The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-07-11
VOLUME LII

contests wefe decided unfairly 10
bis favor
Moretor. the majority ot the
convention vas srfupalously fair 10
the minority Al every point ample
time was given COT The eonsldete
ton 81 every disputed question, aud
roll cail was had evcry time 4
was asked for 1t Is a mistake te
think that convention % i,olS
mon can be turned into rubber
stamp. senator Roots rulings we're
models of clcarness fairness aud
cogency Nobody dreamed at az
pcaling from any ot them
The convention was more good
hulnorod than tho newspaper re-
ports appear 60 represent Most
of the violent attacks and angry
threats we're made by those who
We're not delegates 10 the conyeus
ton at all, The celebrated Mr.
Flinu Of plttsburg subsidized after a
day or two Of Ineffective voclfcra
tlon when he found that neither
Chairman Roscwator nor Senator
Root or tho convention as a whole
was disposed to lio down and be-
ridden over roughshod In fact, he
seemed 60 find somebody that could
hold his own against him"
Dr. Butler. as member of the
committee on resolutions and
most active worker. described the
the manner In which the platform
was finally drafted He explained
that three working models we're sub
mitted TO the committee, one from
the Roosevelt faction, another from
The friends Of Mr.. Taft. and a third
from the supporters OF Senator In
Toilette The platform. as finally
adopted, 10 aerlarcd embodied por-
tions Of al 'bree moGela.
Hadle, Helped Make Platform.
"rhe committee devoted long
and patient study and discussion to
every important matter that came
before IL asserted DR.. Butler, 'and
the proceedings were harmonious
and friendly and helpful from begin
ming TO end. Gov fladley contribu,
cd greatly TO the final drafting OF
the platform. both aa 20 lts sub
stance aud as 10 is language aud
the entire Missouri delegation voted
for It's adoption Gov lladley has
8ince issued public statement that
the platform il the most progressive
declaration ever made by the Repub.
lican party and he is entirely right
THE attitude toward the platform
3f the great states Of Missouri and
illinois. taken together with the
IN the committee on
resolutions itself, makes Il plain 10
me that there 81 no very great dif
ference OF opinion among republi.
cans as TO the policies TO be pressed
and enacted into law On SO per
sent. OF the topics discussed In the
on resolutions the aenti-
ment was unanimous. the only DIFF
ferences were as TO forms OF express
sion. II is these facts that make
i seem clear that any so-called bolt
rom the Republican party or from
Mr.. Tafts candidacy can have moth
ng but purely personal issue TO
est upon
mo bolt was organized on such
questions as working mems compen-
iation, public health, conservation.
protection OF American citizenship,
,ontrol OF the trusts. so that while
wrong doing win be punished, hon-
,st businesss viii be free from dan
Ter or alarm revision OF the tarlff
downward where duties are too high
he allevttlon OF the causes that OPP
rate 10 Increase the cost OF living,
" any OF n dozen other topics, iof
hc reason that the whole Rcnubll.
an party has declared Itself In fav-
r Of just these things. No bolt can
o successfully organized on the
uestion OF whether or not the peo-
lie shall rule, because the Republi-
an party has declared itself In fay-
r OF making rule OF the people, as
Elective and potent ns possible.
In a word concluded Or, But
,r earnestly, nothing is left but
urely personal issue, and IN that
urn must IN large measure be based
n perfectly reckless allegations OF
raud, none OF which VIII stand any
ivestigation whatever, and all
yhich were gone into with the great
VI patience and care