New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-19
THE NEW APPLE OF D1sooRD'


The Onward Christian-SOldiers' March
inc.as-to- War are getting well on tow
ard the war stage. To those VINO
remember how, even in their unregeh-
crate Republican days, Mr.. PREMIER
CAST and Mr. Hotchkiss used TO play
Damon and Pythias TO admiring auol-
ences the growing evidence that tne
serpent has entered their Eden anu
that the canker Of jealousy Is In their
hearts must be painful. Yet religion
end mythology combine to show that
the faint of imperfection always creeps
into every scheme of human oilss'
Whether it be the apple, or Pandora )
box. or the unbrotherly quarrel OF
Romulus Hotchkiss and Remus Fren-
derrsst on the hills Of Rome or the
field Of Armageddon-we forget when
something always turns up to remlnd
the happy possessors Of conscious VIII
tie that this is a world Of sin. so the
present iii feeling In the Progressive
party may simply be taken to mean
that the Bull Moosers ere human. Ii
we nut aside the notion that they are
a body of saints and consider them az
Just ordinary politicians their conduct
becomes perfectly understandable anu
the Progressive organization gets uo"h
from the clouds in the shape or
political party with natural appehtes
and passions.
Mr.. Prendergast doesn't want any
bull moose tossing its horns around
recklessly in the municipal china snop
next fall. He has a lot Of china OF
his own on the shelves. HIS only
chance To be reelected Controller Is IN
an anti-Tammany union. He is con-
WINGED that a separate Bull MOOSE
movement would not only be suicidal
"for the Progressive party, but wicked
from q civic point Of view" On the
other hand, Mr.. Hotchkiss, whose chlet
object in life is to visit the wrath OF
God on every Republican organization
man In the state-whether he Is just
Judge seeking reelection or candl-
date for Mayor In non-partlsan nght
is perfectly willing to sacrince all
his wife's relations and his dear frienu
Mr.. Prendergast TO that noble amol,
ton. He is devoted to n cause anu
even that extreme Of self-abnegatlon
does not stagger him. Better a thou-
sand Prendergasts thrown to the Tiger
along with the whole City OF New
York. than failure to defeat anything
however good, that the Republican
marty of this state has hand In.
Then, too. the Armageddon Twins
find an apple Of discord In the hon
Timothy Woodruff. The austere MT,
Hotchkiss regards "Tim" as Drahd
snatched from the burning, as penl-
tent whose place is the mourners' seat
Mr.. Prendergast regards him as
strong captain Of the Lord, ana ne mas
reason TO do so, for Tin" has been
good to the Controller and helped him
tn his present greatness. 1t was SAD
exhibition of narrowness when MI.
Hotchkiss ruled Mr.. Prendergast OUT
of the nomination for Governor just
because Tim" was pushing him. Now
Mr. Prendergast is not only grieved
but outraged because "Tim," with all
his experience Of legislation. is ignored
in forming the Progressive legislative
committee. He finds that ordinary
nolItical wisdom and decency" were
ignored by somebody in naming It, and
that somebody was, in his opinion, not
Mr. Straus. but source" which evil
IDENTIFY looks to him like what In an
old political party would be called a
selfish boss.
Thus we see human nature unfold
ing itself In Bullmoosia.