The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-07-09

eeh Sohuiuate Ior the presidential
nomination at the Chicago convention,
today formally declared against the
new party movement led by Theodore
Roosevelt, and announced his allegi-
ance to the old party In so doing
Mr.. Cummins declared bosses could
not be escaped by organization Of new
parties and that to those Republicans
who after intelligent inquiry conclude
that President Taft S denomination
was the result of fraudulent votes,
lthe nominee of the convention Is not
the nominee of the Republican party"
He inted out. however, that disap.
pointment or individual dishonesty
cannot be a foundation for a new
party.
Senator Cummins' statement was
his first public utterance since the
Chicago convention renominated Pres
ident Taft. Mr.. Cummins pointed out
that throughout his public life he had
been fighting to make the Republican
party the progressive party of the
country and that while he had never
hes tated to denounce party policies
when he believed them to be wrong
or to criticise party leaders, he had
always believed and still believed the
Republican party offered more hope
for substantial progress toward good
government than any other poliuca,
organization.
L Il f Progress.
Il belle re-" he said, that we can
solve the problems before us more
quiz ky and more successfully through
the Republican party than through any
other political organization.
1T was but a short while ago that
the progressive movement in the Re
pull lean party took on definite form,
and yet, at this time, three-fourths of
the Republican states are in the
hands of the progressive Republican
organizations and the membership OF
the party is overwhelmingly with us.
We met defeat at Chicago simply be-
cause we had not concentrated our en-
ergies upon abolition of a false and
unjust basis of representation; but
the basis can and will be overthrown
and another system for the nomlna-
ton of presidential candidates will be
substituted before another presiden.
tiai nomination is made"
Chicago Convention.
THE only thing that has happened
since the progressive Republicans
made their campaign for the nomlna-
ton of candidate for President in
the Chicago convention is our failure
TO control the convention, due as
many believe, to unfair or dishonest
practices by our opponents. deeply
regret the failure and agree that dis
honest practices without regard TO
consequences ought to be rebuked and
punished; but | cannot believe that
the disappointment, however profound
OF the dishonesty of individuals, how
ever heinous, can constitute foun.
dalton upon which to rear new party.
IF we are vigilant these things can
never occur again In the Republican
party, and II we are not vigilant they
can occur in any party, old or new,
We cannot rid ourselves OF bosses by
organizing another party. Bosses will
iasten themselves upon any party un.
less the rank and file are sleepless
in their fight against them. 1t is no
more difficult to deprive the old boss.
es of power Chan to prevent the an.
pearance Of new ones.
"For these reasons, and others
which may be easily deduced from
those l have given. | shall not join
the new party, but shall continue to
use all the strength | have to innu.
ence and direct the course of the Re.
publican party toward its true mis-.
sion. ! shall not hesitate to oppose
measures brought forward by its lead.
ers when | think they are wrong, nor
to differ from the President when he
proposes legislation which | believe
to be unsound or unwise
"A fraudulent conspiracy yitiates
everything it touches and therefore,
as to the Republican who, after
ligent inquiry, reaches the conclusion
that the outcome OF the Chicago con.
yention was the result of deliberate
fraud, the nominee of the convention
Is not the nominee of the Republican
party. Such conclusion ought not
to be reached without careful investi
cation; but. If it is so reached, the
the Republican voter holds in his own
hands the opportunity to rebuke or
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