The Washington herald., 1912-10-12
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In - anuouncemsnt IN the .Chicast
Inter ocsaA Mr.. H. n KohIsast stats
he has aeli6 assumed eoatruG o. tbal
paper. rhis b wsIcome nsws 70 hua.
lSrsds of thousanAs of the Old guard
who well rsmsmbsr whom the Int,
Ocsan. under Mr.. Kohlsaat's ownssshfp
WAS = power throughout the Middl<
West.
For the past dscads the paper has MOI
held the position Il waS entitled TO. but
now Mr.. kohlaAat y a6ain At the helm
his tretschant Pen, his kssp insight and
knowledge a tAe great s6airs Of thu
day. comhissd With the public's faith y
his integrity and fair.mindedness. WI
Trestore III old-tims popularity.
tn announcement made over M.
Kohlsaats signature. fairly bristles with
determination to make It Q newspaper
for the people and for the home. In
plain language he states his belief in the
Republican party and its principles.
The following sxtracta from his an
nouncement show in no uncertain termi
the future policy Of the paper:
The Inter Ocean viii be Republican. be
cause Il believes In the principles OF the
Republican party. respects its traditions.
reveres the e>memory Of its great leaders
and sincerely believes that this great
party has not outlived its usefulness.
and that. under the leadership Of patri-
otic. unselfish men. II will still be the
purity Of progress and sanity.
The Inter Ocean will be independent In
itL Republtcanism and will vigorously
oppose the leadership Of rolitical spoils-
meh. or representatives. Of special inter-
ests. or Of demagogues or seif-seekers.
II 10 not necessary TO scuttle the Re-
publican ship to rid It Of some Of the un-
years exercised too much control in its
management.
Incredible as II may seem, the assaults
Of these political crusaders against ths
Republican party are directed by leader
who for nearly thirty years has beer
the beneficiary of every honor withiE
the party's and the peoples gift. They
have seized on the term Progressive
ISM to express their fea-like energy oi
motion, and under its comprehensive
wings they have gathered nearly all the
''isms'' that pass for convictions In the
minds of neophytes and bosses who are
battling at Armageddon for the omces
and spoils.
The people Of the United States are
asked to abandon government by party
and. in the name OF progress. adopt gov.
ernment at the behest OF one man. who
not only summons his own conventions
but selects who shall sit in them, molds
their convictions, dictates their plat.
forms. and declares himself their nomi.
nee.
II Is here fitting to confess that the
writer has cherished an admiration and
affection for Theodore Roosevelt for
which he has no excuse to make. Their
friendship was nurtured In intimate mu-
tual association with President Nc
Kinley and cemented in common grief
over his untimely and wicked assassina- :
ton. Not until Mr.. Roosevelt's better
self was submerged in his overmaster-
ing ambition. SO as to obliterate every
sense Of gratitude to his party and his
friends, was II possible to conceive that
anything could occur to break their cor
dial relations. But In this matter the
writer's experience differs only In de-
gree from that Of others OF his fellow
citizens and need not concern US
farther.
The Inter Ocean pledges itself with
all the power at its command to fight
those twin devils Of anarchy-the recall
Of Judges and the recall Of judicial de.
cisions