Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-25

|publicans. They say that Woodrow
Wilson is q progressive, but we must
not forget that there Ii . standpat
wing in the democratic party that will
control that party despite anything
Woodrow Wilson can do. It will be Of
no avail to forsake Taft for Wilson"
and the national committee which
followed by the declaration that I'VE
represent something more than mere
rebellion against the action Of the
Chicago convention. We are revolt.
ing against the system OF which the
Chicago convention was only on incl
dent"
Refers 60 President TAFT.
Concerning President Taft the speak.
|er said: '"The progressives owe no
support to Mr.. Taft. He obtained Of
fee originally under the pretense that
he was progressive. The men who
were for him in the last convention
opposed him before and It was largely
through the aid OF Theodore Roose.
welt that he was nominated.
Why would Roosevelt recommend
him to the people? Because Theodore
Roosevelt thought Taft what he pre-
tended to be-"
The alleged failure Of President
Taft to carry out progressive policies
was then discussed. The president
was declared to have done nothing to.
ward lowering tariff duties except by
a reciprocity program by which the
farmers products were decreased IN
price while nearly everything he had
to buy was increased In price. This
was through the Payne tariff bill. WaA
President Taft fulfilling his pledge or
was he following the lead Of the very
men who had opposed his first noMi.
nation under the belief that he was .
progressive"
Col. Roosevelt was euloslzed In the
remainder Of the speech and the
Oyster Bay statesman was declared to
be the true champion Of the peoples
rights and that no man since Lincoln
has performed better service for the
rcple, or has been more disirterest.
ed IN the performance. I'VE are not
a,nrmists when We say that a crisis
in cur political histo"v is upon us and
1T is for us to determine whether we
will stand pat or stand right"
Confer on Platform.
Conferences were held at head
quarters during the greater part Of last
night on the platform, and. it was an
nounced early today that It would be
noon before the document was Ia
shape for presentation to the conven-
ton.
Early indications were that almost
every county in the state would have
delegates present when Temporary
Chairman Frank Randall of Cedar
Rapids began his key note" speech.
The usual convention procedure was
altered by the provisional officers In
charge, and instead of morning Sos.
sion at which committee announce
ments were made, the temporary
chairman's speech heard, and an ad-
journment taken until the COMMITTEES
can formulate reports only one session
this afternoon was provided for. On.
der this arrangement It was expected
that the temporary organization would
be made permanent.
The district caucuses were held dur
ing the forenoon, and resolutions, Gre
dentials and rules committee appoint
ments made. These committees imme.
diately convened and prepared their
reports, SO that when the convention
proper opened this afternoon its duty
was nominally to approve the action OF
the committee Speeches were to he
the order for the remainder OF the
session.