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tributed to his campaign fund. but he denies that
they received any promises OF aid or immunity.
No well-informed person doubts that the large
corporations have furnished the republican cam
paign fund during the campaigns of 1896 and 1900
and 1904. and no one can answer the logic Of
Judge Parkers arraignment of trust contributions
The trusts are run on business principles. They
do not subscribe millions of dollars to campaigns
unless they paying or favors already granted
or purchasing favors for future delivery. The
weakness Of Judge farker's position was that the
charge was made at the close OF the campaign
when it was neutralized by counter charge The
trusts not be fought successfully by any party
that depends upon trust funds to win the election.
The democratic party must make it's attack upon
the trusts SO vehement that no one will suspect
of secret aid from them. 1t will be to its advan- i
tage if 1t will begin the next campaign with an
nouncement that no trust contributions will be
accepted and then prove it's sincerity by giving
the public access to its contribution list. In public
enterprises the names of contributors are general
and purpose of the work.
President Roosevelt has four years in which
to make G.pG his declaration that no obligations
were incurred by the acceptance of trust funds.
He will disappoint either the contributors or
- A'saqpoints the contributors.s the
trust question may rpe put q me -pFxssss Of set
tlement If he disapponts the ped De lthey will
have chance to settle with his pal ~ four years
hence. Death to every private mo 4c4 w" must
be the slogan of the p.rty in this &tion; any
other position is surrender The ttf0fms of
1900 and 1904 declare that priva4 TonopQdy is
indefensble~ and sintole-able. and Il laeclosetion
presents the iesue upon the truat uaBtion
The party mrst continue It's n kahse oe the
interests Of the wage-earners; It Hst protect
them from the encroachments of cal IA Thu fact
that the laboring men have not vsys shown
their appreciation Of the party's XEton ought
not to deter the party from doing its l in regard
to them. The labor question is not evthat con-
Germs employers and employees alone:D concerns
the entire community, and the people II Arge have
an interest in the just settlement Of Dor con-
troversies; for that reason they must Nst upon
remedial legislation in regard to hours knd arbi-
tration. and they must SO limit the adhbrity Of
the courts in contempt cases as to overtlk NV what
is known government by injunction. NV
The party must con inue its oppositid No ma
ticnal banks of issue and must insist upon Tvorc-
ing the treasury department from Wall str(3
The party must continue its fight III the
popular election of senator's and for direct egs-
s5lrtianamAereyer the principle can be ap1lia It
must not only MAINTAIN sasitias al issues.
but it must advance to the consideration of new
questions as they arise.
1t takes time 70 direct attention to an evil
and still more time to consolidate sentiment in
favor of a remedy, and Mr.. Bryan is not sanguine
enough to believe that all the reforms that he
favors will at once be endorsed by ny party plat
form but The Commo, IT will proceed to point
out the reforms which he believes to be needed.
Among these may be mentioned the postal lele-
graph system, state ownership of railroads, The
election of federal judges for fixed terms, and the
election of postmaster by the people of their
respective communities. Instead of having the
government controlled corr orations through Of
fcers chosen by the corpoatons we must have a
government of the people, by the people and fer
the people-a government administered according
to the Jeffersonian maxim of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none" Hope End duty
point the way. 10 doubt the success of our cause
is to doubt the triumph of the right, for ours is
and must be the cause of the masses. with
! malice toward none and charity for ALL" let us
begin the campaign of 1908; let us appeal to the
moral sentiment of the country and arraign the
policies of the republican party before the bar ot
the public conscience.