New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-06

it may bc that tho crowd which pays
Cor scots expects too much for its
money. Then again t may be that. as
tho loyal third party men declare. they
were waiting for the colonel"
After a stormy session with members
of the national provisional committee
'to-day. Colonel Eooscvcit broke down
oil opposition to hi, stand for a Lily
: White" Progressive party in the South
ern states.
The negro delegate problem kept the
third term candidate and the pro-
visional committee in a muddle from
| the time Colonel Roosevelt arrived in
the convention city until late tonight.
! Their sessions We're long and stormy.
! The opponents OF the eXPresidents
| plans for the elimination of all negro
delegates from below Mason and
Dixon's line insisted that such radi-
cal measure would cost the new party
dearly in the North.
Colonel Roosevelt. It was learned, In
vestigated every case in the Florida
and Mississippi delegations over which
the battle was being fought and an
nounced forcibly that he did not sane
ton the manner Of their election. He
reiterated his attitude as expressed In
his letter to Julian Harris, Of Georgia.
In the end Colonel Roosevelt won oV =
every member OF the committee. Agree
ing on a candidate for ce-President
and selecting a choice for permanent
chairman were troubles that we're
hardly second to the negro problem.
/ Judged by superficial indications to-
day there Will not be much 10 the Third
Term movement. Judged by others,
however. 1t promises a good deal. The
keynote speech Of ex-senator BevcridGe
was carefully gauged 10 arouse antag-
onism 10 the old parties and 10 enlist
all who are discontented. And Mr.. Bev-
erldges speech was in harmony with
the pronouncement which Colonel
Roosevelt is to deliver tomorrow and
with the platform which will he adopt
ed before the convention adjourns.
Going stin further below the surface
there Is another reason for believing
that the new party may make moro
headway than present conditions would
! seem TO indicate. This is the substan
tial support which II seems certain OF
receiving from some of the largest
| financicrs oe the country.
Looking for "the Least Harm
Many who read the outline Of the
platform which is TO be adopted NAV
Jump to the conclusion that its radical
ism will certainly startle and alienat?
the managers Of big business Those
who do so would be surprised to hea'
some. at least, Of these managers eX-
press their views when they discuss
privately the party and its purposes.
They say that they realize fully that
present conditions cannot last that
there must be some change and that *
bchooves them as business men to es-
pouso the cause of the statesman and
the party who will do them the least
harm.
The dissolution and disintegration oi
/ those great mOnopoles commonly
called trusts they regard as the great
! est evil which could befall them. lhe
continuation Of those monopollcs uh-
| hampered by governmental ACTIVITIES
they realize to be impossible. AS be-
tween disintcgration and federal con-
! trcl they believe themselves compelled
To choose. and OF the two they prefer
the latter. especially If such federai
| control IS 10 be administered by red-
sonable, practical man.
To liability for injury for their em-
ployes they are already compelled TO
, submit. Neither of the old parties oilers
| them any relief from that, and the he-
publican candidate for President Is inc
| father of one Of the most sweeping Ia
bjlitv bills ever proposed and one which
! is certain 10 become law next winter
J Pensions for the aged and disabled ana
| insurance against idleness they ADMIT
they do not like but Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
noses that the government and the en-
i plovcs shall share the expense with the
| employers, and they nope 10 escdP'
with a cost for such purposes which VIII
! he insignificant as compared with the
advantages they VIII reap from free
dom from prosecution under the Sher-
! man antitrust law.
They are, too, disposed to believe that
the proposed federal industrial commis-
sion will be composed Of practical mon
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