Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-26
Briefly Reviews Issues and
History Of Old Parties.
EULOGIZES PRESIDENT
ARRAIGNS DEMOCRATIC PARTY
FOR ATTACKS ON ROOSEVELT.
Declares Party Unable to Take Com
batable Ground With Republicans
on Main Issues.

MONTPELIER VT, August 26.-Secre-
tary Taft briefly reviewed the issues and
history of the parties and discussed the
platforms of both parties in an address
here this afternoon.
In a review of the administration of
President Roosevelt to which the greater
portion of the speech was devoted Secre-
tary Taft eulogized the President highly.
saying in part:
lowcitizens: l have a peculiar pleas
ure in responding to the invitation OF the
republican committee to speak in Vermont,
because this is the state where my father,
Alphonso Taft, was born and to winch ne
looked back with fondest memory and re-
turned when he could. with the greatest
pleasure. There is Freemasonry between
Vermont men that does not exist, SO 1ar as
my observation goes, between the cltlzens
of any other state. The struggle with ad-
verse conditions the strong fiber OF HHu
and body which such contest develops III
YOUR men and women, the common sense
and independence of thought ana acuoh
which the simple and pure lie IN inns sla'e
engenders and the sense OF obngatlon 'ha'
every son of Vermont feels to the commu-
nity in which his character was formeo,
bind Vermonters to each other WIN hoohs
of steel make them safe and sane anu
possibly explain why there are So lew
democrats among them. While / am not a
son of Vermont, L am proud TO be apie "
say that l am Il grandson OF TINS s.a.s %
glorious memories, in which the 1oo,pI ".
Indicate the presence not oniy VI s'ah'' W
wore but of giants OF TO-DAY. , -,
."J'he modern government OF people VI
eighty millions, reaching from the Atlan.lo
IN the Pacific and from Canada 10 NeasSo'
ia very complicated. 1t was the 1ene
snpian doctrine which l fear that some Oh
his professed followers have forgotteh, tna es
the less the government had TO uo ~. sa tns
government there was, the peter ioi -
H. are 40 many functions when IL IS IN
nossibIa for private business enterpiis ~,
maintain and undertake that even ~. that
orthodox Jeffersonian must no" auiii. 49,
the legitimate functions OF the lIiouI I va
eminent constitute II d 'ei'
chine. a.. o,.ganent are
greatly increased If instead Oh iea'iii5
control to one man, as In Russid, VI tie
Ill oro,n of men, as In the ancient ariS-
trcracv we commit it's control TO all mar
over the age of twenty-one anu S .,, a.
not,ular government. The tremendous eu
mo Government is devised to secure the
preatest good to the greatest numpeI, 10
that experience has shown that liiuiNiuuais
and classes of men. assuming they nav
reasonable intelligence; are oe'te, YEA " ,o 60.
cure the protection of their rights OF per
con and property. if they are given d
,.oice in the government than where TINS
duty is left to some one else.
The Democratic Platform.
..rh.. platform denounces the pohcy Oh
protection as a policy OF the ROBBERY vi INC
many for the benefit of the lew ana ue-
nands a revision of the tariff. Inc cahoi-
date announces that such revision Is I'M
nossibIe in the next four years, because
the Senate will remain in the control ot
the republicans. so that the deciaf ".
tb.
amount to a statement that as TO the tarlt
no change can be expected AT the nahus "
the democrat tic party. In their uecia, a'ion t
as to the trusts the two pafties uo NJ
differ radically. but the candidate OF the
democratic party. Judge Parker. ascripes
their growth to the tariff and then aomlts
that nothing can be expected from ilis
party in the reduction OF the 'aiii uuiii'e
the next four years. ,ooe
.sThe democratic party demanded IN 1850
a decision upholding the income tax anu
this demand was repeated IN lSu. NO"
this demand is omitted from the demo-
cratic platform 1t was proposed in their
committee on resolutions and was Voteo
down not because the majority olo noe
approve but because 1t would hurt the
party in Wall street. whence II hopeu "
secure its funds for this campaign.
.'1'he truth Is that the democratic plat
form is a mixture of moderate dciara'tohs
on the one hand not very different from
the republican platform. intended 10 con-
vince the gold democrats that the party
is now sa fe and sane, with a number OF III
ira -Bryanite or populist declarations IN
tended to catch the populist-Bryanlte vote
so that the platform shall look one way III
tho east and another way in the west The
pIatform is true representation OF the
party-a party made up OF radlcal eie'
ment which believes in free silver, an IN
come tax the subtreaSury plant, govern
ment ownership of railways and every
thing that makes the heart OF the popu4lst
rejoice, and the eastern democrats. whose
leaders are in favor of the gold standard;
of nothing which will disturb business ana
of inaCtiOn in respect to the trusts.
Defends the President.
Concerning many of the issues OF the
campaign which are under discussion, ap-
sence from the country has made me I'M
familiar with their details but when Theo-
dore Roosevelt is attacked for being
strongheaded tyrant, obstinate in his pride
of opinion and failure to listen to argu-
ment l am in a position to know OF what
| speak In all my experience L never nave
met a man in authority who has less pride
of opinion in the judgments that ne mas
formed in respect to situations presented
to him for action than has Theodore Roose-
welt. | have never met man who was SO
amenable to reason so anxious to reach
Just conclusion and so willing to Sacrince
a previously formed opinion as the present
President of the United States. He has
kecnness of perception. He weighs every
argument which Is brought before him.
and if by reason of the limpid character
OF his nature. which leads him to speak as
lie thinks. he gives instant expression to an
opinion which subsequent facts show him
to be erroneous. he changes, as only man
can change who is an earnest seeker for
the truth. with the sincerest desire to do
right
''He is not tyrant but he is leader.
Does the American nation object to this?
Light is made of his views of strenuous
life. He does believe in a strenuous life
He does believe in doing things. He does
not belong to the nil admirari class that
Grd function in life save to stand by
and criticise those charged with response
bility. who are undertaking to lead on to
progress and a higher civilization. He is
a lover of physical and mental exercise.
lie believes that man who is given brain
and muscle is charged with the RESPONSE
bilty of making the most of them and of
doing as much with both as possible for his
felowmen. He represents high a type
as there is in this country of energetic
American manhood. He is an American.
lie is a patriot He loves hts country and
he does not blush or hang his head in say
Ing lie loves his wife. He loves his
children. His is typical American home.
Frank, Fearless and Honest.
'tIc sympathlzes with the laborer and
the man of wealth both when they show