The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-15
SCORES ROOSEVELT AS PARTY
TRAITOR
BarthoIdt Defending National Commit
tee Declares Fraud Cry Premediat-
ed-Asks Sought Bull Moose Live
When Birthright Is Lie"

When Birthright Is Lie
q assert on my personal honor, ant
am willing to reiterate before my
Maker, that not single delegate was
seated in the Chicago convention who
was not entitled to his seat, and that
consequently. President Taft was
honestly and legally nominated"
With these stirring words Repre-
sentative Bartholdt of st. Louis re
Gently concluded a notable speech il
the House in defense of the work Of
the Republican National Committee IL
settling delegate contests at the Chi.
cago convention. Mr.. Bartholdt spoke
with authority, having served as &
member of the national committee or
the proxy of Charles Maggie, and hay
ing listened to every shred of testi
mony and argument presented. He
pointed out eonvincingly the trans
parent character of the bogus" con
tests filed by Col. Roosevelt and his
henchmen.
While avoiding bitterness so far al
possible, Mr.. Bartholdt did not hest
tate to call spade spade. HI
threw down the gauntlet to the gentle
man from Oyster Bay" declaring his
third party was founded on a lie ant
could not endure.
PUTS WARBURTON IN HOLE.
The speech was delivered withou
frills or flourishes. The st. Loui:
representative stood in the open space
in front of the speakers rostrum anC
addressed the whole House. He was
given a respectful hearing throughout
Applause was generous on both sides
of the House and Mr.. Bartholdt was
warmly congratulated. 1t was freel!
remarked after he had taken his sea
that his speech would read" bette
to the average American citizen thai
the speech of Representative Mondel
on the same subject, which was a
once more technical and more yitriol
ic.
Representative Warburton of Wash
ington interrupted Mr.. Bartholdt man.
times and was given to understand
finally that he was not present wheI
the contests were heard by the com
mittee, and therefore knew nothing
about them. Still he persisted II
coming back"
Does the gentleman from Washing
ton intend to support President Tat
or Col Roosevelt" demanded the ST
Louis representative.
Mr.. Warburton hemmed and hawet
a little and blurted out that he hat
just filed as a Republican for Con
gress, but considered himself free Il
support either Mr.. Taft or the colone
in the presidential fight.
You can not do So" declared Mr.
Bartholdt. "If you pretend to be Re
publican you have no such discretion
Col. Roosevelt has read himself out o
the party. AS a Republican you cal
not honorably support him"
CONTEST EVIDENCE SHOWS
TRUTH.
Mr.. Bartholdt said, in part:
1t may happen in the life of ma
ton that it becomes impatient witt
the truth and with the men who ute
it, Such a state of the public mint
is invariably due to the poison of ma
licious aspersion and calumny, insid
iously spread, or if the temper of thu
people will permit, openly dissemina
ted by the demagogue and the dis
gruntled politician. But, Mr., Chairman
have an abiding faith in the sens
of fairness and justice of the Ameri
can people, and in presenting m,
facts confidently rely on that fair pla,
which is always born of their sobe
second thought.
In my judgment, it is the solemn
duty of every good American either
between now and November to care
fully study the evidence in the Chi
cage contests in order that he ma.
form his own conclusions, ana | pre-
dict that the Republican cause will b.
strengthened in exact proportion Will
the numbers of those who are willing
to perform that duty. In other words
to weigh the evidence with impartia
care will inevitably and irresistibl.
lead to the conclusion that ever,
single contest has been decided strict
" in accordance with its merits. II
one important instance, it will b
found, the national committee CAV
the benefit of the doubt to the Roose
Welt side when a decision in favor o
the Taft delegates could have beel
defended with equal success.
CRIME AGAINST G. o. P.
AS a result of his investigation /
will soon dawn upon the student o
the evidence that crime unprecedent
ed in it's brutality has been committee
against the Republican party by thos
who have rashly denounced the actor
OF the committee and vilified its mem
bers without knowing the facts, an
whose criticism, strange to say, wa
the more bitter the less familiar the
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