El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-18

the national committee illustrates well
what has happened in our country in
the twisting OF nominal representative
government away from its original
purpose until il becomes thoroughly
unrepresentative and misrepresenta-
tive. All this party machinery was
originally designed simply in order
to make the viii Of the party genu-
inely effective. 1t had no other power
purpose then It can have no other
legitimate purpose now. Until within
very few years no man would have
been brazen enough openly to an
nOunce t. this was not its purpose.
1t has been reserved for Mr.. Taft and
his friends in this crisis openly to act
on such assumption.
VIII of People Overridden.
''The other day 81 Of Mr.. Tafts adj
herents on the national committee
stole from the people Of California
their right to give the votes Of Call
fornia to the men Of their choice These
81 politicians, none of whom lived IN
California, assumed 70 override the
will of the quarter of a million of Cali
fornia voters who had recorded their
viii at the primary. The 81 men who
don't live in California have given
seats 10 two Taft men whom the
quarter of a million California voters
had refused to seat. These two Taft
delegates have no more right to sit IN
the Republican convention than they
have to sit in the Democratic conven-
mia by about 1900 majority; a major
ity greater than Mr.. Taft's entire vote
Under the act of the legislature, all
the delegates ran on one ticket, the
Taft and Roosevelt delegates alike
binding themselves to abide by the
result. No delegates were elected by
districts. Mr.. Taft sent an urgent ap-
peal to California just before the pri-
mary election, an appeal which showed
his complete acQuiescence in what was
M
to protest it was dishonOrable to pro-
test afterward. Yet on the plea OF
henchman Of Patrick CalhOun's. 81 ad-
herents Of Mr. Taft on the national
committee robbed the people of Cali
fornia of their rights and seated the
two Taft-Calhoun delegates OF these
81 men, four represented the terrItor-
les OF Alaska, Hawaii, the Philippines
states that went Democratic four
years ago. Fourteen came from Re
publican states, every one Of which
had repudiated Mr.. Taft and his county
men at the primaries held this spring
In other words. Of the 81 Tart men
who in Mr.. Taft's interest robbed the
overwhelming majority OF the Repub-
Hcan voters of the great Republican
state of California of their rights, 16
represented no Republican electoral
vote whatever and Il represented Re- |
publican states whose voters by over
whelming majOrities had repudiated l
the men themselves and Mr. Taft also /
at the primaries held this spring.
Trickery Within the Law.
This is Mr.. Tafts theory OF gov !
eminent of the people by a represent I
ative part Of the people when II IS 4
reduced to practice. From the prac- /
tice Of this theory, under the pretence 4
of needing the forms Of democracy II /
is but one step further to cast aside ]
all pretence whatever; and Mr. Iafts I
lieutenants have taken this step again I
and again; from swindling the people 4
by sharp political tricks they have 3
gone to the point of deliberate
theft 1ir. Taft IN encouraging what 4
was done in the Ohio state conven-
ton showed his anxiety and desire to
defeat the will of the people by sharp !
trickery which kept just within the
law
''The first and greatest issue before
US is the issue of theft Every hon
est citizen should join with US in the
fight for honesty against theft and
corruption.
People Against Graft.
1T is not TO be wondered at that
our opponents have been very bitter
for the lineup in this crisis is one that
cuts deep TO the foundations Of gov
eminent Our democracy is now put
to vital test; for the conflict Is be
tween human rights on the one side |
and on the other special privileges
asserted as a property right The part
publican party must definitely stand
on one side or the other 1t must
stand by deeds, and not merely by
empty emphasis, for the rights OF hu-
nanity, or else il must stand for spec
al privilege. Our opponents are fond
IF calling themselves regular Republ-
ans. In reality they have no title 70
membership in any party that IS true
10 the principles of Abraham Lincoln.
They are fighting for the cause OF
special privilege and their chief
strength is drawn from the beneficiar-
es of entrenched economic and social
Injustice.
Justice and Prosperity.
I'm addition there are themen who now
as in every age, are intellectually and
incapable OF consent
ng to progress and VINO worship at
he shrine Of the sancUty OF properly
even though that property be illicity
occurred and used to the detriment OF /
he community. All of these honest
men are sedulously taught by the big
sinister mel above them that revolution ,
mpends if we strike at even the most
obvious injustice. They are taught TO I
believe that change means DESTRUCTION I
They are wrong. Inc men VINO tenn
)erately and with self restraint Dut
With unflinching resOluttOn--and et-
fciency strike at injustice, right grfer-
JUS wrongs, and drive entrenched priYi- I
eye from its sanctuary, are the men
VINO prevent revolutions.
Life means change, where there is !
10 change, death comes We VINO ught
.anely for the rights of the people, for ! S
Industrial justice and social reform, are
.lso fighting for material well being;
or justice is the hand maiden OF pros
,erity: and without justice there can
De no lasting prosperity
When 1 undertook this contest ]
vas well aware of the intense bitter /
Tess which my re-entry into politics Z
would cause. / knew that the powers 7
hat prey would oppose me with ten {
old the bitterness they would show &
n opposing any other progressive can {
idate, whereas they very greatly fear q
ne. 1 knew also that they would di- [
ectly or Indirectly influence very many {
men who pride themselves upon be- /
onging to and, indeed, typifying what Z
hey regard as the educated and re- [
pectable classes But il has been to | Y
ne a matter OF melancholy concern to | q
ee the effect that those influences ! r
ave produced upon so many men in 7