The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-05
Republican Party Dead

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 You'll find long before election day --already there are symptoms of it. that the old republican party has been swept aside. The fight lies between us and the old machine democracy I ap- peal to every former democrat who ia loyal to the principles of Jefferson and Andrew Jackson to stand with us and appeal to every former republican who Is loyal to the principles of Ab- raham Lincoln
 The official republican party of to- day bears to the party of Lincoln the same resemblance that a ship which has been captured by pirates does to i the ship before it was captured Barnes, Penrose, Guggenheim and the rest of them wouldn't have known what was meant by republican principles if you had mentioned them. Those m an represent the crooked alliance between crooked politics and crooked business which has been the curse of America n life. They knew at the republican n convention in Chicago that they were insuring the defeat of themselves. They expected the democratic party to come into power. hut they thought we would conflne ourselves to putting the other set of bosses into power, and that after four years they would come back again. Nothing Is gained by changing the whip of Barnes. Penrose and Guggen- helm for the scorpion of Murphy, Sul- livan and Taggart. Ali bosses look alike to us.
 "I see that Mir. what's-his- me, that congressman from East St. Louis Bartholdt-he is one of the highway men-has asked MT. Cummins to de- bate the Texas. California and Wash ington contests at Chicago. I hope Mir Cummins will refuse for the req son that I would not debate with a pickpocket the ownership of a watch he has just stolen. If the police are handy I'll hand him over to them. f they arc not. I'll tend to him myself. Any man. any candidate for governor or other office who has knowledge of the facts and supports Mr. Taft gives us the right to say that he is not com potent to pass upon honesty in pub lie life.
 Draws Contrast
 Now. a few words to the men who were formerly democrats. I want to call your attention to this difference between the Chicago and Baltimore convention. The victory at Baltimore for Mir Wilson was achieved because the Losses finally concluded that his victory meant their victory. At Chicago the bosses knew that our victory meant their defeat.
 ilf the democrats succeed in November It means that every boss will be en- throned in his own state. The representa- tives and bencficiaries of privilege will feel that they have had new lease of life It means precisely that"
 Colonel Roosevelt said he found every. where among reactionary republicans s growing purpose to support MT. Wilson on the theory that President Taft was beaten already and that the only hone of preserving the old parties was to sunnort the democratic ticket and defeat inc nro- Gressives. Turning to Judge John Stevens. progressive candidate for got erncr of Iowa, he continued
 ''Today Judge Stevens told me about a, old stand-patter of the steam roller tvna who said to him: Tar, .s beaten. an, going over to Wilson to beat the nro- sressives. We're going to throw the lever clear oyer the other way
 Where Mir Wilson is getting support of that type we have the right to ask --------~--~----~---
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