New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-18
HARMONY M'HARG'S AIM
Not Trying to Make Roosevelt
1916 Nominee. He Says.
SEEKING STRONGEST MAN
Trips Through Country Show
People Are Dissatisfied
An Admirer of Colonel.

Ormsby McHarg declared last night that
the Washington dispatch or Eesterua!'
which credited him with being one OF the
leaders of a movement To enter Colohei
Roosevelt in the Republican Presidential
primaries in 1916 was without foundation
He also denied he had gone on MS recent
Western trip as an emissary OF "eorSe
w. Perkins to aid in the alleged attempt
f. nut Colonel Roosevelt I'm the lresi-
Dental race in 1916.
Mr.. McUarg. who has been active Tor
the last few months I'm promoting p'"'
FOR uniting the Republicans ana Prosres-
siyes maintained the aim was to get the
sane members Of both the Republican ana
Progressive parties together and then 10
select the strongest candidate that couid
be- found.
"Vho that man will be" he said, can
not be agreed upon beforehand. always
ADMIRED the work of Colonel Roosevelt as
President. supported him strongly
when he was still n member OF the II"
publican party. and you must ADMIT Nv
vas one of the ablest Executives the
country has had. He had the faculty Oh
rousinr nublic discussion on various cues
t,ors such as the size Of families, slinph-
fed spelling and kindred topics WINE I've
was going along quietly and putuns
through Congress legislation that ne ue-
sired
I'm my trips through the country couId
see easily that the people arc not sa''S-
fed with the news that is coming from
Washington. They are beginning TO re-
aIize now the cost Of the split in the Ike
publican party
Until a plan of minority representation
In Congress is evolved ard the patronage
club OF the President is pared down W
ornamental size as was originally intehu-
cd. only two real parties can cNist IN 'H'S
country.
"The Republicans and Bull Moosers are
one The vote last fall shows that. Nheh
corporations consolidate they retain the
name and franchise Of the one most val
uable and most worthy 10 survive. pre-
fer 70 believe that this means the Repub-
lican party Its franchise and traditions
are valuable assets. II is claimed by some
that the Republican party Is TOO CONSTR
vative Those ~ US who stood by the oIu
party last fall do not think So We are
willing to leaven our conservatism uhlI
il becomes constructive. We are ira
ditionalists in so far as our Joint bis
tory proves an inspiration To the rising
generation. We must not be satisfied
with the recital Of stale precedents. E,ach
generation has its own ideas and Ideals,
which the people Insist shall be put into
law or preached from the pulpits
with n decent respect for the pas.
while defeating ourselves to the needs
Of the present day. enough active men
who are not political has-beens or want
to- bees have set about 10 rehabilitate the
Republican party. TWO evils We intend
to cast out as devils. First. We wish 10
cast ont that form Of conservatism or
traditionalism which smacks OF stale
precedent. and. second. that strenuous
inertia which is nothing but Ineffective
and vain agitation.
The organization OF the Republican
party has received an opportunity TO DO
this. They seem TO prefer 20 capitalize
the errors Of Democracy 70 working out
a constructive plan of their own. This. OF
course. Is not suitable TO "A lot Of us, and
we are planning now To get the sane
members Of the Republican and Pro-
gressive parties together