Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-18

'eopSoFSit, on the PLATFORM
and received an ovation.
America" was sung, all standing,
and at 500 Senator Borah was intro
duced.
I'VE van to nominate Colonel
Roosevelt because we think he can be
elected" said Senator Borah.
That's the reason they're trying to
steal 1t away from u.s." said a voice
in the rear of the hall.
You were never more correct in
your life," remarked Senator Borah.
Among those who Joined the APP
plause was Congressman Nicholas
Longworth, son-in-law of Colonel
Roosevelt, out nominally a supporter
of President Taft. He sat with Mrs.
Longworth, who was Miss Alice
Roosevelt.
At 1926 Colonel Roosevelt appeared.
The crowd sprang to its feet waving
flags and cheering Justify. The
colonel bowed and smiled repeatedly
and the ovation continued until the
organ swept into the strains of my
Country, It's of Thee"
Senator Borah resumed his speech,
IN which he told the story of the Taft
steam roller in the National Commit
lee, and when he concluded at S:45
he turned and said:
And now. my friends, l have the
honor to present to you the next
President of the United States"
Colonel Roosevelt's Speech.
Colonel Roosevelt, In brief. said:
MY Friends and Fellow Citizens
l address you as my fellow Republi-
cans, but also and primarily address
you as fellow Americans, fellow citi-
zens, for this has now become much
more than an ordinary party fight.
THE ISSUE is BOTH SIMPLER
AND LARGER THAN THAT IN
vOLvED IN THE PERSONALITY OF
ANY MAN. OR THAT INVOLVED IN
ANY FRACTIONAL OR IN ANY ORDI-
NARY PARTY CONTEST. WE ARE
STANDING FOB THE GREAT FUNDA-
MENTAL RIGHTS UPON WHICH ALL
SUCCESSFUL FREE GOVERNMENT
MUST BE BASED. WE ARE STAND
ING FOR ELEMENTARY DECENCY
IN POLITICS. WE ARE FIGHTING
FOR HONESTY AGAINST NAKED
ROBBERY; AND WHERE ROBBERY
is CONCERNED THE ALL-IMPoR-
TANT QUESTION is NOT THE IDEN-
THY OF THE MAN ROBBED, BUT
THE CRIME ITSELF.
las far as Mr.. Taft and / are per-
sonally concerned 1t little matters
what the fate of either may be. But
with Mr.. Taft's acquiescence or by
his direction. and in his interest, his
followers have raised an issue which
is all-iInportant to this country. 1t
is not a partisan issue; it is more
than a political issue; 1t is a great
moral issue.
"If we condone political theft, n we
do not resent the kinds of wrong and
Injustice that injuriously AFFECT the
whole nation, not merely our demo-
cratic form of government, but our
civilization itself cannot endure. If the
methods adopted by the national COM
mittee are approved by the
ton which Ia about to assemble, n
great crime will have been committed.
would Mean Wreck of Party"
THE triumph of such proceedings
at the moment would mean the wreck
of the Republican party; and IL such
proceedings become %habitual, it would
mean the wreck of popular govern
ment. The actions of the Taft lead
ers in the national committee, taken
with the active aid of Mr.. Taft's
private secretary and of one of Mr..
Taft's cabinet officers, are monstrous,
and they should be Indignantly con-
demned by the moral sentiment of
the whole country.
Tonight we come together t. pro-
test against a crime which strikes
straight at the heart of every prin-
ciple of political ~decency and hon
esty. a crime which represents trea-
son to the people. and the usurpation
of the sovereignty of the people by
irresponsible political bosses, inspired
by the sinister influences of moneyed
privilege. We, here in this hall, are
engaged not only in a fight for the
rights of every decent Republican-we
are engaged in a fight for the rights
of every decent American, whatsoever
his party may be.
"In Arms of the Bosses"
"syhen in February last i mnde up
my mind thai II was my duty TO enter
his light, 1t was after long and care-
full elaboration. I had become con-
vInced that MIR. Taft had definitely
and completely abandoned the cause
of the people and had surrendered
himseis wholly TO the biddings OF the
professional political bosses and of
the great privileged interests stand
ing behind them. had also become
convinced that unless did make the
fight IL could not he made at ali and
that MIR. Taft's nomination would
come TO him without serious oppO-
sition. The event has justified both
my beliefs.
"MR TAFT AT FIRST DENIED
THAT HE REPRESENTED THE
BOSSES. HIS DENIAL WAS OF LIT
Ill CONSEQUENCE, FOR HIS
DEEDS BELIED HIS WORDS. BUT !
DOUBT If AT PRESENT HE WOULD
VENTURE TO REPEAT THE DE-
NAL. AS 1T HAS BECOME con-
sTANTLY MORE AND MORE EVIL
DENT THAT THE PEOPLE ARE
AGAINST HIM. HE HAS MORE AND
MORE UNDIsGUISEDLY THROWN
HIMSELF INTO THE ARMS OF THE
BOSSES.
Here in Chicago at this moment
he has never had one chance of sue
cess save what was given him by
the actions of Messrs. Crane, Barnes,
Brooker, Penrose, Murphy, Guggen-
helm, Mulvane, Smoot, New and their
associates in cheating the people out
of their rights.
Beaten Overwhelmingly"
"He was beaten SO overwhelmingly by
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