The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-01-14
BULL MOOSE RETURN
TO REPUBLICANS
PERKINS, PINcHoT AND eEvER
IDeE DON'T LIKE IDEA OF
BEING PRlVATES.

Colonel Roosevelts recent assertion
that he was through with his ''lunatic
| friends" meaning those politicians
who persisted in their efforts to keep
alive the bull moose party, brought
quick results. the most significant OF
which was the formal appeal issued by
Representative Hinebaugh of Illinois,
chairman Of the bull moose congress
sional committees, advising all pro-
gressives to return to the republican
party and to make common cause with
the regular republicans in overthrow
ing the democracy, says Washington
correspondent.
/ While Colonel Roosevelt has not
publicly urged others of that party TO
get back into the republican fold, he
has been busy since the November cleo
ton comforting with progressive re-
publicans, who declined to follow him
in 1912. as well as with progrcssves
who did follow him, and 1t Is well I'M
derstood that the sentiments voiced by
Hinebaugh are the views of Colonel
Roosevelt.
Leaders Awakened.
The Hinebaugh statement, coupled
with the private statements made re-
peatedy by Colonel Roosevelt, indi-
cate that the progressive party leaders
have at last awakened to the fact that
If the republican party will reorgan-
lie, it can be and will be dominated by
men of progressive ideas, and viii not
again be controlled by men of the old
stand pat type. This much was evil
dent to many progressive republicans
in 1912 and it was men who knew the
real situation within the republican
party who advised against the bolt al
Chicago But Colonel Roosevelt at
that time would not listen to advice;
he could not curb his temper, but in
sisted upon forming a third party
which accomplished nothing moro nor
less than the insurance of democratic
success.
The colonel and many other pro-
gressives who stood by the third party
in 1914, ike the thousands who have
already returned to the republican fold
now acknowledge that the mainte-
nance of the progressive party can dc
nothing more than insure further dem
ocratic success. THE continuance OF
the progressive party as a distinct or.
ganization," said Mr.. Hinebaugh
could have but one result in the 1911
: campaign and that would be to great!
increase the chances, If not insure tht
: reelection of President Wilson and tn,
democratic party"
Working in Harmony.
Mr. limbaugh frankly admits tina
on important questions of Legislation
the progressives and the progressive
wing of the republican party in con
rress have been voting together, ant
he might have gone further and citet
many instances where the progress
siyes and the solid republican mem
bership voted together against demo
cratic measures There being this com
mon cause Mr.. Hinebaugh argues tina
8 the time has come when the progress
ives should go back to the old part.
whence they came.
: But Mr.. limbaugh has made an
other discovery. and that is that wheI
the progressives return to the repub
lican party and array themselves Wit
nrourasSiya renuhlicops Who rafi,sad =
leave the old party in 1912, they vii
y constitute majority and will be abb
to dominate that party and shape it
ipolicies. It was evident to q grea
many experienced republicans as "a
back as 1912 that the progressive win
: of the republican party was even the
on the eve of assuming control of tina
party and would have been in contrc
today but for the bolt at Chicago 3
y forming a third party, the followers a
3 Colonel Roosevelt postponed the da
when the progressive element wou
come into control and in doing thi
8 played into the hands Of the demo
: cratic party, and actually gave tina
party control Of the government
though it cast minority vote and re
y tanned control of the next house ais
0 by reason of the split in the opposi
0 tlon.
n Believe Colonel Favors Move.
The statement issued by Mr.. Hine
baugh has given rise to much com
ment among senators and congress
men interested in the reorganization o
the republican party and the genera