The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-05-31
WHITTIER ARE WE DRIFTING,

u INC NePuDHcan party gong to win
up! AT present process of exfolia
ton seems to be going on that ma
finally cause total disintegratior
There are three elements in the part
which it seems impossible to harmon
. ize. There are, for convenience, tn,
radical radicals. under the Leadership
OF COL Theodore Roosevelt; the radi
Gals under the leadership of Senator
Robert M. La Toilette; and the pro-
gressives under the leadership Of
President William H. Taft. There is
no point at which these three ele-
ments can get together, and yet there
IS SO little difference in real principles
that 1t is not discenable to the naked
eye. The difference is simply in We
hemence of speech and rancor of dis
position. Let us illustrate. Senator
Borah of Idaho is a radical radical
He is lined up with Col. Roosevelt.
Yet Senator Borah supported the
Payne tariff bill; denounced judicial
recall as beyond the pale; and is ut
terly opposed to the Roosevelt con-
servation policies. The conservation
OF our natural resources by the Pin
chot method is the distinct, clear-cut
policy. in which Col. Roosevelt takes
the greatest pride. Let US illustrate
again, the cause of the division of the
Republican party into two hostile
camps-the insurgents and the stand |
patters-was the Payne tariff bill. Col. |
Theodore Roosevelt during seven
years in the presidency never tried to
revise the tariff and is today a strong
protective tariff man. On the other
HAND President Taft who signed the
bill and manfully took the opprobium
Of it also negotiated the Canadian
treaty, which was calcu-
ated to afford a measure of relief.
col. Roosevelt denounces the negotia-
ion of that treaty because it would
AVE been to the detriment of the aeri- ,
ultural interests of this country: in
'ther words change in the tariff that !,
vii affect an American industry is not
be thought OF. How can we get
ny downward division under such a
1eory? The reader will easily re- :,
lember that Cannon, Aldrich, Payne,
al became standpatters because of ::
le tariff bill passed by the extraordi- ~
ny session called by President Taft. -
he radicals and progressives became y y
ogressives by reason of their oppo- =,
ton to that bill. Yet the radical :. 70
deals as personi6ed by Theodore VI
'osevelt and William E. Borah do ::
t believe in downward revision of ~
E tariff. ca
The difference as stated is simply -,
OF vehemence of speech and ram of
OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. if
prefer to call it. This is illus ~
ted by the temperament of the three -,
ders. President Taft stands for the -.
al, methodical progress and ad- ,,h
lcement of the country; Senator La NJ,
llette for the legal advancement. ~,
n though by jerks and spurts; Col. 49,.
osevelt for the advancement no ~.
tier how. We speak of advance. c..
1t and progress as these three men
the terms. What may be progress
one may be considered retroeres- RE
by the other two. However. ex-
ting the judicial recall panacea, I
sress and advancement, means con
ut the same to all three. Different diss
hods are advocated by the three pea
and that is all that can be said Can
with three roads leading to the s'or
place not one of the three can will
uade either of the other two to 20 coul
way. The result will be that all sele
lem will get lost in the woods. som
Rule Of m. p.o,,. to re
miss
lie three leaders are loud in de- abo,
ling that the people be allowed to sum
we CONFESS that Senator La has
lite is the only one who is. bv char
ice, giving the people a chance to conn
He goes about his campaign have
out money or organization. He pete,
~ appeals to the people. Col. bune
evelt is letting the people rule BY in n
OF an expensive organization and elect;
:. :" pu'Se. Inc iaft organ mess
N is equally bad. Even here in this
} Taft committee appointed had
ates to the Lewiston convention: org.,
Roosevelt newspaper took a suoo,
vote among Roosevelt support moot
ID thus named the delegates. In men
IL. 1e y. the people cry Payet
thirds bosh. Get delegates; get d;str;,
ties; by no matter what means: cho;c.
,,re 80, :. VIC real practice OF way.
the rule of the people is bosh need.
wn by the vote at primary cleo the 20
N Idaho and elsewhere. Wh.,