and that they were very
we'll pleased with the results Of the
democratic convention. What those
men were afraid OF was a split in the
party like the one in the republican
party at Chicago and the formation of
a truly progressive party under the
leadership of such men as LaFollette
and Bryan and Johnson and Wilson,
and other acknowledged p~rogressives.
They were not afraid of the democrat
party even with its progressive plat
form and leadership. They were not
afraid of Theodore Roosevelt if the
movement could be confined to him
and his republican followers. But
they were afraid Of a truly progressive
party, a party as Mr.. Stearns we'll
says, born of the people and not to
fulfill the ambition of one man." and
one that would command the respect
and support Of progressives Of all
parties. To prevent this they were
willing to make any and all kinds of
concessions. This was manifest by
the remarks of Murphy, one of the
bosses, after Bryan had introduced
his famous resolution ~denouncing in
strongest terms the moneyed interests
he stalked down to his turbulent re-
bellious followers and shaking his fist
in their faces exclaimed Let him
have his way, let him have his way.
Give him what he wants" and Bryan
had his way and got what he wanted
and ! believe Wall Street did too.
They got a candidate for president
while not exactly the man of their
choice yet not very Objectionable and
a platform-well platforms are very
harmless things anyway. They went
before the people with a ticket and
platform that would not only hold the
progressive element in the party but
would win to their support many pro-