New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
OOsFVF1T Tells HOW HE "CAED THE BLUFFS" OF THE MACHINE

. lest I might feel too strongly on what you
term the 'altruistic' side In matters or
labor and capital and as regards the rela-
tons Of the state 10 great corporations.
E. know that when parties divide
on such issues las Bryanisml the tend
ency is to force everybody into one OF
two camps, and to throw out entirely
men like myself, who are as strongly OPP
posed to Populism in every stage as the
greatest representative OF corporate
wealth, but who also feel strongly that
many of these representatives Of enor-
nous corporate wealth have themselves
been responsible for portion Of the con-
ditions against which Organism is In
ignorant revolt. I do not believe that 1t
Is wise or safe for US as a party to take
refuge in mere negation and to say that
there are no evils to be corrected. 1t
seems to me that our attitude should be
one Of correcting the evils and thereby
showing that, whereas the Populists. So
ciallsts and others really do not correct
the evils at all, or else only do so at the
expense Of producing others In aggravated
FORM on the contrary We Republicans
hold the Just balance and set ourselves as
resolutely against improper corporate In
fuence on the one hand as against dema-
gogy and mob rule on the other. l under
stand perfectly that such an attitude or
moderation is likely to be misunderstood
when passions are greatly excited and
when victory is apt to rest with the ex-
tremists on one side or the other; yet l
think It Is in the long run the only wise
attitude. l appreciate absolutely
[what Mr.. Plat had saidl that any APP
plause l get will be too evanescent for
moments consideration. l appreciate ao-
solutely that the people who now loudly
approve of my action in the franchise tax
bill will forget all about it in fortnight
and that, on the other hand, the very
powerful interests adversely affected VIII
always remember II. 1.-THE leadersJ
urged upon me that personally could not
afford to take this action, for under no
circumstances could / ever again be
nominated for any public Office, as no cor
poratlon would subscribe to campaign
fund IL ! was on the ticket and that
they would subscribe most heavily 10
/ beat me; and when l asked II this were
true of Republican corporations the
| cynical answer was made that the cor
porations that subscribed most heavily TO
the campaign funds subscribed impair
TALLY to both party organizations. Under
all these circumstances, 1t seemed to me
there was no alternative but to do wnat
I could to secure the passage OF the OIL
TWO OPPOSING IDEAS.
These two letters. written In the spring
of 1893, express clearly the views OF the
two elements Of the Republican party
whose hostility gradually grew until 1t
eliminated thirteen years later. In 1sl2
the nolitical and financial forces OF which
Mr. Plat had once been the spokesman
usuroed the control Of the party ma
ch,nery and drove out Of the party the
men who were Loyalty endeavoring to APP
ply the principles OF the founders OF the
marty TO the needs and ISSUES OF their own
day.
The next fnstaluent Of Mr.. Roosevehs
"Cha piers Of Possible Autobiography WILL
he a continuation Of the present NUMBER. IL
will appear In the Issue Of November :.
published by special arrsngement WIN
"The outlook" of which Theodore Roose-
Welt is the contributing editor. through the
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. Copyright
1918 by The outlook Company All rights
reserved. including rights OF translation.