The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1912-07-12
Friday. JAY -. 1918.


CaicaoD - naltl@sss.
However TIE political viseacres
10y regard the outcome st Chicago,
they will make ! profound mistake
n they fail to recognize the impos-
tance Of ~ principles for which
Theodore Roosevelt fought. His
weak point wss bis personal am
bition, which has experienced .
setback. Had he been content to
be Z savior Of his party for reforms
sake alone. be might have won the
1ght. and united Progressive Re.
publicanism could have looked
Toward to . triumphant issue In
November. II was his third.term
candidscy and his personality. not
his psiuciples, that split the party.
Bat the reforms which be cham.
pioued. and which have been ap-
proved by 40 indisputable msjorit,
Of the Republican voters 1t the
prinaries. will 90 on to FINAL
triumph. There was both force
and dignity in Mr.. Roosevelt's up.
peal for nation-wide support for .
movesnent. the main object Of
which ID to reassert the popular
will and restore the right Of self
govesnment to the hands Of the
people By taking Il away from IN.
scrupulous bosses and political
mschines. He raised 90 issue
which. although thrust aside fos
TIE nomeat BY the sheer power Of
. superior organization. will YET
have to be faced and wisely and
patriotically decided 1t whatever
ccst.
Now. the turmoil Of Chicago 10
seproduced in Baltimore. What .
picture Of social and political On.
Tese. The tossings and Distractions Of
~ people bossd hand and Scos BY
pgscsdests that ere designed to De.
psivs then 81 their share 10 the
novssnneas. T. shsse coavestious
1s1osoal AZ Chicago. Roosevelt
po1Goo1 Ct ~ danees q iolssneisg
t1nGes - eossspe rib q nsissd
eaC1oo1l1n ~ 6eoGism. and -
pscia1ly ID coeerogof ~ aschisesy
q Do0iuAtieg co9veaeioes ard the
uaking q psssidents. Al Dalti.
mose. Dsyan has Seconded . similar
noee Of warning to The Democrats.
0oeh protests ore . load call 10
arouse patriotic citizens to true
sesse Of The sitsatioo.
History repeats itself. Our
modern refosmers, sighting . seem.
ingly hopeless battle against en-.
trenched powers and overwhelmine
numbess. have their prototypes 10
The lives Of messy Who have been
sAcsi6ced On the altar Of reform 10
The pest. Soloa found the Athen.
Ian commonwealth degraded BY 10.
justice 10 the courts. . corrups
ADMINISTRATORS. . general lowering
q moral. political and economic
slandards. They called him mad
when be attempted 10 stir The people
10 sctioa; but his messsge reached
The mark and redeemed them from
The tyranny Of oppression Of the
rich. redissributed taxation. relieved
Industry Of it, onerous burdens.
ffsed he land from . losd Of debt,
repealed oppressive laws. gave to
The commonweslth new constitu.
iios end rebuilt Il upon the broad
basis of equality and justice.
Political parties and their corrupt
alliss had been its ruin. The ma.
chiee controlled everything Ia sight.
ard was Ia turs controlled by the
wealthy class Who usurped the
peop,e's rights. fossered unwosth,
ambitions aud reveled 10 lawless
power. Soloa warned them that .
iias would come when Q man
would be ashamed TO say. \ en- .
{ .eisee of Athsas. for Il would Be Q
{ se6essioa that be wss one OF those
who had leit their liberties TO-"
We nsed oeo like Roosevelt and
Dsyas. .Allhough they may be
eaoule-0akess. their mission 10 10
hoep u coeseast view The danger
lhai ehsselesst hs most sscrsd rights
= eilisssship. ''less ~ forget.
1hey 10y sos have ths courage to
~ 49,, NTH 6smness ard DE-
800. 9 0o)oa did. The alluremeut
= pessooal sdvsncs0est; bot they
nessnpolGA sbsis oissios sevesths. |
- wkso lhsy hold up The vision |
= e1ooo. ooosoe eovesomsnt before |
Iho noaIuo. Thy seasd 70 % -
uunokeoo. cnlllng - . > higher
'111lSonnklo. ~ - ~ exescias 81
- onaIiaioo TIT - eowaed bss.
So 1900 - . ooooee oalloa.
- chsIseioo Henl1.