The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-22

Colorado. GSggenheim and bis ms
chine-whom do they stand for
Utah. Reed Gmoot and the Mormo,
machine whom do they stand for
Washington. Ballinger and his ma
chine-whom do they stand for
California, Heron and his goutheu
Pacific machine, Calhoun and his Sal
Francisco gang-whom do they stan,
for? New Mexico, Bull Andrews en,
his machine-whom do they stan,
forf The solid south, the ofice-hold
ers and their federal machine-whon
do they stand for? Yet all of thes,
men and the interests they stand 70,
and what they are doing agains
Theodore Roosevelt today, not one
word do we read in the Indianapoli:
News.
While not criticising the News fol
these Efforts to defeat Mr. Taft fo,
nomination four years ago because
by It's own n'ethods. 1t then was fight
ing for another candidate, It Is only
fair to ask you to compars what ii
then vas saying against Mr.. Taft and
for Mr.. Roosevelt on the question OF
the support OF the trus.. with what
II now is saying for Mr.. Taft and
against Mr.. Roosevelt on the same
subject 1t is only fair play to ask
you to contrast It's outcry against Of
hce-hoiders In politics then with it's
silence about office-holders In politics
now.
Venomous Attack on Taft.
Nor did the News stop with this
For. In an editorial Of June 2. 1908
entitled AN Amazing Performance "
I find the following concerning Mr.
Taft's unintential affront to the mem.
ory OF General Grant In his unforsat-
able memorial address at that great
patriots tomb. On this the News
said:
"lts Is hard to conceive how a man
Of Secretary Taft's experience OF life
and knowledge Of men could have
been guilty Of such . breach OF taste
and tact as he perpetrated in his
memorial day address at the tomb OF
es.sral Grant We DO not
wonder at the storm Of disapprobsr
ton Secretary Taft's most singular
lack Of discretion has evoked There
10 not q member OF the g. A. r. but
Will resent the unnecessary and un-
called for slur upon the memory OF
heir great Commander. There Is not
An admirer Of the brilliant soldier
who achieved Immortality at Vicks-
burg. and Chattanooga and Appomat-
tox but will lament that Secretary
of War, one who Is asking his party
TO make him President, should not
have been prevented by instructive
lact from 30 serious q breach of the
1ecencfes and dignities OF the day,
he place and the occasion"
Yet this paper is telling us Repub-
leans whom we must nominate for
PRESIDENT although It will not support
any man we may nominate The
News Is laying down to us Republic.
lns what our party policy shall be,
although In 1908 this paper actually
advised Republicans 70 bolt the IA
ional Republican convention. On
June 16. 1908, the News said In IT'S
eadfng editorial:
NO one expects a bolt. No such
hing has been intimated. This has
'een \ contest strictly within party
tAea But considering the nature OF
he campaign, it's manner OF getting
lslegates. It's exclusive assertion rs
q the declaration of principles. its
'ule. IN short, everything. theres ought
70 BE. AFTER THE LAST FIGHT
las BEEN MADE FOR PRIN-
IPLE, A WITHDRAWAL. WITH A
PARTY BLESSING THAT, As THE
WHITE HOUSE MACHINE has
COW DONE IT ALL, 1T MUST DO
The REMAINDER"
Why They Fight Roosevelt.
Why are the Same men I have
Iamed, and the interests behind
hem, lighting Roosevelt now that
ought Taft four years ago? Why to
AZ are these very men the chieftains
{ Mr.. Taft's campaign! During the
even years that Roosevelt was Pres
dent, I learned well the answer TO
be first Of these questions. All these
asn and the powers back OF them
ought Roosevelt then. just an they
re fighting him now, for the same
eason and with the same weapons.
hey were and are the agents Of
ystem against which our great lead
made war without quarter.
What did Theodore Roosevelt fight
,E and what did he get done during
aese seven historic years? ! shall
lention only few out Of nearly
Woscore lasting things which thAt
reat President actually accom-
lished,
Today everybody admits that the
apartment Of Commerce and Labor
blessing. Yet that department.
a created because TheodosS Roose-
alt recommended and fooght for IT.
'ouh any business man any labor.
II man any citizen vote tc abolish