Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-10-19
TO THE VOTERS OF THE SIXTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
OF MARYLAND.

ton for the Sixth District Of Maryland,
desire to express my deep sense of the hon.
or conferred upon me and my profound ap
probation of the confidence of my fellow
Democrats in choosing me as the represeu
tative of the political party that commands
and deserves our united reverence and sup.
port, and desire further to express my con
currence in the views expressed by the res
olutlons and platform adopted by the con
vention. The principles for which thu
Democratic party has stood for more than
century, were the foundation upon which
our Government was founded, and are jus
as fundamental to. day as they were then
But If those principles are to remain as the
bulwark of our civilization, to the party
that has always proclaimed them must theil
development be entrusted, as the class leg
islation of the Republican party is rapidly
placing power In the hands of few who
use 1t to further their own sordid interests, re,
CARELESS OF the welfare OF the whole people.
The boldness OF the claim Of the leaders
OF the Republican party that our present
period of prosperity is due to Republican
policies Is amazing, when we consider that
they are addressing these claims to people
whose intelligence is not surpassed by that
of any people on the globe.
In making such claim they ignore all the
natural conditions which tend to bring about
prosperity, and with which legislation has
nothing to do.
The universally recognized fact that peri
DDS of prosperity and depression come in
waves, as 1t were, regardless of legislatio n
that in the very nature of things nothing
can be done that will make the years OIL
periods of years each as prosperous as the
other Is unrecognized by these Republican
| leaders who claim that nothing good can
happen in the United States unless 1t comes
from Republican policies.
The effect of legislation, good or bad, is
not such as to suddenly precipitate either
prosperity or depression, but like the stream
that gradually saps away the earth from Its
banks and deposits it elsewhere, legislation
often gives advantage to one class, where
by that class extorting just little from
each member of the great body of the peo'
Pile is enabled to unjusty amass great for.
tunes and to get more than its just share OF
this worlds goods-the class legislation OF
which the Democratic party claims the Re
publican party has been guilty.
The Democratic party contends that the
trusts and monopolies of to day are the re-
suit of just such legislation. RIt
Tariff reform is one of the cardinal doc.
trines of the Democratic party, and the need
of revision of the tariff was never greater
than at the present time. During the veal
ending June Both, 1904, under the Dingley
tariff, fully So per cent. OF American manu-
featured products were sold TO foreigners
at cheaper prices than were charged fol
precisely the same goods when sold to Anne
ricans. The average price of these goods
when sold in foreign markets was 90 per
cent. less than the selling price In the home
market.
This is plainly unjust discrimination
against American consumers, brought about
by tariff, enabling the trusts and monopolies
to levy tribute from the people through
an indirect system of taxation, and 30 far as
the consumers are concerned enormously
called "a Protective Tariff
In this way competition from foreign
countries Is killed by trust favoring legisla'
ton, the trusts are thus enabled to form and
wipe out competition here, and the consum
ers must pay such prices as the trusts desire
to fix.
Under the "Stand Pat policy of the Re
publican party the prices of cereals are de.
clining and the prices Of trust manufactured
articles are advancing. Germany and Other
foreign countries are closing their doors 70
the surplus products OF our farms, therefore
the farmer must suffer by taking less for bis
products than he would receive were II moi
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pay more for what he has to buy.
Under the DINGHY tariff trusts and monop.
lies have sprung up at an alarming rate, and
their influence over legislation has already
become 80 great that 1t gives the thoughtful
great concern when they think Of the dan
ger that confronts the rule of the people
BY reason OF the baneful influence of thi
great Volume OF centralized wealth, tn
power of the great body of the people i
reduced to minimum. When the will o
the whole people gives way to the will oil
the few, the very foundation stone OF oui
system of government will be undermined
and Slapped away and the whole fabric mus
crumble. Upon its ruins will spring up an
oligarchy more powerful than any that evel
existed In the Old World.
l do not mean to say by this that our peo
pie will not be able to deliver themselves
from the iron heel of oppression when they
once realize the true situation, should suct
conditions come, because have confidence
10 the ability and power of great, civilized
people like ours to reclaim their own, once
they become aroused. But Isincerely trus
and believe that the people will yet, before
the trusts and their allies become more deep
ly entrenched In power, rally to the supper
of the party that, like true prophet, ha
been sounding a note OF warning agains
The Republican party cannot be trusted
to give relief from these conditions, because
it owes its past and present possession o
power TO the aid it has received from thu
hand of that privileged class, TO which il ha
Ia return granted special legislation. Tit
Republican party has ever sought Its owl
selfish interests at the expense OF the people
If the people hope To gain relief from thu
present iniquitous tariff system, they mus
look to the party that never has owed II
success to the class that is benefited by
protective tariff.
In addition TO a revision of the tariff as
remedy against trusts, favor such othe
legislation whereby to break down the pow
err of these instrumentalities Of industrial
oppression within constitutional limitations
as might be necessary TO protect and safe
guard the interests of the people and pro
mote justice to all
That Republican Congress cannot b
entrusted with the duty Of correcting exist
ing evils was evidenced by the fact that nj
railroad rate legislation could have beef
passed by the last Congress had not tn
Democratic members Of that body Willingly
given their support TO such legislation, al
though the House Of Representatives ant
Senate both have Republican msjorities
The discrimination in rates by the railroad
| cOTpOThLlO0 OI COuuLty hno
CRYING evil, and the Democratic party pro
missed to give relief and without the aid o
the Democratic members of that party IL
the House of Representatives and Senat
nothing conld have been done TO remedy
this great wrong.
In view OF these irrefutable facts, an
though the platform OF the Republican par
ty suggested legislation along this line ant
the Presidents last message to congress re
commended such legislation, can the Repuh
. lican party be entrusted with the great re
sponsibility of attending to these duties
Nay, those who owe their election TO tn
financial aid that they receive from thes
vloators of justice cannot be depended up
on to legislate for the people.
believe that additional legislation vii
be required in the near future to fully cor
rect the evils OF railroad rate Discrimination
and evils arising from time 10 time by grea
.o.nnrasfooa dOinO an Interstate COmmefc