The Detroit times., 1910-10-06
Osborn Praises G. or. For
Trying to Purge Itself

During a lull in the convention pro
ceedings In the afternoon, Chase 5
Osborn was called upon for an ad
dress. He said In part:
II 10 profoundly satisfying 70 see the
internal activity Of the grand old Re-
publican party In Its successful EFFORT
to pruns and purge ITSELF Is r aeeOwpriis s
the times and take position or new
usefulness to nation, state and all the
people. There can be no organic or
fundamental weakness in the Repubii-.
can party that does not exist In or OF
the people because II has been for
years the party Of majority and must
have taken on the character OF the
taken on this character ~ the reason
for Its success: for It's ability to extri-
cate itself from hopeless mazes: for its
very. In other words. the genius of
the American people 10 reflected by the
Republican party, The Democratic
party has lost it's best men to the Re,
nifty to serve their state They found
that In failure the Democratic party
in success It staged only chaos and in
competency. II wa: wrecked on the
bleaching reefs Of slavery. free trade
and free silver and showed such a PEN
waned to a point where II even lost
the powers OF adequate criticism, all
so necessary to a government by free
TO compensate for this loss the Re-
publican party tnstinctivsly took itself
over to careful retrospection. asked
itself q number Of pertinent questions,
Of progressive Republicans led by the
most fearless and able PUBLIC man In
the world today. Theodore Roosevelt.
These leaders are doing for III: Rspub. .
what should have been done by the
Democratic party II II had not entirely
lost Its Potentially. Thus has the
a self. moving Institution, out OF which
may Now the very essence from the
fountain Of political change and i'm
provement Within itself may grow
the differences now existing between
the Republican and Democratic par,
ties. This segregation OF parts will
views, Will stimulate wholesome fric-
tion and controversy with resultant
dinused Interest and discovery of po-
Thus out Of the old party chrysalis
will come q newer and better Repub-
guard the interests OF all the people
and guide the nation nmsr 70 S.s the highest
:. Under the old regime the Chicago q
waukee & St Paul railroad companies
igan Central dominated Michigan poll
tics the New York Central, United
states Express Co. and allied Interests
ruled in New York. There came a La
Michigan. a Roosevelt In New York:
Similar conditions existed In almost all
the states and nearly all have devel-
from Gpsm ehe Of 1 Psistus
SAWYER and John c. spooner tried to
run over LaFollette with the car Of
political juggernaut. This embittered
him am extremist. The Michigan Cen
trail machine fought Pingree. but the
people saw In him sturdy champion
6 their right: a Fouxs spRSrssS s% To
their discontinue and defeat.
So the people ind themselves in
power. But In power they must be
fn, enough snn but in its dss,raetivsness
II cannot be compared with the power
for evil Of public Injustice. The future
VIII 'how , the public viswpoi DIN, to be
out with moral, intellectual and physi--
cal growth until the nation Is a poised
entity OF symmetry and strength.
psr.oIsy Ssi ey,v that Tnssdo5s
leader. but is unselfsh and Is not aim
ing at personal political gain; that he
IL a teacher and preacher whose power
LOT 8Itntcf IS pTiNhte
citizen than as president. With hearts
at peace and minds nlled with good In
tent; with earnest effort and devotion
TO both private and public duty. with
true regard fer-the- basic principles of
our Christian civilization, the solution
OF tho details Of the problems of gov
eminent and society will follow as the
golden grain follows the sowing Of the
seed Our race will not be one for
martial supremacy OF the world. but
for love and mercy and justice. The
impotence and unhappiness OF wealth
Will disappear before the better attri-
butte of heart There will be no SER
want and no master, but q friendship
and brotherhood where the strong win
help the weak Until these things
come TO pass the thin veneer OF civili-
zation will lily conceal the barbarian
beneath.
SO let us work together for our mu-
tual refinement and Improvement, nor
fearing Pops's lines:
Truths would you teach or save sink
ing landf
ALI fear none aid you, and few under