The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-04
HADLEY FOR TAFT
The Governor Comes Ont
SquareIy for the President
In a Speech Delivered at the
Missouri Capital.
INVITES OTHERS TO FOLLOW
Says There Is No Longer Cause
for a Third Party.
insurgency Can End Only in
Helping the Democrats.

Jefferson City, oct. 4.-Governor
Hadley stated in a speech at the court
house here that in view of President
Taft's having expressed his approval
of preferential presidential primaries.
under state regulations, he could see
nc reason why every Republican should
not vote for the president, himself in
cluded. In stating his position on ma
tional politics the governor said:
Unfortunately we are confronted
with conditions upon questions relating
to national politics which have created
some division within our ranks. have
discussed this question frankly because
undertake to say to the people here
that it is my custom, when 1 speak
on any question, to speak frankly and
to say what 1 think, and not what
somebody might want me to say.
There is not the slightest excuse that
have ever heard as to why anybody
should even think of resigning from the
Republican party in the state of Mis-
souri,. Where is there man who calls
himself a Progressive, rather than pro-
pressive. who can point to a single
thing in the record of the Republican
party in Missouri, the declaration of
its principles or the record of its NOM
inees, that does not square with pro-
SAeSSlNt DOllcleS ana keep pace with the
forward march of social justice? Why
should there be a division in this state
OF those who oppose reactionary poll
tics for which the Democratic candi-
dates stand?
Hopes Others VIII. Join.
7 hope those many highminded, but,
believe, mistaken men. who have
thought there was a greater interest to
be subserved by joining in the organi-
zatlon OF a new party and the nomi-
nation of another state ticket. viii vet
see that by such acts they are simply
doing that which tends to insure Dem
ocratic success. And 1 hope they Will
yet come back to the party that has
stood Tor honesty; that has stood for
oecency; that has TODD for sane and
e1ectiNe progress in the conduct or
public affairs.
Il said, before. and say now. that
L believed that IL those who had on
posed the political methods of which
they complained in the Chicago con-
Vention could look 10 the president
OF the United States for the advo-
cacy of this principle in the conduct
of our party affairs, that we could not
only remain within the party, but also
support its nominees. What further
correction or better hope could we
enjoy of a fair conduct in party af-
fairs through any other political or
ganizaticn?
Il take pleasure in giving to you
Trims lnforma ton, as 1t has come to
me from the president of the United
States and the candidate of the Re
publican party in this campaign.
THE principal question that have
had to decide was as to how 1 could
most effectively perform that duty. I
found that my effectiveness to pro-
m ote the cause of good government
in this state was impaired If / tried to
work with those in state affairs who
were woking for Republican success.
and in national affairs with those who
were doing that which tended to in
sure Democratic success.
Another phase of this question is
that we do not pass in this campaign
upon questions as to how party af-
fairs should be conducted, except as
we vote for or vote against candidates
who advocate or oppose fair methods
for the conduct of party affairs. We
also vote as to whether we shall place
in office men representing certain prin-
ciples of government, or men oppos-
ing certain principles of government.
"And we know that the Dem Ocratic
party in this campaign goes before the
people with just exactly the same tar
iff platform, without the difference in
cident to the crossing of 't' or the
dottirg of IL; with the same promise
as to tariff legislation, or, to speak ex-
actly, the very same threat as to tar
iff legislation that they went before
the people of this country with in
1892"