The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-10

availability of those worthy to be con-
siderec,
Blu We ought to begin to lay our
plans feT the next national campaign
and to form the line of battle.
Future Issues.
The party must continue 10 protest
against a large army, against a large
navy, and TO stand for the indepen-
dence Of the Philippines. for imperial
ism and menace of miiitarism TO the
corrupting influence of commercialism.
and yet experience has shown that,
however righteous the party's position
on this subject, the issue does not
arouse the people as they can be
warned by a question which touches
them Immediately and individually.
The injustice done &c the Filipino is not
received as il should be, or as we re-
sent wrong to ourselves, and the cost
Illness of imperialism is hidden by the
statistics and by our Indirect system
of taxation. While the party must
maintain its position on this subject,
1t cannot present this as the only
issue
The party must also maintain its
position on the tariff question. No an
swer has been made to the Indictment
against the high tariff, and yet, here,
too, the burden OF the tariff system is
concealed by the method in which the
taxes are collected.
The Income Tax.
1T cannot be made the sole issue in
a campaign. The party must renew its
demand for an income tax. to be Sc
cured through an constitutional
amendment, in order that wealth may
h. - - -
pense of the government. Today we
are collecting practically all of our
federal revenue from taxes upon con-
sumption, and these bear heaviest upon
the poor and light upon the rich.
The party must maintain it's posi-
ton in favor of bimetallism.. 1t cannot
surrender its demand for the use of it's
gold and silver as the standard money
of the country, but the question must
remain in allegiance, until conditions
so change as to bring the public again
face 70 face with falling prices and a
rising dollar. This. therefore. cannot
be made the controlling issue Of the
contest upon which we are entering.
The Greatest Question.
THE trust question presents the most
acute phase of the contest between De-
mocracy and plutocracy, so far as eco
nomic issues are concerned. The pres
ident virtually admits that the trusts
contributed to his campaign fund, but
he denies that they received any prom
ises of aid or immunity. No well-in-
formed person doubts that the large
corporations have furnished the Re-
publican campaign fund during the
campaigns of 1896 and 1900 and 1904,
and no one can answer the logic Of
Judge Parker's arraignment of trusts
contributions. The trusts are run on
a business principle. They do Lot sub
scSibe millions of dollars to a campaign
unless they are paying for favors al
ready granted or purchasing favors for
future delivery. The weakness of
Judge Parker's position was that the
charge was made at the close of the
campaign. when it was neutralized by
counter charge. The trusts cannot
be fought successfully by any party
that depends upon trust funds to win
the election.
Attack Must Be Vehement.
THE Democratic party must make
its attack upon the trusts 80 vehement
that no one viii suspect it of secret aid
from them. 1t will be to its advantage
If it will begin the next campaign with
AN announcement that nc trust contri-
buttons will be accepted, and then
prove its sincerity by giving the public
access to its contribution list. In pub
lie enterprises the names of contribu-
tors are generally made public IN order
TO denote the character and purpose
OF the work.
Roosevelt has four years in which
to make good his declaration that no
obligations were incurred by the &C
ceptance of trust funds. He will dis
appoint either the contributors or the
voters. If he disappoints the contribu-
tors, the trust question may be put in
the process Of settlement. If he disap-
points the people, they will have a
chance to settle with his party four
years hence. Death to every private
monopoly must be the slogan of the
party in this question; any other posi-
ton is a surrender. The platforms of
1900 and 1904 declare that q private
monopoly is indefensible and intoler-
able, and this declaration presents the
issue upon the trust question.
Must Protect Labor.
The party must continue its defense
Of the interests OF the wage-earners; it
must protect them from the encroach-
IHtuNS Oh the capitalist. Inc TACT InaL
iaboring men have not always shown
their appreciation of the partys posi-
ton ought not to deter the party from
doing its duty in regard to them. The
labor question is not oEr that concerns
employers and employees alone; it con-
Germs the entire community, and the
people at large have an interest in the
just settlement of labor controversies;
for that reason they must insist upon
remedial legislation in regard to the
hours and arbitration. and they mus:
SO limit the authority of the courts
as to overthrow what is known
as government by injunction
The party must continue its opposition
to national banks of issue and must
insist upon divorcing the treasury de-
partment from Wall street.
Popular Election of Senators.
''The party must continue its fight
for the popular election of senator:
, and for direct legislation wherever the
principle can be applied 1t must mo-
only maintain its position on old is