Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-18

10 the handful of politicians who have
assumed irauduleutly 90 upset the VIII
Of the rank and Ale. The action OF
these man Is IN no sense REGULAR, AS
they claim TO be. They IN no way
represent the people they IN no way
represent the rank ana iile o! the Re-
publican party, and theft and dishon-
esty cannot give and never shall give
a title to regularity.
one thousand and seventy-eight
men are 20 meet here iu convention
90 decide the future OF the Republic
can party. AZ least seven out Of eight
OF these among lem who really rep-
resent tho people are against the
nomination OF Mr. Taft II n tne duty
oS an OF them. their fret duty 20
throw out OF the convention every
man fraudulently seated there hy the.
national committee. The fraudulent
TAFT delegates whom the national
committee seated for Instance, from
California, from washington from
lndiann. from Kentucky from Michi-
Rans from Arizona, from Alabama,
from Texas. represent nothing mat the
deliberate attempt by certain disc
credited bosses 90 upset the free and
honest expression of the peoples viii.
These fraudulent TAFT delegates were
beaten by the voters of Washington.
OF California. 81 reXus, Of Arizunn, Of
Indiana. Og Northumberland then they
were seated By the dlscredited pulit-
teal bosses VINO had Just themselves
been beatep BY the people OF their
own state. Ia Massachusetts. "a Vow
Jersey. IN Pennsylvania. in hunsgs, iR
Missouri.
Messrs. Crane. Penruse and com
pany were SO discredited in the eyes
Of the Republicans IN their own
QtutaN thai thaaf t4apn hnuf4H IA NEllf-
gates 20 the conventions, and yet they
arrOgata 60 themselves the RICH to seaS
Ia the convention the delegates whom
the states Of Washington. California.
Arizona, Texas an6 the rest have just
beaten at the polls.
III the convention proves false 40
The cause of the people if u reeorus
tho viii of the busees. whether set
unbcnten az ia New York ana Duin-
fudo or beaten as ia Massachusetts
ana New Jersey. Pennsylpania aud
Kansas. it VIII wreck the Republican
party. II viii pat back the cause ~
democracy, u win hr false 80 every
principle of honor and Justice IL
cannot with huncsiy or pFopriets
stand in ANY shape ur way for the ace
ton of the national committees. upith-
or by accepting that commiiteo's noin-
lness for temporary chairman, nor by
Heeupung its decision as 90 the scat
cations. There never has peen h
riearef lineup than THIS hotWrrn thr
nlain people of the country or tte
one slide. and un the other She uuAniA
that prey, the representatives. nt ale-
ciai privilege IN Inc world oi phai
ness ana their tools and insiruments
ln the world OF politics.
There can be- no compromise ih
such a contest. We feed we have q
right golemnly 20 appeal % ali hon
est men 90 stand with ns on WlRt
has now become naked issue 0i
right on Nrona. There can pe 40
Welding. no flinchug on OUT part
We have the people bohind ~ over
whelmingiy We have Iustico ana
honesty ON our side We are warning
against b0ssiam, against privilege, Ho'
clal and iudnstrlaii We are warning
for the elemental virtues 0f Honesty
and decpncy, OF fair deaiine al be-
tween man and man, we are warning
a. save the Republican marty, anp
the Only reward for which we ask
6 20 put our party ~ such shape thar
" shall be Of the highest possible
soryice % the people a the NniteH
states
Now les as consider what this
fight has been for the issue mas
been sharply drawn. not merely by
tho words of Mr. TAFT and ~ myself.
and III our supporters but BY our
several actions have stood for the
right OF tho people to rulo ana for
their duty SO to rule a. 10 work for
moral, political ana Industrial JUS
tlre. Mr. TAFT has NO less explicitly
stood Tor 4 eONefumnent % tho peo-
pie hy what hc cailA "a representative
nart" of the people, and while he
has OF course stated in psrlunrtnry
fashion that he faVors Industrial JUS
ticc. he has violently opposed every
practical moihpd advanced for actual
liz doing away with industrial in3us-
ticc. for actually driving privilege out
az "a antronchments. and for actual
~ e1unll2inR opportunity
All the present momoni we see hc-
fore our eyes here in Chicago Just
cxnctly what Mr.. Tafts doctrine ~
government 81 the people hY "gep-
rosontafivc part of the people really
amounts %. Elght years ago re-
celyed electoral votes from thirty