New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14
ALWAYS A REPUBLICAN
A Native Vermonter Who Cannot
Follow Roosevelt.
of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: I also am a Vermonter, a hauVe
born. as was also my father. who server
IN the War of 1912, and my granofathei
was one Of Washingtons life guards ana
suffered with Washington at valley ore
as the records will show. On my motner
side was an uncle who was one Oh tue
signers OF the Declaration or lndepeh'
dence. As Vermonter. In lS+o, marcheo
with "Tippecanoe and Tyler. too, al
though not quite old enough to vote, but
when I did l voted the Wing ticket III
1914. and when that party was merseu
into the Republican party / worked haru
TO make the campaign Of Fremont ana
DAYTON a success built tho first Ere
mont cabin In New Jersey, and have been
loyal to the Republican party UP TO GATE
and shall remain there to the end OF my
voting days.
In the issue Of The Tribune OF septem-
Der 8 appears a letter signed by a YER
mont Progressive" God save the marx >,
who proceeds 10 analyze the vote OF YER
mont's last election by past or former
state elections. II IS inferred from his
letter that heretofore he has been a Re
publican. lie may have been. but only
like some others "a hoater on the sur
face" Had he been OF the true stamp
he would have remained in the party ana
used his best talents IN the best way 10
eradicate any evil in that party and help
clean up his own house instead or trying
TO enter some new and untried domicile,
but that is the way OF "noaters.'
| am not a prophet nor the son OF
prophet, but believe he will live 10 see
the Progressive movement, with its self
nominated candidate for President sink
into the waters OF oblivion. Roosevelt
ism" is a fraud Of the first water and it's
beginning and ending will be the history
OF Absalom. No genuine Republican VIII
attempt 10 strange his party by follow
ing Judas. like the head OF the Bull
Moose hasco. Shame on any man VINO
will not stay home and use his best ef-
forts 20 clean up his own home. But
some men are only tenants" and move
out at nlght-merely hoaters. that are
led astray by the will -the-wiep lights.
Already the signs Of the times show that
the business men OF the country compre-
bend the necessity OF carefulness In saul
ing the ship OF state among the icebergs
OF Rooseyeltism and the Wisconsin OF
Democracy. This country wants no more
soup houses for workingmen as In former
davs OF Democrats administrations, and
which tho Progressive Bull Moose party
Is surely helping TO fasten upon the coun-
try by it's action. II you are Repuo-
lican be n Republican in the party. II
n Democrat, be Democrat, but don't
try TO strange your paternity az the
vould-be King Theodore the First Is try
ing his best 10 do. Keep in good COM
pany. BE a Republican or Democrat.
Read the story OF Benedict Arnold, OF
Aaron Burr. Judas Iscariot. Absalom and
do some thinking Of what the Republican
party has accomplished since 1885. Don't
be a Theodore and call every man liar
his only stock in trade, because he has
no other argument.
Az to tho vote In Vermont, every avail
able force In the Bull Moose camp was
thrown into the state TO beat TAFT. while
very little was done to combat the mis-
statements OF the discredited soreheads
who figured In tho Cabinet OF the Bull
Moose Theodore, the self-nominated can
didate who under no circumstances
would accept a third nomination for Pres
ident.
A DYED-IN-THB-w WOOL REPUBLI-
CAN.
New York Sept u, 1872.