Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-11

an m interested spectator while one
set Of progressive members plead,
argued and fairly begged OF another
set who were determined to denounce
the frauds practiced in Chicago in such
terms as Roosevelt himself had used.
1t was only with the utmost effort that
a modification could be secured but
even then the governor was totally
unable to comprehend the real state OF
mind Of the republicans and he fatu
ously appeared before the convention
with report in opposition to q COM
| mitree which. as he had seen, had
adopted as moderate statement al
1t was possible to secure. The hunlili-
alton and indignities heaped upon him
from the floor of the convention were
! but manifestation of the spirit which
he had refused to believe could exist.
1t was he and not the majority of the
committee who p-ecipitated the Roose-
Welt demonstration which the Taft
people most Of all should have wished
TO avoid.
The platform adopted sounded clear
and loud for progressive policies. 1t
began by clearly stating that the only
hope for the republican party was in
making it a party OF the people rather
than Of the bosses. L, landed the
heroic progressive leaders who have
accomplished progressive supremacy
in their states. Tariff reduction.
amendment of antitrust laws initia-
tive and referendum, direct election Of
senators. reform of convention machine
cry, prison reform. scientific and sys-
tematie construction OF permanent
roads, revision of school laws. en-
pioyers' liability and worknen's COM
pensation. simplifica,ion of court pro-
oedure. publicity of public utility ac-
counts. woman's suffrage, banking re-
form. were all endorsed IS progressive
republican measures
AS to the Chicago convention and
the alleged fraudulent nomination. the
&
as expressed in primaries to be the
/ law of real republicanism and without
repudiating the Chicago nomina tior
frankly Acknowledges what everybody
knows TO be fact. namely that large
number of loyal republicans question
the integrity of that nomination. These
republicans are urged 10 stand by the
unquestioned nominations of their
party in state. district and county. even
tho they must divide as TO the fraud
or regularity of the Chicago nomina-
ton The abuses Of the caucus and
convention system are frankly accused
Of responsibility for party disruption
and the presidential preference primary
presented as the remedy for the evil
Taft man in Iowa after reading the
atform and seeing the temper OF re-
publicans in that convention should
thank his stars that his candidate got
off SO easily. After the governor had
blindly exploded the very Roosevelt
demonstration which the leaders Of the
majority had sought to prevent there
was in preparation on the floor dras-
tic Roosevelt plank which was intended.
thusiasm just shown and it was only
owing TO the confusion Of immediate
adjournment that such a resolution did
not come before that convention. Re-
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campaign upon an agreement to stand
together on all party matters except
ing the Chicago nominations over
which there is hopeless division as to
its fraudulent character. BY frankly
acknowledging tina. this division does
exist and by an honest effort to hold
the party together on all other matters
only can there be any republican sue
cess To have endorsed Taft would
have driven thousands Of republicans
| into the democratic party To have en-
dicted the Taft nomination for larceny
would have driven other thousands of
republicans into the democratic party.
To acknowledge fact Of division is
fair and dignified course as it is hon
! orable without being condemnatory
beyond moderation. Considering that
| Il came from SO overwhelming a pro-
gressive majority it should be accented
! by the Taft man as more considerate
than he had any right to expect.