The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-07-26
THIRD PARTY TICKET UNCALLEp
FOR.
Declares Gov. osborn-RepubIicans
Can Best Serve their Country by
Remaining In Their Own Party.

| w hOI Wioh " lDpOot lily
as dictum in reference to the organ.
ization of new political party in
Michigan. My position must be quite
well known by this time. When Mr..
Wilson was nominated at Baltimore
l thought there was no longer a real
public reason for the candidacy of
Mr.. Roosevelt; but this does not i'm
ply that he has not right to be a
candidate nor that his friends have
not right to urge him to become one
and support him as such. / have not
been in favor of a new political party
and have not believed that the exig-
encies of the times demanded one.
Likewise this is no reason why the
so-called militant progressives"
should not have organized if they
cared to do so.
/ still believe that 80 per cent of
the voting strength of the Republi-
can party in Michigan, and for that
matter in the United States, is pro-
gressive; and l still believe that 60
per cent of that 80 per cent will re-
main within the Republican organi-
cation, believing that their work
within can be more effective than to
endeavor to build new organization.
stated that no party can be built up
on the passions of people and sur
vive. A prominent newspaper asked
editorially what party had ever been
started that was not built upon the
passions of the people. / wish to
make distinction between the pas
sions of the people and the convic-
tions of the people. To possess a
firm and abiding and courageous con-
viction is to be in very different
state Of mind than to be seized by
passion. / have thought that those
leading in the formation of the third
party are angry, and it would be per-
fectly fair to them to hope that they
will stay mad long enough to carry
out the high purposes they announce
their allegiance to.
There is no cause for worry. This
country is entitled to be governed by
those fit to govern. 1t may be con-
cluded that those not fit to govern
will govern. If Mr.. Taft and his de-
signing friends win the government,
they will be the most fit for it for the
time being. If Mr.. Wilson, with mis-
high ideals and his strength of char
acter and his answering firmness of
shall win the presidency
no one will question his fitness. If
Mr. Roosevelt, with his concentrated
nA1linnrnpnu hic nnlictn1nnf nf
lifetime in the service of the people,
his experience that makes him prac-
tically way-wise, shall become pres
ldent again, the world will admit his
fitness. Consequently there is moth
ing to worry about. If the new par
ty in Michigan and in. this country
succeeds in winning public place it
will simply bring to itself great re-
spcnsibility, and if it does not, the
work it has undertaken and which
must be done will have to be done by
the Republican, and the Democratic
parties.
The only thing that ! am sure of is
hat the things the new party stands
for must be done. The only differ
ance / have with the new party is my
belief that the work can best be done |
1y the Republican party. AS for the |
of the new party, the
character of it does not suit me much
f any, better than the Republican |
party at the present time. The new
party, in its fine platform, says moth
ng about excessive alcoholism, that |
S sapping the vitals of the country |
md filling aims houses and insane |
lsylums and divorce courts and all
he dread places. 1t does not say |
,nything about governmental owner
hip of railroads, which must come
If a certainty within little time be-
,ause the government cannot super
Use and regulate in the extreme way |
{ is doing without responsibility, |
Ind only full responsibility can come |
With governmental ownership. i will |
Jay that the platform of the new par
v, while commendable, has been
ramed for the purpose OF vote
.atching, which seems to be the func-
ion of platforms of all parties. ] do |
lot believe that this party can live
lnless it attracts to itself those who |
lave the highest genius for govern
nent.
At present the bulk of the bad peo-
lie in the country are in the Repub-
lean and Democratic parties because
hose two parties, in numbers, in
dude the great percentage of the pop
llation of the country. 1t Is equally |
rue that the bulk of the good people
ire in the two older parties. The |
convention proved conclu-
lively that the better influences of
he Democratic party predominant at
he present time. If this is true 1t Is
,oing to require keen competition on
he part of the Republican party and
he new party to make such show
ng as will prevent the PEOPLE of the
country from acknowledging the mo-
nentary superiority of the Democrat
C party.
The only thing ! am sure OF Is that
he political party that retains the
confidence and support of the people
must be practically effective in ad-
ability, must be human
md responsive to the masses of the
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