Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1912-07-27

he stands forth as a man without a
party except the hybrid of his own
creation, whose place of RENDEZVOUS
is Armageddon, and whose insignia
Is the Bull Moose"
Colonel Roosevelt continues to
plan for the launching of his new
party at Denver next August, the
party whose sponsors Will be Boss
Flynn of Pittsburg and the Harvester
trust.
Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver, who
wanted to be a candidate for vice
president on the Roosevelt ticket,
and who Is reported engaged to
Anna Morgan daughter of J. Pier
pont Morgan, Is to be one of the
field marshals. All the financial
interests that have been paying tie
bills of the Roosevelt pre-convention
campaign that passed the hat and
raised the $5,00000O that brought
distance of the nomination, have
fallen away from him except the
Harvester trust, which must remain;
for 1t knows no certain city Of re-
fuge against the wrath to come.
Mr.. Roosevelt as the candidate of
a third party is of no use to them.
The captains of finance spend no
money on losers. They are good po-
litical prophets because they must be.
Colonel Roosevelt as the candidate
of the Republican party Is a good
risk AS an ambitious po-
litician, endorsement Of whose cause
marks every adherent with the bar
sinister of party irregularity, with
no organization on which dependence
can be placed--and the building of
any organization will cost many mil
lions-Mr. Roosevelt is running in
shockingly bad form, according to
these financial wiseacres, and they
Will send no money after bad.
A feeling of optimism stirs in the
breasts Of the leaders and of the deles
gates. They have believed ever since
they reached Chicago that the break
was inevitable, and they are amazed
and delighted that 1t Is no more SER
lous than 1t has finally proven to be.
they realized that syndicatism and
demagogism We're rampant in a min
ority of the Republican party, and
that the foundations of the American
government would be shaken to
their base If this wave we're suffered
to engulf the party as assembled in
It's national convention. They set
themselves to resist 1t, and are pleas
ed that the task was no more diff
cult.
Common rumor has held that the
rascals are largely In the majority in
The Republican party, Close obser-
walton Of the delegates and specta-
tors shows that the difference In
numbers Is not great, and that the
in numbers is with the
,o-called conservatives who are be-
levers In safe and sane progressivism,
md who would move forward with
only such speed as Is consonant
With safety to the republic.
There is no doubt that the ticket
which is headed by President Taft
Will be triumphantly elected next
November.
The sober second thought of the
,arty, which feels no obligation to
ully the party record or blot its
scutcheon to further the political am
,itions Of Theodore Roosevelt, has
made careful plans to elect the party
ominee.
The thought Of defeat does not en-
err the minds of the Taft leaders.
heir canvass of the situation has
Informed them fully as to the aid
hey may expect from each state, and
hey find no gaps in the battle line
ak of bolts has ragged throughout,
he convention. but Mr.. Roosevelts
trength has finally dwindled to a
ew disappointed leaders, who take
o chances in supporting him since
hey have nothing to lose; and to
heir personal friends, to the Social
ITS and to the ultraradcal element
the Democratic party.
Victory seems certin with Mr.. Taaft
S the standard bearer, and 1t is
eserved, well.earned victory for
nose who have remained steadfast
| their loyalty and party honesty
erald Republican.