Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-16
Governor Marshall Holds
the Party Nominee Of
Secondary Account.
FIGHT LIKE A SOLDIER
Main Boast of Roosevelt Fol-
lowers Called PiratiCaI in
Kansas Speech.

nor Thomas X. Marshall, democratic |
nominee for vice president, today /
crossed to Kansas City. Kan, where
ke delivered a speech this afternoon /
ut the Creation national convention.
Never has the black flag of pir-
acy foated above the political seas
as now; never was it saluted with so
much honor, declared Governor Mar
shall
In all my political career / have
never asked anybody 10 vote for me;
! DO not propose 10 do so now. ] am
unfit Tor public Office if my personal
prsierment Is more potent than the
triumph OF the cause i advocate. He
is not good soldier who is not will
ing 20 sacrifice himself in an effort 10
save his party standard. Ny person
ality is OF slight moment TO the voters
Of this country unless they believe in
my party platform and in my intent,
II elected. 10 help carry out its pledges.
have no quarrel with the man who
disaErecs with me with reference 10
the democratic platform. lie may be
right, much as ! doubt IT,
This principle is vital: That every
man I'm America has the right to run
for Office and to vote for whCmsoever
be chooses.
MIST PLEDGE CANDIDATES.
when matters of great pith and
moment are involved, a party-is NOT
dealing honestly with the voters un
less it declares It's principles and
Ioages its candidates TO maintain
them A vote obtained through dis.
stimulation Us wrougiu.iy obtained
Gould anything be more piratical
than the open boast OF the Roosevelt
men that they kept still and waited
until the Maine election had been car
RED before declaring their principles
Every regular republican vote obtain.
cd iu this way i'm the state OF Maine
was fully as dishonest as the votes in
the Chicago convention which nom,
mated Taft.
"A party that opens its political
meetings with prayer and sings ON
ward. Christian soldiers and claims
10 be- the embodiment of pure polite
and clean Amcricauism ought TO b
honest enough not 10 deceive the yot
cr. not 20 dissemhle. and not 10 resort
20 loyal techuicalities in order [.
force the voter either 20 vote for can
d.dates he does not desire in Office
OF TO vote against his principles.
SLICK POLITICS.
THE progressiyes claim 70 be di
vorccd from the republican party OF
the ground of non-support. They hay,
reuouuced that party and all its works
and all its ways. They claim that th'
republican party is even worse thar
the democratic party; yet here in IN,
state OF Kansas they propose TO plac,
the republican emblem above thei
progressive electors and thereby fore,
the Taft republicans TO do one OF thre
things. none OF which they want 10 d.
to vote the progressive ticket: 4
vote against their principles and 70
the democratic ticket. or 10 stay ava
from the polls and not vote at all.
THAT may be a mark OF slick pol
tics. but it is not q mark OF homes
politics. / should like TO win tn
votes OF the Taft republicans in Kar
sas. provided they really want 10 vot
for me, but insist that II they do nc
want 20 vote for me, they shOul
have the right, as American citizen:
TO vote for Mr.. Sherman.
RATHER LOSE STATE
There can be no doubt as 10 n
duty OF governor whose state face
this condition OF affairs. He shoul
at once convene his legislature
change the states election laws. Ever
man In Kansas should have chanc
TO vote for the candidates he desire
in Office. 1t is also the duty of YOU
governor 10 see that the republica
party has fits ticket upon the ballC
and under its emblem.
Il cannot speak for my distinguishe
associate. for whose election l mo-
honestly plead, but / truthfully sd
for myself that my ideas OF cover
ment make me prefer the loss OF Ka
sas when the men OF this state hay
had a chance to vote as they desir
tC the winning OF Kansas through
political trick. such as is being wor
ed here-R trick which would i'll b
come a candidate for constable"