Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-31
Secretary Hayward's speech.

secretary hHyWaFuH Speechs
When called before the republican con-
vention At Lincoln last Tuesday. Secretary
Hayward Of the republican national com
mite said:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Republicans:
I did not have any fears when l came up
here today Of being called before you, but
I want TO say it is a pleasure and a pride
to me to be present in any republican state
convention. I believe that the convention
system should not be done away with
entirely. Applause) I believe that the
people do rule In convention. I believe that
our meeting today will do the republican
party E~ood-that II is good for US to meet
together and exchange our views and my
only regret is thai this convention, as fully
| attended as Il is, has not more work TO do.
Now. It may not be the most pleasant
subject 10 hear, but II is natural that we
should turn back to the campaign Of last
fall. and I want to tellyou gentlemen, very
briefly. some of the reasons why we suf-
fered defeat in Nebraska in my opinion.
I where all the rest OF the nation. north OF
the Mason and Dixon nne went solidly into
the column Of progress and OF square deal
ings.
In the first place, gentlemen, Nebraska
was lost, in my opinion, for the national
ticket and state ticket SO far as It was
lost by deceit, by fraud, by chicanery and
by dishonor. Applause)
Nebraska is now, as II was IN the fall
Of 1908, normally a republican state, but
by trickery and by fraud, as I have said,
all the devils Of hell and all the angels Of
heaven met to Join hands in a Virginia
reel Of political abandon. daughter and
applause)
Our opponents sold themselves to the
devil and to anyone else that would buy,
and having done It and having received the
goods that we're delivered, they turned
traitor to any and every interest that
seemed expedient, and that is why they
beat us and no other reason.
Gentlemen, believe that we ought to
be careful and be on guard in our campaign
in this year and in the future and see that
our affairs are in the hands of none but
republicans. Applause.)
Il am tired-and 1 am not afraid TO say
so-of having the republican party guided
by a lot of Bryanized near republicans.
Applause)
And, gentlemen. let me say further that
1 do not believe, in order for a mar to be
a progressive republican. that he has to
let his republicanism suffer one particle.
Let me state to you that down in Otoe
county and in some Of our neighboring
counties we are progressive republicans;
we are still on deck and we never have
flown the black flag nor the white flag,
and we never will. (Appiause.)
ION these issues I believe the repub-
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squarely behind the republican party of
the nation. The Chicago platform made
certain pledges to the people. and that
platform must be redeemed in all its de-
tails. and II will be redeemed, because in
addition to the little coterie Of lighting
Insurgents I saw a few weeks ago In the
senate there is a great big S00-pound body
and a 2~,00o-ton brain that is going to re-
deem those pledges. and that is the brain
Of President William II. Taft. applause
Gentlemen. I say 1t is a matter of pride
to me that I had the pleasure Of talking
70 cur senators the day the fight was
begun, and I had the pleasure Of telling
them VIA I thought the republicans OF
this state would expect OF them. and ]
had the pleasure OF seeing them standing
there and proving true to every trust thai
we have reposed in their hands.
Now, gentlemen, the national platform
OF tho republican party Is good enough
for any citizen Of any community.
Il do not agree with our respected chair
man on the bank guaranty proposition
prolonged appiause)
Let me state to you, gentlemen, that
the bank guaranty proposition was never
proposed in sincerity. II was never pro.
posed for any reason but to catch q few
votes. (Applause) Just as the free sill.
yer bait was hung out by the Peerless On,
; TO everybody that was in debt, becaus,
! he thought that reputation would appea
to the debt-burdened masses of the people
so the bank guaranty was stuck out as