Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-07-02

division of the VOTE or the seating
s.of the contesting delegates, but this
was not done because the Taft men
feared that if their men were not
seated, Taft could no. be nominated.
When Massachusetts, was called and
some of the delegates responded
present but not voting" Chairman
Root ruled that man SO answering
to the roll call was not performing
the functions of delegate and or
dered that the names of alternates
4 be called Again the steam roller
was set in motion The Taft men
knew there were Taft men among
the alternates and they needed the
votes Under the circumstances,
what do you think about it? Do
you think there is need of third
party, or will it be possible to re-
elect Taft and Sherman?
y = q b . q . . &
Waterloo Courier: 1t is next a
question, "Can the interests which
compelled the naming of Mr.. Taft
force his reelection? Not less GER
tain was it, when the nomination of
Mr.. Taft became expedient and nee
\ essary to the old guard, that a new
party would spring into existence
and that the standard-bearer of the
new party should be Theodore
Roosevelt. The convention in Chi
cago last week marked plainly the
parting of the ways and the voter,
standing before the highway sign
s board, is to be excused if he hesi-
tates which way to turn. That
President Taft in his official capac-
ity has done much that is good and
that he has acted in good faith is
not to be denied; that he always has
been amendable to the interests
which forced his nomination.
Sioux City Tribune: The nation
al committee asserted and establish.
ed itself as greater than state pri-
mary law in the theft of two dele
gates from California. The conven-
ton made the reign of the rings
perpetual by creating another ma
,tional committee to do next time
what the committee did this time.
Colonel Roosevelt saw the death of
civil liberty in this self-perpetuat-
ing scheme and in his usual clear
way pointed it out in the orchestra
hall convention. That address Of his
is worthy of particular atten ton, of
will tell for all time why action is
necessary now, not submission; why
Colonel Roosevelt, being man of
action, felt impelled to repudiate the
work of the Chicago convention. His
great thought came from moral con-
options running deeper than politi-
ial parties. Before the rules OF any
National committee the interests of
men in the providence of God We're
looked after. Amid the lightning
and the thundefs of Mount Sinai it
was written: Thou shalt not
steal
Dubuque Times-Journal: The wi
dening chasm between the two re-
publican elements has led many
students of political science to say
that the old two party system of
American politics is breaking up.
They point to European parliaments
In most of which there are from
three to a dozen compact party or
CARNATIONS. These so split. up the
voting strength that only by COM
bination of several of them can any
one section get the power to do any
thing. Something like this they
think is coming from the hostility
OF the two republican factions. The
past tendency of nearly all Of our
votes to group themselves under
either one of the two great organi-
cations is ar example of political
cohesion with scarcely a parallel.
save in Canada, whose national tenn
permanent Is more American than
European.
Keokuk Gate City: The renomi-
nation of President Taft is doubly
welcome because it carries with 1t
the rejection of Colonel Roosevelt.
OF all the grave dangers that have
threatened our system Of free gov
eminent since the days Of the civil
way popa had in II moro of real .ner-