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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1912
Page
6
Colonel Roosevelt delivers a forceful campaign speech to a vast Chicago audience, denouncing political bosses and urging fair primaries. He argues the nation faces a moral crisis and condemns taft backed delegates, warning the convention could wreck the Republican party.
The speaker denounces Taft leaders and their private secretary and cabinet officer as monstrous. He urges moral condemnation and frames the protest as a fight for Republican and American rights, uniting North and South against privileged influence and sectionalism. He recalls February decision to enter the political fight and to oppose Taft's nomination.
The Progressive leader urged fellow progressives who backed other candidates to respect the majority's decision. He argued that without his progressive fight the party would have broken down and left room for reaction and corruption. He pressed for loyalty to collective action and principle over individual ambition.
A speaker denounces national committeemen who seek to nullify the people's will in a presidential choice. He argues some respected figures justify acts as noncriminal and notes moral progress leaves behind those slow to adapt. He cites historic shifts from piracy to bribery as context for current misdeeds.
A critique denounces national committee leaders as mercenary politicians and crooked financiers, describing a class that treats elections as a cheat filled game. The text argues that many committee members still pursue nominations with a belief in evading rules, while some may have shifted away regarding elections.
Critics charge Taft delegates use Stevenson from Colorado to sway the national committee. Judge Lindsey’s account describes Stevenson's Denver activity and accuses the committee of political theft and privilege. The plea: the committee should serve plain voters, not a handful of dishonest insiders.
The former president denounces bossism and social privilege, urging honest rule by the people. He argues that Taft’s “government of the people by a representative part” fails to curb industrial injustice and privilege, citing primary results to illustrate party divisions.
The passage argues Taft’s representatives blocked primaries in Michigan and Montana, denying delegates to the people and masking preference for professional politicians. It claims two-thirds of Republican electoral votes came from primary states where Taft faced strong opposition.
Delegates from California Washington Indiana Michigan Arizona Alabama and Texas are excluded as about one thousand seventy eight men gather for the convention. The move reshapes the meeting and could affect the voting outcome.
The speaker argues that Taft lost two to one in Republican states with primaries and cites delegate tallies: 435 for him versus 248 for Taft, 36 for La Follette, and 10 for Cummins. He notes Taft carried states without primaries while taft supporters overturned delegates in primaries.
Speech attacks Taft as controlled by bosses and machine politicians. Claims Taft would ruin the party. asserts his own victories come from the people and the millions who voted for him. Highlights alleged delegates from non-Republican states and machine-driven moves at the national level.
The author describes Ohio primary results showing Taft defeated by 47 000 in a vote near 80 percent of the prior governor race. He accuses Taft supporters of rigging the state convention to secure six at large delegates, claiming misrepresentation and theft of the people’s choice.
The national committee faces strong criticism for actions viewed as diverting California voters from genuine representation. The piece argues party machinery was designed to express the party will, not to distort it, noting a shift away from original democratic purposes. Continued on Page 7 First Column.
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