Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-09
POLITICAL OUACKS
BUTLER'S TARGET
At new YORK
CONVENTION
President of Columbia and
Temporary Republican
Chairman Vigorously De-
nOunces Critics of @. 0. P.
OUTLINES THE SUPREME
ISSUES OF THE YEAR

CBy EveninE Herald 4. y. LEASED wireD
Rochester. ~ r.. April 9.-Wheth-
or New York states four Delegates
at large 10 the Republican national
convention az Chicago shall be in
strucled for the denomination Of
President Taft was question ON
which the .i50 delegates TO the Re-
publican state convention were d.
vided when the first days session be-
gan today
United states Senator Ellhu Root
IL leading the forces Ia favor OF in
struction while State Chairman Will
liam Barnes, Jr.. believes an unin-
structed delegation would be the
wiser course inusmuch ns Il In con-
ceded that the delegation viii be
favorable TO the denomination of the
preaidenL
President Ialt ia a hong distance
telt ,.hone ,pnN esl..tlln Wit.. Chain
man BARNES - understoOa 90 have
said that either an uninstructed or an
instructed delegation would be agree
able TO him, inasmuch as practically
all the delegates were for him.
Chairman Barnes told conforees
that II looked like a fight on the con-
vcntion floor tomorrow u an agree
ment could not be reached In COM
mittee tonight
The selection Of Or. Nicholas MUIR
ray Butler as temporary chairman
was ratified by the convention ana
Dr. Butler was escorted to the speak
er's platform amid q round OF APP
plauso and addressed the convention
az follows:
''The supreme Issue OF 1912" was
the subject of Dr. Buffers address.
This he defined as the maintenance
OF our republican form of govern
mont." In conclusion he declared
that the chief measures of progress
confronting the nation were the en-
actment OF a wOrkingman's compen-
Hation law; enactment of proper mon
ctary legislation; revision OF the tar
iff; supplementary legislation To the
antitrust law; judicial settlement OF
international disputes; economy IN
government. and legislation 60 short
en- the laws delays. tie said. IN
part;
~'what crftfcimn n made or the
Republican administration Of the ma
ton during the past sixteen years
AMNIE Is NAIENs tue ANNNHA anu NMAt
criticism of our opponents from whom
We differ Ia many matters Of funda'
mental political policy This criticism
Is "a natural and necessary incident
IN the conduct or republican form
81 government. second. there rs crit
Icism from an element which. how
ever numerous, Is certainly la full
possession OF its powers OF speech
-. 4. Ia. ~ afFNN d D
the ranks OF our own party and N
part within the ranks Of the Demo
cratic party. II includes the whole
of the Socialist party as well as some
OF those whose mental condition Il
one OF such blissful elevation tina
they cannot find any political associa'
ton quite satisfactory to them.
y"These critics tell as that we arr
behind the times; that we are, II
the significant language Of the gam
ing table, stand patters, that we have
lost touch with the march of prog
ross; that we are out OF sympathl
with the satisfaction OF the deepcs
human needs and with the alienation
OF human suffering: that we put prop
erty rights above human rights; an'
that some mcans--violent II possible
peaceabio " necessary must be foun'
20 free the government from our par
alyzing control
"'To one who knows the politica
history Of the United states thes
charges seem strange indeed. on
wonders whether he is really lisien
ing 90 the speech of sane men or q
the incoherent rawlings Of Bedlam.
''The answer comes back that on
whole form Of government Is askew
that the Republicans ana the Demo