The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-07-09
THE WANING BULL MOOSE

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Col. George B. Mcclellan Harvey,
native Vernonter whose ability Z
write forccful literary English ha
made him q national character, tool
a Characteristic aing in the New Yorl
Times on Sunday 1T that other Colone
Of national, international and perhaps
interstellar renown, Theodore Roose
welt Of Oyster Bay.
The article is long, but full Of sole
meat, bristling with Harvey's trench
ant phrases and containing perhap!
the most pungent arrangement Of the
national Bull Moose which has appear.
ed in print 1t will also appear in the
current number of the North Ameri-
can Review.
After pointedly calling Col. Roose-
velt's attention to the existence of the
Sherman antitrust law, which was
only imperfectly enforced during the
r. X. regime, Col Harvey points out
that many Of the Big Bull Moose poll
cies have been undertaken by Presi-
dent Wilson. He says
"Not ly, as we have noteu, does
the new tariff conform to the progress
sive pledge, but il was enacted by the
aid of the progressive votes. The new
Trade commission bill, too, is precise
ly in line with your demand for a
strong federal administrative commits
sion, designed to maintain permanent
active supervision over industrial cor
porations engaged in interstate com
merce.'
In some respects, indeed, as you
must admit, he president Wilson,
has out progressed the progressives.
II is when dealing with the obvious
pining away" Of Col. Roosevelt's poll
teal affinity" that Col. Harvey makes
best Roadway, and in this, incidental
ly, he collects a mass of material of
the utmost value in making accurate
estimates of the true status of the
progressive party. The astonishing
total is fired broadside at Col. Roose-
welt thus
Did they tell you that only 4S,253 Of
the 444 1888 Pennsylvanians who voted
for you participated in the recent
progressive primaries, while simulta-
neously the democrats lost 100000 and
the republicans actually gained $4,000
and polled 10000 more than both
combined; that recent by-elections of
congressman resulted as follows: In
Iowa, republican gain 2000, demo-
cratic loss 1000; progressive loss TO-,
900: in New Jersey, republican gain
1000, democrati C loss 1000, progress
sive loss 1000; in Maine, republican
gain 5000, democratic loss $500, pro-
gressive loss $500; in Massachusetts,,
republican loss 1900, democratic loss
6000, progressive loss $500; in West
Virginia, republican loss 1900, demo
cratic loss 5000, progressive loss $500;
that in New York the progressive en-
rollment has dwindled to a beggardly
10000, as against 100000 votes cast
for you in 1912; that in California
the republican enrolment exceeds that
of either democrats or progressives
by more that 100000; that South Da
kota, which gave you 10000 majority,
has recently elected stand-pat re-
publican United States senator by
5000; that the recent state election in
Arkansas showed republican loss
5000, democratic loss $4,000. pro-
gressive loss 10000; that in the Mary
land senatorial election the republican
vote increased 10000 and the progress
sive vote decreased $4,000; that in
Schuyler county, Pennsylvania, the
republican enrolment increased TO-
600 and the progressive enrolment
decreased 5000; that in Allegheny
county, where Taft received only "a
900, the republican enrolment now is
l27, 900; that Omaha, Neb., shows re-
publican gain of 1000, democrats loss
1000, progressive loss $500; that the
republicans swept st. Louis at the
spring election, and carried the lead
ing progressive direct in Chicago;
and, finally, that few, if any, progress
sives have been elected TO the Legis-
latures of states which gave you the
strongest support?
One OF the most striking conclus-
ions drawn by Col. Harvey from the
present situation is that the continued
business depression. sprinkled as it
has been since the writing Of the arti-
Gle by the falling fragments OF the
Chaflin failure, has made 7. r. un-
necessary from a republican stand
point. Where, three months ago
progressive and conservatives were