| Show r rI 1 I I VIOLATED POLITICAL RIGHTS nIGHTS f fI I That was not fair and it was not ri right i ht Th The foundation of oC American government was there at attacked attacked nt- nt tacked and tho the attack was so BO flagrant so open and so 60 perfectly twell known by the delegates and tho the officials of ot tho the American party part in tn convention assembled assembled as as- as- as that the they should have hao promptly prompt and utter utterly utterly ut ut- ut- ut ter terly rebuked rebuked tho tho bosses by restoring the elected deleS deleS' delegation and refusing teats seats to tho the delegates ar ar- picked b by tho the bosses Maybe you are arc voting voting- the American ticket t b cause you believe o there is iR freedom In that patty party In iii tho the matter of or selecting candidates Yet the candidates candidates can can- themselves know tho they had to net got ot tho the Consent consent consent con con- sent of the bo bosses ses before the they could be nominated Not ot a man Is 13 on the called so-called American ticket but was put there thoro by the bosses bosse The men who wanted office had to arrango arrange It Jt with the tho bosses Thc They went welt to tho the Tribune om c where Frank I T. T spoke what Joe Lippman told him to speak and gave e a tho 0 O. K to aspirants aspirant or told toM thong they could not be put on tho the ticket under an any circumstances You Yon see tho people of oC your our part party did not select their theil candidates ates The rhe candidates were selected for tor them b by tho the bosses of oC the tho patty party part Wh Th Why some of oC the tho aspirants could not get set the tho Tribune to mention their names as desirous of oC the offices the they sought This Is an absolute truth ant you ou may have ha the proof of or It if ic you want it and dont don't h happen to know It Men i had worked faithfully faithfully faith faith- tull fully and well t for your our party part some flome of or them them In Jn positions and wanted to tr try before the c court urt of the people in convention for Cor nomination to elective elective elect elect- ive o position And the Tribune told them it would not even print their names as aspiring Would auld not net permit thorn them to be can candidates at all Would Woul not lot let them go before too the people in n convention and aB ask for a a. place on the tho ticket Now that is not free and fair And that is th the way ivay your our party part ticket was named in tho the count county Let Lct us go a step farther You want freedom in nominations and the will of ot the people in convention convention conven convert tion ion to prevail pre And you rou expect expect the candidates elected to do what the tho people want done to be responsible re responsIble responsible re- re to the p people ople to discharge whatever er trust the people la lay on them and obey the command of the time people Your Tour idea of ot freedom and American form of or government go contemplates the obedience of the tho officer to the people who elect him |
