Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-22
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conducted pilgrimage through the poll
tical wilderness to promised land as
shadowy and unsubstantial as q desert
mirage.
Senses Stolen Votes.
THE advance agents of this delir-
ious excursion tarried a few days ago
at Chicago-long enough to pool their
individual grievances, visions and
vagaries in a bewildering farrago Of
political nostrums such as
never before has been collected at
one time outside the violent wards of
a madhouse. And thus the so-called
progressive party was born, it's sole
excuse for existence being the un-
founded claim that it's nominee for the
presidency was defeated for like
nomination by stolen votes at the re-
publican convention"
Senator Sutherland briefly reviewed
the question of contested delegates at
the republican convention with the
contention that President Taft's nom.
nation was gotten fairly and honest
ly. He referred to the published
statement that some Of the Roosevelt
contests had been set afoot for a
psychological effect.
ut would be strange rule of evil
dence which would require us to ac-
cept the testimony of a buccaneering
tempt to purloin the larger portion of
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i've evidence of the psychologists title
to the remainder of the honest mans
possessions" he continued.
| T. RS Unique Convention.
There never has been In all his
tory a more unique convention than
that of the progressive party at Chi
cago. Heretofore, when a party has
been organized, It's organizers have in
advance entertained at least sus-
picion respecting their principles; but
the delegates to this convention.
wholly ignorant of the things for
which they stood, waited, with patient
ly folded hands, the appearance of Mr..
Roosevelt in the convention to tell
them what they believed.
Upon his appearance he was re-
ceived with reverent alteration With
spirit Of selfabnegation never wit
messed since the charge of the light
brigade at Balaklava-a There's not
to reason why, theirs but to do and
die sort Of exaltation-led by the
| grand young man from Indiana, de-
vout but tuneful, the assembled vas
sails proclaimed their joyous intellec-
tual surrender to the feudal lord In
the following hymn of driveling ir.
responsibility:
Follow, follow,
We will follow Roosevelt,
Anywhere, everywhere,
We will follow him.
Follow, follow,
We will follow Roosevelt,
Anywhere he leads us,
We will follow on.
Cali Of which being chanted to the
ravishing air Of that stirring ditty,
entitled We don't know where we're
going, but we're on the way, wrought
! the multitude into such a state OF
blind and benighted idolatry that au-
thentic information to- the effect that
| the colonel had just waylaid a perfect
! ly respectable minister of the gospel
and robbed him of his last months
donations would have brought forth
enthusiastic cheers for the colonel
and vote of stern condemnation for
| the man of God as the representative
! of a dangerous and Ubiquitous plutoc-
racy.
I'm form two thousand delegates
more or less, gathered in the coliseum.
in reality Mr.. Roosevelt met In con-
vention at Chicago, made a confession
of faith, gave his hand to the colored
brother from the north and his foot
to the colored brother from the south,
adopted a platform, nominated himself
and Brother Johnson, and adjourned
with the ease of thoroughly trained
thimblerigger plying his vocation
way plaisance.
Most Serious Campaign Since War.
"The campaign upon which we are
about to enter presents issues of more
serious moment to the American peo-
pie than any they have confronted
since the grave questions which i'm
mediately preceded and accompanied
the civil war. The over-shadowing
question then was whether the union.
under the constitution, could be per-
petuated; that which confronts us to-
day Is whether the constitution itself,
and the government which the consti-
tuition established, shall be preserved
Ia question of equal, If not greater
gravity, since it would be Of little avail
to have preserved the union from the
chaos of disintegration IL the govern
ment of the union Is to be given over
to the chaos OF disorganization.
"The party to which we belong,
Mr.. Vice President, stands in this
supreme contest for the independence
and integrity of the judicial tribunals
of the land, without which the guar.
anty of life, liberty and property
would be meaningless platitude. 1t
stands for the settled rule Of imper-
sonal government as opposed to the
shifty opportunism Of personal manip.
ulation; for the liberty and order OF
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