Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-10
ROOSEVELT'S VIEW IS SELFISH.
SAYS HEARST IN AN INTERVIEW
ON THE THIRD PARTYMOvEMENT
Many Democrats Believe His Main
Object Is to Break the Republican
Organization So He Can Gain Con-
troll and Be It's Candidate in 1916"

out Of the hands OF party ma
chimes ard privileged interests
and restore 1t to the hands of the
people. Nearly all the measures
Of the third party platform are
aimed directly at that end
You win see. therefore, how
impossible it is for that third
party to unite with the Republ-
can party, for the platform Of
the national Republican party is
conservative in the extreme AM
the Republican party is regarded
as the chief reactionary party in
he United States
Then again the proposal of
MI Roosevelt and Mr. Taft both
letring was brought UP at the
Republican convention in Chi
cago. Neither one was willing to
retire. can not believe that
either one is willing to retire
now or that fusion between
these Two Numerically conflict
ing factions can be satisfactorily
accomplished, even if both candi-
dates should retire
"Of course. if the division in the
Republican party continues. the
probabilities are that Mr. Wilson
viii be elected, or that, falling an
actual majority the election will be
thrown into the house OF represen-
tatives. The Vermont election
shows not only no detection from
the Democratic party, but slight
gain for it, This is significant
The Progressive sentiment in
The United States is tremendous.
The men who class themselves as
progressives, no matter to what
party they belong, constitute a con-
siderable majority Of the voters Of
the United States There are prob
ably too, more progressive Demo-
Gratis than there are progressive Re
publicans, and finally, the Demo
cratic platform was so vague and
Indefinite as to fall far short Of ex-
pressing the sentiments of the pro
gressive Democrats.
TO a Democratic platform Of
milk and water. Mr.. Wilson in his
letter of acceptance, merely added
more water, bubbling water. spar
king with euphonious phrases.
aGreeably charged with gas. but
nevertheless water This situation
in The Democratic party must be
disappointment to militant pro-
gressives.
Why then. is there not a nota-
bic detection from the Democratic
party to the new third party? Be
cause Mr. Roosevelt committed the
distinct error of making this third
party movement almost entirely Re
publican. recruiting II almost en-
urely from the progressive wing Of
The Republican party ana officer
ing IT with Republican ohicehold-
ers.
Mr.. Roosevelt, being Repub-
hcan, should have had Democrat.
and preferably a Southern Demo
crat for vice president. and if
Roosevelt had been as anxious TO
unite the progressives as he was to
disrupt the Republicans he would
nave had a Democrat on the ticket.
But Mr. Roosevelt. the candi-
date for president, is a Republican:
Mir Johnson, the candidate for vice
president, is a Republican Nearly
all the leaders and speakers for the
ihlrd party in this campaign are
Republicans. Therefore. | believe
the third party movement will only
half succeed in this campaign
IhlS agitation will go far how
ever, 10 establish a third party. and
me carrying Of certain states bv
the third party will give added
hopes ana confidence TO the SIM
porters of the Progressive move
ment. In my opinion. the third
party movement will not be suc.
cessful until tho progressives OF tne
republican party and the progress
slVes or the Democratic party are
united In one third party
Ihe Democrats who know MFR
Roosevelt and understand his nor
sonal ambitions and rather selfish
intentions believe that MI Roosa-
Nelts main object at present 10 10
break up the Republican organizs~
non, so that he can gain control OF
II and dominate the Republican
party and be its candidate for
president I'm 1915.
Therefore. added Mr.. Hearst
many ardent progressive Demo
Gratis are supporting Mr.. Wilson
lust as am. not because they he
teNe in the feeble profess;on Of
the Democratic platform. nor he
cause they believe that Mir Wilson
once IN Office and driven hv the
20" errW progressive sentiment in
the Democratic party wilt he com
PEELED TO become far more progress
sire than he now promises TO be
and also because they believe thar
MIR. ROoseVelt's leadership is Dc
priNlng the third party movement
or its non partisan character
Democratic progress sives have
then. very plainly failed To support
the third party movement this wear
and they have failed 10 support ii
because they believe that MIR
Roosevelt rs making of il merely
medium for the control of the ma
Chinery OF one OF the old parties
ans because they think that Nj
Rousevelts leadership as whole
has been and is more partisan
thsn progressive, more seifsa than
sincere