Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-06
5APi3S DESERTS TEDDY
DECLARE, STEAM ROLLER WAS
JUST rHE SAME As TOUR
YEARS AGO.
bosses STILL With US
'ummin- Declares That a Third Party
Would Not u inmate the
Hp-,c- From Politics.

WASHINGTON. July Senator.
Cummlns, of Iowa. progressive re-
publican candidate for the preslden-
| llal nomination az the Chicago con-
Nenton. today formally decided
against the new party movement led
py Theodore Roosevelt aud announc-
ed his allegiance TO the old party.
In 80 doing Mr. Cummins said bosses
could not Dee escaped by organization
OF new parties, ana that to those re-
publicans who after intelligent inquiry
conclude that President Tafts re-
nomination was the result Of fraudu-
lent votes, "the nominee of the con-
Nention is not the nominee Of the re-
publican party" He pointed out.
however, that disappointment or IN
ulNldual dishonesty cannot be climin-
nted through new party
same Old Machine.
John -. Capers, Of this city, South
Carolina member OF the republican
national committee, who supported
Colonel Roosevelt. also formally an
nounced his intention to support Pres
ldent Tafts candidacy Mr.. Capcrs,
In statement said that the work of
the majority of the national commit
tee was not one whit more severe
than the steam roller methods Of four
years ago"
AT that time" he said, in behalf
OF Candidate TAFT and under the di-
rcction OF President Roosevelt, / was
one of the engineers of the machine
and helped flatten out the minority
of the committed, who were In the
same condition when we got through
with them, as were the fifteen men
OF the committee at Chicago this
time"
Mr. Capcrs was one of the fifteen.
There Will always be steam roller
in the national committees Of both
parties he said, until the just and
fair thing Is done, providing for the
new national committee to take up
the temporary roll and assume office
before the convention nomnates
candidate for president"
Always II Progressive.
Senator Cummins' statement was
his first public utterance since the
Chicago convention re-nomlnated
President Taft. Mr.. Cummins point
ed out that throughout his life he had
been fighting to make the republican
party the progressive party.
~ believe" he said, that we can
solve the problems before us more
lHl' MY anu lllbIt NN'ifNNluly lllIOuEn
the republican party than thorough
any other political organization.
1T was but Il short while ago that
the progressive movement in the re-
publican party took on definite form
and yet at this time, -fourths Of
the republican states are in the hands
OF progressive republican organlza-
tions and the membership of the
party IS Overwhelmingly with us. We
met defeat at Chicago simply because
we had not concentrated our energies
upon the abolition Of false and unjust
basis of representation; but the basis
can and viii be overthrown and an
other system for the nomination Of
presidential candidates will be substi-
tuted before another presidential nom
ination Is made. ! agree that dishon-
est practices without regard 10 conse-
quences ought to be rebuked and
punished but | cannot believe that the
however profound,
for the dishonesty of individuals
however, heinous, can constitute
foundation upon which to rear a new
party
Can Get Rid Of Boss.
'lf we are yiglaut, these things can
never occur again in the republican
party, and II we are not vigilant. they
can occur In any party, old or new.
We cannot rid ourselves Of bosses by
organizing another party. 1t is no
more difficult to deprive the old
bosses of power than to prevent the
appearance of new ones
For these reasons which may be
easily deduced from those I have
given, | shall not join the new party,
but shall continue to use all of the
strength | have TO influence the di-
rection of our republican party to-
wards its true mission. | shall not
hesitate TO oppose measures to he
brought forward 10y its leaders when
think they are wrong. nor to differ
from the president when he proposes
legislation which l believe TO be uE-
sound or unWisc."