Eastern Colorado times., 1912-09-13
'AMENACE TO NATION
RADICAL THEORIES or WILSON
AND ROOSEVELT ARE A PERIL
TO OUR STABILITY.
TAFT FOR SAFE PROGRESS
The Republican Party, Which Has
Done 30 Much for the Nation, 10
Pledged to Continue lts Good Work
Along Constitutional Lines.


Along Constitutional Lines.
"stop, look and listen!"
Everybody has seen that sign who
has Travelled along country road
near railroad crossing: Here ID an
other sign just az important:
stop. read and think!"
Why?
Because grave danger threatens the
American nation-the danger of the
overthrow Of constitutional govern.
ment.
We know that you do not appreciate
the danger. that. in fact. you are dis,
posed to regard the present situation
with indifference. You cannot see how
any harm is to come to the country
which has grown SO great and pros
porous.
Stop, read and think!
It has become wealthy and power
full because 1t has followed the lines
upon which the government was
founded. The policies and so-called
reforms which Roosevelt and Wilson
and their political organizations advo-
cate today are. the very rocks upon
which governments by the people went
to destruction centuries ago. History
will repeat itself and this republic
will prove failure II we depart from
the splendid system which has made
us permanent and great.
This is not a mere assertion. It Is
fact which the experience OF the
past makes certain.
It is only necessary to follow the
radical propositions of Wilson and
Roosevelt to their logical conclusion
to demonstrate their absurdity. Sup
pose. for instance, that the farmers in
an agricultural state should decide to
initiate and enact. by majority vote.
law which should exempt all the
farmers from taxation and put the
burden Of government upon the law
yers, doctors, business men and all
other occupations. II the ideas of
Roosevelt and Wilson prevailed they
could do SO and the minority would
be helpless.
Suppose the minority appealed to
the courts for protection and redress.
Under the new scheme, the majority
would either recall the Judge who rem
dered a decision against them or they
would decide. by popular vote. that
the decision was wrong. And then all
the rest of the population would have
to take their medicine.
This is not an exaggerated case. It
is simply an illustration Of what could
happen under the proposed new order
Of things.
The suggestion that everybody shall
vote upon everything, from making
new laws to recalling judicial de-
cisions, is pleasing to the ear. but II
you will stop to think for minute
you will see that 1t is not practical
nor safe. 1t is not the way to con-
duct good government any more than
1t is the way to conduct good busi-
ness. ..,.
Are you a Methodist? You know
that there are 100000 Methodist
communicates in the United States.
Do they choose their own bishops?
Not at all. They elect delegates to
a uuadrennial conference and these
delegates. representing the entire
Methodist church, elect the bishops.
The Methodist church has built up q
great organization. upon the plans
which has also made this country
| great.
The Republican party has always
been the progressive party of this
country, but it has progressed along
constitutional lines, always giving the
largest rights to the people and yet
never departing from the principles
Of safe and permanent government.
This is its record. 1t stands today.
under the wise, honest and efficfent
administration OF President Taft. the
exponent of the best government this
country has ever known. The Demo
:rats and the Progressives are chas-
Ing will-o.the-wisps merely to catch
votes. They know that they will not
be able to redeem the promises which
they make.
There is a danger7and a grave
danger-in turning the government
over to men who are now advocating
the discarded doctrines. of the old
Populist party. The Republican party
fought these doctrines when they
were advanced fifteen years ago and
this year they will fight them to the
bitter end in order that the stability
and the progress of the nation shall
no be disturbed.
It turns out that Brother Abbott
l.