Semi-weekly herald., 1912-08-26
THE MACHINE AND
THE PRIMARIES.


Have no doubt about it. The ma
chine and the corporations which
have been clinging to the Republican
party will control the primaries on
the tenth Of next month if they can
They are not asleep. On the con-
trary they are very much awake to
the danger which confronts them.
The are determined to tighten their
grip if they can find way to do it.
Make no mistake about this.
The object of the primary election
law is to give the people the power
to make party nominations by their
own direct action. The hope of the
Republican party is that they will
take advantage of the opportunity
which the law presents.
The people say they are tired of
the Losses, tired of the machine, tired
Of being ruled by the corporations.
They hav, now an opportunity 70
show it by voting in the primary
election on September 10. On that
day the will have an opportunity to
drive out the bosses, break the ma
chine, overthrow the powers of the
corporation.
The result depends upon wlla; the
Lcople do of their own accord. The
machine will be busy. 1t will en-
ploy all the agencies at its commnud
It will hring its supporters 10 the
polling iaces. 1t will not leave II
stone untnrned to control the pr'mar-
les sLd give the machine canjidal 3
for the nominations a majority.
Thc tn'y way to prevent the ms
chino Candidates from being placed
upon the Republican official ballot is
for the people who are opposed to the
machine, the bosses, and the rule of
the corporations, to go to the pri-
maries and nominate candidates who
will represent the real sentiment of
the party.
There is no question that the anti
machine spirit is strong in the Re-
publican party and that this spirit
will dominate the whole party or
ganization in time. If it finds ade-
quate expression in the party nomi
nations this year the Republican par
ty will be in a position to make
splendid fight in the campaign and
at the polls in November. But if the
machine shall obtain majority in
the primaries, if the nominations
show the corporations to be in con.
troll, all hope of Republican sue
cess in November will have to be
abandoned.
Men who believe in the Republican
party and its principales should rally
to its rescue from the interests which
have controlled it and which have
brought it to the verge of ruin.
The best hope for the establishment
of progressive principles is in the
Republican organization. But in or.
der to realize this hope, those Re.
publicans who believe in progressive
principles must stand by the party
organization. They must not surren-
der the fight to the reactionar ele'
ment. They must make fight. They
must go to the primaries and vote
Nobody is hindering them. Nobody
is holding them back. They are per-
fectly free to vote for the men the
wish for party nominees.
The people should discharge their
duty to themselves and to the par
ty. They should remind one anoth-
err of the fact that the primaries will
be held on the tenth of September.
The Republican newspapers through
out the state should call the atten-
ton of their readers to the fact that
the primaries will be held on that
date and of the opportunity present
ed to choose their own nominees. Do
not let the date be forgotten or over
looked Denver Republican.