Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1912 — PARTY’S POWER AT END [ARTICLE]

PARTY’S POWER AT END

BREAKUP OF REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION IS APPARENT. 'ts Only Bond Fast Approaching Dissolution With the Personal Quarrel Between President Taft and Tneodore Roosevelt. ' J The Republican p. rty is going to pieces because the only bond that has held it together for yea.rs past has lost to power over the people. That bond s the protective tariff Republi anism’s two great leaders ire now -open-1 Vat war. They accuse sac’n other of many wrougs but in ivery case the charge has to do with ae tariff or its beneficiaries; Both wings dr ; lie party are in fuil flight from 'he or s tariff and trust record aid the baishest things that Mr. Tait and Mra Roosevelt can gay as each ot her are those trial allege undue subserviency to the .grasping bosses of business land politics. Some sueb end as this is inevitable in the case-of ever? political party that has no aim bir. ; Innder. In all of Republicanism s book keeping for 20 years there has been no entry of a moral idea Its sole purpose has been the enrichment of a class at the expense of another class., Its sentiments are all sordid. Its battle cries are all of greed

Mr: Taft confesses the hopelessness of further monopolistic tariffs by denouncing the present schedules and their authors and promising relief as soon as the tariff board shall have completed ifiS. investigations. Mr Roosevelt confesses the worthlessness of the trust-building tariff for campaign purposes hereafter by seeking a third term- on other and wry remote issues, There were a few presidencies in the bloody shirt There have been several presidencies in the tariff, but Republicans everywhere agree that there will be nn more. !" A party actuated by high ideals I could not Ipossibly develop a situation such as that which has led to the violent personal quarrel between Mr. 'Taft and Mr. Roosevelt. They have failed apart because the various beneficiaries of favoring laws have separated into jealous and warring groups Some of these gluttonous interests favor one man Some of them favor i the other. In the exposmes now in progress we have proof of guilt on all : sides and revelations of the truth that cannot fail to startle the country. The break between Mr. Taft and Mr. Roosevelt is more than a rupture be- | t\\een two men. ft signifies that the two w.ngs of the Republican party are turning states evidence against each , other. Neither side has any defense |to offer for the party as such. Both admit every, count in the indictment of that organization as presented by Democrats, Th»-re is no bode of savI ing the pany. for it is conceded that pt is . not worth, sz’ ing, The present ( Republ.can watchwoc-u is "Everv man ;-dr hints,e'f.’”—St. Louis Republic.