The Detroit times., 1912-02-12
FEDERAL MACHINE
BUNKS NORTH AND WEST
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Indiana, Illinois. obliged 10 vote
on a candidate selected by Florida.
Georgia, Penrose and Barnes?
Because of bribery by federal pa
tronage,
Because there is no fair apportiop-
ment OF delegates to voters: because
South Carolina sends; q delegate for
each 220 Republican voters. while In.
diana sends delegate for each 1858
Republican voters. because there is no
real Republican party in the south,
and because the skeleton OF the Re.
publican party there is made up OF
marshals, postmasters. revenue agents.
ETC.. who are subject to removal by
the president
The couthern states sent to the last
Republican national convention 33s
delegates. The convention was mada
up of $50 delegates. The 33S plus 15S
made up a majority OF the convention
-491 delegates. New York sent 30
delegates, while Pennsylvania sent 76
between them, 166 delegates, giving
tie combination IL more than ma.
jority.
That is why the people OF California,
Iowa, Illinois. etc, are not able to par
ticipate in the choice OF the Repubh
can nominee for president.
President Taft sits = tight in = the
White House and counts his delegates
from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Miss
issippi. Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri.
Oklahoma, Texas, New York and
Pennsylvania, and announces that his
denomination Is secure. rs
And Mr. Taft is correct.
Until something happened to shake
the officeholding mercenaries OF the
SOUTH the certainty OF Mr.. Taft's re
nomination has been undisputed. The
people OF the other states might rage.
They might wrangle in California or
in Ohio; they might send delegates
for LaFollette or for Roosevelt. II
would make no difference. Founded
on the rock OF patronage-corrupted
southern delegates, and buttre5sed by
the machine-made delegates OF New
York and PENNSYLVANIA. the renomina.
tibn of President Taft would be GER
tain.
The representation OF the Republi-
can national convention from the
southern states Is based, not on the
number of votes cast, but on mere
population, large proportion OF
which Is not permitted to vote. Ala
bama has "a delegates. II is entitled,
according TO the rate OF apportion-
ment among the northern states, TO
seven. Arkansas has Is. II Is entitled
TO TO- Florida has IL. 1t ought TO be
cut in half. Georgia has 2S. 1t is en-
titled TO nine. Louisiana has 20; 1t Is
entitled to Ave. And so Il goes
through the whole list.
How do the t1,009 Republican vot-
ers of Indiana like TO have their rep
resentative count for no more than AS
alleged Republican voters In Eouisf
ana? How do the 1000 Republicans
In Michigan IKE 10 be outvoted by
the corrupted delegate- who repre-
sents S1S voters In -Mlssissippta~
The voters in Ohio, Michigan and
indiana CANNOT be bonght. but their
vote is rendered of no account by the
delegates. who are delivered by post.
Office, federal marshatships. Internal
revenue Jobs and other bribes at the
disposition or the president.
Just now there's ny in the Tart
ointment. however. Roosevelt has en-
tered-t the game and the southern Re-.
.pubIican oflceholders, fearful OF los
ing their Jobs through Taft,s defeat,
II he Is nominated, are showing signs
of Going over 10 T. r. This is an
abnormal condition, and in no way
afYects the absurdity OF the system.
Progressive Republicans, under the
leadership of LaFollette and Bourne,
are trying TO have the system changed
by the enactment OF presidential prt
mary laws, In the meantime, well
continue TO have conventions control.
led by southern postmasters and east.
ern machine politicians.