Evening star., 1912-07-06

are sleepless in their fight against them
It is no more difficult to deprive the old
bosses OF power than to prevent the ap-
pearance OF new ones.
Declines to Join New Party.
For these reasons and others which
may easily be deduced from those have
given. shall not Join the new party, but
shall continue to use all the strength /
have to influence and direct the course of
the republican party toward its true
mission. I shall not hesitate to oppose
measures brought forward by its leaders
when l think they are wrong. nor to diff
fer from the President when he proposes
legislation which 1 believe to be unsound
or unwise. I shall continue to fight, as l
began years ago. having no other end in
view save the public good ard no other
reward save the approval of my own con-
science.
With respect to the belief held by so
many progressive republicans that the
nomination at Chicago was the result of
seating delegates who had no : title to
seats in the convention. and therefore no
right to vote, l have this to say: A fraud
ulent conspiracy vitiates everything it
touches. and, therefore, as to the repub-
lican who, after intelligent inquiry.
reaches the conclusion that the outcome
of the Chicago convention was the result
of deliberate fraud, the nominee Of the
convention Is not the nominee of the re-
publican party. Such conclusion ought
not to be reached without careful in
vestigation: but If 1t is SO reached, then
the republican voter holds In his own
hands the opportunity to rebuke and pun
ish."
Senator Cummins' Position.
Senator Cummins' statement, his first
public utterance since the Chicago con-
vention renominated PRESIDENT Taft, is as
follows:
Il have received so many communica-
tions asking my views upon the political
situation that feel compelled to answer
them by making the following general
statement:
The object Of all government is to do
justice among the people. 1t is manifest
that this end can only be attained through
constitutions and laws. These constitu-
tions and laws must be advanced from
time to time to meet the conditions which
the development OF the country creates.
Therefore. when we are considering with
what political party we shall associate,
we must look beyond the persona! wrong
which a convention may inflict upon a
candidate and the indignation which may
arise from it's unfair or dishonest pro-
cedure to this vital and more fundamen-
tai question-viz.. through what political
party are we most likely to secure the
constitutions and laws which we must
ultimately have If we are to maintain
justice among the people?
Labors for Progressive Cause.
During all the time 1 have been in
public life / have been fighting to make
the republican party the progressive
party of the country. During all that
time 1 have not hesitated to denounce
party policies when / believed them to be
wrong. nor to criticise party leaders foI
their failure to keep the party abreast OF
the age. Nevertheless. / have believed
during all that time that there was more
hope for substantial progress toward
good government in the republican party
than any other existing political organi-
"a ton, or in any one that might be
brought into the political field. l am still
of that belief.
Il have been now and then sorely dis
appointed, and sometimes much discour-
aged, but 1 have tried to recognize that
in any party there will always be a front
rank and a rear rank. Some will insist
upon going too fast, and some will
scarcely move at ALL and, therefore, the
stant as it ought to be. In taking ac-
count of the achievements Of the past
few years it must not be forgotten that
the influence Of the progressives in the
republican party has accomplished re-
suits of the most gratifying and compre-
hensive character. When I compare the
position Of the reactionaries of ten years
ago and their position now. I am con-
scious, and it is a reassuring reflection,
that. although we have Travelled slowly.
we have Travelled far.
Primary Generally Accepted.
THE progressives have gradually forced
the primary election into general accept
ance as substitute for the caucus in
making party nominations and we have
at last secured the submission to the
states of an amendment to the Constitu-
tion for the direct election Of United