The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-03
THE ROOSEVELT PARTY.

Monday in Chicago the third party
will be formally and officially inaug-
urated. 1t will be Rooseveltian in ev-
cry characteristic. That the rough
rider will be the presidential nominee
is, of course, a foregone conclusion.
Who will be selected as his running
mate is a matter OF uncertainty. Gif-
ford Pinchot-with his bank roll, has
frequently been suggested. Frank
Munsey, the millionaire publisher, has
also been in the mentioned" class.
Westerners do not care for either and
are apparently more enthusiastic owe
Governor johnson of California than
any other man. Johnson was one Of
the original Roosevelt boosters and is
still an enthusiastic supporter. He is
sufficiently radical TO satisfy the west
ern contingent.
The third party has a rather de-
pressing outlook. Born Of revenge
it has nc great appeal to the public.
That it has the possibility of perma-
nency is not usually be~lieved-even by
the men working hardest to effect the
organization. For the purpose for
which it is being organiEed-to bring
about the defeat of Taft-it may be
successful. Other than a transient
affair it can have no serious consider
alton.
A number of North Dakotans are
participating in the movement. Many
Of them are honest and sincere admir-
ers of Roosevelt. Others dislike Taft
to such a degree they cannot vote for
hin-and rather than make the big
jump to the democracy-they are en-
deavoring to ease their conscience by
going only half way. Still others &C.
tive in the Roosevelt movement in this
state are in it simply because they
want to be feminist the existing order
Of things and are anxious to kick the
fat in the fire. A few have never
owed continued allegiance to any po-
litical organization. Men like Judge
LAUDER democrat one campaign, a
republican in another-are political
joiners-ready to affiliate with every
new organization and loyal for any
length Of time to none.
Commenting ON the third party, The
Minneapolis Tribune had the following
editorial:
Is the third party movement dan
gerously near the breakers?
The psychological effect of trumped
up contested delegations to the repub-
lican convention having failed OF it's
purpose and the succeeding fare-up
having been followed by a calm, the
practical politicians who have their
own bacon to look after in their home
states do not appear so age for the
new organization.
In his personal zeal for Office at any
cost, he colonel would like to head a
brand new party; at least he thought
he did. 1t would give him larger ap-
peal to the people and might keen the
moral ground from sliding under him.
But the wish, while it may warm the
cookies of his heart, seems a foriorn
hope to some of his admirers and it is
not to stand in the way If it threatens
to sidetrack his or their ambitions.
The colonel would like to have vot-
ers OF all shades of belief flock to his
standard. AS his Massachusetts man
ayers announced In the primary
election that no previous party
ANIMATION was a deterrent to
FONNA6 VI hll1s not even a
moral one, so his new party was to
be for ex-republicans and ex-demo-
Gratis without regard to their political
EAST n are to come Cor. were to
ccme) in on an exact equality and to
nave each the same share in the party
management"
But as morals are interpreted broad
" within the Roosevelt camp, So prin-
ciples are easily bent to meet the ex-
igencies of all cases tia may arise.
Where it is suspected that a state can
be carried without the dangerous gam
bic of a third party there is not only
pronounced reluctance, but downright
rebellion against deserving the repub-
Hcan party as a state organization.
although there are no qualms about
knitting the national ticket.
These radicals of unrest" as the
cplonel called them not SO long ago.
are not going to sacrifice their grin on
TIE republican party even for the self
atnofnted Of the field of ArmaEeddon.
This will no feaze the Oyster Bay
opportunist for he can love the repub-
Hcan party as fondly as he does the
nbtion of a third party, If he can get
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