The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-21

Theodore Roosevelt is worthy OF you
| love and mine. He is not the mar
painted by the caricaturists whom
have mentioned. They call him an ego
fist and they would have called Jesni
by the same name had it not been foi
one thing. He was divinely inspired ans
He was the Bread of Life and the Savior
OF humanity.
eve are facing a momentous crisis
and in his heart Theodore Roosevelt be
| lieves he is called of God to take ths
| lead i'm this movement. and | believe
| it. too. Truly may it be said, We
stand at Armageddon and battle for
| the Lord"
Judge Colby.
Judge Colby was given rousing send
| off as he arose in response to an intro,
duction by Chairman Allen The judge
stated that he would tell something
about the party which the newspapers
are now so gleefully slurring. He de-
clared that many journals were garbled
by their advertisers, while others were
manned by 'pinhead editors" or narrow
owners, who resent all signs Of progress
and who are opposed to changes. He
cited cases, some Of them historical, and
among them the Tweed graft revelations
in New York. where the newspapers
were invariably arrayed with the graft
ers. He finished the prelude to his re-
marks by urging his hearers not to be
guided by everything the newspapers
published.
At the outset. the speaker attacked
what he termed the peculiarly American
theory of party loyalty, He admitted
that the departure from party of long
utilization had its regrettable features
But he explained that when a party
abused its power and manifested de
sire to thwart the will OF the people
nc man could gainsay the right to leave
that party. He submitted that the Re-
publican party, caught in a bad act, had
fizzled out. had forfeited its claim to
the name of the peoples party. He said;
at is no longer the party of Lincoln
and Sumner and that galaxy of level
headed statesmen, but the degenerate
remnant of that organization which they
sought to perpetuate by wise achieve
ments. When we leave such a party,
however, we can take with us the tradi-
tions of Lincoln and Of Sumner leaving
behind the bad memory of such figures
as Penrose and Barnes, the men who
exploit the people.
Continuing, Judge Colby said: The
Progressive movement may involve for
you a rending of these party ties. There
is no doubt that William Howard Taft
is the leader of his party ticket by vir
tue of stolen nomination. | shall not
be ambiguous in my statements, nor
need be. for what ! am saying is ad
mitted by the other side. / was in Chi
cago and saw the program to be carried
out three weeks before the convention
] know that Is members of the national
committee were defeated committeemen
when they sat on the contested delegate
cases, and / know there We're 10 from
southern states where the Republican
existed in name only. Four were from
territorial parts and they were governed
by the instructions and caprices of those
who appointed them. 1t paved the way
for working majority and therein
lay the shame of the Chicago conven-
ton"
Democratic Party Offers Little Solace.
The speaker said the Democratic party
offered little solaee to the disappointed
Republican voter. II had been a futile
for years, and it has DEM
onstrated nothing but incapacity. VIII
son, be described as cultivated and