The Cairo bulletin., 1912-10-17
Advocates Taft Re- election
and Continuance Of G.
o. P. in Power.
CALLS PARTY LIBERAL
Defends Convention Methods
Used TO Secure the TAFT
Re nomination.
Associated Press Dispatch

| Associated Press I'ispatch
Buffalo, N. r..@Oct. 16.-Secretary
Henry L. Stimson made his first
lapeeeh Of the presidential campaign
bera tonight, advot ating the re
Ieleotion OF President Taft and the
! continlance Of the Republican par Y
! In nowcr. Although he said men
who were formerly Republicans are
now trying to destroy the party
and denounced as "a monstrous
thing the attempt to destroy this
great party-this instrument which
| has been working out the destiny of
progress in this nation for so years, '
the Secretary did not mention either
| Colonel Roosevelt or the Progressive
party by name. His speech was a
discussion of issues between Repub-
licans and Democrats; prefaccd by
a vigorous reply to the contention
that the Republican party had out
lived its usefulness, making third
party necessary.
"The Republican party is the
great liberal party of the nation,
said Mr.. Stimson. mot the couserva-
tive party which opposes reforms
but the liberal party which accom-.
plishes reforms. This is not a mere
aoeideht of history. IT, follows
necessarily and inevitably from the
form of our government and the
views held toward that government
by the ren who are Republicans. It
is a necessary result of the national
views held by Republicans toward
their federal union and the liberal
. views of construction held by them
toward their federal constitution
0ar party contains the men who be-
'ieve the Const tuition is an instru-
ment of national progress, not a
mere refuge of vested right--an in.
strument not to be used to protect
the great special interests of today
in the manner in which John c.
7 Calhoun used 1t to protect the great
special interests Of slavery, but an
instrument fitted to solve the great
problems of tomorrow, just as Lin
! eoln used it to solve the great war
problems of his day.
| Sudden Change Unlikely.
Now, If We are right in this, if
onr faith has national justification.
It is monstrous thing to attempt
to destroy this great party-this in
strument which has been working
out the destiny of progress in this
nation for so years; it is a mon
strous thing to allow the impulse,
/ the passion, the lack of vision or of
perspective created by the events of
single year, to destroy the organ
lied momentum for good of a half
century. If it has been good
enourh mad effective enough through
b
all the struggles of the past so
years Up until this year, it Is not
likely that It has completely changed
its character this year and suddenly
become worthy of death sentence.
Il believe that the year 1912
found the Republican party better
cleaner and more progressive than
ever before; that 1t has been stead
fly growing and developing, until to-
day. on the great problems which
confront the country, its position is
one which the nation must adopt, If
it is to permanently and satisfac-
tcrily solve those problems.
"rhey say it is boss ridden. On
the contrary, the Republican party
itself has progressed more rapidly
during the past ten years in the
direction of freedom and popular
control than in all the other years
OF its history Why, the bosses OF
today are pygmies compared with
the bosses of early days.
Party 0pen to Change.
They say that tie Republican
nomination this year was attained
by theft and fraud. / have exam
1 ined the facts relating to this
cuarge and | believe 1t is untrue. 1t
/, is doubtless true that the methods
of electing delegates to our conven'
/ tions. of all parties. Republican and
Democratic alike are in period of
J transition. Some states have
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