New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-01
Saws Moose Republican
Alliance for Contests
Here Only, However.
HIS WORDS SOOTHE
GARDNER, OF MAINE
Colonel May Welcome Support
of Former Party in Race
for President.

NrONGrnOT OF Name 0dAlN ~ ~ So
today to see Colonel Roosevelt lie
wanted to know the meaning Of some
OF the Colonel's statements. He wanteo
10 know II the Colonel was gong 70
fuse with the Republicans sll over the
country this year 10 get the hepuo'iS'''
nomination in 1916.
Gardner is opposed 10 such a move
He is one Of the original Progressive
who believes that the party has o'g
future, especially in Maine, AND thS'
every Republican who rode over lhe
Colonel's friends az the republican
convention in Chicago IN 1917 snouIu
he shot at the first convenient sunrise
Mr. Roosevelt was cordial TO tue
Maine candidate, and handed TO nm q
letter for his use when he opens has
campaign at Bangor, Me. to-morro"
night. The letter-or statement-was
dearly a suggestion that Republican
support will be welcome TO the Colonel
inferentislly in 1916. The letter veered
bit from that to attack the wilson
administration.
Mr. Gardner read the letter and the
statement, wrinkled his brow and then
said;
Colonel. does this mean that you
sre seeking national fusion between
the Progressives and the Republicans
Not az all" the Colonel answered
This applies purely to local eondi'
lions"
81 told the Colonel" Mr.. Gardner
said later, in discussing the interview
with the newspaper men. that II III
sion meant recognition Of an alliance
with men who had stolen the Chicago
convention / was through and would
not stand any longer with the Pro
gressive movement. The Colonel reas-
Sured me-
T. n. to Aid Maine Moose.
The letter was as follows:
Nv Dear Mr.. Gardner; | wish to
extend TO you personally my con-
gratulstions and best wishes, and
through YOU to say to the Progres-
siyes Of Maine that ! am coming
10 Maine, ] hope, on August lS TO
sneak 10 and for them. and 10 do
all within my power TO help elect
the entire Progressive ticket IN
Maine. Moreover, ! shall make my
appeal not only 10 my fellow parry
progressives. but 70 all the good
citizens Of Maine, Republicans and
Democrats, TO stand with US IN the
contest.
Al Washington the little Pro
rressive party, led in the House
bv Victor Murdoch, has been the
one party there that has shown
any intelligent appreciation of the
national need for constructive
work. The attitude taken by the
Progressive members Of Congress
on industrial and economic CUES
lions has been the only attitude
l. H. - los
Washington which has offered the
slightest hope of securing through
governmental action any measure
OF real relief from our economic
and industrial troubles.
The Progressivcs alone have i
reasoned and balanced programme,
Offering the chance both to secure
prosperity in the nation at largs
and TO eliminate, or in any event
70 minimize, .he evils Of our eco
nomic and industrial system.
7 hold that on the one hand the
Democratic national administrs-
ton in Washington, with its con-
troll Of the Presidency and both
houses Of Congress, has shown It's
complete incapacity to safeguard
the honor and the interest of the
American nation.
! hold no less that the Repubh-
can national organization, domi-
mated as il is by men Of the
stamp Of Barnes, Penrose & Co., is
utterly incapable Of affording the
slightest permanent relief.
felt that in New York State
our prime business was to fight
against the invisible government,
against the two bosses and the two
old machines, with their see-saw
IN the government of, the state.
wanted to take the most eff
feetive method Of doing il, and
when a Republican like Human
and Democrat like Hennessy
would come out openly against
these two machines / was glad TO
back them up, just as last year /
backed the Democrat (MitcheD for
Mayor Of New York.
II the Republicans would SINH
lsrly come out against Gallinger
and Burleigh and the existing Con-
gressmen from New Hampshire
and Maine we would be delighted
20 work with them, but they must
come out against and openly de-
nounce Gallinger, Burleigh, Peters
and the other leaders of the Bour-
bons and reactionaries who have
put the Republican organization in
4 position Of violent antagonism TO
the fundamental principles Of the
Republicans Of the days OF Abrs-
ham Lincoln.
Appeal to Both Parties.
We appeal to the honest rank
and file Of the two parties, Repub-
hcan and Democratic alike, and we
will be delighted TO fuse with them
against the bosses. the machines,
the Bourbons and reactionsries OF
both politics and business.
Barnes, Penrose, Gallinger and
their fellow managers Of the party
are able 20 keep their grip on the
party By the adherence 20 them OF
men like Senator Burleigh. Who
ever follows their leadership, no
matter how upright in his private
capacity, is against American vel
fare.
When Senator Burleigh acts un-
der the leadership Of these men
he ranges himself with them and
against the true interests OF the
American people
The decent and farsighted citi-
zens % Maine are left practically
without representation In the Con-
eress OF the United States at this
moment. The men who have been
sent there claiming to have pro-
nressive sympathies have, as a
matter Of fact. consistently acted
AGAINST the real progressives in
Congress. and have, with seryility,
followed the old machine leaders.
The words they used before
election are Of no consequence
whatever. Their actions and their