The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-22

rU--~-psure mora political pI6g.
ress. This means too much to every
one of US for Us To let officeholders
frame up our ticket and platform
fol us. Those who do the electins
should do the nominating.
This fact itself presents the grayest
immediate issue. We hear much
about honest elections; but what
about honest nominations? Choosins
a party candidate Is the sole and
sacred right OF the party's voters
And when any man. machine, news
paper or other power tries to take
that right away they try TO take
away citizenship itself Yet Just this
In being done to keep the Republican
voters OF the country from nominat-
Ing Theodore Roosevelt as our candi-
date for President.
The other day In the Third Mis-
souri, district a convention was held
to choose delegates to the Chicago
convention. BY an overwhelming
vote the Republicans of most OF the
counties In this district elected
Roosevelt delegates These Roose-
welt delegates We're regularly cer-
titled by the legal authorities OF their
respective counties. Yet to keep
them out OF the convention hall ev-
cry entrance but one was nailed up
and men with clubs and baseball bats
stood at the only door left open.
Finally. boss-ruled credentials COM
mittee declared that the Roosevelt
delegates. who were overwhelmingly
elected and regularly certified. never
theless could not legally sit In the
convention.
The truth is, that tho powers of
pillage do not intend to let Repub-
hcan voters nominate Theodore
Roosevelt These forces are not par
dsan- They are for any man OF any
party a. against Roosevelt. They
know IL Roosevelt is nominated he
viii be elected. And they know bet
ter than anybody else what Roose-
velt's election means to their prac-
tees. Therefore. the real struggle
1s to keep Republican voters from
nominating Roosevelt. What was
done In the Third Missouri district
Is being done and will be done In
different ways all over the country
1t Is being done here and now In
Indianapolis / want the whole nation
to know the facts about our pri-
maries day afte- to~-orrow.
Conditions -: Indianapolis.
The city administration of Indian.
apolis employs about fifteen hundred
men. These city employees are made
up OF our most practical and effective
precinct and ward politicians. The
city administration, with these fif-
teen hundred city employees. is our
local machine. For reasons well
known In Indianapolis. our city ad-
is against Roosevelt. So
1t has ordered our fifteen hundred
city employees to see that every pre-
canct sends anti Roosevelt delegates
to our district convention. Most OF
these city employees are good and
honest men and are for Roosevelt at
heart. But scores Of them have gone
TO State Senator Roemler, chairman
or tho indianapolis Roosevelt com
mittee. and told him that they are
forced to work against Col. Roose-
velt because their bread and butter
depends upon t. Scores OF them
have told him that IL they do not
obey orders they will lose their Jobs. |
What do the citizens of Indian
Apoiis think Of this! Men whom our
taxes keep in office, instead of serv-
ng Us who employ them, are forced
against their will to prevent us from
saying whom We want as the Repub-
ican candidate for President of the
United States. Local city employees
ire driven to defeat the peoples viii
n q matter which affects not this
own or this state alone but every
own and every state. aye. every
,ome In the republic.
Some days ago Mr. Chamberlin
IN Indianapolis lawyer OF high stand
ng his profession, went to Mr.. Wal
ace. our city controller and chair
nan OF our party's county commit
ee. and asked fair play for Col
friends in the city pri-
naries.
Mr.. Chamberiin says that Chairman
Wallace frankly told him that Il makes
40 difference how many votes are cast
or Roosevelt, not single Roosevelt
delegate will be permitted to be
,hosen.
So what was done in the Third Mis-
'ouri district Is to be done In a diff
erent form here in Indianapolis day
Ifter tomorrow. And the result Is 10
- carried to the country as the ver-
lict OF the people OF Indianapolis
against Theodore Roosevelt. This.
90. Is true OF Evansville.
And why all this hatred OF Roose-
'elt! Why these outlaw attempts to
lefeat him? Let history answer. II
viii tell you that all such champions
Il human rights, as Roosevelt has
'een and Is. were attacked In their
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