The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-04-10
ROOT FLAWS ROOSEVELT.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, April 10
When the Republican state convention
was called TO order this morning the
committee on permanent organization
reported in favor of Prof. Butler as
permanent chairman and a long list of
vice chairmen, which were chosen.
state committee, was named secretary
of the convention. State Chairman
Barnes then reported as chairman of
the committee on resolutions, submit
ting the report that was given out to
the newspapers at midnight. The
greatest burst of applause came when
Chairman Barnes, in reading the plat
form, mentioned the name of Presi-
dent Taft
Senator Root then took the platform
TO lead the discussion on the platform.
He seconded the resolutions report by
| Chairman Barnes saying, Il shall con-
| fine myself to discussing the attempts
to stangle the importance and judicial
departments of our government. The
question of whether or not our courts
/ shall be subject to the will of ma
| jority, tickle as it may be, can never
be enacted into law without entailing
the degradation of the people who SO
enact.
THE origin and life of the Republi
can party is a protest against that ma
| jority in the south that enslaved mil
lions of black men.
! THE Republican party is and al
ways must be a protest against the
rule of the majority when that major
ity seeks to subvert the principles OF
justice. The principles which it is at
tempted to force on this great repub
lie are little different than those which
have converted the fair land of Mexico
into a rising seething hotbed of anar
chy.
Upon the independence and integri
ty of our judges depends the continu
ance of our free institutions. If vol
place the fear of recall over judge
you make a coward of him 1t woule
be the rule of cowardice instead of the
rule of courage. Anarchy or despotisu
must be the inevitable end of hang
ing the fear of the recall over the ju
dietary
hOOScNcit ic Inccrco.
Comptroller Prendergest followe;
Senator Root, and right off the rec
he gave the convention to understand
that he was not to promote harmony
He told them (and was cheeredD tina
he didn't stand for the platform tha
was adopted and was going to vote
against it, because there are certain
I i, IL binI
he said, he did not believe was the sen
timent of the majority of the party
Il do not favor the denomination O
President Taft he said.
You're all right" yelled some one
in the gallery.
so is Illinois, he retorted ant
there was an outburst of applause.
SOCIALISM, the comptroller declar
ed. lis largely a protest against exist
ing conditions and he endeavored tt
point a Roosevelt moral TO it, by hold
ing him up as the man who could crys
talize the national discomfort int
votes. This is family party" hs
said, "and we might as well talk thing.
over in family way" The irony o.
this hit the bullseye and there was {
roar of applause. Gentlemen, wha
we need now is not rhetoric but rem
| edy," was one of the many phrase:
made by the speaker that captured tbs
| fancy of the convention.
He Makes Protest.
Il protest" he said, ''as one of the
men who voted to place Col. Roosevelt
/ in charge of the destinies of this coun
try against Senator Roots designation
of this man as political patent medi
cine man.
| Why do the people of the states
one after another, adopt these measur
es tthe initiative, referendum and re
CALI ?" the comptroller demanded, ''un
less they have not been getting a
square deal under existing conditions.
/ The gallery cheered. but the maiI
| floor with its audience of delegates
refused TO enthuse over what it view
| ed as revolutionary doctrine.
What is our duty today" Pender
cast said, in the face of the facts thai
/ in every state where there has been a
presidential preference primary the
result has been against President
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