The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-19

"rhroughout our party'S history in
each presidential election W. have
gone tn III" American people with the
contiden and just assertion that the
republican parts Is not a MGR" thrtU-
tious collection Of individuals. but is
a coherent and living force as an NJ
gani2ation. II is effective. reasonable.
worthy of confidence and competent
to govern.
''Traditlons Of It's great struggles for
liberty for supremacy of the law. for
the preservation of constitutional gov
eminent for national honor. exercise
controlling influence upon its conduct.
Tho lofty purpose Of its great orig
tnatorS has been transmitted by spir-
itlal succession from generation L.
generation of party leaders and il Is
no idle rhetoric hen We say. as ""
have so often said and are 20 TO
say again to tho American people:
sincerity of the principles We profess
and the loyalty Of our candidates t"
those princinloS. h""aus" No arc ~"
party of l.iur"ln. and Summer an !
Sc wHrl. and Andrew. ana Morton. and
Grant. and liav"s, and Arthur. and
Harrison and Elaine. and lioar, and
MCKINNEY.
Basis for Popular Appeal.
we claim Ne are entitled TO a pop
ular vote of vour confidence AT tn"
common election. because We have
demonstrated that Nc are a party o;
affirmative. constructive policies for the
hettern1ent of a country in all fields
upon which tho influence of govern
mert can rightly enter. We claim it
because We have shown ourselves a
party of honest. efficient and Nc =
ical administrator. in which public
moneys are faithfully applied. ar-
pointments are made on grounds OF
merit. efficient service is vigorously
exacted. graft is reduced to q. MIN
imum. derolictions from office duty ave
strongly punished and Il high stand
ard of official morality is maintained.
I'VE claim II because We maintain
ed and promoted pence with the
world with dignity n honor and
just interests of the United States
among the nations. We claim il he
cause our party stands now. as il has
ever stood for order and liberty and
for the maintenance of n constitution
al system of government through
which self controlled democracy for
more than a century has established
against all detractors the competency
of the American people to govern
themselves in law abiding propriety.
Praise For Roosevelt.
We challenge judgment of Ameri-
car people of the policies of Eoose-
Welt and Taft. President Taft in his
speech Of acceptance on the oSth of
July 1905 aid Just tribute to the
great service rendered by his predces-
sor in WI king the public conscience.
~inaugurating. reforms and saving the
country from the dangers Of "A pluto
cratic government. He instanced the
railway rate law. the prevention of
railway rebates in determinations.
the enforcement of the antitrust law,
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law, the general supervision and con
troll of transportation companies the
conservation of natural resources and
he proceeded to say:
THE chief functions of the next
administration in my judgment. is
distinct from hat which had been
performed by President Roosevelt.
The chief f ction of the next admin
%istration is To complete and perfect
h machinery by which these stand
ards may be maintained. by which the
law breakers may be promptly re-
strained and punished but which shall
operate with sufficient accuracy and
dispatch to interfere with legitimate
business AS little as possible.
There spoke the voice of two re-
publican administrations and the
promise of that declaration had been
faithfully observed with painstaking
and assiduous care. The republican
administration which is drawing to a
close has engaged in completing and
perfecting reforms and in applying
the standards and working out the
practical results Of established Re-
publican policies including also tho
policies of a protective tariff and
sound finance. A service Of this kind
is not spectacular. 1t receives little
public attention and lighter credit IN
til the public mind is turned to a care
full study of the subject. but it is of
the highest importance.
with a deep sense Of duty to SO
order our countries government that
the blessings which GOD has vouch-
safed to us my De continued, We can
be trusted to keep our pledge of gov
eminent to the American people by
the last republican national conven-
tion.'
Taft's Accomplishments.
In further praise of President Taft's
administration Mr.. Root said in part:
1.-The conservation of natural re-
sources has been in the hands of it's
friends. The process of examining
and separating the timber and the ag-
ricultural land on the great forest re-
serves established at the close of the
last administration has proceeded un-
der the present administration in ac-
eordance with the original plan.