New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
URGES SANE PRINCIPLES
Republican Club of New York
Appeals to All Delegates.
IBy a STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune

! BY StdU Correspondent VI llc AilNuHof
Chicago. June 17.-Through special
. committee representing 1t here, the Repub-
| lican Club of the City Of New York issued
| to-day an address ending with this appeal
The Republican Club Of the City Of New
| York appeals TO the delegates 10 the Re-
| publican National Convention 10 maintain
| i'm their Integrity the principles and ideas
which were the inspiration Of our govern.
| ment in the hope that the assaults directed
! against the bulwarks or our Consutuuon
| will fail and that there Will, under Repub-
J Iican guidance. emerge a stronger ana
more prosperous republic. t,t
! Relieving that William Howard TAFT best
| typifes the principles OF Repu6Iican GOV
! ernmcnt we strongly urge the delegatesto
! the national convention TO support his can.
| ddacy. 40
| This was I'm accordance with the action
| Of the club in denouncng the initiative and
referendum. the recall OF judges and other
doctrines Of Theodore Roosevelt, who has
been a member Of the organization for
twenty seven years.
Tho address issued to-day repeats the
denunciation. indorses the address adopted
| by the New York State delegates last right
and states that the American people are
confronted by a crisis as important as the
one half a century ago. when the Reprb-
Ncan party marshalled the triumphant
forces OF the Republic against the conspir'
acy OF disunicn."
In entirely parliamentary language the
address hits hard at Mr. Roosevelt and the
| campaign methods used by him and his
managers. II goes. on:
! In A republic where there is absolute
/ freedom Of speech and of necessity. almost
constant political discussion, there must
} always be a certain amount OF agitation
and discomfort 49,
I Whenever there is discomfort the politl-
| cal auack appears with some nostrum
! which he tries TO lead the people 10 pc
lieve is a cureall for those evils from which
, they arc suffering II Is difficult a. such
| times nerhapS, TO convince them that BE-
cause they are suffering from Ills the hedl-
| Giro offered them will not cure but IN
| teTsify their troubles.
The address declares the easiest way n
secure anything from the average iadIvid-
ual is to iatter him. and the same Is true
| OF an aggregation Of individuals, AMI the
doctrine Of the initiative and referendum
| Is based on such an idea The doctrine OF
the recall il states. "degrades the chosen
representatives of the people and makes
them mere puppets TO carry on momen'
| tary will or fancy
on Personality" the address hss as 70
| say:
Issues should not be confused. The per
! sorality of any man should nor be PEI
! r,,tted 10 obscure important and vital prin'
| cirIns. The question for he DETERMINATION
! of this national convention is Whe'nsI'
under guidance of the Republican parry
| the nation shall remain true 10 those wv
| dan,ental essentials upon which all repre-
| sentative government must rest.
The tendency Of the people 10 eXait VI
| personality Of an individual Is fraught WIZ
| great danger. The questions which cor
! f,ont us at the present moment are ny
mentous, hut the American people requu.te
NO Messiah 20 lead them out OF their on
! Nculties. What Is needed Is patient ana
painstaking consideration and action ot a.
| thinking men. disasreeing perhaps ~ tnen
| We've undoubtedly differing IN their oplnn'
| ions as 20 remedies. but all working inter
lisrntly toward uplifting the people spl r.
! strengthening their government by fdithiu
! adherence to law.
| The chairman of the committee is {. W
Boyee. Among other members on re
! ground are Edwin X. Finch, James , beI,
maier J. V. V. Olcott, Frank Bralnar,
| William II. Douglas, Martin SAKE, Niilidiu
| ! Tuliy, Albert Ollingcr, Edward iantet
| bach. {. N Bliss, Otto T. Barnard; 3, =.
| Greenliut J. II. Emory, c. L. Bcrnheln'er
and A. S. Gilbert.