Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-20
ms and wanted Democratic


things and wanted Democratic
president
Having predicted that n "Mr R0os.
evelt should be the nominee OF the
Republican party that party would
never again nominate a candidate for
president" and having declared that
"the insurgents would make of Presi-
dent Taft the sacrlhcal goat TO bear
the abandoned policies OF the Repub.
lican party" william s. COwherd. per-
manent chairman of the convention,
concluded keynote speech with there
words:
Confident Of success under his
banner, we send the delegates from
this convention tc Baltimore instruct.
ed to offer 10 the Democracy OF the
nation as their candidate for president
the best Jewel in Mlpsourls diadem.-
Champ Clark. our Republican friends
said that but one year OF Democratic
wrangling In congress would fully
blast all hopes OF a future Democratic
victory. That Democratic house Is
now we'll into the seccnd session OF
It's existence and challenge recent
history TO show a congress that has
better served It's constituents
Democratic victory last fall in the
special elections held 20 on vacancies
In the house was the peoples vote OF
confidence IN Democratic house.
That vote sounded the death knell of
the Republican hopes and the past
policies OF the Republican party The
worn out doctrine of protection has
been buried with the bloody shirt and
neither viii ever again be the gOn-
falon to head the shouting host TO po.
litical victory
III We need proof OF Democratic op-
portunity we have but to look at the
Republican battle array No longer
a disciplined, organized army. march
ing under acknowledged leaders
that party today is but host OF war
ring factions divided into hostile
camps The gulf between the stand.
patters and the insurgents Is too wide
20 be brldged by any party platform.
For the FIRST time In its history q
determined EFFORT Is being made to de-
feat Republican president for the
nomination TO a second term What
has President Taft done that he
should be singled out OF all the great
Republicans who have held that office
to wear this deep disgrace? Ills only
crime has been loyalty 10 the tradt
tiOnal principles OF his party and
adellty TO his platform pledges,
The insurgents would make OF
President Taft the sacrlficial goat "a
bear the abandoned policies OF tho
party ont In the wilderness OF forget
I filness. Recognizing the hopelesenesS
Of victory under hts leadership that
eemcnt Is sending the &C. Q. ID" sig
nal to oyster Bay, but no answering
spark has come TO cheer their hearts
Mr. Roosevelt Is bold but not fool
hardy He loves a fight much but he
hates 2 licking more. Ills eye IS on
the weather gauge and his ear 10 the
ground, but II he be as wise a sailor
as the past has indicated, he will keeT
his bark safe within the peaceful wat
ers Of Oyster BAY until the storm sub.
sides II he dares the conflict W,
lsnay we'll forecast the result
"As long as the people Of the Unit
Cd States believe in a republic, al
long as they love liberty, as long az
they cherish free government as bet
ter than great riches and the on'
heritage a wise father would leave tC
his children. no man will be elected q
a third term as president Of the Unit
cd states. The example Of Washing
ton Is as forceful today as II was
when Jefferson approved O..
III Mr.. Roosevelt should be the
nominee OF the Republican party that
party would never again nominate q
candidate for president
AS against these warning factions
0f Republicanism Democracy, itl
head bloody from past defeats, bal
unbowed. steps forth ready for the
contest, more united on great public
Questions than the party has been fol
a quarter OF a century"
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