The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-18

vlneed that Mr. TAFT had dennitsiy and
completely abandoned the cause OF the
psop,s and had ~surrendsred himself
Isicnal political bosses and OF the great
pLlvleEed interests tandi behind
hem ! had also become convinced
Gould not be made at All. and, mat Mr..
Ialts nomination would come 70 him
Sitheat serious opposition The event
Rooseveit continued TO d~enounce TAFT
as tne Ssndidate Of the bosses and then
said; Here IN Chicago at this moment
ne has never had one chance of success
ave what was given him by the actions
u Messrs- crane. Barnes. BROKER. PEN
s sme Murphy, G~uEgenhelm Mulyane.
rheating' the people out OF their rights-
he was beaten 80 Overwhelmingly by
me people themselves in the states
last state In which he spoke. in New
Jersey, he permitted himself to be be-
trayed Into the frank admission that he
sxpected TO be nominated because he
tsleved the National committee would
stand by him.
ATTACKS COMMITTEES.
,,ona ..er a oi,,er criticism OF the Ma
IaIt delegates In contests the colonel
went on 70 say that when the conven-
s bon ,o Sr iors men sssemeled. e would
who represented the people were for
Kim and not Taft. and that il was their
10y W Inflow out all the delegates
who had not been fraudentiv seated
n majority OF the national commit
Tee nave acted with deliberate dishon-
esty. a majority composed nearly half
81 pohticians from territories and states
mat never cast a Republican electoral
VOTE and nearly half OF politicians who
nave Just been re~pudiated At spen pri-
,naIles oy the people OF their ON states.
nas stolen from the rank and file OF the
HePuolicans from sixty 10 eighty law
.uiy erected delegates. has substituted
u~sIesates not elected by the people and
claims the right TO nullify the will OF the
people by placing these fraudulent dele
kates. not elected By the people. on the
temporary roll call Of the national rom
Nenuon with the hope OF thereby con-
ironing II In the interest OF the candi-
Sate and OF the bosses whom the people
nave Just now emphatically repudiated.
This attempt to bind the Contention
oy an act OF deliberate dishonesty. brings
IN question certain elementary prnciples
which lie at the foundation. not only OF
party procedure and party orranization
but Of free government and social order
Couvsutaon rn.t n>c.d.
II hold maj az con-.n - - ~
rich, fbeo MI, taS.e ntioh user ~ OF
Of its ovrn m - Jbuse OF the MANIFESTATIONS
California Xr,1ona ~ssn,nston
diana Aiahna ~ hentucky. IN
tba 1.onIa Sins ~ certaih other states.
are iocaif. SeI,1Ih ueiesa.es VINO
,I.tan Noatsntloh Inc dlscredited poll
$500. sIhs UP uthe majority OF me
thsi CVmmlttee win the determinn-
ion OF nuitIIylhs the viii or the people.
- supstituted Tor those men certain
ss Nho ave not the slightest claim
~ Seats IN the convention.
c,as . we itselt TO de
zoe mese cases and by the convention,
mean the lawfully elected members OF
Ins convention. We ask merely that
neither set OF contests be allowed TO vote
on n question before - convention
until the 1000 members OF the conven-
uon. whose seats have not been contest
ed. shall themselves decide which of the
contested delegates are entitled TO mem
bership.
Temporary Chairman
man nominated by the National
committee as temporary chairman. who
ever he may be. bust under these cir
Sunstances De considered as merely an
lnstIument chosen by them TO put IN
euect thelr III such a man
whether he be Mr. Root or any one else.
auu MhateNer nus previous career-is
Nh.ns 70 acSept an electlon oy the ala
Re AZ ones ecomes he s1rssa1ss,iy:
~ 0tSs winch no h9noraole' no
- sioIu - 80 'IluHhPh'
,tn1sI AZ, 'hih the party OF IN our ha-
s.VE. 80 ~, -. 49,
We resi- our case. not only before
1900
Grst thsf az 5attoneI comnf 49,,
defeat the wishes on me rank ana dIs
Seiegs teH boDnssnn EI oS ssna
that those disho1estiv subsfifutsd To-
them by the national cOmmfffee must
not he permitted 10 vote on their own
cases and TO be the benedciarfes OF
fraud Committed in their own behalf
There can be no compdomise in such
n contest. There can be no Welding M
! hinching on our part. We have the
people behind Us overwhelminEiv. we
have Justice and honesty on our side.
We are warning against bossism. against
privilege social and Industrial: we are
warning for the elemental virtues Of
honest and decency. Of fair dealing as
between man and man. we are warning
TO save the Republican party: and the
only reward for which we ask In 90
! put our party in such shape that ~ shall
be Of the highest possible service to
the people OF the United states.
Cause Of the PighG
Now let US consider What this fight
has been for The issue has been aharp-
l Taft ana OF myself and 81 our sunporf-
ers. but BY our several actions. / have
3 stood for the rfFht of the paonie A., r,,fc
and for their dntv 30 20 rtie a. 20 u-ork
I Tor moral pofIficaI and fndustrfsf f,1s-
B lice NJ Tsft bsa no less evDitcttfy
stood for the E-overnment ~ me peoris
bv what he calls a "reprcaentative nan
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