The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-13

The press dispatches announce that fresiaeht ia -
forming plans holding together and strengthening the re-
publican party
II NAV well be respectfully suggested Cousin Bill that
this no Job him. II he will carefully study the returns
he viii very likely that with all the patronage at ms
command he botch OF holding the republican party
together just recently having held only in the states OF
Utah Vernon, and Idahois votes OF $751; gent whose
holding power only small decimal over per cent is rather
short on recommendations. =
The fate OF the republican party beyond dreeuon oy
Cousin Bill any other
That party either going to be buried or baptized
II sprang into being the exponent OF liberty Justice
and progress rocks the hreadbare constitution
and cussed the standpa u $ supreme court institutions
tute TO the OF the greedy Its aim became the spois
principles and justice and progress and So N inc
year 1912 finds itself with only l. electoral votes ana b
Taft to Strengthen Simply the great OF republicans
who believed in principle and progress had rebuked It.
Is the republican party dead and ready Tor burial nat
depends upon whether is still for the robber tariff s Tor
roller kind OF politics, still tor government o an"
for the few still judicial system under which justice -
for the onevcd man only still for the bosses still Tor private
under connivance and favor sun io per
leaders are still 10 be the Tas the Knoxes Adchcs Wicker
shams Cannons Penroses Wilson's and Ballngers us comm
is horns on Tuesday last and still represents ve unwerv
able that be sedueed through mere loyalty 20
party -,
But the republican party be baptized It can close
the doors against present manipua,ors who would
strengthen by permanently devotng to ,nusuee p,s
lcgc and standpatisn Ii be taken TO the ont OF @
erty sprnkicd with the pure water OF patriotism ana oe
rechsened Progressive II viii then not need arrogant
leaders crafty organization or scandaous oonsos oy
head OF monopoes but it viii raise Its own leaders De
cause OF their merit it will make its nominations on
grounds OF ability loyalty human interests rather than
through bribery, budoxng and chcane and VIII recover
the millions OF incorrupbe republicans who have eouia
ecously periodically followed where sound humane pinc
pies led the humlatng defeat OF the republican party IN
the election. -.
During the coming four years the opposing political
forces in this be the democrats and the pro-
eresves Suppose that the republican party were to take
that bull moose platform substituting recall OF Judges Tor
recall OF decisions Uncle Sam DO IL or Let the
Trusts Legazed Suppose il to thus baptze itse
with the courage life and vgor and the radical
ism that speedy relief from injustice and monopoly
Mould the republican party thereby finish the grave Tor itself
been digging the past 20 years or more or would
again stand out 'front.' glorious the party OF high ann
and principle and the party OF devotion TO the com
people, II did in 1860, -
Ii is possible Taft that something OF this latter
sort Is likely happen with his IL little votes warm
IN his (partly Mormon remnants OF his holding the
republican party togetcr he has plan organize ma
tona republican club entirely from the national COM
mttcc which club shall cherish the principles OF the party
From the OF the deepest hole dug for pre
Dental nominee Bill sends up cry that the hole isn't big
enough lie select and usty chcrshing oil the
principles dug the hole Maybe the republican party
will enlarge hole sufficiently contain both Bill and
likely go in for baptism, suggested
leaving Bill down there the bottom OF the
tion chcrshing things already mummied.