New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-04
TAFT nP|F|ES TRUTH
Two Platforms Would Degrade
Individual, Barnes Says.
CONCEPTION OF A DESP0T
Real Mission of Republican
Party Is to Contend Against
This Error, He Declares.

Designating the platforms OF the Third
Term party and the Democrats alike as
attempts to substitute the sovereignty Of
the community for the sovereignty OF the
individual, william Barnes. jr.. Repub-
lican state chairman, issued a statement
last night, declaring that the attempt to
degrade the individual in American life
had been conceived in the mind Of a
despot, and put forth by inordinate am
billion.
at is the real mission OF the Republican
party" said Mr.. Barnes. mot only at
this election but in the future, to contend
against this error with all the power Of
it's character" Mr.. Barness statement
was:
The battle for the integrity OF the
human mind and against mental dishon-
esty should never cease. The human
qualities OF envy and dissatisfaction win
external place have always been ana al
ways will be preyed upon by ambitious
politicians for their own enos.
This fact makes II all the more incum-
bent upon those who do not wish TO de-
ceive, and will not deceive, 10 project
their own thought into the minds OF
others that the latter may not apase
their thought and deny TO themselves the
individual sovereignty which they pos
seSs, no matter what may De thelf o'|u
patton in life. ,o.
In this contest President Taft typiiies
the Fundamental truths which must un-
derlie human relation In free counIng.
Both MI. Wilson end Mr.. Roosevelt typliy
the idea that mans individual sovereignty
Is merged In the temporary ldea OF
community. The issue Is clearly denneo.
The forces Of those who would oestroy
the American form OF government ienore
and establish In
this country the tyrannous form OF de-
mocracy which prevailed 1900 years ago
are divided
BEHIND President Taft stand the men
who believe that the security or human
rights now possessed by every individual
In America can only be preserved Oy the
recognition Of the individual as soVer-
eign AMI not the establishment OF the
community as sovereign over him.
The only supremacy which the COM
munlty has a right 20 exercise over the
individual, under the Declaration OF In
dependence and the Bill OF Rights OF the
Constitution, is when he trespasses upon
the individual sovereignty OF another.
The attempt TO degrade the Individual
which IL basic IN a certain element OF the
people OF America to-day, Is the most oe.
structive agency In our national NE, ana
ought 10 receive at this election inc re-
bukp which IL deserves.
II .s the real mission OF the Republican
party, not only at this election but IN ing
future, 10 contend against this error with
all the power OF its character.
That character was conceived IN u
struggle for human liberty; IL has sue.
cessfuliy battled for the preservation OF
the Union. and resisted from It's very IN
cgption, az Il does to-day, every false DOC
trtne and insidous appeal 10 passion
II stands forth in this campaign as the
one exponent OF reason. the one pre-,
servator OF internal human happiness ard
external human opportunity. Its conten
ton IS sound. proven through the cnuft
history of human experience.
N is the fortress OF individual rights To
which the people OF the United States
must turn I'm order TO be saved from those
who would blanket their reason by visions
mind OF a d.5pot and thrown upon thf
screen by inor1inate, but happily una
FALLING. ambition, ...