Arizona republican., 1912-07-03
And Afterwa rds"

llt llDllllldllplI Ol NrON tlllpl " ilOpll is hardly less gratifying to regular republicans than it is to the most ar dent supporters of the "schoOmaster.' IL removes much of the apprehension which arose and grew with the de velopment If the republican pro Ercssive" movement which was final lv merged into the extraordinary Roosevelt campaign that for d mom- cnt threatened the division of the re- publican party
 While il became evident, when things had cooled off after Chicago, that there would be no division, there was still an apparent danger of such a detection as to jeopardize repub Iican success.
 The issue is made clear hy the nomination of Governor Wilson and there will necessarily be some re alignment of voters. On one side there will be those who favor continued prosperity of the country and on the other. those who would like to see put in force those rather vague nO- tions of so-called popular govern ment" to which notions. by the way, the democratic nominee is a belated convert from direct and conspicuous opposition to them.
 Of all the candidates before the Baltimore convention. notwithstad- ing his earlier attitude against pro gressivism. Woodrow Wilson was the man in support of whom progress ives of both parties would be the most likely to rally and, at the same time, he was the man who would appeal less strongly to partisan demo- cratic voters not tinctured with pro- gressivism- This, it happens that if he cannot attract republican pro- gressivism in great volume he is the weakest candidate who could have been nominated, because he is the farthest removed from partisan sym pathy such as would have gone out to Champ Clark or even Underwood or Harmon.
 It may be assumed that the con- test will be between Wilson and Taft. Whatever reason within reason there may have been for the continuance of the Roosevelt movement has been removed by the nomination of Will son. The principles now advocated by Wilson are the principles advo- cated by Roosevelt save in this par ucular-Col Roosevelt desires to pun ish his enemies within the republican party. under the guise of creating Q new party which shall be constructed in part of such material from the ruins of the republican party worth using But if the people are only demanding. as the Colonel affects tC believe, that popular government be installed. they would feel no interest in the ColoneTs reconstruction schemes and they would probably demand of him cooperation in the movement most likely to install popular govern ment-they would demand his sup port of Governor Wilson. or at least that he do not constitute himself g handicap of that movement.
 It is plain that if Roosevelt should persist in his course he could only attract from Wilson, support tha Ho ,1f be division of the forces upoI which progressive candidate mus entirely rely.
 Nor can MT. Roosevelt conceal selfish purpose to head a progressiv' movement. behind the expressed be lief that neophyte should not be il charge of it. Governor Wilson though d progressive of recent Vint age was one while the Colonel wa only considering the political eX pediency of becoming one
 Altogether, of the many things tha have happened to President Taft an' the republican party within the las eight months. we regard the event at Baltimore yesterday the mos favorable