The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-10
CHAIRMAN HILLES
ISSUES STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, July 9.-The cam
naign for the reelection OF President
In New York. James B. Reynolds OF
Massachusetts, who today was named al
secretary OF the Republican national COM
mittee. Will DO the launching and c, ID.
was elected chairman of the national
committee. will Join him In New York
Monday 10 help sail tho political ship.
Mr. Hilles issued statement tonight
lican party in it's cause and its candi-
dates IL follows;
The Republican party approaches
the presidential campaign with con-
hdence in the solemnity ~ it's cause
and and IN ndI1 ,he integrity and ability Of
cause. Progress with order Is good
doctrine for the Republican party to-
day. as IT has been since the day OF
It's birth.
Real progress is not a theory. but
an achievement. No American citi-
Zen should be deceived into AN ex-
change Of his birthr'sht FOR a vision.
The progress OF the, nation toward
better things does not come from de-
clamatiop, but from actual results.
More has been accomplished in the
last three years under the admins
tration OF President Taft than was
ever before accomplished by an
american president in the same
time,
a distinct line of demarcation be
tween the Republican party and the
platforms adopted at Chicago and
Baltimore. One Is an earnest Of fu-
ture progress through a record Of
achievement; the other is a promise
containing denial OF the good that
has been done.
Upon the solid rock of the rights
of the individual, as granted by the
constitution: the Republican party
RE ~
pemocratic party. on the other hand.
In the opening sentence OF Its ad-
dress to the electorate, betrays its
rscessional quality by denying the
again confirmed by the supreme
court, to establish protective duties
for the benefit OF American indus
iT.ns tr.es. u It De declares as false the vital
of the Individual
Such liberties are now assalled by
those who advocate the overthrow or
the independence Of the Judiciary II
would leave the individual defenseles
IN the protection OF those rights de-
clared inalienable under the consti-,
tuition
The subcommittee Of the national CON,
IIilles and Mr.. Reynolds after a hall
hour session with President Taft at the
White house and a new conference i
a downtown hotel. Both were chosen
President Taft was pleased with the
committee's choice and members Of his
ga ninet spoke OF Mr. Hilles In terms OF
praise -
The. subcommittee adjourned until July
~, when II will meet In New York Al
that meeting 1T Is probable an advisory
committee Of fye men and probably an
committee OF eight or ten will
De announced
Although many Of the members of the
'uocommittee left Washington after the
,halrmanship was. settled, several stayed
ong enough to have short conferences
With the president and his campaign
managers. They proceeded to Organize
nr. Tatts campaign undsturbed bv the
,eport that number of progressive Re-
1uo1cans were going TO circulate peti-
ions to ask him to withdraw.
None OF the committeemen regsrda "A
me movement seriously. In view OF the
act that u was being proposed entireiy
2y men who had lost out at Chicago
Ihey admitted the campaign would be
oitfer. put there were many expressions
Taft. u tai ;