Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-07-24

by straight thinking and realization
of the facts.
Gets After Wilson.
1--WE know that the bosses and re-
actionaries controlled that convention
at the beginning when they elected
Parker temporary chairman, despite
the combined opposition of the Pro-
gressives. We know that Governor
Wilson could not be nominated with
out the consent of the bosses and
the representatives of special priv
ilege who sat in that convention, and
we know that Tammany Hall, the
Taggartites, of Indianapolis; the Sui
livanites, of Chicago, and the other
bosses. big and little, did not con-
sent TO Wilson's nomination because
they hated him less than before, Or
had become more progressive, but
because they realized that his nom-
ination offered the best chance for
victory and for them to control their
State and city machines.
Imputes Sinister Influences.
I'm order to be fair let US assume
that Woodrow Wilson's courage and
independence are equal to the cour-
age and independence of Theodore
Roosevelt; let US assume that he has
the same passion for service to the
public, and let us assume that his
two years of political experience and
training is equal to the twenty years
of political experience and training
of Theodore Roosevelt Then, assum-
ing all other things to be equal, let
us ask ourselves which man is likely
to give the best service to progress
sive principles-the one who heads an
organization that contains Tammany
Hall and the Taggartites and Sulli-
vanites or the one who heads the
organization that is composed wholly
of Progressives, containing no bosses
or servants of special privilege, and
which has declared war to the death
on bosses and the boss system. The
question answers itself"
George L. Record spoke regarding
the platform He said the convention
marked the beginning of new era
in politics in America. He went oyer
the charges that party machinery
fraudulently brought about Roose-
velt's defeat in Chicago and alleged
that the Republican national commit
tee was set up by fraud. Submis-
sion 10 such conditions, he declared
meant political slavery.
Mr.. Record then repeated the ar
guments he made in Chicago regard
ing the California, Arizona. Aichi-
gan, Washington and Indiana cases
going over the ground covered dur
ing the contests for delegations. He
summed up by saying that regularly
elected Roosevelt delegates were un-
seated and Taft delegates given
places
Is for Revolution.
This performance goes to the foun-
dation of government by the people, I"
he said I'VE are governed by par
ties and the fraudulent control of a
party threatens our institutions just
as surely as does the fraudulent man.
ipulation of the votes of the people
at the election itself. 1t is useless
to call upon u.s. to stay within the
party itself. The national commit
tee constituted by this fraudulent
convention has the power to repeat
this fraud at the next convention.
and under those conditions Repub-
lican party primaries, so far as the
presidential candidate is concerned.
have become farce.
There is no way within the party
to break up this condition. The only
effective way to break 1t up is to
put into the field as candidate for
President the man who by their cor
rupt practises they fraudulently de-