The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-08


uttered for years from two evils
na, ..Jy akin to each Other-nacnlne
',nasement and corporation oics-
man., IV", These parasitic arowths have
", cnyclolxsi the tsce that they
ming IL. They must be cut on Anu
sd away. All hope OF tututc
sn,,th and strength Hes IN tne
s.,',,,uuhness with which TINS wOsA
.hall te done.
'"I" is not disloyalty; 1t 10 loyalty
:, ,he republican party to insist ti'At
=, " ,,.. set FREE from these CROWNS -
y ,.,i.n 10 It's nature. Its spirit asa
'," mur,s,se. Those politicians who
n,,ieye that the stability Of the 0ec
J.nends upon tie support wnicn
,hsv fancy 1t receives nom Sno
,'.,s, site plants clinGinR to It. fatses
,han un,u Its own straight and
', ,",,,v trunk and aFnaly planted
- must be taught what the
r"" '"urc, of the oaks life really u.
,,,ev may tremble with fear that the
.,.n,,sn,an. detesmined to cut away
,h,. clinving parasites. u about TO
s,t,ct the tree itself. But trey
"hnmld know better. Il h this ".
nnrnutx. which prevents sosrse OF
,nrr, from understanding what the
Republican is trying to do.
Others, with full cnoaeh under.
.t,,,iinx Of the proclaimed purpose
Of the Republican, believe. Or ame<
m believe, that this papers deciara-
ion that It will not support ma.
clsine-mahe and corporation-itctated
,,,ket Is mere blufl, siGnifying moth.
ing. Aa IN,
~, enlightened, Those who smile
conplacently and think the Rep"b!l.
c,n i.u,s not mean what 1t says Will
fnd that the day Of their dominion
draws towards its end.
Possauly the grasp of the machine
is too strong to he bsOkea this time
:, far ~ nominations arc coAcefn.
,.I. But tie fact that this year Will
sex, the last OF that kind Of dOninA-
t;on will he demonstrated at the
polls in November.
II is not altogetlSer . question of
the personal fitness Of nlea hOmi-
mated by the machine. In the caee
OF personally good men whom the
machine may nominate, it 10 the
manner and method Of their nosna-
nation which arc objectionahae.
Good men nominated By the mAr
chine are had candidates.
The primaries viii BE- the test ol
whether tho ticket shall be classed
as marhine-uade. The machine ID
not defiant In all the rcsults Of IL
work. Not every candidate II favOes
is had. IL oftea throws . cop "a
Cerberus. 2Oue<imes, In h0ars O1
80 ~
present . ticket which IN the per
>onal character of the caAdidatda
named Il unobJectionable.
The real qucstioa. tlsesetore, d
not 50 much what the machine did
in tho assembly ~ what It may d.
in the primaries. The ticket viii b
machine-mAde, II the machine run'
the primaries. The best test o'
whether Il does % or not may b
the pernOnnel Of the ticket. But 4
will not he tlse oaly one. An other
wise good ticket might be MACHINE
made. A poor ticke4 might he nOmi
mated Though the untfaAnseacd &C
AZ the voters- BETTER tie ticket veal
in al saye tlae question u pessona
IsmosGraey. y nnsonaeea ~ The fFes
act of republicaa voters, than ,
tbrket cOmposed q tie stroages
men in the state nominated through
the d0minatiOn II the corporations
and the machine.
The atuAtioa calls for . freer ex
pressiOa Of the deaire Of the part,
members hefOre tho primaries ar'
held. There IL NO reasoa wh.
maay moro names sfsould not b
placed upon the primary ballot b,
petitiOn. Only 500 signatures ~
required for each petition. Ther'
can not be too many names ol caa
didates upoa the primary halIol
The people should have ~ Wide i,
range Of choice in the primaries q
possible. It will tend toward free
dom. It will help to break tn
hold Of the machine upoa tho party