Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-28


the convention as necessary self pro-
lection when it first became evident
that robbery was intended and that at
tempts would be made by big business
to sacrifice them with Taft and the
whole republican party in order to In
timidate II and in hope of bringing 1t
hack into subordination and maintain
ing 1t in iniquity.
AS they had the republican party
pure in their states they proposed to
kept il pure. If Taft and states In
which his adherents had succumbed to
the wiles of the wicked and were held
but as hostages to compel complete
surrender of party control and so to
go down with 1t into the pit of dis
honor. these great governors did not
propose to go with them. They stood
against defilement. Can any worthy
progressive do less?
Colonel Roosevelt had to employ all
his masterful resources to prevent
hasty action. 1t was he and he alone
who held the party together at Chi
cago until the scandalous record was
made up and if any mans faith In him
is wavering, we commend the read
ing of his great speeches. He advises
He said, l will stand as candidate
to make our protest effective. but l
will not attempt new party now. He
said. let us lay the matter before the
neople and see whether the law OF
Mount Sinai or the law of Boss Barnes
ia the one to follow. He said, to be
sure, that for him the law OF Mount
Sinai was sacred. He said. let us
meet again in month and prepare
ton for such meeting is under way IN
the hands OF patriotic and great men
like Johnson and Stubbs. He SAID, IL
any other man can fill the place as
signed to me, am for him. Will give
MIN my heartiest support.
All these thoughts and many similar
ones are in the series OF addresses ne
delivered at Chicago.
Let no slanderous tongue destroy
faith in morals or in Roosevelt. who
typifies in this time their application
to government.
Taft is going down. Let him go, but
do not identify honor with him or sur
render power. Do not defile the pro-
gressive cause or progressive leaders
by forcing them into fellowship WITH
him and so sending them with him t
overwhelming defeat.
The primaries have shown that MI
Taft can not poll one vote in six In al
] this western country. 1t would be too
great a sacrifice to involve all these
men in his failure. The Tribune be-
| lieves with Colonel Roosevelt that
way will be found to avoid it. Let tn
Taft men worry.
If they had been moved by consid
grafton for the party, for the feelings
or interests Of the majority, they woult
not have brought about the presen
condition.
The barons at the head Of the Tai
cause depended upon the modesty ant
| weakness Of men to give them thei
way. None so clearly understood tn
superstitious awe OF the image Of au
thority az they. This is why they rod
| rough shod over right and truth ant
honor and the majority at Chicago
This is why they are now demandfnl
Immediate surrender Of opinion an
breathing out threatenings of destruc
ton upon all who dare defy the oil
! party decree even tho it bases Il
fraud and violence. They want to &c
this quickly. the profit of their ev1
work. They know they can not whel
opinion on it ripens into understand
ing.
The majority can afford to let tn
minority worry about the image OF au
thority. The bcsses are the minority