The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-06-18
outside. | suppose the explanation


a whole: and where their own rea
or fancied interests are concerned
such men fail to recognize generally
accepted standards of right ant
wrong until long after they have
been recognized by the majority o.
their fellows. There was a period
when piracy and wrecking were es
teemed honorable occupations ant
long after the community as a who'll
had grown to reprehend them there
were still backward persons, who
failed to regard them as improper
In the same way, as late as thirty
years ago, there were many men II
public life who while they woulC
refuse TO receive bride did not
think it Objectionable to give ?
bride; although now the sentimen
in the community has grown sc
strong that it is no longer possible
TO excuse the bride giver any more
than the bride taker In the same
way there are still in certain parts
of this country representatives of a
class far from uncommon, quarter
Of a century ago, class which re.
CARDS an election as a game, without
rules in which it is merely a sign of
cleverness to swindle and cheat
If the convention proves false 10
the cause of the people, If it records
the will of the bosses, whether yet
unbeaten as In New York and Colo
RADIO, or beaten as in Massachusetts
and New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Kansas ii will wreck the Republican
party, 1t will put back the cause OF
democracy, 1t will be false to ever,
principle of honor and justice. Il
cannot with honesty or prOpriety
stand in any shape or way for the &C
ton of the National Committee
neither by accepting that commit
tees nominee for temporary chair
man, nor by accepting its decision
as TO the seating and unseating o
contested delegates There neve'
has been a cleerer lineup than thi
between the plain people Of the coun
try on the one side. and on the 9th
er the powers that prey, the repre-
sentatives of special privilege in thf
world OF business and their tool
and instruments in the world o
politics. There can be no compro
mise on such a contest. 1t is natura
that the representatives of such
privilege who know that specia'
privilege cannot continue If the peo.
pie really rule. should resort Un.
blushinglv to every kind of trickery
and dishonesty in order 10 perpetu
ate their hold on the party, an6
should be eager callously TO destro!
the party If necessary to prevent It's
being controlled by its rank and
file. But for this very reason We
feel we have a right solemnly t.
appeal to all honest men to stand
with US on what has now become 2
naked issue of right and wrong.
There can be no yielding, no finch
ing on our Parts. We have the peo
pie behind rs overwhelmingly. We
have justice and honesty on our
side. We are warning against boss
ism, against privilege, social and in
dustrial; We are warning for the
elemental virtues of honesty and de.
tcency, of fair dealing as between
man and man; we are warning tc
save the Republican party in such
shape that it shall be Of the highes'
possible service to the people Of tho
UNITED States.
| call your attention to one sig
nificant feature in the attitude OF
the Taft papers in chronicles of Mr.
Taft's victories asd defeats. When
ever their headlines announced a
defeat for Ma Faft it meant that
there had boon vote by the peo-
pie themselves IN primary state
Whenever duriag the last ten days
they have announced a victory foi
Mr. Taft il has meant Mr.. Tafts
representatives in the National com
mittee have thrown out delegates
elected by the pssple at large to
represent them My victories have
been won before the people and by
the people. Mr.. Taft's have been
won by the bosses and by the repre-
sentatives Of special privilege, by
the National Committee, and by
boss. controlled convention of Ma.
chine politicians. ! carry Wash.
ington at the polls; he carries it be.
fore the National Committee. He
never has had, and has not now, a
chance with the people; and l have
just as little chance wherever the
crooked type of politician has pow,
er" If / am nominated it will BE-
because whenever they have had q
chance, the verdict of the people