Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-09-22

zen OF oyster bay let us TALL so nat. lie
had read. he said. with the greatest inter-
est the letter from Colonel Roosevelt de-
Ginning the Bull Moose nomination. and
he considered it absolutely the most in
conclusive state paper that ever came from
the Colonel's hand" On the other hand.
he remarked parenthetically, he regarded
President Wilson's speech of acceptance
as one of the ablest state papers he had
had the opportunity to read.
Now. he said, I'VE were led up to the top
Of Mount Piseah, but we have been thrown
down by our idol. We are told to 60 back to
the Republican party. although that once
great party remains in the hands Of the
! PhilistiHes want to ask II we were right
in 1912, if Theodore Roosevelt was right in
1912, why were not we Progressives. who
stood by the colors this year, right. and
Theodore Roosevelt. who declined our nomi-
nation. wrongH There has been no change
in the Republican party. And honest men
do not compromise between right and
wrong
in 1912 we were Christian soldiers We
had a battle hymn Onward, Christian
Soldiersr Is the course which you GENTLE
men plan the course of the Christian SOL
diers Of 1927 Is this the fight at Arma-
geddon, which we were to make Are not
the conditions in the Republican party,
against which we took our stand in 1912.
the conditions today in the Republican
partyf
Il had the honor to serve several terms
in Congress as Republican from the Sixth
district. During the latter part of my SER
vice the thing known as Cannonism de-
veloped. Old Joe Cannon ruled the House
with lash, aided by lot Of 'Jims' Jim
Mann. Jim Watson. Jim Sherman-poor
fellow He has passed overland others.
] sat under that lash and trembled for the
Republican party, because saw the wrath
which those men were storing up for
it. What change has there been? The
Republican party has sent Cannon back
to Congress Jim Mann is the Repub-
son is Republican candidate for Congress
in Indiana. Penrose. denounced by Roose-
welt, still sits influential in Republican
councils.
THE same crowdtules. The same crowd
whom Roosevelt called burglars is in
charge Of the Republican party. They are
making pleas to us to come in again
They have not done anything to deserve
our going back, but they are saying: oh,
be good and you'll get something They
are preaching the policy of addition and
division; they are promising US some of
the swag. if they get theirs But, my friends
the mark Of Cain still is upon the Republi-
can party.
Taking up the merits of the Wilson Ad-
ministration, Colonel Pearre said that Mr..
Bonaparte had criticized the Mexican and
German policies severely. He wanted to
know what Mr.. Bonaparte would have
done, just as good many people have
wanted to know what Mr. Hughes would
have done. He said that he did not ap-
prove all Of the Presidents actions, and
that If he were allowed for a moment to
think of himself in the White House he
would not hesitate to say that he probably
would have been at war with Mexico, and
that he certainly would have given the
Kaiser a call-down. But, he said, the peo.
pie of this country do not and have moi
wanted war; and. moreover. il always ha:
been a truism that true craftsmanship
avoided war when a country was UMPIRE
pared.
And then he asked how Taft had pre-
pared and what the little preparation
Roosevelt had done in his terms would
have amounted to in war with Germany
He pointed out that Wilson, If he had beer
against preparedness at one time, hat
been big enough to change his mind in tn,
face of facts. and had given the countr,
an Army and Navy bill that certainly wa,
sufficient for the needs of the navy, ant
that started the country on the way to al
adequate army.
we have had grand opportunity I,
60 to war;" he said, referring again to Mr.
Bonaparte's criticism Of the President /"
would have gone to war, and so woulC
some Of you. There is no man so humbl,
that II President he could not have war
The densest man in this room could star
a war, il he were in the White House. l
would have been the easy thing for vii
son to have gone to war. But. my friends
let me remind you that it is hard thin,
to get out of war; harder to get out of |
fight than to get in.
"You want to 90 back to the Republican,
and yet you criticize Wilson's Mexican
policy. Did Taft do better in Mexico?
ask you, Mr.. Bonaparte, did Taft do bette
in Mexico9"
We'll, replied Mr.. Bonaparte, Mr.. Taf
did not intervene, but he did not have {
Vera Cruz incident. and he did not hav,
a punitive expedition"
Were there not numerous murders il
Mexico during his administration 2" coun
tered Colonel Pearre. did not Roosevelt
say sol"
Colonel Pearre then discussed the choic,
presented him between the President anC
Mr.. Hughes. He read newspaper clipping,
setting forth Mr.. Hughes letters durin,
the pre-convention campaign. in which tn,
Justice stated that he was not candidat,
and could not be one. Then Colonel Pear.
told Of Frank H. Hitchcock, who, he said
was one Of the most skillful politicians il
the country, securing the country for dele
gates for Hughes, and he asked il there
was any man in the room who really be-
lieved that Mr.. Hughes was not party t.
that business.
What would you say Of man who did
that in private lifeY" Colonel Pearra ia