New-York tribune., 1912-06-11
Views Barnes as Arch Boss.

Views Barnes as Arch Boss.
Mr. Roosevelt rencws his statement that
national committeeman were chosen four
years ago. certain of them representing
bosses and special privilege In their most
odous forms" He refers 10 State Chair
man Barnes as "Mr Tafts lieutenant in
the Chicago fight, than whom no man in
the United States better illustrates all that
is most offensive and Objectionable in boss
ISM and continues:
Moreover. of the thirty y-niue members Of
the national committee who followed the
lead Of the Taft manager in the vote on
publicity at the first meeting I'm Chicago,
fifteen have been defeated and repudiated
In their states; four represent territories
insular possessions, having no vote, and
ten ar" from Southern states that have
given no electoral vote for the Repub-
lican party. These twenty mine. constitut-
Ing two more than a majority of the COM
mittcc. VIII be without political standing
after this week and have no popular vote
behind them.
Yet In recent speech IN New Jersey
Mr Taft stated that he believed he would
be nominated because he believed that the
national committee would support MIN.
Apparently Mr.. Taft was not aware of the
fGIl significance OF his words He IL him
self being used by men who know thorough
~ what they want and 1hdt they mean
who had doubtless told Mr.. Taft that the
national committee would be for him, but
with no idea that he would repeat the state
ment I'm public The real meaning OF such
a statement IL that an appeal from the
peUpl" lies TO this body of nifty men chosen
not by the people but by the politicians
four years ago
After discussing the primary results by
states. Mr.. Roosevelt recapitulates as fol-
lows:
In the Republican states which have had
direct primaries nearly two and half
million Republicans have voted. and OF
these nearly two-thirds have voted against
Mr. TAFT. In the aggregate, tho vote was
nearly two 10 one against him: I'm some
states IT went as high as five or six to one
against him. In Ohio very nagrant action
was taken. which while Il may not techni-
cally come under the head OF cheating. rep
resented such outrageous defiance OF the
popular will rs 10 call for the condemna-
tion Of every honorable man.
Denounces All Trickery.
fail myself TO see how an honorable
man can profit by or take part In such
piece OF trickcry as this Ohio state con
vention victory In tho same way
fail 10 see how an honorable man can
profit by or conniye at or approve of the
farcical New York County primaries. But
the case was far worse in Washington i'm
Indiana. in Michigan.
In many OF these cases ne Taft dele
gates represent absolutely nothing but
fraud as vulgar. as brazen and az cynically
open as any ever committed by the Tweed
regime in New York forty-odd years ago
No honorable man can profit by or connIve
at these frauds and escape having his honor
tarnishcd. Tic man who stands for the
practices by which Messrs Barnes. Ne
Kinley. Penrose and their allies now seek
to nominate MIR. Taft win make himself
an object of dcrision II he hereaftc" states
that he believes IN honesty in politics or
breaches high standard of public moral
.ty.
In fine. Colonel Roosevelt declares Mr.
Taft cannot be nominated unless he gets
the overwhelming majority OF the rotten
borough states which never east Re-
publican electoral vote and In which the
delegations represent only the officehold-
crs"