The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-04
GOV. OSBORN is
OUT STRONG FOR
WOODROW WILSON
II Hope Col. Roosevelt Will Not
be Candidate" He Says
in Statement
SEES NO NECESSITY
NOW FOR THIRD PARTY
Issue is Clearly Drawn and G. o.
P. Progressives Ought to
Vote Democratic Ticket
From a Staff Correspondent.

LANSING. Mich, July BIN a
statement issued today Governor Os-
born voiced his sentiments against q
third party and expressed a hope that
COL Roosevelt will not be a candi.
date. The statement follows:
Il am Of the firm opinion that there
- no necessity for a new party. The
Issue Is clearly drawn for the people.
1t Is Wall-st vs.. Wilson. Ii is even
more than that All OF the evil forces
Of America will finally line up with
Wall-st. and, Mr. Taft. Woodrow Will
son In character. temperament. prep
aration and fitness is above the high
average OF American presidents. He
IL a Christian, a scholar and a fear
less citizen. hope Colonel Roose-
Welt will not be a candidate Repub-
ilcans can vote for Wilson without
leaving their party or boiling. The
real Republican party has no candi.
date for president this year. There
has been no nomination. The action
OF the political free-booters at Chi.
cago Is not binding upon the Repub
lican party even il for the moment
they are bearing aloft its stolen name
sign
Col. Roosevelt cannot be eliminat-
ed as great political force by tenn
porary trickery. Bryan was not elm
mated by three honest defeats. Roose-
welt Is stronger factor than Bryan
His candidacy and the work of pro-
gressive Republicans had more TO do
with compelling the nomination OF
Wilson than any one thing the Demo
Gratis did. Wall-st. thought II owned
both parties Harvey thought for a
moment that Belmont and Wall-st.
through him owned Wilson. Whole
sale discoveries have been made. Will
son is not owned by anybody. He will
lead the people against the financial
overloads in orderly but earnest fash
ION.
I'm Michigan progressive Republi-
cans should organize Michigan Re-
pnblicans in the great majority are
progressive. The Democratic machine
In Michigan is for Wall-st. as proven
by the Harmon-Champ Clark vote,
The final vote OF the Democratic dele
gates from Michigan for Wilson was
compulsory. Michigan progressive
Hepublicans are in good form and po-
sition to win. They should. In my
opinion, have strong candidates for
Ht|>~1 oAA aAOne bhO ilhC BONtTuOi
down, on the Republican ticket. A
\ browning man can be easily saved II
be has only sunk once; he can. be
saved IL he sinks twice or thrice and
(. he may be saved II he has been at the
bottom for several hours.
The Republican party has only
sunk once and is worth saving. The
desperadoes at Chicago threw it into
the pond Of public approval with a
bag OF stones tied to Its neck. II is
worth while to draw II out, take on
the dead weight and punish the assas
sins.
Trust the people to help in a
righteous cause and trust TO their love
for and loyalty to the sturdy Republi
can party as long as there is a vestige
Of decent breath in its glorious old
body Around IL still shines a halo
OF patriotic service showing most
plainly the wounds OF such repudiated
leaders as Penrose. Crane and Taft
t am a progressive Republican and
expect to remain one"