The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-31
WHAT MONT HAVE BEEN.
. RcoseveltiaR Analysis " the IHei.
dents Of 1919.

1'V ceo W N"o ENSpuDbtt1St DdTty i@u
It's beginning In 1919. and that Colonel
Roosevelt WAS the only ono who was
connected with II.
There are two general divisions Of
dispositions or temperaments: namely.
those who care nothing for anybody
except Themselves and whose every ef-
fort u for their own selfish ends. And
those who care for somebody and eome-
thing besides themselves and who are
willing to strive for the success and ad-
vancement of others.
Thu nrst Disposition fnds expression
In the crooked. s."ciai privilege SERVING
bosses. some Of whom any nan could
mention In his sleep. The second hnds
expression In thoBe public rvAnt who
nave been and are trying to improve the
status Of IN all.
These dispositions being naturally At
variance. the logical outcome IL a con-
test. The last thirty a have seen
this contest develop from q seemingly
hopeless fight against the bosses 10 a
decidedly hopeful, fght against them. In
a number OF States the people have mat
tiers entirely In their own hands notably
by reason of direct primary Anvil By
the year Of 1912 Presidential primary
laws were In force in many States and
delegates were chosen in accordance
Herewith 20 6t in the national Repub-
lean convention.
But when convention time came Q
large number OF them were ruled oar,
and they found that the Republican ron.
vention was . private affair: that .
certain few controlled II. and notwith-
standing the fact that they were chosen
as prescribed by the law of their rev.
eral and sovereign States, M repro
sented the voters who would cas- the
majority OF Republican votes In their
States, these dele gates had no standing
before the committee. so the contest
Of thirty years between the bosses and
the people simply came to a . in this
question Shall the people rule?
TIT people lost in the battle OF the
committee and the convention. but the
war Is still on.
&c. r." says: Suppose ne tColonel
ROOSEVELT had curbed his impatient
itching to grasp the reins OF authority:
suppose he had not incurred the reproach
OF ~treachery TO a good natured. kindly
disposed friend: and a little further on
ne says. ''Why. he would have been
He practically raises three points,
Colonel Roosevelt had no right to VI
In 1912 because of a promise.
il was treachery TO W. II. Taft.
1t would be all right to accept q NOM
!nation in 1916.
The answer to number M Ia that X
Colonel Roosevelt's explanation OF his
promise was honest he had tho right to
be a candidate. The answer 10 lumber
three is. II his promise was binding in
1912 II would he in 1915.
&C. T" may take either horn Of this
interesting dilemma.
The answer TO lumber two IL that q
man loyalty should not be to q per-
son but to a principle; that for four
years tho President had not fought for
the good OF all to tho satisfaction OF
the country AT large, and that with him
again the standard bearer Republican
principles would meet defeat at the polls.
Here is the proof OF this contention IN
the membership OF Congress:
Senate. Republicans Democrats.
............. 81
House. Republicans Democrats.
isoo.............. 222 isI
10: .2s
Two years after election Mr.. Taft was
n discred.ted leader. TO nominate him
again was folly,
We nave the Rev. LYMAN Abbott's
word THAT Colonel Roosevelt only con
scented to become a candidate after
urging. and that every consideration of
tp1filoll, btstNs u illlllu, hIiIbiAIbiI, Ots,
would urge him TO wait until 1916"
That much for the impatient itph-
ing TO grasp the reins OF authority"
Any man has the light TO be a oan-
didate FOR the Presidency II two cond,-
lions can be met Has he the ability
to discharge the responsibilities OF the
Office he seeks? Is "a change necessary
or imminent?
The answers 20 these In 1912 were {:
r.NAs.t pAa9A,aa1, tu1 tIA nhlls,. ar.1 a.
change was Imminent, as shown by the
Democratic majority In the House and
the much reduced Republican majority
In the Senate.
But could the tide Of defeat have been
stemmci with Colonel Roosevelt as the
Republican caudidate' When he sue
! cccded President Mckinley the Senate
stood Republicans SO. Democrats 90
and at the close OF his seven years in
the White House the Senate stood Re-
publicans CT. Democrats 81.
The House stood Republicans 1913.
Democrats 1853 in 1901 and II stood !:
Republicans 222. Democrats l64 In 1908.
Take this for what Il IL worth. But
here is something that you can really
go by
In the Presidential primaries Of 1912
100000 voters avliled themselves of
the opportunity TO say for whom they
1FfItrftI 10 Npkt. VI tnern l,oUU,UuU
voted for Colonel Roosevelt and chose
27s delegates for him. and 500. 1000
voted for Mr.. Taft and chose IS dele.
gates.
The States which supported Colonel
Roosevelt IN the Chicago convention cast
4.329.el7 votes in 1908. and 2.9il.397
votes were east in 1908 by tho States
which supported Mr.. Taft In tbs con-
! vention.
with these facts before them, why
did the "Old Guard" nominate MIR. Taft
The psychology of it is very simple.
II was anything to beat Roosevelt. be-
cause he is for giving the people n
square deal, and with him In the saddle
we Will be out of it. Defeat now with
Colonel Roosevelt as the candidate will
be no worse, and In 1916 We shall b.
In the saddle again, because four years
Of the Democratic party will be plenty
for the dear people"
Just one more thought for &c. t"
and his friends
Surprising that every one OF the g.
369.2el men who voted for W. II. Taft
really believed that he Was tho first
choice OF the Republican party. will
&c. T." concede that they were mis-
taken and that their leaders slipped up
or slipped one over on thom''?
And II so. are they ready again TO
follow such splendid leadership?
In view of tho foregoing Is It not
pertinent to ask
WHO ripped the Republican party wide
open. Colonel Roosevelt or the Old
Guard? o. Y. RULE,
STAMFORD, Conn. December 80.
The Revision TO Wilson.