The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-30
G. 0. P. PRINCIPLES.
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tribute to his native state and reamrm-
ed his faith in Republican priHcipies
and policies. -.
If was I. s. Dean who pointed TO the
weakness of Progressive party doctrine
and denounced the Bull Moose platform =
for the recall of judicial declslons: 10
declared that the third party pIlnc,p,uts lp',ts
were reactionary and sought 10 nun :
~ and destroy the salutary restraints
Of the constitution. .r,,
Robert Stone of Topeka told OF ihe
Progressive Republicans, anu Ia
that the party was progressive ~ -
ciple He advocated the auoptloh -
progressive policies and denounced tiIe
Democratic state administration Ior It's
Inconsistencies and failure to Keep laltn
with the people. ,d
Mrs. Charles F. Scott of lola respond
ed to the toast I'VE the People. Sne
was the first woman accorueu a p.u p1,.r,
on the program of the Kansas Day clup
and her speech was one OF the reai
features of the 1914 banquet D1gnl-
fied. Arm and forceful. Mrs. Scott gave
TO Kansas Republicans the assurance
that the new voters would PIN tneII
faith to a party tnat na1 oone .;se .,
rather than to one that o1ered PROMISE
of reform. .
The I and r. and recall were tram
pled under foot by Mrs. Scott She de-
manded a pre-primary convention, d
platform to which every candldate 1or
nomination should ascrlpe anu q pa.
form which defined clearly and con-
cisely the true principles of the party.
even if that stand meant defeat Her
apeech was often interrupted Dy ap-
plause and Charles Curtis was among
the men who arose to their rect anu
waved handkerchiefs when MIS-. oco.e
declared that the party need make no
oroIoox, for tho record it had written
or principles advocated. c,.-.
To r. r. Brewster OF Kansas City,
Mo-, a native Kansan and a protner Oh
Assistant Attorney General S. N. brew,
ster, went the honor for the oratorlcal
display of the evening. Brewsters
speech was an appeal for sound, hano
made. oak finished Republican1sm tnat
demanded neither explanation nor apoi-
ogy. The reception which Brewster re-
ceived was enthusiastic. He read SEN
ator Thompson's self laudat1on OF hlm-
self in the Congressional directory and
urged the election Of neither Thomp-
son nor a Murdock to the senate.
Brewster demanded the repeal OF the
Democratic tariff by the election of a
Republican delegation to congress; and
urged the cause of harmony In the
party ranks, but not the sacrifice of
principles.
s.The Republican Party
1t was r. r. Brewster of Kansas City,
Mo, who told of the traditions of the
Republican party, scoffed at the Demo-
cratic tariff and foresaw calamity and
distress in the enforcement Of it's pro-
visions. Brewster did not hold out the
olive branch to the Progressives to re-
turn. He devoted his time to the es-
tablished principles Of the party, the
doctrine of a protective tariff and the
need of a true Republican delegation in
congress. His speech hewed straight
to party lines. In part Brewster said:
THE Republican party has always
been the friend of American labor. The
protective tariff, a fundamental doc
trine of Republicanism since the par
tvs birth, has been the instrumental
ty through which the American wage
Garner has been raised to a plane in
finitely above that occupied by the Ia
borer of any other nation. The Repub-
lican policy of protective tariff has
raised this nation from a fourth rate
power until she stands t6 day the fore
most nation Of the world. Let the Re-
publican party in this crisis in her his
tory stand firm in her convictions; let
her build her house anew upon the solid
rock of a protective tariff; let her an
nounce to all the world that as long as
the Republican party exists in this ma
tiOn she will strive to protect Ameri-
can labor and American industries.
Differences have arisen in the Re-
publican party 1t was inevitable that
after 40 years of almost uninterrupted
power these differences should arise.
May 1 not tonight counsel a spirit of
moderation? Are not our differences,
after ALL more of form than of SUBJ
stance? We cannot achieve success,
we cannot serve the nation unless we
bring into our treatment of each other
the spirit of tolerance. Let us remem-
Incar> hrf ffar~
cans, proud of the partys past-confi-
dent of her future. Let's get together;
let's present united front to the COM