Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-18

stood for government Of the peo-
pie, hy what hc calls a representa-
i've part Of The people, ana whila he
has, uf course, stated ln periunctury
fashion that he fakura industrial
Justice, he has violently opposed eY-
ory practical method advanced for
actually doing away with Industrial
Injustice, for actually driving prNl-
lcge out OF ~ entertainments, ana
Ton actually equnli2ug opportunity,
A the present moment we sec be-
fore our eyes here In Chicago just
exactly what Mr. Tafts doctrine ot
government of the people by a rep
rcHontatiye part Of the people really
amounts 10. Eight years ago re-
celyed electoral votes from thirty
three states In twenty OF these
states direct primaries have been
held, or II not direct primaries az
least sufficient % give the people q
reasonable chance 60 express th'lf
prrfrrence.s la The twenty states
where the rank and illr OF the kepuh-
liGu party had a chance 10 express
their preference ! won 2ad delegales,
MI Tun G1 Mr. la Toilette 80. Ihat
is. in those states which went krpub-
licun eight years ago, MI Iaft OBJ
taluod between onc-scNcnth ana one
eighth of the delegates whort ihe
people had ch vance tu express lh'i
viii. These primary states are scat
tered everywhere throughout lhe
country, from Maine 90 California
and II is impossible to doubt that
they give an accurate measure nI
what the vote In al the Republican
states would he If the people had
been allowed n chance 10 vote hut
Mr.. Tafts representatives, wherever
possible, prevented the adoption OF u
primary law. They prevented II IN
Michigan. for instance they prevent
ed II IN Montana. without question
Montana and Michigan would nave
gone for us at least as strongly as
Illinois and oregon had there been u
primary law. Before the people ol
either state, Mr TAFT did not STAND
the chance To get single delegate,
His captains recognized ms facl ana
prevented the people from voting
ne and they distrusted the people
with reason and, with equal reason
they trusted the professional poliuc-
ians; and In Montana and Michigan,
Mr.. Taft won delegates, to the snlck-
ering delight Of every friend OF priHi-
lfE0 ana hhNNlNill III INV lhllht NlNH'
relish is peculiarly keen In seeing
delegates won against the will OF the
people
People Spoke for Him.
These Republican primary states
cast over two thirds Of the Republi-
can vote In the electoral college. In
them the people spoke, They went
Overwhelmingly for me, and stlll
more Overwhelmingly against Mr..
Taft. In the other states that went
Republican eight years ago, no pr
maries were held. ana in all but one
the politicians had nearly complete
sway In these states Mr.. Taft Sc
cured 176 votes. ! secured forty and
NJ Iummins ten OF the Republic
San states, therefore, ! received the
Overwhelming majority of the dele
gates wherever the people could ex-
press themselves, and taking these
states, all told. I'm spite Of Mr., Tafts
trumphs in the states where there
were no real primaries, | received
435 delegates Oncluding those which
the national committee has stolen),
as against the 243 for Mr.. Taft, the
3G for Mr. La Toilette and the 10
for Mr. Cummins TO put II in an
other way squarely carried p Of
the old republican states and these