Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-11

"a convention which Theodore Roose-
welt declares represents nothing but
successful political fraud perpetrated
and who more than any OF his pre-
decessors has become the wet nurse
for the saloon.
And what better results can he ex-
pected from the Democratic party:
Not only as little or az less than moth
Ing at ALL
SAME INFLUENCES AT WORK.
Exactly the same Influences that
poisoned the Republican party at
Chicago were in control at Baltimore.
1T may be said IN truth that the splen-
did Woodrow Wilson was not Mr. Muir
phys choice; but the campaign banner
decorated with his picture. was nung to
the breeze In front Of Tammany Hall ono
half hour after his nomination on the
order Of Charlie Murphy by long distance
telephone, and the candidate has sent
his regrets that a prior engagement pre-
vented his presence at the Tammany
Fourth Of July"
The temporary chairman said that while
Governor Wilson was known as n good
man. the prohibitionists ARE not here
10 elect a good man. but to kill the liquor
traffic" Mckinley and Harrison were
good men" In the White House. he add
Cd. but they went out Of office with
the country more saturated with rum
than when they went in
TURNS GUNS ON ROOSEVELT.
After severely critcising the democratic
House of Representatives for its failure
to enact legislation prohibiting the ship
ment Of liquor into prohibition territory
in the South, Chairman Howard turned
his guns upon Colonel Roosevelt
How about the promised progress
sive Roosevelt party?" he asked
1--WE already have two whiskey par
ties and 10 not need another. From
the standpoint of the prohibitionist,
by his record, public utterances and
confessed personal habits. he is the
least desirable of them all
Tossing as the Thou shalt not
steal candidate because his partisans
were not preferred over Presflent
Taft's In the convention, he brazenly
boasts that he stole the Isthmus of
Panama from Columbia and let Con-
gress debate II afterwar1
'If the Chicago convention played
the same trick, they got the cue from
him. His title to the Panama strip
was as good as the stolen Taft ere
lentials In the hands Of boss made
delegates, and no better.
Stealing is stealing. Mr. Roosevelt.
when You taught that the end iustifles
he means YOU gave every thief a pass
port to Heaven
CALLS BOSSES By NAME.
Mr.. Howard referred by name to the
various bosses" at the two old party
conventions, concluding with this sally:
And to think of Billy Finn. the vice
protector and promoter of Pittsburg and
Timothy Woodruff of Brooklyn mas
uuerading as Roosevelt 'progrcssives
What hope is there for reform IN Amer
ica at such unclcan hands? Absolutely
none "
The speaker predicted that the prohibi-
ton party was certain OF ultimate sue
cess and Informally declaring the con-
venton ready to transact business, urged
that all things he done decently and
in ORDER
DIR. Charles H. Meade Of New Jersey
was chosen permanent chairman to-
night and Mr.. Frances Beauchamp of
Kentucky permanent secretary. Dr
Meade. delegate to every prohibition
since 1876, was chosen hy
the committee on permanent organiza-
tion as representative of tho iueur-
gent element in the party
j. u. Read of Kentucky presented
thu report of the committee on ore-
dentials, declaring that there was not