Evening star., 1916-05-10
Amalgamation for Roosevelt Only.

clifford PinChot. Rooseveltian at all
times and against all odds, says:
THE nomination of Col Roosevelt by
the republican national convention may
he regarded as settled. For many weeks
il has been clear that the republican
choice lay between Roosevelt and
Hughes 1t has now become evident
that no national convention can this
year select nominee whose views on
the vital issue Of the moment are un-
known The issue is Amerieanism, as
we all know. Roosevelt made that ISSUE
and he will be chosen to fight it
through
And then note this, which follows:
1t is true that the nomina of
Col. Roosevelt will unite, in co-opera-
tiou behind single candidate. substan-
TALLY all those who are opposed to the
principles and the practice of the demo
cratic party and the Wilson administra-
ton. 1t does not, and in my Judgment
it should not, mean the amalgamation
of the progressives and the republicans.
The progressive party still has func
tion to perform, function of vital con-
sequence to the people of the United
States. in marking out the road along
WHICH lHt INCREASING WtlldTt VI tHc dN-
erage man can best be sought and OBJ
tained.'
"Amalgamation' for the purpose of
returning Mr.. Roosevelt to the White
House, but not for the purpose of
carrying out republican platform. The
bull moosers are to retain their separate
organization, and then insist on their
own platform, including many things un-
der the vague and elastic head of social
justice" and the particular thing of the
recall of judges and of judicial de-
cisions
What say the republicans' What
would the country say to the candidacy
OF Mr.. Roosevelt on any such basis7
1t was in 1892 that the democrats
made a thick "spread of molasses," and
caught great numbers of voters. Gold
democrats and silver democrats, pro-
lection democrats and free trade demo-
Gratis, and many disgruntled republic
cans. "amalgamated" under the leader
ship of Grover Cleveland He was
hailed and supported as the one man
who could beat Harrison.
He performed the task. and chaos re-
suited. The algamation" discovered
that much more than having a strong
man in the White House was necessary;
that he must have support for policies,
and that the "amalgamation" could
agree upon no policies. In less than
six months after taking Office Mr.
Cleveland called Congress in extra ses-
sion and the 'amalgamation" went all
70 pieces, and could never be reunited
At the end of four years Mr.. Cleveland
retired from political life, and his party
went into the wilderness for stay of
sixteen years The most expensive
"amalg lgamation" of record
Mr.. Roosevelt is being doomed by his
admirers as the one man who can beat
Wilson. But even if he should perform
that task. he would need party in Con
cress strong enough 10 enact policies
into laws. But what policiesf Some
thing in the line of social Justice if
that could be defned' The recall of
judges and judicial decisions'
Bull moosery is not republican SIN ;
and bull moosers and republicans unit
ing only 70 put Mr.. Roosevelt for the
third time into the presidency would
fnd themselves after performing that
TASK az cross purposes over everything
e.se. and chaos would yesuit The way
- acalgamate is to amalSanate over
measures a. well as over men.