The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-01

rof the Republican party, a part of
 the delegates have refused to be
 bound by the action of the conVen.
 tion The reason assigned for
 this course is dissatisfaction with the
 decision of certain contests in the
 making up of the temporary roll of
 the convention. These contests were
 decided by the tribunal upon which the law that has governed the Re-
 publican party for more than 40 years
 imposed the duty of deciding such
 contests. So long as those decisions
 were made honestly and in good faith all citizens were bound to accept them
 as conclusive in the making up of the temporary roll of the convention
 and neither in the facts and argu-
 ments presented. Before the nation
 al committee, the committee on cred
 entials and the convention itself nor otherwise does there appear just
 ground for i1npeaching the honesty and good faith of the committees de- ciSiOnS.
 Both the making up of the tenn porary Toll and the rights accorded to the persons upon that roll whose seats were contested, were in accord
 ance with the long established and
 unquestioned rules of law governing the party and founded upon justice and common sense. fsYour selection has been on a
 broader basis than mere expression
 of choice of party leaders. You have been nominated because, you. stand
 pre- eminently for essential principles for which the Republican party. main tains.
 "You believe in the rule of law
 rather than the rule of men. You
 realize that the only safety for na- tions as for individuals is to establish
 and abide by declared principles of legislation.
 You are in sympathy with the great practical rules of right conduct
 that the American people. have set. up
 for their guidance and self restraint in the limitations of the constitution -the limitations upon governmental and official power essential to the preservation of liberty and justice. You know that to sweep away these be progress but decadence. The great
 declarations of principle in our con- stitut1on cannot be made an effectual guide to conduct in any other way ! than by judicial Judgment upon att tempts to violate them, and you main dependence, dignity and authority of the courts of the United States. You are for progress along the lines of
 national development but for progress which still preserves the good we al- ready have and holds fast to those cSSSl1EA3A OlcAl0AlSs O1 .AHlSIICdn 1nSL1- tutions which have made our coun- try prosperous and great and free. lv9 .You represent the espirit4,f kindly consideration by every American citi- zen towards all his fellows, respect
 for the right of adverse opinion, peaceable methods of settling differ ences-tfle spirit and method which make order and peaceful self-govern- ment possible as distinguished from intolerance and hatred and unrest. ''In respect of all these things, our country is threatened from many sides. It is your privilege to be the standard bearer for the cause in which you believe and in that cause of peace and justice and liberty, the millions of our countrymen who believe as you do will stand with you and the great party which was born in the struggle for constitutional freedom will support you"