The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19

made In the case Of the dciegates-at
large. and are aEitc as fragrant.
Numerous other cascs-as clearl,
shown by the minority OF the Nation
nj Committee and by the minority 81
the Crciemlas Con,mN.ee of the CON
vcntion-werc just as bad. As have
said one Louisiana case was worse.
| "In one Indiana case dhe Taft dele
snt,s were ei ptrh only by first pack
| ing the Credentials Committee by r.
fus.ng To lct In .I,ooscvet Delegates In
Whose cases protcnded coutcsts hui
been flied. and then by reversing this
ruling s.nd lsfttlng the contested Taft
delegates vote on their own cases
'Therc was no Conn of trick or fraud
which did not find favor in .he eyes
Of the conSpiratoTs have imerely
cited a few GASES. 30 conspIcuous that
the facts cannot be truthftaNy disputed.
and sufficient in nunbur to show BY
actual Figures that the nomination Of
Mr.. Taft could not have been pro-
cured except by tltir Inclusion.
"Tlbe mon respouFsib,e for the THEFT
of the delegates In question cared not
one rap for the rights or wrongs OF
any Of the cases. They we're cOnccrL-
cd only with getting the requisite
numb.r of deirga,tes. They did not stcsil
as many as we're needed. they would
have stoian as many more a. might
have been naeded.
mo free people can afford to submit
To govunment by theft. IL the will
Of the people is deGI,;ed by fraud,
than tho pennlc do not rule. II those
spm the special intcrcsgs instead At
the people. then the interests and not
the people RUE. N.
when the people are denied their
only thoroughly efficl.nt weapon. the
diroot primary. against tlds ,tsurn1-
tion. 'as was done by the ruling In che
California case. then under the system
thus esiablli shed the naopic carmo' RUE
The only remedy is to break from The
System. Ii is useless TO counsel patt'nce
until the next convention because the
organi 1aiion Is already complete to
nuLify the action of the people rs If
fectlvaly then as " was done this time.
1.-THE same arbitrary poxors hare
mtttec that were exercised tiis hms.
and that oommittac. which, is 10 art IN
1916. IL already ,leoted. Ut Is col,ypos ID
OF mon the majority Of whom, under
the lssd of one of their number. Mr..
Rancs. have already shown by their
votes In the convention that they are
prepared to nopeat In 1916 the usurpa-
ton of 1872 49,.
Every STATE in the Unon might pass
Presidential primary laws. and all
these States might vote for the sar,e
candidate. but II that candidate were
not SATISFACTORILY 10 the iiupisti 'u"t-
mittce nav In office. 1T could. an !
would. reversc, the action OF the people.
''On a square issue of power between
the Rapubttmn Nhtiopal CNnmlt'ee
and the Republican voters the oom-
mittee has won. and has demonstrated
that 1, can win aesain. The oryclnizl-
ton has frankly abandoned tile pre-
tense of making effeotive tine will of
the people.
III the American people are nally
fit for self government. they win H.
stantly take up the challenge which
knot of poistical conspirators have SO
insolently thrown down. Non resistance
TO such treason against popular gov
eminent would he almost as reprallen-
sible as active partcipatton NhereinJ
Both "a great moral issue and a
fundamental principle OF seif-govern-
ment are involved in the Rotion of the
so-calbed Republican coavpntdon at
Chicago; and we cannot srtrnt TO thai
action without being false both to the
base prnciJ,bes of Amertcan damoc-
racy and to that spinN of righteous
ness and honesty whioh must undertie
every form of successful governmept."