The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-23
THE CoNVENTICN's WORK

Eie, tue h'pUpIlcdn National CoNyeu
ton renominated President Taft. Thi
was the only logical thing TO do Th,
party has ncvor refused = rcnomina
tion to amy of it's Presidents who de
sired 1t; this for the reason that il
would be both illogical and weak tc
commend the party's administration
which is practically obligatory, and al
the same time desert its head for ap
been sound President, Jealous in good
work, diligent in enforcing the law
commendable in his efforts and recon-
mendations, there ia no question. 10
do otherwise than TO express the com
mendation OF Republicans in gen
eral, in the form of renom'Da-
lion, would be shabby indeed; and the
Republican party cannot JustiN be ac-
cused OF shabby acts We tnink inc
nomination the strongest that could
possibly have been made, and believe
that if the Republican party can not
re.elect President Taft, it cannot elect
anybody. It is too soon, however, to
make fair estimates just yet; for much
depends on the Democratic nomination
to be made in Baltimore this week,
and on the way the voters of the coun-
try will receive the nominations of the
two great parties respectively. Presi-
dent Taft S denomination comes at the
end OF long campaign, most trying
to his manhood, and it is vindication
due and we'll deserved, which must be
extraordinarily pleasing to him.
The platform adopted by the conven
tion expresses sound Republican doc
trine. 1t is fully up to the times, as
rs any sound sentiment
would desire to have it, and at the same
time fundamentally strong upon the
basic Foundations of the Republican
principles, held by the party from the
first
The convention was unduly protracted
by reason of the Roosevelt opposition
and the strenuous fight On every point
that could be utilized to make for
struggle and for advantage to the
Roosevelt faction. The contention from
she first that the National Committee
acted unfairly in deciding the contests
IS absolutely untenable. The committee
acted with the utmost fairness, and is
entitled to high praise for the ability
lnd the justice Of its work. The fact
hat the committee on credentials
found no flaws in the work of the Ma
,ional Committee, and that the conven-
ion itself by majority vote ratified
he committee on every point, and with
/ margin sufficient to spare the dele"
gates who were in interest in every
,ase, is a sufficient guarantee of the
sound work done by the committee.
Col. Roosevelt's s attitude throughout
has been that of a brawler and dis
;urber. He insisted upon having every
hing his own way, he was in favor Of
himself first, last, and all tho time,
With no consideration whatever for the
party. He made selfish de-
hands on the party, railing and &C
using all the time. He conceded the
Jurisdiction OF the committee and of
he convention every time that the de-
ision was In his favor, and opposed it
,nly when that decision was against
lin. He arrogated to himself the
,rovince of not only being a candidate,
,ut of determining how the convention
should be made up so that his nomina-
ion could be forced. Beginning with
,54 contests on delegate seats, he
abandoned all but 72, and even if he
lad obtained these 70 they were not
enough to have nominated him, unless
le could have got the support Of the La
Toilette and the Cummins vote, which
s altogether unlikely, and on which
le had no claim, though seeming to
assume it as his own. He now sewers
lis relations with the convention, de-
lyiug its authority, and starts his
new personal party. Of course, it Is
open to him to organize such a party,
put this act will be last resort for
him. He failed utterly in his effort
10 organize q general bolt of the con-
7ention. Large numbers Of the dele
gates committed to him absolutely re-
fused to have anything to do with
bolt from the Republican party, so that
lie is now reduced to the extremity of
On such Of the radical ele-
ment of the Republican party as he
,an persuade to go with him, and to
these he hopes to add certain follow
ing Of radical Democrats. In this he
will make but poor showing at the
polls, although it is likely that the ac-
claim at his mass meeting nomination
may give him much hope.
tt remains only to say that the Re
publican Convention did It's work faith
fully, courageously, and well. In its
refusal TO be dominated by the one
man power, it has rendered distin-
guished service TO the Republic.
TO IMPEACH ARCHIBALD.