Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-09
CUMM|NS WILL
NOT LEAvEpARTY
SENATOR IN. STATEMENT SAYS
He WILL NOT JOIN RoosE-
WELT MOVEMENT
NO MENTION OF TAFT
cummins Gives lntimatIon OF Belief
That Nomination Was Fraudulent;
Must BE Settled Within the
Party, However.

Washington, D. c., July 6.-Senator
A. b. Cummins of Iowa last night de-
clared he is still a republican and
would not bolt the party to join a
third party movement of Roosevelt's.
At the same time he had nothing good
to say of Taft, and broadly limited that
his nomination was secured by fraud
end that as such the president was not
the nominee of the republican party.
In his interview the senator did not
mention Taft's name, nor advise re-
publicans to give Taft their support.
Thinks Republican Party the Stronger.
Senator Cummins' statement was his
first public utterance since the Chicago
convention that nominated President
Taft. Mr.. Cummins pointed out that
throughout his public life he had been
fighting to make the republican party
the progressive party Of the country,
and that while he had never hesitated
to denounce party politics when he be-
lieved them to be wrong or to critic1se
party leaders, he had always believed
[ and still believes, that the republican
|. party offered more hope for substan-
tial progress toward good government
than any other political organization.
y believe he said, shat we can
solve the problems before us more
!. quickly and more successfully through
J the republican party than through any
other political organization.
s"It was but a short while ago that
the progressive movement in the re-
publican party. took on definite form.
and vet at this time three-fourths of
- 1la<, al orr IN a hands
OF progressives and the membership OF
the party is overwhelmingly with US.
We met defeat at Chicago simply be-
cause we had not: concentrated our en-
ergies upon abolition of false and un-
Just basis OF representation; but the
basis can and will be oyerthrown and
another system for the nomination OF
presidential candidates will be substi-
tuted before another presidential
nomination is made. , IA
4 "DIshonest Opponents"
.The. only thing that has happened
since the progressive republicans
made their campaign for the nominal
ton Of a candidate for president in
the Chicago convention is our failure
to control the convention, due, as
many believe, to unfair or dishonest
practices by our opponents.
Il deeply regret the failure, and
asree that dishonest practices, without
regard to consequences. ought to be
rebuked and punished, but cannot be-
lieye that the disappointment. however
profound, or the dishonesty of indi-
yiduals. however heinous. can consti-
tnte foundation upon which to rear
q new party.
81 we are vigilant these things can
never occur again in the republican
party and IL we are not vigilant they
can occur ia any party, old or new.
we cannot rid ourselves Of bosses by
oreanizing another party Bosses will
fasten themselves upon any party, I'M
less the rank and file are sleepless In
their fight against them. It is no more
difficult to deprive the old bosses OF
mower than to prevent the appearance
Of new ones.
VIII Not Join New Party.
s.For these reasons and others,
which NAV be easily deduced from
those have given, shall not join the
new party but shall continue to use
MI the strength have to influence
and direct the course Of the repub-
lican party toward its true mission.
rhall not hesitate to oppose measures
brought forward by Its leaders when
/ think they are wrong. nor to differ
from the president when he proposes
legislation which believe to be un.
sound or unwise.
"A fraudulent conspiracy vitiates
everything It touches and therefore as
to the republican, who after intelli-
gent inquiry reaches the conclusion
that the outcome Of the Chicago con.
vention was the result Of deliberate
fraud the nominee OF the convention
is not the nominee OF the republican
party. Such a conclusion ought not
to ~ reached without serious thought
because when it Is reached the repub-
lican voter holds in his own hands the
opportunity to rebuke and punish"
II VILLAGE CREEK.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Dexter,