The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-01
THE COLONEL STILL AIDING THE
DEMOCRATS.

speech last night in Pittsburg, in the
course of which he attacked the VIII
son administration, calling the Demo
cratic tariff colossal failure" the
antitrust program an economic abb
surdity," and the foreign policy
| "wretched."
The Colonel declared that the solu-
will agree are destructive To business
Land opposed TO the best interests OF
| the people generally, rested in the
support of the Progressive movement.
But does Mr.. Roosevelt really believe
that he can counteract these policies,
of which not only he but all Progress
sives and Republicans are complain
| Ing by working for the Progressive
party as a distinct political unit and
| against getting together of the fore
es that could easily secure a country
wide rebuke for the Democrats?
Ii the Colonel is the keen political
observer he is credited with being, he
must know that the Progressives are
steadily losing ground and that the
Republicans are gaining strength. Pro-
gressives the country over, realizing
that a union with the Republicans will
provide the only means to defeat the
| Democrats, are going back into the
Republican ranks.
The most enthusiastic Bull Mooser
would not claim that his party stands
ghost Of a chance To carry the 21S
constituencies that must be carried to
control the first chamber of the Sixty
fourth congress, says the Detroit Free
Press. 1t has only fifteen of them
now, and it has assuredly not been
gaining strength since 1912. The sole
hope lies i'm the success of enough Re
publicans To swell their present total
of l23 members To the requisite half.
Does the course Mr.. Roosevelt is
taking tend to aid in the election of
more Republicans? on the contrary,
it tends to defeat Republicans. 1t is
calculated to split the opposition to the
new tariff and the foreign policies OF
the administration and TO take from
essential for their success. Mr.. Roose-
Welt, in fact. by vigorously supporting
a third ticket this year, will be directly
and effectively aiding the very cause
he is opposing.
The eX-president has always referr-
ed to himself as a practical man"
But the course Of a truly practical
man, who has spoken as Mr.. Roose-
welt has spoken about the present situ-
alton, would he to seek first the duty
Of 1914, which is to impose IA check
upon the policy Of the Democratic adj
ministration by bringing about the
election Of a congress opposed To it's
policies and TO defer until 1916 the
settlement Of further problems, which
are not susceptible of settlement now.
In the course of an attack on re-
publican leaders Colonel Roosevelt
said.
1T is well TO keep in mind that we
now have Mr.. wilson's administra-
ton, primarily because Of the action
of Senator Penrose in associating with
men of the same type, like Mr.. Barnes
Messrs. Penrose Barnes and their as
sociates at Chicago, taking advantage
of the fact that national nominating
conventions are not protected by law.
followed course of conduct morally
every whit as bad as that which at
elections results in wrongdoors of
humber rank being put i'm stripes.
They stole from the rank and file of
the republican party the right TO gov
ern themselves Ito nominate their
own candidates and promulgate their
own platform. Their politi-
cal lives depend upon their keeping
politics in such condition that decent
men cannot succeed them and that
the ordinary citizens cannot get control
Of their own government
In reply to the Coloners rebuke TO
"bosssm." a statement given out last
night by Senator Penrose is illuminat-
ing The senator said, i'm part:
1T is difficult for me to determine
Just when Mr.. Roosevelt reached the
IL
tainly was not in 1904, when the re-
turns from Pennsylvania in the pres
idential election were sent to him by
me as chairman of the republican
state committee and in reply to which
received from him the following let
ter:
My dear Senator Penrose:
Upon my word of al! phenomenal
returns, the returns from Penn
sylvania are most phenomenal.
Il congratulate and cor
daily thank you.-IFaithfully
yours. Theodore Roosevelt
I'm fact, during the whole period of
Mr. Roosevelt's presidency my rela-
iations with him were cordial. am
informed that Mr.. Roosevelt refers to
the fact that | opposed him for nomi-
nation at the republican national con-
ventiOn in 1912 and | take it that this
is the real reason for his change Of at
titude. Men are apt TO be bosses TO
their enemies and leaders to their
friends"