Show I I THE CRIME OF 1912 Los Loa Angeles Times Whatever er else elEe may be said or left unsaid concerning Theodore Roose Roosevelt Roose velt nit the everlasting incontrovertible fact remains that he deliberately and nd ind industriously wrecked the Republican party in 1912 not 1912 not to advance any measure of ot public policy for on the doctrine of ot protection there was no substantial substantial substantial sub sub- difference between the Republican and the Progressive parties and not to secure his bis own election for tor he knew perfectly well he well he was too clever a politician not to know that that the only possible effect of his candidacy candi candi- dacy would be to make certain the election of the Democratic ticket with all disaster to our country that such election w would uld entail Colonel Roosevelt ran for president in 1912 to gratify his spite against President Taft for not stepping aside to give him a third term as president something which Washington refused and Grant failed to obtain Against the meritorious services in military and civil life of ot Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt services services which the Times has no disposition to o deny or belittle belittle- this one monstrous act of ot deliberately planned and patiently executed treachery treachery treachery ery to his party and his party friends ought to and will render him utterly unavailable for fol the tile Republican nomination for or president And the menace of 01 a spite nomination by the Pro Progressive convention will not avail to force Roosevelt upon the Republicans The folly and crime of 1912 will not be repeated The nominee of the Republican convention willbe will win willbe be elected whatever course the may see fit nt to adopt |