The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-11

inent before the public fApplausel. and
who are Offering their best to solve present
day problems. This unrest Ia not only
charac cteristic Of this country II is symp-
tomato Of worldwide conditions We are
living In a different age when the people
have come to recognize their rights and
when those rights must be respected by the
awmakine power tApplausel. but wa are
told. when the question Of human rights
= raised in this country. as It il to-day.
that we are part OF the socialist propaganda.
that We have Joined the army OF socialism.
My friends, socialism has only made
hcadway in this country because the two
great parties have been so far unresponsive
to great economic needs IApplsusel The
question IL not whether the agitators Of our
party or the other party are socialist: the
question Ia. how are you going TO arrest the
spread OF socialism? Certainly, by no other
means. in my humble Judgment. than by
showing the people that they have some
thing 30 look forward to from either the
Republican party or the Democratic party
Applause
This IL great family gathering We
may as well talk over family matters and
talk about them plainly. Applause pro-
test as a Republican against the statement
that the man with his splendid service.
whose demonstration which for intellectual
d''NlNN pIOkTess mas
never been surpassed In this country. being
spoken OF in Rochester as a political pa tent
medicine man Applause You know the
kind Of medicine he prescribed IA President
of this country
ANSWERED by JOB HEDGES
Many Republicans here believe that
when DR.. Butler spoke yesterday Of the
patent medicine men in politics he in
oil, a .,l. 4 a.
in reply TO MIR. Prendergast. said in pa ri
DR.. Butler needs no supporter in me and
vet one cause Of sOliotat ion cun be removed
here in \ moment The patent medicine
man referred to yesterday VAS Dr. Wood
row Wilson Applause and laughter Mr.
Wilson Is u doctor. lie has applied for II
patent. But It will not be issued
! diner very widely from some of the
doctrines OF Mr.. Roosevelt diner ~
widely that We can never come together
upon them. but IA long as stand upon a
platform where hiS personality may be al,
issue I would be unfair TO my own sens.
OF Justice II did not say one thing. That
he alone made all the people OF the nitrd
States at the same time think upon the
duties OF American citizenship | differ
from him when lie SAYS that. having
thought. they must folioM his ideas or be-
in error.
do not care personally whether a man
occupies one term or two or three or forty
He cannot survive the Constitution But
I dread to think. Mr.. Chairman. that
the continuity Of the Government mus,
be predicafed on u personality.
GOING TO ELRcr TAFT.
Now. let is get down to business Are
We going TO nominate Mr.. Taft, l-s
lApplause and cries Of No and lesI
Are We going to elect him? tries OF
No and Yes
Now we have got that OF OF Prendergast =
mind. There Is an ocular demonstrate
OF the recall OF an idea. Why are We COINS
TO elect Mr. Taft. I Will tell you. You
know. but I am going to tell you over
again because il is necessary tot his speech
The Republican party il going to win
and we are going to vote for Mr.. Taft
because he believes in the proposition OF
conduct regardless OF personally His
contract with the American people was
70 be President. lie has fulfilled IT, No
act has he performed as President that
did not lay its foundation stone in con-
scien'ious belief. II he has erred in judg
ment at any time. let any man in this
audience rise and assert that he himself
has never erred, and then listen for the
trump OF Gabriel to summon him hence
After all Of the oratory the platform
was adopted. the delegates at large an q
their alternates were elected and the
convention adjourned.