Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-04
Issue of Principles.

kilograms like this have been sent to
| great number Of delegates, apparently
to a great majority of them. This tele-
gram makes the ISSUE perfectly clear. 1t
is one of principles, not persons Mr.
Barnes demands Mr.. Roots selection as
the sign of reputation of the principles
for which 1 stand, and as an Endorsement
of the doctrines enunciated at the Koch
ester OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not merely re-
dictionary, but of such character that
no party processing them could carry
single state in this Union.
These doctrines are SO Bourbon and
reactionary that in every open primary in
every northern state since the Rochester
convention was held. after full discussion.
the people have overwhelmingly repu-
dated them. This telegram Of Mr..
Barnes shows that the plan announced in
the press is true, and that the leader and
| real head of Mr.. Tafts canvass at Chi
cago is to be Mr.. Barnes. whom Mr.. Taft
and his managers have chosen to repre-
sent and embody the principles for which
Mr.. Taft stands, a choice which casts an
Illuminating light on Mr.. Taft's relations
both to the bosses in politics and to spe-
cial interests in the business world.
I'm the next place, it makes 1t perfectly
clear that Mr.. Root Is pushed for nomi-
nation only with the purpose to secure
| the defeat of the principles for which the
progressive republicans stand. the prin-
| ciples for which the people have declared
| themselves by overwhelming majorities
| in those states where there have been
popular primaries. Mr.. Roots person.
atty becomes unimportant in view of Mr..
Barnes telegram.
Says Barnes Stands for Bossism.
Mr. Barnes stands as the representa-
| tive of the very worst forms of bossism
| in politics. No progressive delegates can
| afford to vote for any man proposed by
Mr.. Barnes and his allies. for any such
vote is a vote against popular rule and
against the basic principles not merely of
the republican party, but of decent Amer
| lean citizenship.
'This is not a faction fight in the ranks
| of the republican party. 1t is a fight
between the plain people. the rank and
the immense majority Of that party. on
| the one side, and on the other the bosses,
with back of them the great. sinister
| special interests which are endeavoring
to sustain the cause OF privilege by per
petuating the combination between crook
| ed politics and crooked business.
There have been direct presidential
preferential primaries SO far in the
states of Illinois; penn nsyl,, MaSs a
kota. Maryland California. Oregon and
| Nebraska In these states the popular
vote against Mr.. Taft has been between
two and three to one, and often over
| that. and he has secured only 3S dele
gates out Of a total Of 344 In certain
other states-Minnesota, Missouri. Kan
sas. Maine. New Hampshire. Oklahoma,
North Carolina. West Virginia. Washing
ton and Vermont-there were primaries
| which, while not direct presidential pri-
maries, still give a rough approximation
of the actual sentiment of the states. In
these states 1 secured 1j4 delegates and
Mr.. Taft secured IL, with three unin-
structed.
| I'm those cases where the republican
voters have had a fair chance to express
their convictions they have repudiated
Mr.. Taft SO completely that he has been
| able to obtain less than one-eighth OF the
| delegates. his popular vote being but one
In three or four. and in some cases only
one In nine or ten.
Calls Barnes IAN Appropriate Choice
| The great majority Of the repub-
lican party have unequivocally repudiated
Mr.. Taft. II the wishes Of the republican
voters could be given fair expression. Mr..
Taft would have but q corrorars guard
in the convention. Under these circum-
stances 1t is citing and appropriate that