The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-22
Reactionary Element of the
Republican Party Has Am
putated Its Power, Making
1t Useless Now.
DEFEAT FAILS TO
DAUNT WESTERNERS
Theirs Is the Spirit of Unrest
and They Will Not Accept
the Dictates of the Nation
al Convention.
BY CARL MOTE.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 22.-Patronage
and public office have again preserved
the meaningless traditions of a politi
cal party that goes before the coun
try in a presidential campaign with on
by traditions to commend it to the re.
spect and confidence of the people.
One bleak November day, yet to
come, will disclose how far this coun'
try is willing to accept obsolete tradi,
lions in lieu of principles; angle-worm
headers in lieu of men.
AS this is being written, two differ.
.ent parades, each headed by a brass
band and each made up largely Of sons
of the Great West are meeting on the
street below my window. The banners
they carry are significant: 1--WE Want
Teddy; Fight En-; 1--WE Refuse
to Submit the Title of Stolen Property
TO the Thief Who Took It.
The last are the words Of Gov. John
son, of California, whose fervency
thrilled the Republican national con
ivention Friday and whose words with
those of Francis J. Heney, nemesis OF
ABE Reuf, were the saving incidents OF
"a day otherwise lost.
A Spirit Of Unrest.
The undaunted spirit OF these men is
tall-potent whether Taft IS renominated
or not. 1t is all-potent because it is the
spirit of unrest, vox populi, vox del
Patronage has saved the forms OF
the Republican party because it has
made serfs of postmasters, judges
provincial governors and holders OF
public sinecures. This serfdom has pre-
served the forms and destroyed the
substance of a once great party.
Four men appeared before the Re
publican national convention Friday
all of more or less repute throughout
the country. One was Elihu Root
chairman of the convention, agent al
the corporations and trust me" too
of Special Privilege. Another was Sc
reno e. Payne Of New York, ex-chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee of the house of representatives
ipurveyor of tariff privileges and cat
erer to Big Business. The other two
men were those heretofore named
Gov. Johnson and Francis J. Heney.
Laid Bare the Theft.
Those who believe in Johnson anG
IHeney heard them with eagerness
They cheered at times, not because
johnson and Heney told them what
they did not know, but because John
son and Heney laid bare the infamous
theft Of two California delegates with
consummate clearness and skill.
Public office has restrained two meI
tat least from acting independently il
1.-THE national convention. They are Gov
Deneen and Lawrence Y. Sherman
tDeneen is the Republican nominee fol
governor of Illinois and Sherman is
the Republican nominee for United
States senator. They refused to follow
Colonel Roosevelt because it would
sacrifice their own interests. Senator
Borah of Idaho. it is said, left the Re
spublican party in 1896 and that bolt
has taught him a lesson, the Taft meI
say. Governor Hadley will do almost
anything but bolt because Hadley has
things at stake in Missouri. Perhaps
they are right after all. Perhaps the
service he will perform can better bt
performed without bolt.
What Bryan Says.
There is time yet. AS was said Fri
day by William Jennings Bryan, "i1
THE ex-president's followers bolt ant
nominate him, he can not tell whether
to accept or not, until after the regu
lar convention acts, and even then hi
will likely be influenced By the actor
of the Democratic national convention
He may be put in the attitude, there
fore, of refusing to lead a bolt after hs
has encouraged it. If the Democrat.
are guilty of the criminal folly of nomi
mating reactionary, they will suppl,
Mr.. Roosevelt with the one thing need
full. in case he becomes an Independent
candidate. namely. an issue, and witt
two reactionaries running for presi
dent, he might win and thus intrenct
himself in power"
The Taft delegates in the Republi
can national convention can ignor,
him when nominations are made O
they can probably make him the nomi
nee The compromise arrangement
did not seem to develop with expect