Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-27

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choose such candidates we would much
prefer to await piacidiy the inevitable
defeat In November and thereafter 70
Join in the EFFORTS possible for the re-
organization Of the party, rather than
to be party to a political readjust-
ment, the success OF which. II success
IL to come at all soon, must come thru
an alliance with Bryan democrats in
stead of standpat republicans. But for
any reorganization Of the republican
party there must be the consent of the
republican national committee, and
that committee has entrenched itself
behind bogus delegates and fraudulent
contests and has in the convention just
closed deliberately chosen certain de-
feat for the party rather than yield
control thru the exercise of honesty in
the determination of contests. There is
nothing to be expected from that out
At, and the party can not by orderly
procedure get rid OF them.
Perhaps on the other hand the time
has legitimately come for the republi-
can party to close its accounts. Its
name is indissolubly connected with
the successful opposition to slavery and
with the salvation of the country from
the perils of disunion and reconstruc-
ton. In its present period of ascend
ancy its policies. wise as for the most
part they have been. have had no re-
lation to the issues out OF which the
party was born, While the name re
publican" has been bar TO the ac-
ceptance of these policies thruout a
great section OF the country Much has
been said and is being said about pro
gressive republicans" but we have a
strong belief in the progressiveness OF
the party as now constituted, and we
fancy. II there shall be political re-
adjustment, and If the successor to the
republican party shall be the progress
sive' party, that "progressiveness' as
it Will be demonstrated will be found
to be very similar to "republicanism"
as II has in the past decade been gen.
orally understood. In that case, we
think that the republican rose by the
progressive name would TO US smell
quite as sweet. while its change of
name might cause 1t to smell sweeter
to many good people south of the
Potomac and the Ohio. SO as the
Wing party made way for the repub
Iican party, perhaps 1t is row time for
the republican party to give way to the
progressive party.
This paper Is not greatly surprised
at the present compiled tons. 1t did
the best 1t could for the salvation Of
the republican party thru the defeat Of
Taft, and thru the reform OF the nom
inaIlng system OIL wnici. iis-s IL a pro
duct. 1t saw Taft repudiated by the
people and for time believed that the
party was saved 1t did not doubt
the willingness Of the Taft combina-
ton to steal delegates. but it under
estimated the number that they could
steal. and it wholly overlooked the
point that when-as was undoubtedly
the fact-the TAT; leaders should rec
ognize the necessity. of dumping Taft
and actually propose the transference
OF their strength to Cumnins or some
other third candidate they would have
the situation 30 mixed that no one but
Taft would have the sort OF a nomin-
alton they were in position to give.
The representative Is disappointed in
the results but is glad for having made
the effort. 1t hopes to be acquitted OF
share in the responsibility for the con-
sequences of a stolen nomination. It
has always been a republican paper.
and its faith in the republicans Of the
country was never greater than now.
II IL waiting to see what they really
think Of the proceedings and the stu
alton.