The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-03-07
REPUBLICAN HARMONY.
Third Destrict Republican Convention
TAFT Contingent Denounce
Roosevelt and Hadley.

After running the Nt"am.IuII"r
over tn" Roosevelt Delegates, til"
Taft contingent OF tn" Third Dis
irict Republican Convention To- eject
delegates to the National touN"n-
lion, adopted the following singing
resolutions scoring both Col. Roose-
yrlt and Governor HadIey:
Resolved, That we uuquallii"dly
condemn the action of Governor
Hadlry and his appointcrs IN at
tempting to thwart til" will pi the
Republicans OF this district lie
has sent his appOintecs and caused
t"tturs To- hc written to all parts 81
This district to "browhcat, iutlml-
date and rOcrcc voters, lie has
rau~cd sprclat trains To- b" ran /"
'Iis cuu} uutiun and t. the county
. ruN ruliuus Heretofore h"Id 900 j'IN
district, the rNpcuhe uI "hlrH ha~
.uru uurnr uy The steel trust, NN"lr
u.,l,- a.t kiudred iHtere-l-.
owe feel that the time hns ro'"'
300 speak out, that the people ui i.ie
state may know ia" character "i
the men and the methods they hr"
.,-iug 10 control TINS stat" tor Etu"
nomination OF ThrudUrr Roosevelt.
I'VE drpIorr the uuca,lcd.t"r ne
fiuu of the Governor IN sending into
IuI- district employees Of his admin
s,rntipu, who, while drawing thrii
alario- from tie revenues ~ the
p"Uplr for services, have Tor lh'
gu-t month devoted their tim" aud
energies toward getting delegates |"
fgi, invention favorable auI sub
,rry lent to the Wishes Of Ia" chIri
uf this STATE. W" de-
plurc that they should 50 lose their
,rli-rr,prct that they should h".
come tho leaders OF bowling mon,
who, in their rage of defeat, should
sock To- interfere with th" peaceful
Of this convention.
wv" view with alarm tn" r"vuld.
,iuuary doctrine announced by The
udurc Roosevelt in his speech de-
liNcrrd before the Constitutional
Convention Of the state OF ONO, at
ru'umhus, on the tweutS-iirst day
NJ FEBRUARY, aud, ia passing judE-
,nrnt upon those doctrines, W" eat"
all thoughtful Republicans to tn"
debates aud deliberations OF those
heroes aud founders of our Govern
nont al the adoption If our Federal
Constitution, where Washington,
J enrrsuu, Adams and our sacred
laid down the iunda'
mental principles and doctrines OF
which up To dis tim"
nave been held sacred by all R"pub.
leans.
Shaken Confidence Deplored
We dcpIoFc that man enjoying
he confidence aud esteem Of the
american people to Tia" extent that
Theodore Roosevelt has IN tn" past
huuld So shake such confidence
md DESTROY his usefulness In the
yes OF all thoughtful men by advo-
ating such doctrines as the recall
# Judges or judicial decisions, or
b" regulation of business by ad-
commission.
1--WE especially condemn the doc
rinc announced by Theodore Roos"-
cit as 10 the regulation of business
~ administrative commission aS
,eing hostile TO Democratic govern.
neut aud call attention that such |
.ractice is not original with him, !
mt is taken from tie bureaucratic |
md autucratic mouarchies of Eu-
one. and we assert that such "A !
would place II power III
he hands Of II national administra- |
ion by the control of the business /
+ this country that would make tn" /
anne in the hands of an unscrupu- ,
Gus man dangerous to the liberties .
+ the people.
I'VE appeal to the Republicans OF
his state and Hsk them to review /
he conduct of the men who cam" to ,
his convention, participated in the |
Of the congressional |
and then refused to pre-. |
cent any evidence 10 said commit |
zee In support of their claims for
"Thr committee by n vot" OF . to
sustained the regular delegates,
md then these men under the in
piratiun and instructions of the
Governor ui this state resolved
themselves into mob and invaded
ne hall with no intention of partici-
,ating in any dcllherat way in the
Of the convention.
Never before in the history Of poll
les of this district has any eXecu-
i've so abused the power conferred
~ party.
"Gov. Hadley has been II resident
Il this State nineteen years, sixteen
,ears Of which he has been an of.
iceholder elected by the Republic
ans of this State. But for the sole
purpose Of creating "A disgraceful
md disorderly scene seldom ever
yitnessed-unlcss their county pri-
naries he brought into comparison
With other disorderly scenes en-
acted in the counties of this dis
.rict-and for all these hOnors and
with no sense OF gratitude he is en-
Gagged in a work of revolution aud
that can only result
IN the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the party