The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-10
Declares Republican Is Better
Man Than Marshall to Re-
ceive Votes of Independents
As His Platform Is Right.
BARNARD UPHELD AND HIS
SELECTION is ADVOCATED
Noted "Free Thinker" Tells
Why Roosevelt and Taft Are
Striving for Principle Worth
Perpetuating.

hall of the Pythian Temple last even
ing, William Dudley Foulke of this
city, probably the widest known inde-
pendent politician of the country, told
why the voters this fall should sup
port the nominees of the Republican
party on national, state and district
tickets. 1t was clean cut and focci-
BILE address in which words were not
minced. The speaker lauded Presi-
dent Roosevelt and explained why he
did right in refusing to permit his
name to be used for denomination. He
told the characteristics of William
Howard Taft, the Republican nominee
for president, and pronounced him a
man not seeking, but deserving every
honor possible. The audience was ad-
vised James e. Watson would not be
the man to send back to Congress,
but his selection as governor was adj
vocated. The reasons why his choice
is preferable to Marshall were ex-
planned in detail. AS typifying the
ideals of Roosevelt and Taft, Judge
William o. Barnard, of New Castle.
was said to be the proper man to send
to Congress from the Sixth districr.
The remarks of Mr.. Foulke were
argumentative and explicit. They
were not confined to personalities any
more than issues. Republicans were
told how to manipulate the county To-
cal option matter, SO as to win. The
apathy Of the democrats upon many
subjects was ridiculed. Gov. Hanly
was charged with playing to the gal
leries. Mr.. Foulke said in part:
Theodore Roosevelt did right when,
Just after his election by the most
triumphant majority ever cast in
American history, he declared that he
would not be a candidate again. He
did right, not only because the pre-
cedent established by Washington,
and respected by every president, has
forbidden any man from holding the
Office of Chief Executive more than
eight consecutive years, but also be-
cause this .prCof of his disinterested-
ness was vital to his own influence
and usefulness. If he had no. made
this pledge, his administration would
not have had the career Of splendid
success which 1t has attained, but
even under his superb leadership 1t
would have been halting and deformed.
Every act would have been clouded
by suspicion. Men would have said,
"He Is playing for third term; he is
doing this thing not for the public
welfare. but for his own popularity"
and that record which has shone with
q lustre without parallel since the
time OF Abraham Lincoln would have
been obscured by doubt, detraction,
and lack Of confidence. He was
strong because he was disinterested,
because he could have no personal
ambition beyond the preservation Of
his own fame as a benefactor of the
American republic. The result has
amply justified his Judgment.
But whether his course was wise or
not, having given his word, he was
bound to stick to it and there never
was an instant of hesitation on his
part in the keeping of his promise. He
determined therefore to use every
means in his power to see to it that
the Republican party did not nominate
him. Now the only way he could ef-
fectually do this was to see to it that
the party did nominate some other
good man. So immensely popular was
Roosevelt that he could not possibly
have left the nomination to the con-
vention unaided by his counsel and ef-
forts. If he had taken no hand, the
convention would have been seeth-
Ing caldron of contending factions
from which only one outcome was pos
sible, he would, himself, have been
the nominee. whether he was willing
or not. Now he could not be put In
the position of refusing a nomination,
which came to him as practically the
unanimous desire of the convention.
But IL he were to take 1t, he would
be held up to the world. not only as
q man who had broken his word, but
as one who had been plotting, In
spite of his own declaration, to secure
his own reelection.
But, although no personal ambition
stained his patriotic desires, he had a
natural interest that his policies. in
augurated and carried on for the ben
eft OF the people, should be perpet-
uated. What man in his place could
be Indifferent to the future of his coun-
try? He would not willingly put the
executive power in the hands of re-
dictionary. so that the great things he
had accomplished should come to
nought. He would not, like Sisyphus,
roll his great burden up the hill only