Newark post., 1912-04-17
KEYNOTE OF REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
b. Hon. s. g. Townsend

nItlN STATES H@Nrm}icd IN IH
tjoHal coWcntjon and adopted =
platform which was the combined
result Of the ludgarnt Of the best
9u3 a"vE. nfhor citizens. and they
selected to o.~E ja.o effect tnc
principles .mhaJiru in that plat
.nrn d Iaaa ~"D always had acted
an b.~ jyt.h1#t.Hv and matIrc
ii'-uymt AND Who WAS aot guided
hE U"trlv@ rnw-Iau@jrd idoas or
propositions that @preulcl to cX-
rj51bio Iuiud>. William II, Taft.
"Unpo&ed 10 him WIS the adVvr-
ti>i"- specialist. who had never
rIu'.u anything or Anybody; who
0i! not depend upon bis record.
but his promises. and who asked
the people to let him try his cX-
perjmcMts. William Jennings Bry-
I'm.
"Thr VOTERS, by a very decided
majority. determined that it was
not the experimental but the prac-
teal ace. and that they approved
of a constructive rather than a de-
>tructivc administration. The Ma
tional House Of Representatives,
which is a Democratic body. has
been giving Us daily dcmonstra-
tions Of what the destructive poll
cy will do. An infant child can
tear things apart. but you have
probably observed that he is not
strong in putting them together.
With the exception Of two pa
thetic mistakes, the people have
ratified and approved Of the con,
>tructive methods Of the Republic
can party since the day they
named Lincoln as the nation s
chief executive. and ever since
that day every embryo statesman
endeaVorS to make us believe that
he is the reconstructed and i'm
proved Lincoln.
1--WE are now approaching an
other national convention. and we
shall today select delegates to as
>ist in formulating a platform en-
bodNing the principles upon which
the Republican party will stand
before the neople. rs well as to do
their part in the selection of the
Presidential nominee. who, ii
elected. will see that the party
principles are carried into effect,
in 50 far as he can do 50 with q
House Of Representatives Of the
opposite party seeking to do all in
its power to prevent the good he
will endcavor to bring about.
"Nevcr in our history as IA ma.
ton has any President carried out
more completely, honestly and
tearlessIy the principles Of the
platform Of his party and all peo>
pie, regardless Of politics. realize
that William i. Taft has had .
successful administration and that
his purposes are for national good.
and not with the idea in mind Of
getting votes IE appealing to pupu-
lar prsiUdieH lie has promised
itJIr but =" H."> 5Ju. mJirh. i ho
Is cho5aa .% =. CHICAGO caavan-
tite AZ tf' ...u,ali bearer Of our
party he NH receive the unquali-
fiy.. supper, 81. Ill BcDuh!icans and
many ~o". Democrats Of car
~trta.
"Nor 10 I mean that if he is uot
nominated that his ardent admir-
or, viii decide that their only ref.
rye IS with the Democratic party
The greatest minds in the world
will formulate 1T Chicago plat
form III Keeping with the time,
and one that viii dc the greatest
national good, and the delegates
who VIII frame that platform vii
net be q sci Of men vino viii nam;
to carry it into effect man who
will not make his greatest anc
most honest ondeayorS in that df
rection, and no man yet mention
ed as a possible nominee. if elect
I'd, would attempt to disregard
the mandates and rccommenda
tions Of that platform, for no OF,
Republican worthy Of nationa
recognition will consider himsel
superior to the combined judg
ment Of his fellows expressed il
statement Of party principles.
There is 40 doubt that tie Re
pubIicans Of Delaware will stanC
by their party principles embrac
ed in their national platform, 70
they believe that their platform
as COMPARED to that af tLa tb,