Morris tribune., 1912-08-02
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THE BULL MOOSE PARTY.

The doce elephant and the obstreperous donk will
have to contend for political with the bull
who is now seen emerging from the forest. He in
evidence in St. Paul Tuesday.
The editor of this paper attended the convention
of the Progressive party held at St. Paul and shall en-
deavor give impressions of this unique and remark
able gathering.
Like every other political movement, the
party includes many strange bedfeows The gathering
first of all gathering of politicians and politicians
of all kinds The broken-down and dscredited were
there the impractical enthusiasts there but in the
main the gathering made of the better tpye of
who follow politics in practical way and yet do not
sacrifice principle perusal of the list of delegates and
electors selected shows the of who are
both publicspired and seasoned in POLITICAL Judgment
who know how to organize popular movement and
make it effective in the polls. What is true
Characterization of the who delegates electors
is also in general way of most of the who at
tended the convention in St. Paul Tuesday, and who will
be the committee members and workers of the organ
ization.
But the "people'' were not at the st. Paul gather
ing They busy in the harvest fields and the shops
and they the great uncertain factor in the present
movement There the usual amount of buncombe
about the rule of the people" INDUCED in at the ST..
Paul meeting but the overuse of this much ABUSED ex-
preston proves nothing for is equally the refuge of
the demagogue and the inspiration of the patriot
AS movement of the people then, the st. Paul
gathering itself nothing for it movement
of the politicians behalf of themselves and the people,
and in order find what the movement must
look not to St. Paul the sentiment of the state
large
AS near the writer Judge, the present opinion
in this state is Of protest against Taft rather than OF
affirmative endorsement of other candidate Men
will the same assert that they will support
Taft because his nomination secured by fraud, will
follow Roosevelt into party because that woulC
break up the Republican party and will not vote fol
Wilson because he is Democrat This marking time
attitude cannot be and the therefore
y await the right kind of leadership to become actively
associated with of the candidates. and the leaders
the party who have been successful in the
past in ORIGINATING just such movement.
The in this will be between the Roose
welt and the Wilson forces but the Roosevelt forces will
draw up their line of battle against Taft The Taft forces
will be easily routed but later the Wilson forces will
have to be met, and that is when the real danger viii
come Opposition Taft is good ralying cry today
the party sweep the Republican primaries
absorb the whole Republican party and have the lines
formed successfully meet the Democratic onslaught
November Whether not all this be done depend
with which these party leaders
organizing the present sentiment of protest. and making
it offirmatvely for Roosevelt and yet know them
men who have been successful in the past