The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-16
HIllES ISSUES
STATEMENT

will BE formally launched tomorrow IN
New York, James Is. Reynolds Ct Mas
sachusetts, who today was named as
secretary of the Republican national
committee, will do the launching an,
{. ID. Hilles, President Tafts secretary
who was elected chairman Z,
tional committee, will Join him in New
York Monday to help sail the ,ui
cal ship.
Mr. Hilles issued statement o.
Eight, declaring the confidence OF the
Republican party in its cause end IS
Candidates. Il fellows:
The Republican party approaches
inc presiden al canip'Ion VIA -
fleence in tn solemniiy Of it's cause
and in the integrity and ability of the
candidates who represent that cause.
Progress with order is good doctrine
for the Republican party today as T.
has been since the day of its birth
Real progress is not theory, but
an achievement. No American citizen
should be deceived into an exchange
Of his birthright for a vision. The
progress of the nation toward bette
things does not come from declama.
ton, but from actual results. More
has been accomplished in the last
three years under the administration
of President Taft than was ever be.
fore accomplished by an American
president in the same time.
"A distinct line Of demarcation be.
tween the Republican party and tn,
Democratic party is revealed in the
platforms adopted at Chicago and Bal.
timore. One is an earnest of future
progress through record Of achieve
ment; the other is promise contain.
ing denial of the good that has been
done.
Upon the solid rock Of the rights
,le individual, as granted by the
Constitution, the Republican party
build its structure of optimism. The
Democratic party, on the other haE
in the opening sentence of its address
to the electorate, betrays its reces
sional quality by denying the right u
Congress, right again and again con.
firmed by the supreme court, TO es
tablish protective duties for the ben.
eft of American industries. 1t de.
| clares as false the vital issue of the
constitutional liberties of the individ
ual.
Such liberties are row assailed by
those who advocate the overthrow OF
the independence of the judiciary. II
would leave the individual defense
| less in the protection of those rightg
| declared inalienable under the Consti
| tuition"
The subcommittee of the nationa
committee announced the selection
Mr. Hilles and Mr.. Reynolds after g
half hour session with President TIE ii
at the White House and a new confer
ence in down town hotel. Both VIC
chosen unanimously.
President Taft was pleased with tn,
committees choice and members
his cabinet spoke of Mr.. Hilles IL
terms of praise.
The subcommittee adjourned unit
July 10, when it will meet in New
York. AT that meeting 1t is probab'
an advisory committee of five men an,
probably an executive committee
eight or ten will be announced.
Although many of the members q
the subcommittee left Washington
er the Craftsmanship was settled, s.
eral stayed long enough to have shor
conference with the president and nj
campaign managers. They pro
ceeded to organize Mr.. Taft's cam
paign undisturbed by the report tina
a number of progressive Republican
We're going to circulate petitions t,
! ask him to withdraw.
None of the committeeman regarde,
the movement seriously in view o
the fact that it was being proposed en-
tirely By men who had lost out a
! Chicago. They admitted the can
pain would be bitter, but there wer
) many expressions of confidence in tn
) re election Of Mr. Taft.