The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1903-10-13

| election of Hanna. Delegate Rodey
of New Mexico says he was shocked
by the action of Hanna on the floor
of the senate last January when he
repudiated the Republican platform
promise to the territories, and that
he cannot conscientiously take part
in his re- election. If that were the
only platform promise the Repubii-
can party has ever r~epudiated, that
party would still be entitled to the
distinguished consideration OF the
people, but the platform promise con
corning the territories is only one
little venial sin compared to h
mountain of iniquity justly charge
able to the Republican party. The
Republican national platform not on
~ promised statehood to the terrific
ries and then went back on it's prom
Use, but it also promised reciprocity
not only with Cuba, but with other
countries. The reciprocity treaties
negotiated by Mckinley have never
been ratified. And yet the protect
i've duties of the Dingley bill were
purposely placed SO. high that the
concession made to foreign coun-
tries under the treaties negotiated
would still leave ample G protection
for the trusts. But the trusts de-
manded all the swag that the tariff
BILL gave them, and their influence
with the Republican congress was
sufficient to"prevent the ratification
OF the reciprocity treaties. The
promise in the Republican platform
to favor legilation that would pre-
vent monopolies ITO limit production
or to control prices" has not been
redeemed and never will be until the
Republican party and its present
leaders are retired from business, Tor
the trusts and monopolies furnish
their bread of lifs-campaign funds.
The promises of the Republican plat
form to labor have not been redeem
ed. The Republican platform de-
clared, I'VE are in favor of a more
effective restriction of the immigra-
ton of cheap labor from foreign
countries" That this promise has
not been kept is plain to every man
on earth from the fact that the pre-
sent immigration exceeds that of any
other year in the 3 history of the
country. 1t is quite unnecessary to
go on piling up instances of Repub-
lican platform promises r~epudiated.
The above are amply sufficient to
show the republican platforms are
like those of the passenger coach,
made to go in on and not to stand
on. Redeemed Republican platform
promises are the exception and not
the rule. Republican promises are
made only to fool the people. How
much longer will the people be fool
ed?
Up to date there have been TWEEN
ty-eight persons indicted by various
grand juries for completely in the
frauds and populations in the post
Office department, but not n has.
so far, been brought to trial, and
the chances are not one of the in
dicted will be as vigorously prose-
cuted as he deserves or be convicted
in the end. The distinguished poll
tician who presides over the postof-
fee department seems to think that
his mill has ground exceeding fine,
and that he has a fine lot of rotten
mill stuff to present to the people
of the country as the result of Ia
bors Of his inspectors. He is now
congratulating himself and the
country that the end has been reach
ed and that the official reports will
soon be forthcoming; at least they
will soon be in the hands of the Pres
ident, who will give them to the pub
lie if he sees fit to do so, and if he
does not the people can go to -,
and there you are. AS l have said
dOOfO, uOI l1S u1dn has DSOu IOuSu |
to trial, and if the United States
courts keep up the record they are
making none of them will ever be
brought to trial or convicted after
they are brought to the bar of JUS
tice. Beavers is fighting like a Turk
over in New York to keep from be-
ing tried, and the court is helping
him. 1t not only has postponed his
trial several times at the instigation
Of his counsel, but it has summoned
the United States District Attorney
to come in and show cause why he
should not be sentenced for con-
tempt of court for refusing some plea
up by Beavers. The courts seem
to be fighting for the accused graft
ers.a nd if things keep on as they are
now going not one Of the gang Of
will be convicted.