The Washington times., 1912-06-25
ACTION OF BOSSES
ASSURES SUCCESS
OF THE NEW PARTY
Machine Control At Balti-
more, AS At Chicago, Will
Aid Progressives.
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formulate a plan for the consoli-
dation of progressives Of all par
ties, under the standard of a new
party.
Today's indications are that a
Democratic Taft will be made the
nominee Of this convention, and
that with the forces Of reaction
thus divided, the progressives will
be forced into a union under a
new party banner, regardless Of
old partisan ties, that will sweep
the country in the election.
INTERACTION APPARENT.
Reaction and interaction between
Chicago and Baltimore have been OBJ
vious from the beginning. Chicago
performed with thought always in
mind of how it would affect Balti-
more; now Baltimore is doing busi-
ness with reference to what has al
ready happened in Chicago, and also
this element suddenly becoming
the more important-with regard to
what will be done by the progressive
party convention and movement a
month hence.
What Roosevelt was to the Chicago
convention, Bryan is to that in Bal
timore. What Root was to Chicago.
Parker is to Baltimore. What Barnes.
Penrose, Crane, Mckinley, and the
rest Of them were to Chicago, Muir
ply, Taggart, Roger Sullivan and
their satellites are to this gather
ing.
The bosses won in Chicago-and
in the winning, lost. The bosses are
determined to win in Baltimore
though by winning they know they
may lose.
Fighting for Control.
In Baltimore. as in Chicago, the wal
is more than political. The bosses are
not fighting for party victcry so much
ms for party control. They feel thai
the time has come when their profes-
sion Of boss-ship, their occupation, their
very existence, is at stake. They are
here to smother the life out Of thu
progressive movement that has taker
possession OF large element in the
Democracy, just as II has spread
through the Republican party.
Yet 1t Is lot merely their own per.
sonal and professional fight that the
bosses ara making. Back of the bosses
lear the sinister figures of big bust
ness. Of special interests. OF ultra -politi-
cal, political concerns that use poll.
tics and politicians for the promotion
of purposes that involve vastlr lno-,
than the ners holding of office, thu
drawing of public salaries, the dis
pensing of patronage. These giant fig
ares hold those lines firm in the ole
formations that have served so wei
and long 10 gag the voice Of the pcopl,
and make potent that of the interests
Mr.. Bryan saw the Chicago fight II
the capacity of a journalist. He wal
an on-looker He sees the Baltimore
fight as a participant, a leader, the big
gest single figure in the party. He II
making here the fight that Roosevelt
made there, making 1t against a hostile
nAtt0nal committee. RnO2avel
did. At Chicago they talked of Elihl
Root as the spokesman of exactly tn,
same financial group that here in Bal
timore, they associate with Parker.
What wonder, in view of this parallel
and In view of the fact that even th'
most cynical boss in either party know
that the vast majority of the peopl
hate this order of things, that the po
boom large and ominous in the sight O
all classes of the managers here.
What Will They Do
It is this that the bosses have to keel
in mind at every turn. If they go to-
far they know that they will drive
vast share of their party over into tn
arms of the new progressive organiza
ton. Will they be as cold and reckles
as were the bosses at Chicago? VIII
they defy public opinion as remorseless
~. Arc lucS IcduS " iilNlNC PoiNS uio
ruption and a repetition of 1856? Thes
are the questions that force themselve
upon the observer who has surveyed
both fields.
So 1t happens that Baltimore is keep
ing it's thoughts on. the things that tool
place in Chicago last week and its eye
strained toward the progressive part
convention of a month hence. If thu
convention goes as reactionary as dl
that in Chicago, then, indeed, will tn
new party be launched upon a politics
ocean whose winds will bear straigh
toward the haven of victory.
The Bryan and Wilson forces realiz
these things and make the most of then
in every argument. The organization |
in part too reckless OF consequences, Il
part too, ignorant of public sentiment t
give Intelligent ear to warnings. Blu
here as In Chicago, recklessness of con
sequences Is the more important factor
"Defeat?" echoed the bosses at Chi
cago, Yes, we know that to nominal
Taft means defeat; but what Of It?
we let Roosevelt be nominated tina
means the end of us. II we win in No
Vember with Roosevelt, we lose for
ever thereafter. Better to lose in No
yember and save our organizations 70
the future"
Thev made no homes Of admitting pri