The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-04-25

FOttdWdttdTnIe county NOtcu
thirty.one for Taft and one for
Cummins and the band played
Dixie.
Cedar Rapids, April 24.--Special:
The republican state convention
was called to order twenty minutes
late this forenoon, but as Temporary
Chairman Thomas address was short
everything moved along promptly.
Reference to harmony and protection
in Mr.. Thomas address was greeted
with wild applause and the speaker
was cheered to the echo when he said
be republicans.
When the name of eX-President
Roosevelt was mentioned there was
much cheering. Some fellow from the
First district asked, What's the mat
ter with Taft?' and the speaker re.
piled, "Pll get to him." We'll, hurry
up" came back the retort. The men
ton of Taft's name electrified the
convention and the delegates jumped
to their feet and with banners, arms,
and hats waved wildly while the deaf.
ening cheers continued for several
minutes.
Leaders Don't Make the Party.
Chairman Thomas said on these
subjects The aggregate members
and not the leaders make a party.
Its leaders must obey or the end is in
evitable-they will be rightly over.
thrown within the party. and not by
the traitorous methods of deserving to
the enemy.
The republican party is for him
who believes in the principles of pro-
lection: for him who opposes tariff
for revenue only; for him who is will
ing to enlist in the fight for human
rights, for the opponent of the doc
trine of states rights. and within that
party the voter must necessarily have
the right to register those views, to
press himself as to other measures,
else all theory of government fails.
Recognizing as fundamental to free
government the right of men to diff.
fer and permitting each the privilege
of registering those views within his
own party, it follows that he who
cannot meet his fellowmen under the
majority rule and honestly abide by
the majority decision, demonstrates
his narrowness as a man, his I'M
Qualifiedness as a citizen and marks
himself as unfit To belong to the party
Of progress, because the majority rule
is the foundation upon which the
whole fabric of our republic rests.
Harmony comes not through deceit
and hypocrisy, nor through a division
of the spoils of victory, nor yet by
compromise of principle, but rather
through the fact that all minds have
1 honestly and sincerely met in agree.
ment. Mutual honesty and straight.
f0rwardness will dissolve dissension
like the bright sunshine dissolves the
+ frost. Out of the differences in the
party, arising from the division on
both principle and men, have been
born. the terms or appreciation, viz,
Standpatter and Progressive. each
distasteful to the rank and file of the
party.
To many the definition of a stand
patter is an anti-progressive and visa
versa, a progressive is an anti-stand-
patter. Greater to me is the grand
cid party name. Republican" with
its record of progress and accomplish
ments. with it's memories of such
leaders as Abraham Lincoln, Garfield
and Mckinley, the bulwark of the
whole country in time of peace and
] its refuge in time of peril II is now
time to drop all handles and all be
republicans.
Instructed For President.
| The platform is short, clearcut and
to the point. The plank indorsing
! President Taft and instructing the
delegates at large for him is as fot.
/ lows:
! I'VE the republicans of Iowa in con-
vention assembled, pledge ourselves
anew to the welfare of the republican
/ party. We believe that under the
able and magnanimous leadership of
William Howard Taft the party has
made a record in national affairs that
! is not only in harmony with its illus.
trious past and good Judgment of the
American people. We hereby instruct
our four delegates at large to the ma
tional convention to vote for Will
lam Howard Taft and to use all hon
orable means to bring about his nom.
ination for president"
The Big Four.
The big four will be Governor b. F.
Carroll of Des Moines; George D.
Perkins. of Sioux City; James +. Bry.
an. of Creston, and Luther Brewer