The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-05
OF
PLAIN PEOPLE BY
POLITICIANS
Roosevelt So Styles Action Of
Ohio State Convention
COMES BACK AT BOSS BARNES
Calls Attention to the Report Of the
New York Legislative
Investigating Committee

Oyster Bay, June 5.-"Pure politi-
cal brigandage," said Col. Roosevelt
at Oyster Bay, N. Y, last night OF
the capture of Ohio's six delegates
at large to the republican national
convention by supporters OF Presl-
dent Taft. He said it was fresh
and conclusive proof that Mr. Tart
and his advisers care nothing Tor
the will of the people. The former
president also replied to yesterday
statement of William Barnes, Jr, OF
Albany. n. Y, who assailed the col
onel for what he said Monday in an
nouncing his decision to oppose the
selection of Senator Root as temper
arv chairman of the convention He
attacked Mr.. Barnes as a disciple OF
bossism and commended to the at
tention of his opponents, including
Mr.. Taft, the report of the legisla-
tive committee which last spring IN
vestigated conditions in Albany.
Col Roosevelt spent the day IN
New York where he conferred with
number of his supporters Senator
Dixon his campaign manager stop
ped to see him on his way to Chicago
The colonel prepared his statement
with unusual care. This is no time
for excited utterances, he said as he
gave It out. He added that in what
ever he had to say he was careful 10
be on the safe side, and preferred to
underestimate facts and conditions
in order TO be conservative. This is
his statement.
"The plain people OF the republican
party of Ohio have just held state
wide primary in which they repudi-
ted Mr. Taft by over 10000 majority
The politicians by adroit manipula
ton have succeeded in giving Mr.
Taft the six delegates at large in
frank and cynical defiance of the EN-
phatic action of the people themsel
YES. This is of course pure political
brigandage. In this fight, | have
from beginning to end sought to give
the people the right to say whom
4 they wanted to have as president
and have not merely by word but by
action made it evident that ! did moi
wish the nomination unless the ma
iority OF the rank and file of the re
publican party wished me to have 1t
This action in Ohio is merely
fresh, conclusive proof that Mr.. Tar
and his advisers care nothing for tbs
will of the people and are eager tC
get the nomination without reference
to the methods by which it is secur
ed. without any reference to whether
or not delegates represent the people
whom they are supposed to repres
ent.. II is browning illustration o
Mr.. Taft's theory of government o
the people by a representative par
of the people
"Mr. Barnes has chosen to head thu
Taft forces at this stage of the fight
He has just flown to a defense o
the Rochester platform. In his de
Tense he refers to generalities abou
issues which have no more referenc,
to the issues of the present day thai
II he should quote from Magma Char
ia. The Rochester platform. and tn
speeches expounding ii at the Roch
ester convention show that 1t wa
designed in defense and advocacy o
the twin principles for which MI
Barnes stands, the right of the boss
es to rule the people and the supre
macy of privilege over the rights o
humanity
How the principles advocated b
. Mr.. Barnes who has been selected {
lead the Taft fight at this junctur'
work in practice is set forth in de
tail in the report Of the special con
mittee Of the New York state Senat
appointed to investigate the city an
! county of Albany transmitted to tn
p legislature on March 20. last.
speaks for itself; and | commend
to those men Qncluding Mr.. Tat
himselO who may wish to see jus
what the judgment of a legislativ
Y committee of Mr. Barnes own stat
is as to the workings of Mr.. Barnes
theory of government in his ow
T. city"
Col. Roosevelt has not made up hi
n mind whether he will 20 to the Oh
, cage convention and he is maxim
preparations to bring the seat Of wa
!. as close as possible il he chooses
9 remain at Sycamore hill. Workme
q began yesterday the erection of tel
n graph wires from the village of Oy
n ter Bay to the coloners home, thre
miles distant. One room of the spi
, cious house is to be fitted up wit
q keys and saunders and with the al
y of corps of telegraphers mannir
. direct wires from Sycamore Hill
n the Roosevelt headquarters in Chi
ago. Col. Roosevelt will be able
follow the contest step by step an
give his directions in minute deta
Should the colonel 20 to the conve
ton, the wires will be used to brir
" news from the front to the membe
OF the Roosevelt household who r
"a main nj homo