Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-03-21

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from this State may present a united
front in behalf of our candidate"
II il is possible for such a thing
to be. then President Roosevelt must
feet deeply chsgrined over this open
criticism of his Judgment in the Sc
lection OF Presidential standard
bearer.
That the conservative leaders OF
the party realize that it is impossi-
BILE TO drive rough-shod over the
rights OF even the minority of the
party in the nomination OF a candi-
date and then win at the polls is
evidenced by the remarkable orator
ical effort OF Hon. W. II. Douglass.
The introduction OF the resolution
was said TO have been a surprise.
which means that Il was a surprise
to those who secretly favor the Ohio
candidate by orders from Washing
ton. But the patron was equal TO the
occasion and his language was as col
lows:
we are approaching another
great political campaign said Mr.
Douglass, and the people OF the Re
publican party do not anticipate the
same walk-over they had eight years
ago and four years ago
The time has been reached when
We should declare ourselves as 70
who is 10 be our standard bearer.
It is our duty to voice the sentiments
OF this committee so the people Will
know where we stand New York
is the greatest State in the Union and
it has often been said. LAS goes New
York. so goes the Union l believe
| that history will repeat itself this
year We want 20 go to Chicago and
say we will guarantee 10 elect our
man The time has come when we
| should unfold our banner and write
upon "a in letters OF gold the name
OF our candidate. Let as ask Chi
/ cago TO rally around IT, and let us
say II you viii nominate him, we
will elect him The hand OF fate
has often pointed 20 one man I'm a
critical hour This is the critical
hour. We have had Presidential
|
| and we have Presidential timber in
this State now.
I'VE ahve IN our White House to-
day a great man. a man who has
blazed the way. a man who by his
efforts and accomplishments has cleo
trified the world and shed luster up
on US He has dug deep into the
morass of things that have Slapped at
the vitality OF the nation. Let us
call this man the Pathmaker.
1--WE have in our White House to-
fully capable Of carrying out the
great policies Of President Roosevelt
"a man Of calm judgment, who will
bind up any wounds that may have
been made. and by his clearsighted-
ness and elaboration, will complete
the great work that our President
has begun. We have had the Path
maker. let us name him Peace
maker. We need have no fear OF
praising the one and indorsing the
other.
1T is time every man had made
up mis- mind what he Is going 20 do
There should be no more delay. The
name I want 70 write on that banner
is the name OF the Governor of the
State OF New York, Charles +.
Hughes.
VINO will doubt the wisdom OF
these utterances? They will rever-
berate from one section OF this coun-
try TO the other and will ne echoed
and re-echoed upon the floor OF the
convention hall at Chicago. Hon.
william II. Taft is the strongest can
didate within the confines Of the
Republican Party. He is the weak
est candidate Of all the names pre-
scented outside OF the organization.
Fairbanks and Hughes. Knox and
other candidates would in all proba-
bruty present a stronger front at
the polls.
IL may be well TO state that any
man can command more united sup
port from all classes than can the
distinguished jurist that President
Roosevelt has named as his own sue
cessor. II MT. Roosevelt could not
control the New York political or
ganization in favor OF his candidate
for the Presidency as against Gov.
Hughes before the nomination, how
can he control il in his favor on e.
lection day at the polls?
According TO all rules OF politics,
President Roosevelt should now give
his support 10 the candidate from his
own State. In falling so TO do. he
stultifes not only himself. but en-
harnesses the army OF admirers. who
have followed him TO victory in the
Empire State.