The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-10
POLITICAL PATENT
MEDICINE men
ARE REP. CRITICS
Chaiman Butler Of New York State
Convention Denounces All Re-
publican Critics
MAY INSTRUCT FOR TAFT
Meeting Adjourns to Consider What
Action Shall be Taken on
Presidency
MAY INSTRUCT FOR TAFT

Rochester, N. Y, April 9,-The
Republican state convention held its
first session here today and after
keynote speech by Temporary Chair
man Butler, adjourned until tomor-
row to permit the all important
Committee on Resolutions to draft
platform, select four delegates-at-
large to the national convention and
try to determine whether it would
be for the best interests of Presi-
dent Taft to send an instructed dele
CATION to Chicago.
The thousand and odd delegates
were still discussing, tonight, the
unanswered question whether it
would be best TO instruct delegates
to the National convention for Taft,
but 1t was generally believed some
satisfactory solution would be
reached before the convention meets
tomorrow. Mr.. Barnes, the chair
man, and other leaders, who opposed
instruction, tonight declared that
they would not recede from their
position and stated that If the mat
ter was taken before the convention
they had majority Of the votes to
support their position. ss
Chairman Butler denounced the
critics of the Republican party. He
said in part:
What criticism is made of the
Republican administration of the ma
tion during the past sixteen years?
There is, first, the honest and fair
criticism of our opponents from
whom we differ in many matters of
fundamental political policy. This
criticism is natural and necessary
incident in the conduct of republi
can form of government. Second,
there is criticism from an element
which, however numerous, is cer-
tainly in full possession of its pow
ers of speech, and which is found
in part within the ranks of our own
party and in part within the ranks
Of the Democratic party. 1t in
cludes the whole of the Socialist
party as well as some of those whose
mental condition is ofra of such bliss
full elevation that they cannot find
any political association quite salts
factory to them.
These critics tell us that we are
behind the times; that we are, in
the significant language of the gam
ing table, stand-patters; that we
have lost touch with the march OF
progress; that we are out of SYM
pathy with the satisfaction of the
deepest needs and with the allevia-
ton of human suffering; that we
put property rights above human
rights; and that some means--vio-
lent IL possible, peaceable If neces-
sary-must be found to free the Gov
L.
Charges Seem Strange.
ITO one who knows the political
history of the United States, these
charges seem strange indeed. One
wonders whether he is really listen
ing to THE speech of sane men or to
the incoherent rawlings Of Bedlam
"The answer comes back that our
whole form of government is askew /;
that the Republicans and Democrats
are equally at fault that all depart
ments of the Government are con-
trolled by special and material in
terests; and that the people, whose
government it is, have no longer
any voice in its management. II
these statements were made of the
government of Russia in the seven
teenth century, or of the govern.
ment of China under the Manchu
kings, or of the government of ali
unreformed Turkey. they would
neither surprise nor alarm us. But
they are made Of the Government Of
the United States. These statements
are 80 preposterous, so contrary tt
recorded and demonstrated fact, ant
intrinsically SO absurd, that unles,
we were constantly hearing ant
reading them we might have diff
Guilty in persuading ourselves tha
they are really made.