The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-09-25
Nevada Abandoned by the Republicans.

consideration, as he has done in the
house. While he thoroughly indorses
the antitrust speeches made by the
president on his recent tour through
New England and the south, Represen-
tative Newlands maintains that the
president and his party are not in ac-
cord, and that sooner or later the trust
magnates, who control the republican
party-according to Mr.. Newlands-
will shelve the president because Of his
antitrust views.
In letter to one of his party mana
gers, discussing the Nevada campaign,
Mr.. Newlands says;
81 believe that the truth OF our con-
tention that the republican party was
the party of privilege, Of monopoly, OF
favored Legislation for the few rather
than for benefcent legislation for the
masses, it is becoming clear to the
minds of many Americans who have
been identified with the republican
party, and l look for a gradual and
conservative reform, secured through
democratic instrumentality.
81 regard Mr.. Roosevelt pre-eminent
in the republican party for sincerity,
earnestness and courage. But Mr..
Roosevelt is not the platform of the
republican party. He was never elect
ed president of the United States. He
was governor of the state Of New York,
and there he sought to bring the great
wealth OF that state into some reasona-
BILE degree Of contribution to the state
expenses. New York republicans fore
ed Mr.. Roosevelt into the vice. -presi-
dency to get rid of reform governor.
Their action was not in the interest Of
reform, but against it. They hoped to
put him into a position of absolute in
action. The action of the assassin and
not the action of the republican party,
put Mr.. Roosevelt into the presidential
chair.
"Outside of the radical question Of
party differences, democrats must con-
cede that President Roosevelt has con.
Quoted himself we'll, and that he is an
American of whom every American
should feel proud. But the question is
not what Mr.. Roosevelt's views are, but
what the views of the republican party
are on this question; not whether Mr.
Roosevelt is a reform president, bu'
whether the republican party is reform
party, and, above all, what the actor
of the republican party has been during
its six years of power. I contend tina
the republican party is against thu
president. So far as its action is con
cerned, whatever may be its verbal ex
pressions, it is against the presiden
and is not in sympathy with his reform
views, though it will exploit them be
fore the public for the purpose of secur
ing an extension Of power"
Mr.. Newlands contends that the anti
trust sentiment is not hostile to wealtl
as such. "It recognizes the fact tina
there must be inequality of fortunes,
he says; "that there must be inequali
ties of fortune arising from differenc
in ability and opportunity. But it doe
seek to obliterate inequality as far a
the law is concerned and to prevent th
machinery of the law from being use
in such way as to unduly promote th
the wealth of few at the expense Of th
many. The antitrust sentiment is nc
organized against law-abiding wealt
but against the lawless wealth of th
country; the wealth which seeks exeml
ton from taxation, which seeks specii
privileges; the wealth which evades an
: perverts the law in order to opprel
the people,"
Mr.. Newlands reviews the history
legislation in the past six years, an
claims that the republican party hi
g. done nothing in the way of legislatic
to meet these evils. "On the contrary
: he says, "it has legislated to promo
them" Among other indictmen
which Mr.. Newlands draws against Il
7 republican party, he points out tn
when the census bill was pending
= the senate, senator Dubois offered {
amendment providing that the inqui
e should be extended to trusts, and th
= published statements of their affai
should be made. 'His amendme
followed exactly the recommendati
4. which President Roosevelt made in /
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