New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19

Chicago, June lo.-Sendtor hoo'' VI
New York. Immediately after his cleo
@,or as temporary chairman Of the Re-
,,bIican National Convention to-day
bAgar his keynote speech. His review
If the partv's progress and its principles
was applauded loudly by the Taft fol-
LAYERS but their rivals frequently inter-
rurted the Senator by jeers and remarks
A. one time the tumult was so great
causAd bv the Roosevelt men leaving the
hall. that Senator Root was compelled
IN cease speaking for fully ten minutes
Senator Root pointed out the need of
orcanlzed parties TO run the govern
roert. he cited the leading features OF
The ADMINISTRATION. and said il was en-
titled to a vote Of confidence. and he
asserted that all Of Mr.. Taft's pledges
had beer kept in full. Reiteration OF the
party's tariff policy, enforcement of the
antitrust laws and dangers Of the recall
Of Judges were other points made.
Senator Roots speech in full follows:
Gentlemen Of the Convention:
Believe that l appreciate this expression
Of confidence ! wish ] were more COM
petent for the service you require OF me,
The struggle for leadership in the Repub-
ucan party, which has so long engrossed
the attention and excited the feelings OF It's
members, is about TO be determned oy me
selection Of q candidate. The varying
claims of opinion for recognition in the
political creed Of the party are ABOUT 10
be settled by the adoption OF platform,
The supreme council Of the party in this
great national convention, Tepresentlns
every state and territory In due proportion,
according to rules long since established Is
about 10 appeal TO the American people LOT
8 continuance of the power OF goVernment
which the party has exercised win out
brief interruptions for more than nan
century, and that appeal is 10 oe oaseo
upon the soundness Of the principles az
rroved and the qualities of the candidates
selected by the convention. 49,.
In the performance Of this duty by tne
convention and in the acceptanCe VI p No
conclusions by Republicans. is 10 be APP
rliNd the ever-recurring test OF parry ;
fitness to govern, its conference ano Is
formative and controlling power OF 0TSSmt-
cation And these depend upon the WHINE
ress of the members of the party 10 suboI-
dinate their varying indiVldual oplIllphS
and POSTPONE the matters or dlnerehCe Oe
tween them IN order that they may ACT ~
unison uron the great questions wherein
tbev agree: upon their willingness ana ca
pscity 10 thrust aside the disappointInenIt
which some Of them must always Iesl ~
failing 10 secure success Of the CANDIDATES
AZ their preference: upon the loyalty OF
party members 10 the party ITSELF 10 tne
great organiza ton whose agency IN P9N-
ernment they believe 10 be Tor the pest IN
terests Of the nation, and for whose cor
f'nuance III power their love or country
ConStTains them 10 labor.
Without these things there can be no
party worthy Of the name. Wtnont MN mn,
psrtv association is a rope Of sand, party
organization is an Ineffective form, parry
rssronsibility disappears. and with It dis
appears the right TO public confidence
Must Have Organized Parties.
Without organized parties, having
these qualities Of conference and loyalty,
free popular government becomes con-
fused and continual conflict between a
vast multitude Of individual opinions
individual interests, individual attrac-
tions and repulsions, from which et-
fective government can emerge only oy
answering to the universal law OF nee
esssry organization and again forming
parties.
throughout our partys history in each
Presidential election We have gone 10 the
American people with the confident ana
lust assertion that the Republican party
js not mere fortuituous collection OF
individuals but is a coherent ana living
force as an organization. II is eHectiVe'
e, pOnsible, worthy Of commence coHlpe-
tent TO govern. The traditions OF its great
stTuegles for liberty, for the supremacy or
Law for the preservation OF CONSTITUTIONAL
government. for national honoi' exercise
controlling influence upon It's conduct.
The lofty purpose of its great orlslndtorS
has been Transmitted by spiritual success
sion from generation to generation or party
leaders and Il is no idle rhetoric When we
say as we have so otten sdlo anu me- a . !.
about to say again 70 the American people:
Entitled to Vote Of Confidence.
We are entitled to your belief in the
sincerity II the principles we profess ana
the LOYALTY Of our candidates to those prin-
cplcs. because We are the party OF LII! L,,
coin and Sumner and Seward and Andre"
and Morton and Grant and Hayes ana Car
field and Arthur and Harrison and Blame
and Hoar and Mckinley
We claim that we are entitled to a
popular vote Of confidence at the COM
inu election, because we have demon
strsted that we are the party OF atflrna-
tive, constructive policies for the better,
noent and progress Of our country IN al,
the fields upon which the activity ana
influence OF government can rightly
snter.
We claim it because we have shown
ourselves party Of honest, efficient and
economical administration in which pub
Ne moneys are faithfully applied, ap:
eolntments are made on grounds OF
merit, efficient service is vigorously eH-
acted, graft is reduced to a minimum
dereliotions from official duty are
sternly punished. and a high standard
OF official morality is maintained.
We claim il because we have main
tanned and promoted peace with the
world and the dignity, honor and Just
interests Of the United States among
the nations.
We claim il because our party stands
now, as il has ever stood, Tor order ana
liberty and for the maintenance Of the
constitutional system of government
through which a self controlled demoe-
rsoy for more than a century has estab-
Iished against all detrsctors the eompe'