Evening journal., 1912-06-24
MONDAY. JUNE 24, 1912
RrrrRIIcANIsM LAS spokEN.

TT RE Republican party has spoken William How
ard Taft Of Ohio is he candidate for President;
James schoolcraf Sherman Of New York is It's candi-
date President Its platform is progressive ana
constructive and yet free from the wild and unreason-
able proqressveness that characterizes the platforms
uroposed by other asprants Presidential honors The
candidates Of the Chicago convention are worthy the
support of ali loyal Republicans Any man who believes
in the party and the principles that It has represented
for years can stand the platform without doing vo-
lonce to his convictions.
That Colonel Roosevelt and many Of his supporters
heretofore have been prominent In the Republican
party decline bound by to acquesce in the work
Of that convention is unfortunate. Il must be borne in
mind however that the party is bigger than any man IN
H. and that its interests greater than those of any
In IT, II also must be borne in mind that the party
could afford before the people this fall clothed
In the borrowed garb Of Organism and look the sub
etantal and thinking voters FOR support The oonven-
handled dcult and delicate situation in the only
fay logically possible to handle it and the result
is that the party stands before the people today headed
by candidates whose Republicansm cannot be doubted
and platform Republican in all its parts that 1t
necessarily must accepted supported by all who
really Republicans
Colonel Roosevelt who all that he politically
to the Republican party. decide TO as an nde-
pendent candidate a progressive platform. That is
regretted It is regretted that upon whom the
Republican party has lavished its favors without stint
necessary to go the field and wage warfare
upon party and principles for which he stood
equyocally in many campaigns II is regretted that
be contemplate any action that wreck the
party which has honored him highly and
often We think however that he Is stronger to-
day than he will be any time in the campaign and
that when the second sober thought the
into play they will refuse assist him an enterprise
OF vreckine their party and turning the
Gratis the control Of the national government There
are tens Of thousands ct Republicans who followed Col
onel Roosevelt in the primary fight within the party
who never viii follow him outside the party lines and
assist in bringing about Democratic victory in Novem-
hes
President Taft has been accused by Colonel Roosevelt
snd his friends of being a reaotonary That is not
true He has been progressive along reasonable lines
He has refused 10 be swept from his feet by the wild
clamor of Democrats Socialists and unthindng Repub-
uoans His friends have felt that reaction and safety
are better than progressiveness that leads to danger
and they we'll 60 the impending bat
ne under bis leadership There doubtless are thousands
Of Republicans who hoped that compromise can
didate would be selected and that the rift in
the party would be prevented AS the situation
shaped up in Chicago. however that was inn
possible Of accomplishment II necessary that there
should be standup fight between Presiden Taft and
his supporters on the side and Colonel Roosevelt
and his supporters the other side The fight was
fought with uncompromsing vigor all along the line
President Taft won. Colonel Roosevelts name was not
even put before the convention Most of his men re-
fused 10 participate in the final deliberations of that
convention Instead under the leadership Of Colonel
Roosevelt many of them their time and their
energies TO set on foot a political movement 10 defeat
the Republican party and the country over to the
Democrats. That movement is in full swing Upon
the measure Of its and the developments in
Baltimore will depend whether Republican party IL
70 march to victory to defeat this Fall We feel
connden It will he 10 victory and that the Republican
voters vi" prefer to aid President Taft in his oonstruc-
i've work rather than give comfort 70 Colonel Roose-
Feit ~ his destructive enterprise
Inc 'nicaso platform is an admirable assertion Of
pIlnolpies All Americans endorse its declaration
q ta'ta IN representative government as at present
oonsntateo Laws safeguarding public health limiting
me nonrs OF labor Of and children protecting
workers IN danserous occupations and to provide gen
e1a compensauons for workmen will appeal 10 every
one Inc panks expressing an abiding faith in our
courts and declaring against the recall of Judges and
uoiola decisions will be accepted gladly bv the Amer
lean people az also will the one pedeine the Rennhi
can party TO take steps to reduce to the lowest posiha
-zsHsTHun the laws DELAYS
International arbitration. opposition 10 speci,i ~
lese and monopoly the creation OF Federal trad con-
ession and declaration that the protective tariff must