The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-27
VOICE OF
- THE 49,
p e OPLE
WHY A THIRD rICKErs

To the Editor:
The voters of Lake county have for
weeks been the submissive recipients
of arguments pro and con In relation
to the question of placing In the field
third party ticket. In the heat of
this strife and rivalship within the
ranks of the once SO cohesive repub-
lear party 1t is only natural that some
of the reasons advanced have been
one-s sided and the voter accordingly re-
ceived somewhat distorted view. Con-
sidering the question one of vital i'm
portance. not only for this coming cam
paign, but also for the future. 1 be-
lieve that the interested parties should
keep cool long enough to apply to 1t
sound logic and judgment. My nom
partisan views on that now burning
question are that it would be great
mistake. a retrofiex movement step
that every good republican in Lake
county would regret. The members of
the regular republican party In the
county of Lake are just as patriotic
and just as broad in their views on
political issues the bull mooscrs and
they are displaying more genuine pa
triotism insofar that they are seeking
to keep the party as united and or
the field here 1t will be bitter strife
between the two wings of the republi-
can party, the result of such a strife
is obvious and clear even to the per-
son who hates to acknowledge 1t be-
forehand.
| The enormous undertaking of found
ing new national party should only
be entered upon when some really
great cause fires the national indigna-
ton and no man or body of men have
the right to build up artificial causes
misleading the great mass of the peo-
pie and the gigantic combat for su-
premacy should be waged foT princi
pies only and not for place. Logis and
| sound reasoning Is the safest guidance
for the Individual and for the natior
| and If there is found to be an unreal
ity and lack of vital force and justnes,
in the claims of those who carry the
new party banner, the people shoult
speak accordingly. 1t Is an easy tasi
for the unscruplous passions which
political contest arouses to gather falls,
Testimony, rumors and stories of cor
ruption and thereupon construct
ldamning impeachment OF the opposins
forces The new party leaders wisl
Roosevelt at the head maintain tina
the regular republican party with Tai
as the leader no longer represents tn,
people, has become useless and shout,
be regrouped in some new organism
seemingly forgetting that 1t took 81,
long years of intense work to construc
and build UP the republican party an,
} icontending with apparently earnest
. ness that 1t can be wrecked in tn
course of no time. Personally, I d.
not believe any fair minded republican
progressive or just plain republican
wants to see the, old party go unde
and glancing at the numerous tomb
, stones In the political graveyard be
meath which sleep In peace and com
fort the corpses of the various ne,
parties of the past, there is hardly an
/ danger of an immediate execution
II The real progressives believe tina
the republican party In iself is a pro
gressive party. that those honestl
. hghting for progressive principle
have the best opportunity to do 5
Z with the party making it adapt itsel
to new principles and new issues.
1t is the slogan of the bull moos
: party, let the people rule but in m
estimation a man has go to be might
blind If he does not comprehend ths
| 49,. ANOccSNCit iditS tHc new progress
sive party and If there ever was a ma
who was entitled to be called dictate
0 Re is the one. But regardless of til
4 | position a voter takes as TO the pres
: Dental candidates, so far as the thir
ticket in Lake county is concerne
there should be only one course fc
n the republican and new party men
e follow. If the bull moosers are sir
g cere, are honestly working for a mob
cause and high moral principles, the
, should at least understand that sue
g principles can best be advocated an
e supported through a united party.
II III. c. NJ.