The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-08-09
AOAIR COUNTY
Committeeman
Republicans Quit in View
of Theft For Taft.
Party in Hands Of Thieves is Un-
qualified Charge They
Made.

Columbia, Ky, Aug. 5.-Tatt leader
in Kentucky were thrown into dtsma,
today Oh resolving word sent out from
this city that eight mansbers Of tbs
Adaar County Republican COMMITTEES la'
resigned from the body following t.l'
Lead taken several. days ago when Juds'
w. w. Jones, Regularly elected char.
man of the committee, tendered MS
resignation.
Resigning committeeman give as theil
reason Tor quitting the body that The
Republican PARTY 'is In the hands OF
thieves and that 1t ''misrepresenas tie
wishes Of the voters. The recent
Chicago convention is descrtbsd ms "the
most colossal steal known w.thin the
annals of history
Their statement addrasssd to the
secretary OF The committee follows:
We, the undersigned members of the
Affair County Republican Committ4se
are not In sympathy with the oondi-
lions as they exist today in the Re-
publican organization of the state and
Nation-oondemnng in our minds and
detestdng In our souls the frauds re-
Gently practicad In the name of the
Republican party at Chicago to force
tive nomination Of Taft, when 1t was
evident from Maine to California.
from the Lakes to the Gulf, In every
State whose people had chance TO
express themselves, that the ui,oiae
Of the sRapub tcsns -4aEs Rpasident ,.wAs
nheodore Roosevelt:
We have been Republicans au or
lives and as long as the party stOOd
tor the iiberty Of the people ami
equality Of all, a free ballot and fair
count, We were willing to do its battles
even to the shedding of blood In de-
Tense OF Its principles. But when. as
has been demonstrated by the Chicago
Its days of honesty and
of purpose are over, that 1t
has now become the privane property
Of political buccaneers who use Its ma
ch!nery 70 defraud the people Of the right
10 make nominations. we feel that It
Is time 10 assert our manhood AMI
protest width all the force we possess
against what every rierIt thinking man
knows was the most colossal steal
known within the annals OF HISTORY.
1t Is patent to any observer Of the
sOtlrse of recent events that Through
ahe organization of the party was passed
Town the line TO steal first County dele
zates-then In succession DISTRICT and
state delegations when this faded
70 secure enough delegates to defeat
he choice Of the party, Theodore
Roosevelt then did become inrumbent
ipon the Nahional Committee to umse;.t
egally elooted delegates until with u e, al
# the rotten borousils of tine South
hey were enabled 10 give fraudulent
domination TO PresiGt mt Taft; and
we're 1t not for the fact that recent events
lave provan that the President was cog
VI zaa,t Of the steal we might oondone
he crime TO some extent and enshroud
,.s personality with the mantlb! of
harity. exousing his acceptance of the
fraudulent nomination ON the grounds of
he methods employed. but almost
aoh day since the convention has Mr.. |
'aft been appointing to Federal p6fice
he chief perpetrators of this Prime 80
much 10 that wtsen we soan the papers |
nd see the name of an appontment |
0 post office or judseshap pr other
ffice, we naturally ask: "Wihat did he |
tean?"
Rniefly stated the party is In tho
ands Of thieves, Its nrganizataom MIS-
epresents the Wishes of Its wokans. is
cts are revolutionanv-uepeated quad
would reduce hhis Republic
a monarchy. destroy free govern-
'ent. the freedom Of Ahe pness ami
ject from Government positions aEaIciaas
DR. the crime of lese maveste.
Theodore Roosevelt u the nomlnAs
the Republican paa,tV, but being
eprived of the arganinauion IN this
tate and our determhatinn to suppnt
i'm, coupled with Ihe dacts STATED RbaYe
AIDS us DO present you with nur resgna-
on as MEMBERS of your conlMlft.se.
} take effept at once. QSimaa) L
]. e. Strange. South Golumhda Pro-