Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-12-12
A SAD REQUIEM

Inc suspense, the uncertainty
the travail are over, the Bnll
Moose Party, born little more
than one year ago, is dead. For
many moons the little flame OF
lie has burned feebly, and at
last at a very tender age the
river has been crossed. All theo
ries of eugenics and heredity
seem to have been exploded. Il
should have lived forever if il
was to bear any resemblance to
the robust, spectacular and hell
roaring Teddy the Great, who
was both its father and its moth
err.
Col. Roosevelt and his follow
ers appeared to be very enthusi-
astic and sanguine as to the tina
outcome of their dreams and
aircastles were spared as long
as they have been. But whethc
soon or ate their demolition
was inevitable. They failed t,
see which men of less politica
experience, but of cooler head
and keener visions have seen
Enraptured with the visions OF
the future they disdained t
look into the history Of the past.
and, as a consequence, example,
by which they might have pro
fitted have been utterly ignored
They failed to learn the first
axiom in the volume of politica
lore which lays down the prin
ciples, evolved from the painful
experiences and mistakes Of
OF the years gone by that no or
ganizatiOn, having as its funda
mental basis the personality OF
a single individual no party per
meated and sustained by plati
tudes, hysteria and fanaticism.
no party which is but the exc
erection from the pores of another
political body can expect any
thing better than speedy dealt
and Oblivion.
Well might the two great pc
!itical parties of this country
have had cause for alarm and
trepidation as we'll as appre
hension had this new party
fostered and mothered by the
Wonderful Teddy been the re-
suit Of yearning cry from al
over the country-a sweeping dc.
mand 10y the people for the priu
ciples endorsed by the new par
~ at their National convention
But it is quite evident to every
unbiased person that Roosevelt
was not only the ruling anc
dominating spirit, but that ther,
would have Teen no such a thing
as Bull Moose Party had it noI
been for him.
TO delve into the history o
the party just moment, in tho
Experience Meeting held a
a sort Of an anti-climaX to the
convention, both men and wo
men wed with each other in eX
pressing their undying devotion
TO the Progressive Party. The |
thought never seemed TO once |
enter their minds that prior e.
Teddy's defeat in the Republi |
can Convention, they had never |
dreamed of a third party; thai
for years LaFollstte, Bristow
Cummins and Borah, all # TN, |
Republican Party, had beei
preaching better progressiv,
principles than those to which |
they were then and there swear
ing allegiance and undying de
votion: that those men had
scarcely caused a ripple so far IA
national affairs were concerned
aud that the movement of tn,
Bull Moose Party only begun to
assume substantial proportions
after Teddy and his Hat had
been kicked 'ont Of the Repub
9itah fairy. and his Hat haD
beqh&ba4bs neutrality-suspicious.
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