The Jones County news., 1916-06-15
WILSON AND HUGHES.
A Review by the Jones Couu-
ty News Editor of the Politi-
cal Situation. Prospects are
Bright for Democratic Sue
cess.

We Democrats have a hard Eight
before is 10 defeat Hughes, but We
believe We can win. Had the Repub-
cans and Progressives last week at
Chicago united 90 man and ticket
and the two parties ooalescrd, their
ticket would have been serious
menace to Us. But this they did not
do. The G. o. p. not only refused to
consider Roosevelt's candidacy, but
denied him any voice 10 making up
their ticket, winding up by nomlua-
ting Judge Hughes, a man the Colo.
mel bad disapproyed. While the Re-
publican politicians monkeyed with
the Progrcssives, they denied them
any voice 10 making up their ticket.
They then wound up by kicking Col.
Roosevelt from their party, sho Red
their bitter antagonism and contempt
by ignoring the Colonel's intimatlon
OF his willingness to come on 10 Chi
cago aud address the convention, and
then wound up by nominating Hughes
and which was equivalent to deA-
ance 10 Roosevelt and his ProRrcs.
Bives 70 do their worst
The politicians who controlled the
Republican convention know they had
Roosevelt alta disadvantage, and en-
iertaining toward him the bilteresl
hatred tor bringing about their de.
feat four years ago, determined to
crush both Roosevelt and his party.
At the convention OF 1912 the most
brazen acts of unfairness we're prae
tlced to defeat the nomination OF
Roosevelt, and when he denounced
their action and launched the Pro
gressive party, he had public senti-
mont and sympathy at bis back. But
in the convention last week no such
practices we're necessary, for Roose.
yclt had organized the disafectants |
into separate party, so the Repub- |
licaus could further their ends aud at
the same time conGuct their conven-
tion that Us every act might be un-
questioned These astute old politi-
clans had no intent to coalesce with
the Progressives, but let them nomi-
nate Roosevelt, and then having him
and his purity at a disadvantage, pro.
ceed TO crush them both They knew
that Roosevelt would not dare 20 be-
fore the country as the Progressive
nominee with only the faction OF
party at his back, for he would be
crushingly defeated and ignomine'
ously politically exterminated.
The only thing lief, for him would be
10 dtcline the I'ros fessive nomination
and withdraw from politics, and as
the Bull Moose party was founded on
the individuality of Roosevelt, there
was no other candidate around whom
TO rally. This program was carried
out 70 success and finish.
1t is now generally conceded that
the Progressive party is dead beyond
Peace to Its ashes, for
we Democrats owe our political tri-
umph to the short.lived existence of
the Bull Moosers, But II has now
gone the way OF the Greenbackers,
she Populists and a host OF other de-
funct parties. There can never be
but two parties in this country; The
aud the Republican. The
first represents the masses, the other
the classes; the one the people and the
other the money power. So far as the
South Is concerned II is a clearly
drawn issue between the rule OF the
white man aud an elevation OF the
negro. Whatever reforms or redress
that the masses secure must be accom-.
through the old Democratic
party, and not through any new party
Had the two parties last week uni
ted and nominated Theodore Roose-
Welt, we would have looked on that
ticket as formidable opposition,
Col Roosevelt is not only one Of the
biggest and brainiest men in America
and with a strong and devoted perso-
nal following, but he is honest aud
sincere, representing great living is
sues for betterlug the condition OF his
people. Had Theodore Roosevelt |
Joined the Democrats he would have
accomplished great good aud been
the party shead. Butwith his sterling
honesty and love for the people, when
he aligned himself with the Republic |
cans-a party that represents class
legislation snd the plutocrats aud is
Autagonist4e 20 the masses--is was
like trying to mix oil and water; so
the old party leaders awaited their
opportunity and then crushed Roose-
Welt out OF political existence,
We kaow II Is general belief that
She refusal of Roosevelt to accept the
Progressive nomination will greatly
help Hughes and that il means we must
this year combat n once more united
Republican party,
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