Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-23
WHY THE

1t is not often that we can agree
with the New York Sun, especially
in regard to Theodore Roosevelt, for
unlike the Sun, we are great admir-
ers OF the former President. The
following editorial that was publish
ed yesterday, however, pretty
close to the mark. Even the prog
r~essive who Is backing the third
party movement must admit that the
Suns conclusions are correct in this
particular at least. We all know
that Theodore Roosevelt and no one
else will be nominated at the Chi
cago convention August 5, and we
all know that the platform to be
adopted will be the platform drawn
I'D by Roosevelt and no n else
hence the question, why any con-
vention? But read what the Sun
says:
THE proposed national conven-
ton of the new Progressive party at
Chicago on August 5 is an unneces-
sary and a wasteful undertaking,
ever if we consider only the pur-
poses of those who seek to make
Theodore Roosevelt the next Pres1I
5z-4 - +Lo JTrita1 Gtotnd
MANY people favor progressive
principles and would be glad to see
O party formed to carry them into
effect. The number Of such per-
sons, however, is not yet sufficiently
large and their views are not sur
~fciently coherent to permit the or
%ganization Of a national party as the
result of a widespread demand for
reform, finding expression through
out the length and breadth of the
land, irrespective of the personal
ambition Of particular leaders. II
there is ever such a popular upr1s-
ing a new party will he formed
will Evolve It's own leaders
and will not be dependent upon the
life or fortunes of any n man.
"But the time is not yet. Every
knows that we should have
heard nothing Of the formation OF a
National Progressive party this year
IL the action of the Chicago conyen-
ton had not caused the Bull Moose
to snort with rage and dlsappolnt-
because he was denied the reg
ular Republican nomination for the
Presidency. Even then, If Colonel
Roosevelt had retired quietly to the
shades of Sycamore Hill Mr.. limo
thy L. Woodruff and Mr.. George
Perkins and Mr.. William H.
Hotchkiss would never have thought
of busying themselves in organizing
a new party.
"There was no great wave of pub
lie sentiment to inspire such a
movement and put it fairly on foot.
These men and their associates have
gone into the enterprise simply and
solely as the satellites Of Theodore
Roosevelt, who Is bound to be a
candidate for President even II he
has to form a party, name the dele
gates to its national convention,
write it's platform and nominate
every one on it's ticket himself.
"All this can be done as effect
lively and much nor comfortably on
the Colonel's piazza at oyster Bay.
Suppose the convention is held at
Chicago; none Of the delegates Will
know what they want or what they
are going to get in the shape of a
platform until the Bull Moose tells
them; and he can tell them just as
well from Sycamore Hill as from
the rostrum of the convention hall.
AS to the name of their candidate,
they know that already. Any dele
gate who ventured to vote for La
Toilette or Cummins would be
thrown out Of the place neck and
heels.
1.-THE whole thing Is a waste OF la
Dor, and everybody concerned knows
lit. Theodore Roosevelt has tanned
the Progressives so that they Will
eat out of his hand. They had bet
ter come to their milk on Long
Island instead Of travelling out to
Chicago in the heat"