The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

| you could elect Mr.. Taft; he left you =
/ Progressive programme to be carried
/ forward. That programme was buried
| beneath an avalanche OF words at WI
mona, and eighteen Republican Cover
nors were buried beneath an avalanche
OF votes which rebuked recreancy TO
| Tarty pledges.
VIII Sit in Protest.
"A big majority in the Lower House
gave way TO Democrats and in the SEN
ate was reduced to a mere majority. So
much for your conservative Leadership,
Mr.. Payne"
! We will not participate with you in
completing the scuttling Of the ship. We
will not say to the young men Of the
| nation. who. reading political history
with their patriotism and longing to
| catch step with the party Of their faith
ers, that We have nothing better 20 offer
them at this hour than this new declara-
tion Of human representatives that a dis
carded political committee as its last act
holds greater power than a majority Of
| over two million. We did not bolt; we
I merely insist that you, not we, are max
ing the record. and we refuse to be
bound by II. We have pleaded with you
ten days; we have fought with you I'VE
days for a square deal; we fight no more
We plead no longer; we shall sit in silent
shall judge US. You call US radicals, but
would anything be more radical than
taking a convention by fraud, than by
fraud nominating a candidate for Presi-
dent?"
When Roosevelt left the White House
four years ago. he left you a majority
in both HOUSES Of Congress. He left
you a majority in several States"
There was an outbreak at this time
which was quieted by Chairman Root.
He left you a record upon which you
could elect Mr.. Taft. He left you a
progressive policy which was buried un-
der an avalanche Of words at winona.
Eighteen Republican Governors were
buried under an avalanche Of votes
a few months later"
New Principle offered.
He declared that Roosevelt will not
aid in the "scuttling Of the ship" He
offered the new principle Of human rights
as against the discarded National Com
mittes which did not represent the people.
I'VE pleaded with you ten days and
fought for five more. We shall not fight
any more"
yellow" cried one delegate.
You accuse Us as radicals, but radi-
cal as We may be we never went to a
National Convention and secured through
fraud the nomination OF a Presidential
candidate we know could not be elected"
A cheer OF less than a minute fol-
lowed
A report Of the majority Of the COM
m!ttee on rules was laid upon the table.
The report OF the minority OF the COM
mlttee received the same fate. This
meant that the convention would work
under the old rules James Watson, of
Indiana, made both motions to table.
The next order OF business was then
called for, the report OF the committee
on resolutions. Former Vice President
Fairbanks then stepped to the platform
to read the report OF the committee.
the platform. He made an excuse for
the National Committee.
Excuses for Committee.
That committee heard those cases pa
tiently and denied no one a hearing"
he said.
He then proceeded TO the reading Of
the platform. As he read the statement
original with Lincon on government "of,
for and by the people" he was greeted
by groans and laughter.
There was little interruption from
then on through the reading.
The declaration that the Republican
party should uphold the integrity OF the
courts brought an Interruption in the
form OF an orderly round Of applause.
The former Vice President finished
reading at AIS O'Clock. After the ap-
plause subsided the minority report Of
the resolutions committee was presented
by W. c. Owens, Of Wisconsin. He read
the La Toilette platfoEm. At this point