Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-20

lican nomination must be a source of
profound congratulation TO all pa
tfiotic citizens who can now see the
utter wreck that he would have made
OF the party if nominated. and the
great danger to which the country
would have been exposed. had there
been any chance of his election to
third term.
Mr.. Roosevelt says that lie is the
Republican party and that il the Re-
publican National committee in pas
sage on the credentials of delegates
for the preliminary roll in the eonven-
ton shall hold to be unfounded his
many flimsy contests he will decline
to abide by the judgement of those
having authority.
The Inference from this is that he
win bolt the convention because duly
constituted Republican National COM
mittee shall. after judicial consider
alton refuse to sit his eontesting dele
gates.
The arrogance of his statement that
he is the Republican party and that
failure to comply with his views and
wishes puts those doing so in the atti-
tude of boilers, finds no parallel in
history save in the famous words OF
Louis XVII. The State, l am it,
TT is on a par with his declaration
that I typify and embody the pro-
| gressive sentiment of the age
with clearly traceable premedita-
| ton he projected contests without the
slightest reason therefor in many
cases weeks after the regular eonven-
lions had been held merely to make a
basis for campaign of bluff and blus-
ter Now he threatens that unless this
convention thus carried on is to be rec
ognized as successful and unless hon.
estly elected delegates shall be thrown
out in sufficient numbers to give him
a majority. he will break from the par
| ty and try to ruin that which he can
not rule.
Il appeal to all Republicans OF say
whether a man who assumes this attt-
| tnde 1oes not forfeit his claim to any
right to become candidate in Re-
publican convention? Honored with the
nomination to the Presidency by that
party and with the most sacred obli-
| cations resting upon him to he loyal
| to its organization, to respect the rules
governing its national convention and
| to recognize the authority of the com
mittees duly appointed under Its ira
| ditional policy, he fiouts in advance.
| The decision of all these and announces
| that unless he is to be nominated the
| interest of tho party and the interest OF
/ its members are to be sacrificed and
| only his selfish ambition is to be con-
| suited 1t cannot be that Republicans
/ vii, countenance such breach of~par-
/ ~ fealty, such treason TO the party 5
properly constituted government and
such defiance of the will of it's major
ity.
AMr. Roosevelt reiterates that the
4 unfounded statement that I held CON
| ferences with him, or in the cabinet
concerning the treatment of the Stee
Trust and of the Harvester Trust. Sc
| clearly have 7 made the proof thai
| those questions were completely dis
| posed of while was out of the coun'
try and that therefore I could have
| had no part in any conference on the
subject, that I do not think 1t neces
| sary to refer TO the matter again. Mr.
4 Roosevelt's statements in this regore
! are mere assertions without reference
to record or contemporary memoran
4 dunn. Mine were based on both.
"Mr Roosevelt says that Mr.. abr
Hanna's indictment for rebates wa'
for a mere technical violation of I'M
, law ami involved no moral delinquency
The fact is that the discontinuance O
the criminal prosecution of Mr.. Hanna
, personally was part of settlement
which the companies represented o.
Mr.. Hanna paid $4,000 of fines. TN
+ would seem to exceed a mere technica
violation of the law.
"Mr. Roosevelt has not seen Ut
: answer the question whether II ne
I nominated and elected he will discon
a tinue the Steel Trust suit and the liar
i vester Trust, nor has he answered IN
question whether he will accept
E fourth term"
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