The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-05
BARNES ANSWERS ROOSEVELT
Nsks II the min OF Vights IL "BOur-
hon and Rsaetonary."

Chairman Barnes Of the Republican
State committee answered yesterday
Col. Roosevelt's declaration Of war on
Senator Root. The reply read
MIR. Roosevelt j. now ab-olut ely in the
open by his declaration that the principles.
as he puts it. enacted" at the Rochester
convention are not merely revOlut Onpry.
hut Bourbon and react isnary." What are
those principles? They are these
we believe that this is a self-contr rolled
representative democracy. Gs illustrated
by the rntir" course OF our national expert
ence.
we believe tina, order is the prerequisite
of progress. and that this nat tional tradition
must not be destroyed nor principle sacri-
hced TO opportunism.
We believe that the guarantees OF the
bill of rights. IA Incorporated in the Con-
s'i'ution of the United States for the pro-
lection of each citizen, even II threatened
by II temporary majority. shall be- forever
preserved
These principles form ,hc foundation
upon which this Government has rested
since its establishment and to which every
citizen except "A Socialist. will subscribe.
oMr. Roosevelt calls 1t bourbon and
reactionary' to afiirm that this is self
controlled representative democracy.
He says it is Bourbon and reactionary
to declare that order is the prerequisite
of progress" lie says il is Bourbon and
reactionary" TO declare that principle
should not he sacrificed to opportunism. "
lie need no, have redeclared that; that
is Illustrated by our experience with him.
lie declares that IT is -Bourbon and reac-
tiOnary" for the Rochester convention
TO rcafflrm its belief in. the guarantees
Of the bill of rights
" the Republican party al Chicago in its
| convent ion desires TO follow Mr.. Roosevelt q
| advice and declare that the bill OF rights
| of the Constitut ion. indorscd by the Roches-
| ter convention. il Bourbon and reac-
| tionary." then the Republican party no
| longer exists as a force for the preservat ion
OF the rights of each individual citizen
IN America. but has become the piaything
! of a demented ambition which would use
The organism of that party as he now openly
avows. TO destroy those principles estab-
| lishcd By the adoption of the Constitution
| and reafIirmed by the act ion of the Roches.
ter convention.
Mr.. Roosevelt IL a clever politician and
| usually has been able to conceal his sub
| conscious mind. but in the statement which
he issued Yesterday he has clearly por-
trayed that his ultimate purpose is the sub
| version Of our Government. That has been
clear to me for years through an intimate
knowledge and study OF his basic character.
| II chafes at all restrict ions and under the
| stress of this contic; has openly betrayed
its secret recesscs, wherein are nurture
| passionate ambitions to use apparent
popular favor for the destruction of the
Constitution, an impeachment TO the realiza-
| tion Of those ambitions
His candidacy represents. as he him
self has now declared. SIMPLY an attack
on the Constitution OF the nited States.
the sweeping away of its safeguards of
individual liberty and the estab. .ishmcn,
IN its stead despotism. which. for his
purposes. he il now pleased to call the
| rule of IA" people