The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-02-19

to avoid. 1t is looking into the future,
but this danger is sufficiently possible to
REQUIRE for the country's sake that the
Republican party shall be rallied and for
titled. and shall hold itself in position
to be able to improve its opportunity for
success whenever the Democratic party
shall lose it's hold on the mandate OF the
people.
| AGAINST COALITION WITH BULL MOOSE.
| 1t is hard for me to understand how
anyone can suppose the groups among
Mr.. Roosevelt 8 supporters that are real
ly progressive, which as old Republicans
leave him are becoming proportionately
more influential in his party. could be in
duced to come under the Republican ban
ner. They really believe in the most
radical parts of the Progressive platform,
and, but for their hopes in respect OF
these, would cease political activity.
On the other hand, how could the great
body of the existing Republican party
subscribe to the Progressive programme
of national initiative and referendum, OF
national recall of judicial decisions, and
all the other novel cures for Ills, fancled
or real that have been eagerly massed in
the Progressive creed in order to hold the
votes of many groups, each one OF which
in the past carried on separate cam
paign for special remedy!
For these reasons concur IN the views
of Mr.. Roosevelt and MIR. Beverage that
union of the Republican and Progress
sive parties is not feasible. But this IS
not at all to say that an opportunity may
not be cheerfully given, and as cheer
| fully embraced. for the Republicans who
! have been Progresslves to return to the
Republican fold; and have already lndl-
Gated the reasons why | think they are
likely to do So Whether there be hard
times or not, therefore, the return OF
these Republicans, and the natural re-
action against an administration from
the inevitable disappointment of many
who do not find the performance so glori-
Gus as tie proprise, will increase the
number of Republicans in the House OF
Representatives and will greatly aug
ment the Republican vote IN 1916, even
if it does not give the party victory. 1t
is foolish, therefore, to speak of the
death of the party.
I MR.. ROOSEVELT ANALYZED-TH THE MENACE
Those of US who believe that Mr..
Roosevelt's new theories of government
will seriouslyimpair that which we hold es-
| sertal to the maintenance of liberty reg
| ulated by law and who at the same time
! knowthat he is man of the greatest men
/ tai activity, of wonderfully attractive
personality, of lightning qulckness OF APP
| prehension, of exceptional facility for
picturesque and forcible statement and
the making of phrases that seize the
public attention; of remarkable skill In
selecting means of publicity: of eXtraor
binary power to ignore the arguments
and statements of facts of his adVer
sares; of still more extraordinary power
to induce his followers do so, and of in
domtable courage to carry out his many
theories by the exercise of governmental
power, should he acquire it-are justified
in thinking that the most important thing
to the country is to defeat the Progress
i've party in presidential elections.
The Republican party thus has an OPP
portunity for usefulness to the people of
this country that never has been exceed
ed even in the crisis of the Civil War or
/ in the free silver campaign of 1896.
1t may take longer than decade to
work out the real issue to be decided so
that it shall be seen and understood of all
men, because the present situation is
clouded with much irrelevancy..
THE C. o. P. AND THE TRUSTS.
The national Republican party has
taken more real practical steps to curb
the abuses of corporate franchises and
to reduce the power of corporate con-
troll of public affairs than any other
agency in politics. Most substantial
progress toward sound conservation of
our national resources and rescue OF
them from corporate and private ac-
QUESTION was made in the last Republican
! Administration. The same Administra-
! ton perfected the Interstate commerce
| law in such way as to give complete
control over railroads to governmental
board, and it enforced the antitrust law
so thoroughly and with such disregard OF
corporate and capitalistlc influence as to
call down the denunciation not only OF
the corporations themselves, but OF many
men who are members OF the present
Progressive and Democratic parties
The Republican party, however, knows
the value of corporations as an agency
Of general material progress in concen-
trating capital and giving it useful and
profitable employment, and in increasing
the wage fund of the country. 1t does
not. therefore, believe in treating cor
porations unjustly or in putting needless
Instructions in their way. They are
nothing but artificial entities acting as
trustees for individual stockholders, the
great majority of whom belong not to
the wealthy, but to the people of aver
age means. Their prosperity IS essen
tial to the prosperity of the country.
LAWS TO CHANGE NATURE.
The Republican party is in favor of all
police legislation intended to secure prop
er. tenements for the poor; to prevent
the employment of children at too early
an age; to secure proper hygienic condiv
tions for the community and especially
for wage-earners as they work; to RENE
dy any situation where circumstances
have offered temptation to the employ
er to subject the employee to needless
danger; to put the employee on an equal.
ity Of negotiation with the employer, &C
that through organization and arbitra.
tion and in other ways the employee may
secure equitable terms; to secure work
mems compensation in case of injury, by
which the risk in dangerous occupations
carried on for the benefit of the public
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