Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-06
SCORES METHODS PURSUED
BY CHICAGO CONVENTION
Holds That Individual Members Of
Party Have Power to Repudiats
Theft Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOPE Lies Within the Party Major.
NV Of Which 10 Not Rsaetionary.

make progress toward Soou eo
ment and that he will continue in the
future as in the past to do all possible
RI Influence and direct the republican
party on toward its true mission, are
features OF an important Statement
given out last night by Senator Cum
minis, OF Iowa. Senator Cummlhs iiiaue
his statement with respect to the poll
teal situation after conferences WIN
the progressive leaders OF the SENATE,
after talks with Senator Kenyon ana
after comforting with the progressive
members Of the Iowa delegation IN Tue
house While some OF the senate pro-
gressives are disposed to go Win 'ae
third party, it is believed that the at
ritude of Senator Cummins represents
the attitude of majority OF them.
Docs Not Give Support to TAFT.
Senator Curnmins in his statement
tho he does not say he will not join the
third party, distinctly does not say he
win support Taft. The fact he says
that to the republican who. after care
ful inquiry, reaches the conclusion tina :
the result of the Chicago convention
was the result of deliberate fraud, ne
nominee of the convention is not the
nominee of the republican party TO
any voter who reaches this conclusion,
Senator Cumrnins says, that voter has
in his own hands the opportunity 10
rebuke and punish. That the state
men, Of Senator Cummins Will be read
as a ples for the saving of the repu Dill
can party without either plea for
President Taft or all endorsement OF
him or the methods by which his nom :
NATION is secured Is plain. senator
Cummins believes the republican party
can and should be made the great en-
CINE for the advancement OF progress
sivism in this country and for that rea-
son he would save it. He does not say
SO in that many words. but he makes
IL clear that If the charges as to the
methods by which Taft got the noml-
nation are true, then Taft can not De
considered the nominee OF the repuoh-
can party for president, and repuoh-
cans are absolved from supporting MN
cummins' Statement in Full.
| The statement coming from mar
who came near being the nominee a.
Chicago. and from the leader OF thu
senate progressives. will attract "'o'
attention. II is as follows:
| L have received SO many communl'
cations, asking my views upon tne
| political situa ton, that feel compelled
! to answer them by making the follow
| ing general statement: The object OF
all government is to do justice among
| the people 1t is manifest that TINS
| end can only be attained thru constl-
tutions and laws. These constitutions
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 as
sociate, we must look beyond the per-
sonal wrong which a convention may
inflict upan a candidate and the in
! dienation which may arise from its un
fair or dishonest procedure, to this
vital and more fundamental question
viz. Thru what political party are We
most likely to secure the constitution:
the laws which we must ultimately
have IL we are to maintain justice
among the people?
Fighting For Republican Party.
During all the time l have been II
public life 1 have been fighting to make
the republican party the progressive
party Of the country. During all tina
time / have not hesitated to denounc'
party policies when I believed them Il
be wrong, nor to criticize party LEADER
for their failure to keep the part!
abreast of the age. Nevertheess, l nav'
believed during all that time that Their
was more hope for substantial pro
gress toward good government in tn
republican party than in any other ex
listing political organization. or in an.
: one that might be brought into tn
political field. I am still Of that belief
1 have been now and then sorely dis
appointed, and sometimes much dis
coura ged, but I have tried to recogniz
that in any party there will aways b.
a front rank and rear rank. Som
will insist upon going too fast, and
j. therefore, the march will not be a
rapid or as constant as it ought to be
In taking account Of the achievement
of the last few years. it must not b
forgotten that the influence OF the pro
gressives in the republican party ha
accomplished results of the most graft
flying and comprehensive character
When I compare the position OF tn
reactionaries Of ten years ago and thei
position now, am conscious. and it
] have travelled slowly, we have trav
eled far.
y Forced Primary Election.
, 1.-THE progressives have gradual
forced the primary election into gen
eral acceptance as a substitute for tn
caucus in making party nomination.
and We have at last secured the sub
mission to the states Of an amendmen
to the constitution for the direct cleo
ton OF United States senators. Whe
the primary election system Is perfect
. ed, and when 1t is everywhere accom-
panied with provision making It
criminal oYense to expend large sum
Of money in campaigns. and when til
proposed amendment to the constitu
ton is ratified by the states. as i be
lieve it shortly will ne. the governmeI
, viii be in the full possession Of tt
( people, and their desires win be mo,
promptly and more completely rehec
ed in our laws.
'.The party has gone forward und'
; the pressure Of the prosressives in Il
Regulation companies until now justi
IL fairly done thru supervisory II
hnnal which holds to q remarkable d