New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-17
ST|MSON DEFENDS TAFT
Attempt to Destroy Party Mon
StrOus, He Says.
CONDEMNS HERO ISLANDER
Organization Cleaner o-day
than Ever, Declares War
Secretary.

Buffalo, Oct. 16.-Henry l.. StlmsOn,
Secretary OF War, addressed the first Dig
Republican rally Of the campaign here to-
night. He prefaced his address with a
reference to the attempt on Colonel
Roosevelt's life.
Because Of that dastardly crime IN
milwaukee," he said, you will all feel
with me that this is not time for invec-
tive; It is a time for nothing but fairness.
business and charity, and | will ask you
To approach the discussion tonight In
that spirit. At all times l am believer
in hero-worship rather than in hero-slan-
der. It is not by personal attack that we
can solve the momentous issues presented
TO us in this election"
The other speakers were Abe Gruber, OF
New York, and Isaac NJ. Meekins, OF
North Carolina.
Mr.. stimson said that the attempt to
destroy the Republican party was mon
strous and added
The Republican party is the great lib
eral party Of the nation, not the con-
servatiye party which opposes reforms
nor the radical party which merely agl-
tates reforms, but the liberal party
WHICH 6CCGI1DllSlPS ItLOllIlS. OAl poi -
contains the men who believe the Con,
stitution Is an instrument OF national
progress, not a mere refuge or western
rt9ht-an instrument not to be used 10
protect the great special interests OF TO
day in the manner in which John G. Cali
houn used IT TO protect the great special
interest OF slavery, but an instrument
fitted to solve the great problems or TO-
morrow, Just as Lincoln used II TO solve
the great war problems OF his day.
Nnm ~ W. right In this. IN Olr
faith has a rational justification, II is a
monstrous thing TO attempt TO destroy
this great party-this instrument which
has been working out the destiny OF
II IL n monstrous thing TO allow the I'M
pulse, the passion, the lack OF vision or
Of perspective created by the events OF
single year 10 destroy the organized
momentum for good Of half century
If II has been good enough and progress
sive enough and effective enough
through all the struggles Of the past
City years UP until this year, II lis not
likely that IL has completely changed It's
character this year and suddenly become
worthy OF death sentence.
81 believe that the year 1912 found the
Republican party better, cleaner and
moro progressive than ever before" said
Mr.. Stirnson: that II has been steadily
growing and developing. until to-day, on
the great problems which confront the
country, its position is one which tho
nation must adopt II II is 20 permanently
and satisfactorily solve those problems"
The Secretary went on:
They cay It ls boss-rldden. On the con-
trary, the Republican party itself has
progressed more rapidly during the last
ten years in the direction Of freedom and
popular control than In ell the other years
~ Its history. Why, the bosses OF to-day
are pigmies compared with the bosses or
early days.
They say that the Republican nomina-
ton this year was attained by theft and
fraud have examined the facts relating
TO this charge and I believe IL is untrue.
OF the tariff Mr. stimson said: The
Republicans offer definite programme
which includes a sufficient measure Of
protection 20 allow our present Industries
20 go on and yet which will prevent the
possibility OF excessive prices coming
from excessive protection"
Declaring that IL has become apparent
that the Sherman law alone, no matter
how faithfully II be enforced, was not a
sufficient solution for the problems that
have arisen under present business con-
GIt.ons, the speaker said the Republican
party under tho leadership OF President
Taft offered a further specific programme,
further legislation making any action
looking toward monopoly criminal. and
the establishment OF federal trade COM
mission 10 supervise the operations Of
OF the law and the prevention OF monop-
oily"