The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-06-23
THE REPUBLIC A MONARCHY
Where the Chief Magistrate Names
His suceessor-Prsseribes the
Platform-censors the Speeches
Delivered and Touches Button

democrats nave lOIclOlu mas Colut W
pass and the republic is coming peri
lously near to a monarchy or a die
tatorship.
who would have believed it possi-
bic when Lincoln was nominated,
that the republican party would in
a few years tamely submit to the
chief magistrate, after two terms of
Office, decreeing who his successor
should be, allow him to prescribe the
platform, edit the speeches delivered
and even dictate the nomination of
the vice president? Can anyone deny
that President Roosevelt has order.
ed all those doings Of the republi-
can party, by just touching the but
ton at the white house?
Allowing that President Roosevelt
is patriot who can be trusted
To manage the politics and policies
of the United States how will the
country fare when some less able
and honest man undertakes to fol-
low his example in years to come?
II Mr.. Taft is elected can he be
trusted to dictate his successor?
It will be very dangerous pro-
ceeding to trust him, judging from
what he has done to aid himself
in obtaining his ambition.
When the campaign opened for
the nomination OF candidates, as far
as Secretary Taft was concerned, he
having but little personal strength,
the crucial test was whether with
Ian the power of the administration,
he could secure the delegates from
Ohio. Boss Cox, whom Secretary
| Taft had denounced as corrupt
would control the delegates from
Cincinnati and some other counties,
and prevent them from supporting
Taft. and held the balance OF power.
They were naturally allied and fay-
orable to Senator Foraker.
What was promised or paid to
Boss Cox to 90 back on Senator
Foraker may perhaps never be
known, but whatever the influence
was it can hardly have been honest
influence. Secretary Taft and his
sponsor the president, must know
what brought about this conversion
| Of Boss Cox. Senator Foraker might
perhaps tell what happened, if he
would 1t is said to have been the
dictation of the principal state Of
flee by the currupt Boss Cox, which
many republican newspapers are now
denouncing.
The question for voters to con
slider is whether they are willing
TO perpetuate the Roosevelt dynasty
by electing Taft after his unholy al
lance with Boss Cox, and then agar
elect whomsoever he may decide
should succeed him, The Taft poll
cies. whatever they are, will do JUS
as dear to his heart as my poll
cies" are to President Roosevelt
and whether good or bad the effor
TO perpetuate them can be made jus
as successful through the exceeding
power OF whoever is president OF th'
United States. The precedent OF th'
administration debating It's successo
has been set, and ambition will force
IL 10 be followed If Mr.. Taft Il
| elected. There perhaps viii neve
| again be such a strong combination
| OF republican leaders attempting Il
| defeat the administration program o
: perpetuating itself But all these fay
orite sons have dwindled into moth
. ing, and get a few complimentar
| votes without any prospect for a FL
| ture for any OF them. They were a
clay I'm the hand of the white hous
i potter UtN Will NdN' W '''NN '''N'
| medicine and shout for their master
or the republican elephant will b
ruthlessly driven over them. The r.
publican leaders can only blam
themselves. They have been persis
emily giving power to the presden
and following this Hamilton polio
OF Capitalization have defeated the
own plans and purposes.
/ There Is said to have been eign'
three milionaires who were dei4gat'
| to the republican national conventio
and those republicans who are dissf
isfied with the candidate nominate
or the platform adopted can hard
I wonder that their party favors W