La Junta tribune., 1912-10-26

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the man who has jus, finished the
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body's ON big Business and the
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All these articles by MIR Connolly
show clear insight into actual con
ditions. and moreover, in each case.
facts are driven home with the force
Of a crow bar Such, in brief, Is the
personality of Mr. Connolly.
Until he wrote The Story of Mon
tana. Mr. Connolly was prossout'
ing attorney at Butte His efforts
ever since have also been in the In
terests OF the people.
Was there a real call frr the Pro
gressive Party. or was it cloak for
the personal ambition OF one man
Mr. Roosevelt, as everyone admits,
could have been reuominatcd In 1905,
and 1t is a safe assertion that he
I could have been reelected. He re-
fused the office, though he had heli
but one elective term. 1t is absurd
to say that personal glory or over
weening ambition which he spurned
in 1905 possesses him in 1912 He
was thea in office with all the pow
or OF office. Today he has no power
of office-no,hing but the will Of a
people .untrammeled except by con'ic-
ton
There are millions who will accept
many of the reforms advocated by
Socialists. as there were millions
who adopted many OF the reforms of
Populism. but they are not willing to
20 u the extreme of Socialism. any
more than they were willing to go
to the extreme of Populism. The
incentive 70 be somebody the
chance to make the race and To reach
the goal OF individual achievemeni-
/ is one Of the highest ideals oil
American citizenship. II has made
this country great in its men. in It's
measures In its developed resources
This is one Of the things that, in
a way. Socialism wouli destroy
Provided this struggle is an equal
one. Il Is as precious to The heart
OF youth and middle age as the Vie
tory itself The system of bossism
In both old parties has destroyed
this fine American ideal, not only
Ia politics. but In business. for the
political ramitirations which center
90 the political boss reach out into
the highways and byVays Of business
ne I have seen the finest flower
of American manhood rnlegatod TO
the scraphoap because OF independ-
ruee. not captious Independence. but
that independence which refused 20
cross the line between what was dis
tlnctly right and what was unmisiak-
ably wrong. To b. anybody. 10 get
anywhere. YOU had - take orders,
and obey them That these orders
might conflict with your sense Of
right and wrong made no difference
I II is not new thing. to be sure.
but It's poison had gotten so far In
20 the life OF the old paries that u
could Mt b. e-a 'ieated from within.
l. had T. b sal e from Wit ort
Z IN every saia. hludrefs ef y'ung
and middle AGED men of the finest
type and OF IN. hi hest ability wcr"
waiting for the movement They
were disgusted with the attempt TO
break tn. power e the Republican
boss at the polls. only TO find thai
they had by their votes set mp n
Democratic boss Just a TAD. and just
As friendly with tn. interests which
secured special privileges by lesis'a-
tion.
As a rule. the pubic .n mass..
does no, reas7n. Blu, II has ims,i'
nation: ard ~h n the shots ~hirh
I struck down Rose L al on brilliant
I " lighted street of New York city
IT seen. a. carefully stared a.
play, with policeman acting A. sup
ierx-eycryb,dy i,stinstivsly knew
that behind tn. shots WAS q conspir.
acy os crime and corruption ~ deep
ths, II was impossible tn sound 4,
They sac that In the metropolis of
their nation. the lns of witness
Against misruie Vas desperately un.
safe. coaAitsoa~ we're little better
In the capital than they were IN the
metropolis Of the greatest state In
the uniou. Democ-afir boss ru'.
"a In one. . Republican bon In tho
other. Boss rule. With ~ accom-.
panying corruption. had eaten into
the ve-y heart os onr hishesi civiiiss.
tsoa. In Cincinnati. Ceorre n. Coz
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