Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-02

The campaign for the republican nomination for the pres
deny between President Taft and exPresdent Roosevelt has
divided the party bitterly hostile camps for the
time being and the danger that the adhernts of both cand
dates may forget the consideration that the Repub
can party is greater than any in it.
The Republican party has stood and to-day stands for great
glorious achievement opuent array grand
But TINS posaic age pays little heed to the past and takes little
living for to-day and political party represents the aggregate
of composite thought and principle of the who compose it.
True to its representative character, Republican
party past or future hopes
but upon the living issues of the present time
stands for progressive in department of
Legislative judicial and executive but for that
progress that runs so fast to stumble and fall down
1t stands for the conservation of the nations natural
sources and it never forges that the greatest Of the nations
natural resources is to be found and and
the boys and girls who women
the fathers and mothers Of future generations of still other
1t stands for progressive connection with the
protective tariff demanding only reasonable protection for
American capital and American labor that will represent
difference between the cost including
cheap labor abroad.
insists that revision of the tariff be made mpartay in
tifc methods schedule that business shall not
be unnecessarily interfered with. ~
stands for in the departments as we'll .s
III CONGRESSIONAL appropriations in accordance the recon-
1t stands for the enforcement of antitrust legislation and
lor ne experimenting of the Sherman antitrust law with meas
nes tha VIII help clear the atmosphere with to eg
stanis for the promotion of the worlds peace through
e substitution of arbitration for the arbamen of war; and
the consummaion of general arbitration treaties with all the
ie"o'g powers FOR the accomplishment of this purpose
In view OF all the splendid achievements of tc Republican
party curing the past few grand nrncnles
io "lch STANDS at the time little
WIN those individuals who wander about political wilder
ness wondering whether they republicans or democrats or
anots not Knowing whether they coming or going
mere is need OF consideration of principles at the nresent
n ana IL Is hlgh time that we took thought of the fact
@ 'he febcan party standing for principles like those
ouhned and Others greater than or av coo in i
we nave no patience with any who about assa.
ing ms party yet pretending be for particularly if he
assa'ls his party for selfish "
Mr. Roosevelt the republican Administrations hoe +
carried out progressive policies ~ ''
Two years Mr.. Roosevelt dominated ,o Now vor,.
State republican convention Saratoga N
Under Mr. RoOsevets supervision that State roru,io,,
or 1910 long after the passage the Adrcb PAYNE
arlH law and after President Taft had soned b no;;
adopted platform in which the results ACCOMPLISHED b p
dent Tart and by the Republican party under Mr. Taft ad
snip were gwen complete and admirable summary
no" can MI Roosevelt at this time take back oil that bo
caused to be said at that late day regard to President Taf
administration? en' la1ts
How can any assal the republican administration 90
party9 ~ gown VIC nePuolcan
IL we Deleve our party stands for
owe ~ our allegiance and loyal cooperation ~ "
" we DelleVe that our party a machine 70 anab1o
some particular individual CLIQUE secure certain nnb @
nceS then makes little difference whether one nolcal t
ei wins at the polls for this simply one srt
OF men wins another '''f' WIG eet
we believe that the Republican party represens crod
winch ene to live to prevail and e +bs
ehel is well rounded then dodge orr dnt 70 W.
ne party oe1ore the cause of individual whomsoevcr
lhat Is the spirit which should be manifested bv tho or
no"ghl members of the Republican party at the nrser+
tme mat is the spirit which be manifested 81 Ch;
one OF the buwarks of the nation ~ ''""o "s