The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
Sherman Notified.
Continued from tirst page.

IestS lOf were rejected as WHOLLY
without merit, Mr.. Roosevelt's own
friends on the national committee
joining in the decision. Mr.. Roose-
welt himself, although acquiescing in
tho filing of contests against twenty
four Alabama delegates, openly stat
ed, after the national committee had
unanimously seated twenty-one of
them, that he had only counted on
two delegates for himself, and ex-
hibited a list in which twenty-five
were conceded to President Taft. Why
were these twenty-five and the re-
mainder Of the I64 confessedly friv-
olous contests instituted?
1.-The Washington Times a Mum
sey newspaper, and an ardent sup
porter of Mr.. Roosevelt, ingenuously
furnished the explanation, namely
and l quote the exact statement:
"'For psychological effect, as a
move in practical politics, 1t was nee
essary for the Roosevelt people to
start contests in these early Taft Sc
lections, in order that a tabulation OF
delegate strength could be put out
that would show Roosevelt holding a
good hand
Larceny for psychological effect
is something quite new in the history
f-penology.
'In other words, more than two
thirds of all the contests which were
instituted were known to be fraudu-
lent from the beginning. Though
instituted for psychological effect
they were apparently continued be-
fore the national committee for more
practical reasons. 1t is difficult TO
imagine a more indecent attempt to
dishonesty deprive duly elected del
cgates of their seats and secure un-
elected Roosevelt delegates in their
places. In view of this conceded at
tempt to steal 164 of the delegates, 1T
might not be unreasonable to require
something more than the mere asser-
ton of the unsuccessful freebooter to
demonstrate the merit of the remain
ing seventy-four contests.
at would be strange rule of evil
dence which would require us to ac-
cept the testimony of buccaneering
psychologist who confesses to an at
tempt to purloin the larger portion
of an honest mans poperty, as con-
elusive evidence of the psychologists
title to the remainder of the honest
mans possessions.
There never has been in all his
tory a more unique convention than
that OF the Progressive party at Chi
cago. Heretofore, when a party has
been organized, its organizers have
in advance entertained at least sus-
picion respecting their principles; but
the delegates to- this convention
wholly ignorant of the things fol-
which they stood, waited, with pa
tiently folded hands, the appearance
of Mr.. Roosevelt in the convention &c
tell them what they believed. Upor
hi sappearance he was received witt
revcrent alteration. With spirit o
self abnegation never witnessed since
the charge of the Light Brigade
Balaklava--a theirs not to reason
why. their'S'but to do and die sor
of cxaltation,-led by the Crane
Young Man from Indiana, devout Blu
tuneful, the assembled vassals pro
claimed their joyous intellectual sur
render to the feudal lord in the fol
lowing hymn Of driveling irresponsi
bility:
Follow, follow,
We will follow Roosevelt,
Anywhere, everywhere,
We will follow him.
Follow, follow,
we will follow Roosevelt,
Anywhere he leads us,
We will follow on.
IAN of which being chanted to tn
ravishing- air of that stirring ditty
entitled We don't know where we'r
going. but we're on the way wrough
the multitude into such state o
blind and tenighted idolatry that au
thentic inf ~mation to the effect tina
the colonel had just waylaid pei
fectiv respectable minister Of the go!
pel and robbed him of his las
months donations would hav
brought forth enthusiastic cheers fo
the colonel and a vote of stern cor
demnation for the man of God as tn
representative of dangerous an
iniquitous plutocracy.
"In form two thousand delegate
more or less, gathered in the Coiis'
nm. in reality Mr.. Roosevelt met
convention at Chicago, made col
fession of faith, gave his hand to Tn
colored brother Of the north, and n
foot to the colored brother FRO
the south, adopted platform
nominated himself and Brother Jon
son. and adjourned with the ease
a thoroughly trained thimblerigg
plying his vocation among the rur
yisitors to the midway plaisance.
"The campaign upon we are apo'
IN enter presents issues of more
rious moment to the American Peep
than any they have confronted sim
the grave questions which immedi "a,
" preceded and accompanied the Vi
n war. The over-shadowing questia
then was whether the Union, una
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