The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-29
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LODGE BREAKS SILENCE.

at Chicago comes AZ vast relief tc
lnany OF Col. Roo. cvclt's friends. and
| especially To Senator Lodge of Ma, 50
'hGscitS. Mr.. Lodge was depended
upon unroscrvcdiy by Coz. Roosevelt
rs his political friend and supporter
hu: when Roosevelt throw his nat in
; he ring, abandoning all OF his prio,
pledges and deliberately entered uron 4
course which he himself said would he
calamity for the country. senator
Lodge refused 20 follow him. Vet MS
devotion TO Col Roosevelt was so
strong that because of fac Roosevelt
candidacy. Mr.. Lodge refused TO take
any part in the campaign for :he nom
nation, and remained silent through
out that campaign
But the action OF the National he
publican Convention N Chicago has un-
sealed mis- lips. and be comes out
staunchlv and strongly in support oi
President Taft. In statement made
by him at Nahant OH June 2Jrd, Mr.
Lodge said;
The Republican convention has rcnom-
mated President TAFT, following IT'S uh :
broken custom OF supportnf 'or a sSS0iiu iS,,iiy,
served the country and party during h's
first four years The contest Tor the
nomination has been marked by uneN-
anp,ed excitement and extreme bitter
ness which resulted in party division
when the nomination was made.
/ shsll not review that contest, | do
my fellow Republicans who were en-
gagged In II on different sides for | cannot
see any good end would be served by my
so doing.
To the best OF my ability J have fought
the battles of the Republican party Tor
the past thirty years. To the Republican
party I owe all that ! have had In public
life. With its policies and principles as
JUST declared at Chicago l am in fuli ac-
cord.
I not only believe in the policies there
set forth, but | regard the declared de-
termination Of the party to stand firmly
pendcnce of the courts. because they are
Vital to the maintenance Of free govern
ment' as OF the last Importance,
I have always believed the Republican
party, by It's traditions. its principles,
and the quality and character Of its mem
bershlp. to be the best political instru-
ment TO secure sane progress and To pro-
mote the welfare OF the American people
that our history can show.
The success OF the Democratic party,
In view Of the reckless and destructive
incompelency exhibited by the present
House, would be- in my opInion, a dis
aster to our industrial wel-being and to
our business prosperity. and would at the
same time inflict lasting injuries upon
the Government OF the United States
Holding these convictions / shall give
TO the Republican party and 20 it's cam
didates and Its policies the best support
Of which ] am capable in the coming
campaign: In doing so l shall try TO act
with malice toward none and charity TO
ell. in the earnest hope OF maintaining
the Republican party and the great Re
publican principles. so that whether In
victory, or defeat that party and those
principles may still be OF service to the
country In the future as in the past.
That is good. strong. logical state
ment, and one which any Republican
ought 10 be content with, even though
heretofore he has been a close friend
of Col. Roosevelt and anxious TO see
him nominated. Mr.. Lodge has been
one of the most faithful, consistent
and able supporters that Col Roosevelt
has ever had, and yet he could not
follow Roosevelt in his vagaries about
he recall of judicial decisions, and es-
oecially is he in direct opposition to
,he movement headed by Col Roosevelt
Tor the formation of new party to
light the Republicans.
Senator Lodges position is impreg.
1able. He would not fight his old
friend, but now that this old friend
has deserted the party and is fighting
me principles upon which that party
rests, Senator Lodge sees it to be clear.
" his duty TO turn against that friend.
and it cannot be otherwise than that
tens Of thousands of Republicans who
have been supporting Roosevelt Will
have their eyes ooened by this time to
the fact that Roosevelt is not in the
east man of principle, but chiefly of
personality, and that he fights for him
self and not for any cause. He would
n political era Of person
ality as distinguished from principles.
IL has been q wcll.settled motto Of the
past that principles. not men,
should govern in this Republic. Under
the Roosevelt idea, principles may 60
hang, and men who can get following
are TO come TO the front without re.
gard TO their principles, their consis-
tency. or their adherence to the foun-
dation principles Of the Republic.