The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-31
Former Minnesota Congress-
man Says Government
Needs But Two Parties.
PRAISES TAFT RECORD
Declares Republican Position
On Campaign Contribu-
tions is Cleanest One.
Associated Press Dispatch.

Associated Press Dispatch
Wheeling, w. Va, Oct 30.-A de-
Tense cf President Taft against
charges made by political opponents
and an eulogistic review of the three
and a half years he had been at thc
| head of the nation was delivered
here tonight by former Representa-
tive ]. Adam Bede of Minnesota. The
speaker condemned the creation Of
the national progressive party. This
speech follows:
First of all. ours is a government
by parties, and therefore in order
that majority may always rule
and be held responsible, it should
be government by two parties
one in power and one almost in, one
running the government and the
other v!gilantly watching the pro-
gram and performance Of his sue
cessful rival.
Parties are not made in day,
but to be of highest service to the
public, must have history and ira
ditions, great names and past
achievements, The Republican and
Democratic parties, and they alone,
enjoy such distinct on in the politi-
cal annals of the United States.
Through them has been accomplish
ed all our progress in government,
while sideline innovations have from
time to time sappeared and disap-
peared on the political horizon. The
Bull Moose Third Term movement
OF the present campaign is only an
other instance of u transient organi-
zation based on ambition and re-
venge, the only possible effects of
which can be to throw the govern
ment into the control of a minority
of the people And for what goodf
Protectionists for Taft.
Every American who believes in
the Republican policy of protection
and the unparalleled prosperity Of
the present time when there are
more jobs than men with the com
forts of life universally distributed
should vote for Taft. He is not a
politician-but he has made a great
president and is doing the world
good. Like Washington and Lincoln
he has a temperament for the place,
and under little different circum-
stances might today be filling with
distinction the office of chief justice
Of the United States.
HE is a gentleman, a statesman,
and diplomat. He is clear-headea
clean hearted and patriotic. He does
not play politics nor favorites. He
enforces the law alike for rich and
poor He is the President of all our
people. He is not a bully, black
guard nor a Gemogogue. He never
made a panic, broke his word, nor
threw friend He is normally
minded, He does not lie and he has
no Ananias Club. He defends the
constitution, and believes in repre-
sentative government with orderly
progress. He Is in the higest sense
a true American.
Some one shouts that he stole his
nomination. Then he must have
stolen it from somebody. Can any
one name the owner? Surely
neither Cummins nor LaFollette
owned it, for one had only ten dele
gates and the other thirty-six. Nor
did the boilers own it, for only a
small minority bolted, counting con-
testing delegates and all. No, there
was no stealing of nomination in
Chicago. There was an attempted
theft, and then the would-be thieves
cried, stop thief" TO cover their
bolts while they organized the Bull
Moose party. Out of two hundred
and thirty-eight contests they ad-
mitted bluff in all but thirty-four
and dropped them. And even these
Concluded on Fourth Fage.)