The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-10-17
Secretary Of War Stlmson. In
Campaign Speech, Praises
Republican Party
HAS ACCOMPLISHED REFORMS
Has Progressed Rapidly In Dlrec'
ton Of Popular Control

| Buffalo. N ", oct. 1..-Secretary
Henry l.. Stimson made his frst
speech Of the presidential campaign
here tonight advocating the re-elec-
tion of President Taft and the contin-
uance of the Republican party In
power. His speech was a discussion
Of issues between Republicans and
Democrats, prefaced by vigorous re-
ply to the contention that the Republi-
can party had outived its usefulness.
making e. third party necessary.
| THE Republican party is the great
liberal party of the nation said Mr..
| Stims0n. Mot the conservative
party which opposes reforms nor the
radical party which merely agitates re-
forms. but the liberal party which ac-
complishes reforms. This is not mere
accident of history. 1t follows neces
sarily and inevitably from the form of
our government and the views held
| toward that government by the men
who are Republicans. IL is a neces-
sary result of the national views held
| by Republicans toward their federal
union and the liberal views Of con-
struction held by them toward their
| federal constitution. Our party con
tains the men who believe the Consti-
tuition Is. an instrument of national
progress, not a mere refuge Of vested
right-an instrument not to be used TO
protect the great special interests OF
today in the manner In which John &.
Calhoun used it to protect the great
special interest Of slavery. but an in
strument fitted to solve the great
| problems of tomorrow. Just as Lincoln
used il to solve the great war prob
lens OF his day.
| Not Boss Ridden.
| "Now, IL We are right in this. II our
| faith has a rational justification, II is
monstrous thing to attempt to de-
stroy this great party-this instrument
| which has been working out the des
tiny of progress in this nation for
| 20 years; IL Is a monstrous thing to
allow the impulse, the passion. the
lack OF vision or of perspective created
by the events of a single year, 10 de-
stroy the organized momentum for
good Of a half century. II IL has been
good enough and progressive enough
and effective enough through all the
struggles of the past 80 wears up until
this year, 1t Is not likely that 1t has
completely changed its character this
year and suddenly become worthy of
death sentence.
Il believe that the year 1912 found |
the Republican party better, cleaner,
and more progressive than ever be !
fore; that IL has been steadily grow
ing and developing, until today, on the
great problems which confront the
country, its position is one which the
nation must adopt. If 1t is to perman-
emily and satisfactorily solve those
problems.
"They say II Is boss ridden. On the
contrary, the Republican party itself
has progressed more rapidly during
the past ten years in the direction of
freedom and popular control than in
all the other years of it's history. Why,
the bosses of today are pygmies COM
pared with the bosses of early days.
No Hidebound METHODS.
"Thcy say that the Republican nom
ination this year was attained by theft
and fraud. have examined the facts
relating to this charge ard I believe
II is untrue. IL is doubtless true that
the methods of electing delegates to
our convention, OF all parties Repub-
lican and Democratic alike, are In a
period Of transition. Some states have
adopted the direct primary method; In
others the OH methods still obtain.
The very fact that the new methods
are rapidly coming in shows that the
Republican party In open to change
and reform. and that II is not hide
bound In It's mettctls. And the proper
course for those who believe in the
new method of primary election is not
to destroy the party which is already
busiiy adopting that method, but to go
ON and hasten TO secure its adoption
in all the maining states
OF the tariff, Mr.. Stimson said: The
Republicans offer a definite program
which includes a sufficient measure of
protection to ALLOW our present indus
tries &c GO on and vet which will pre-
vent the possibility of excessive prices
coming from excessive protection"
and. "On the other side. you have a
Eomocratic platform which attacks the
whole basis of our existing system OF
industries;. and you have Democratic
House of Representatives which
throughout Its session has been play
Ing politics pure and simple with the
tariff"
Praisss vafvs Attitude.
Declaring that II has become appar-
cnt that the Sherman law. alone, no ,
matter how faithfully Il be enforced,