Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-06-05
KNOX DELEGATE BOLTS.
viii Vote for Roosevelt on First
RaIIot, He Saws

Ballot, He Says.
New York, May 26.-The Press, print
ing the following special dispatch from
Washington, says:
Another man of high standing. who
is delegate to the Republican national
convention, tonight declared he would
vote for President Roosevelt on the first
roll call. This delegate is Thomas w.
Phillips, of New Castle. Pa, Independent
millionaire oil refiner, and always the foe
of the Standard Oil Corporation. Mr..
Phillips has been classed as Knox man,
and while he prefers Knox to other can
didates in the field, he says that the men,
ace of Organism and the necessity of in
surfing fight against the trusts for four
years to come demand the denomination
of the President.
Mr.. Phillips was elected by an over.
whelming ma jority as one of the nation
al delegates from the Twenty. fourth Con-
gressional district of Pennsylvania, which
includes Beaver County. the former home
of Matthew S. Quay. He won his cleo
tion as delegate after contest, and says
he is not bound by instructions to vote
for Senator Philander G. Knox.
His platform in the contest for dele
gate was for progressive Republicanism
and for the protection of the people
against the trusts" he feels free, there
fore, to act as his judgement dictates,
and has decided after careful considera-
ton that President Roosevelt is the best
man, not only for the Republican party
to nominate, but best for the people to
rely on for four years more as Chief Ex-
ecutive.
FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
Mr.. Phillips was formerly member of
Congress, being chairman of the House
Committee on Education and Labor,
when he introduced the bill which Gre
ated the industrial commission, which in
turn led to the formation of the Bureau
of Corporations, which bureau made the
/ Federal investigation of the trusts, and
assisted in making possible the convic-
ton of the Standard Oil people before
Judge Lands.
NV hen l was asked to announce my
self as candidate to the Republican ma
tional convention stated that Endorsed
the Roosevelt administration aud was in
favor of the continuation of his policies.
On that platform l was elected by the
popular vote of the Republican party in
a spirited contest. am now fully con-
WINGED not only that a great majority of
my constituents, but that the Republicans
throughout the nation, as well as many
Democrats, are in favor of the re election
of President Roosevelt. 1t is my deliber-
ate judgment that if he is nominated at
Chicago he will be reelected by an over
whelming majority. 1t is my intention
to do all | can to nominate and elect Mr..
Roosevelt for second term.
BATTLE BEING WON FOR PEOPLE
president Roosevelt is engaged in the
greatest and most stubbornly fought con-
fiict for the rights of the feople since the
civil war. He is commander-in-chef
and the battle is being won for the peo-
pie. Why change commanders in the
thick of this great conflict for honest gov
eminent and civic righteousness
"This conflict must go on and on until
every business man shall have a square
deal and every laboring man a square
meal, even if it is necessary to beggar
and imprison the 'malefactors of great
wealth and squeeze every drop of water
out of their stocks.
"The consumer and the laborer pay the
dividends on billions of overcapitalization
eXtOrtiOnate prices must not be exacted
from the former nor just compensation
denied the latter. Let us not deceive our
selves ana leave the next generation to
reap the whirlwind. If our government
fails to give all our people square deal,
then we are face to face with socialism,
anarchy or revolution. The business
boss and the political boss must be taught
that rights do not belong to one class and
duties to another.
while President Roosevelt has served
US we'll and faithfully and desires to be
relieved, it is my judgment that he will
not resign in the face of the foe if COM
manded to press on by the sovereign
people, He must and will obey their
commands. 'Vox populi vox Del