, 1913-07-03
In Which we Differ.

In last weeks Saturday Evening Post, " q read with interest an
article relative to the Merger of the Bull Moose party and the G. O.
P. by a very able writer. While the writer unquestionably knows
more about conditions and politics in one minute than we could ever
hope to learn in a lifetime, if We lived to be older than civilization,
yet we like to thresh out these matters to our own way of thinking in
a two-syllable language. Not that we are trying brain-storms, but
merely for our own satisfaction. Now the author makes the state
ment that the New Progressive party is composed largely of~men in
both Republican and Democratic parties aud who left their respec-
tive parties to Join the new for its principles. W. do not agree with
the gentleman at all (not that he cares a hang probability He also
says that the m e who ran on the Progressive ticket were in one
sense martyrs, because they knew thew could not be elected" We
do not agree with him there either on that point. We have little
knowledge of other states in the above matters, with the exception of
Wyoming and Colorado.
the Bull Moose ticket in Wyoming and we know something of the
political history of some of the men in Colorado, a we'll as being in
formed by men from that state who are responsible men, and we wish
to say, that there were many of them who we're hardly considered
good material in their own parties for public positions. They were
men who were born with political aspirations, but never stood high
enough with their own parties to get anywhere and as a consequence
they were looking for just such an opportunity a the Bull Moose
party oferedv chance to get in on the ground floor and run for
office. There were hundreds of good men who voted that ticket who
we're honest in their Intentions, yet they we're damned by the party
leaders. In this state this is especially true. We do not look for
any merger between the parties, neither do we ever look forward to
there being much more demonstration on the part Of the Bull Moose.
In the case of United States District Attorney McNab, there
seems to be considerable feeling. Mr.. McNab wanted to prosecute
the white slave cases against Caminetti, and the father of Calninetti
has just been recently appointed Commissioner General of Immigra.
ton. Higher officials wanted the case postponed that the father
might attend the trial of his son. Mr.. McNab promptly resigned and
in doing SO has asked several embarrassing questions The following
from the Laramie Republican hits the nail on the head:
"The attorney general states that his reasons for contin-
uing the Camineti- Diggs cases was that the secretary of la
Dor desired the presence of Senator Caminetti, the father of
one of the defendants. Why, then, did he insist upon CON-
tinuing the case against the defendant Diggs, which had
absolutely nothing to do with the case of Caminetti, who was
separately indictedP Why was it necessary for Mr.. Camin-
ETH to be here at the trial III San Francisco when he was not
a witness and when his son was represented by seven emin-
ent members of the California bar, one of them has since
been indicted for conspiracy to suborn perjury in the same
case to save his clentP"
The fact that the president at once directed that the
cases II brought to trial without delay shows that he did not
approve of the action of his attorney general, no matter how
sincere he may be in condemning McNab. The further fact
that McNab had warned the department at Washington pn-
or to the order of postponement that great influence would
be used to secure a postponement indicates rather clearly
that he knew what kind of defense he would be compelled
to meet.
The East is cooking in heat, while we Of the west live in the
cool fresh air that put life into men. All things can't be equal, for
one reason and another, and many people re not inclined to divide
with the other fellow, but the west extends a call to all who wish to
come, where they can live in comfort. There is room for all in this
lpreat yes and ulsntv If Trash a. air tn mako liaw worth Euinn