Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-07-07

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should be restored TO the democratic,
republican basis on which the fathers
Of the republic intended It to rest ano
shall once more be made govern,
ment Of the people. by the people and
for the people, instead OF a govern,
ment Of classes. by the classes ana
for the classes.
ITO state it more particularly, we
insist that exorbitant taxation shall
be reduced to just and reasonable
rates. that extravaganza in appropria
| tions shall cease, that economy shall
prevail In all transactions of govern
ment, that all departments shall be
thoroughly investigated from top tc
bottom by congressional committees.
that all evil doers Of whatever degree
shall be driven from the public ser
vice and properly punished. that
trusts shall be proceeded against by
indictments as are common smaller
criminals. that the constitution acs
companies the flag into our new pos
sessions"
He said that the proposition thai
We must support Roosevelt's Philip
pine policy, right or wrong. was the
veriest of rot, 1t was similar to dec
laration of Louis XIV: Il am the
state
He believed we should condemn the
wrong. He said the republicans made
many false pretenses. One on which
they harp this year was that the dem
ocrats We're In favor Of free trade
This is false. Democrats favor cut
ting down the exorbitant tariff rates
to a reasonable basis. Where tariff
rates are SO high that they enable
American manufacturers to sell theil
wares abroad cheaper than they dc
to Americans at home .democrats say
they ought To be reduced.
is this anarchy or treason? II So
make the most of It. Stand pat or
gans and speakers claim that only
antiquated sorts Of manufactured ar
ticles are thus sold, but steel rails
are sold abroad for eight dollars pei
ton less than at home and fashions
in steel rails remain the same or sub
stantially SO. This advance In price
comes out of the pockets of American
consumers and eventually out Of the
pockets OF the people. Another piece
Of false pretense is that the demo
Gratis would destroy American indus
tries. There Is not syllable 81
truth In this. Why should they de
sire TO destroy the iltssstry when
they are as much interested In III.
country's prosperity as others? True
the democratic position on the tariff
is this: Recognizing that large
portion Of our revenues have always
been raised by customs, duties or
taxes, democrats divide all imports In,
TO three classes, necessaries, COM
forts and luxuries, and contend that
the tariff should be highest on luxn.
ries, lower on comforts and lowest
or none at all on necessities. They
furthermore say taxes should be uni.
form on all articles belonging to ono
class That is the democratic posi-,
tion from which 1t will not be driven
or bullied.o
Speaking OF trusts Clark said the
republicans claim to be the great and
only trust busters, notwithstanding
the fact that under the republican
misrnle trusts have sprung up like
mushrooms in damp cellar and be.
come plentiful as berries in June. He
spoke Of the appointment Of Knor
as the successor Of Quay In the sen
ate at the behest Of Frick and Cas-.
sat as straw showing which way the
wind blew In the republican party a.
trust breakers.
Convention BY Bulletins.
1910 a. m.-The convention was
called to order.
10:15-Archbishop John Glennon.
Of st. Louis. opens the convention
with prayer.
10: 20-Thomas F. Grady. the chair.
man Of the committee on rules and
order Of business is reading his re.
port.
10:40-'rhe convention is discussing
the status OF the delegates from Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands.
10.43--The chair refuses to recog-
nize the gentleman from the Philip.
pines on the grounds that he Is not d
member Of this convention.
10:47-The convention favors the
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