Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-19


 poration control not only in these state departments, he says, but in the county offices charged with the re- sDonsibility of enforcing the original laws of the state. l propose to put a premium on the enforcement of law l instead of encouraging it's violation hy tpleratin@ in office officials who i grant immunity to powerful and in- ], fluentia offenders NOW, can any one be surprised that the people gen. erally indorSe such sentiments, even though they do come from Hearst2
 This is not a plea for Hearst, who should be defeated, because he is not the kind of man to bring about fe- forms, much as they are needed; these facts are set ont simply to show why his campaign is making headWay- why the old school politicians and the corporations are frightened half 10 death because they fear he may be elected.
 Before the campaign is oyer the Republicans and those Democrats who have been abusing Hearst and his cause. will have to deal with facts. i They are beginning to realize that ,, they cannot laugh the man and the cause he represents out of court. They may abuse the candidate, but they cannot put down the issues on which he is running. The great mistake ! the Republicans made immediately after the conventions was in assuming that Hearst himself was the issue they i had to meet A newspaper campaign of misrepresentation and dennnciation was started. but the Republicans soon obscure the real issues; they diseov= cred that the people were thinking more about the abuses they wanted cured than about the nominee.
 Hughes More Specific.
  from the White House. is now becom- ing more specific in his pledges as to what his policy will be if elected. In one of his latest speeches he said :: We have campaign not beginning within a few weeks, but beginning long ago to confuse the minds of the peo- | iDDh01t9nt in a reckless way, to supplant falf criticism with reckless utterances. to deal not with abuses simply, but to deal generally with classes of men in a way to excite envy and hate. an ap- peal to passion. instead of an appeal to reason. We are against it.
 The Republican party. he asserts, is for real reform in the right way, and then he defines his position thus: There is not anything more import- ant in connection with corporate man, agement than publicity as to those matters which the public is entitled to know. That is one great matter of proper action, and We have a right to inquire when we meet with this general talk in regard to corporations, we are entitled to know what is the real spirit. the honest conviction, with regard to corporate abuses. * There were in the last year num- Der of serious disclosures. What was the way to end that? To pro- ceed to the enactment, after a full in- vestigation. of legislation which would secure proper government control, and great credit is due from every citi- zen of the country to the president for his untiring efforts in that direc- tion If there is any man who has followed the events of the last eigh- teen months when in the limelight ,of publicity we tried to cure great wrongs. and does not believe we tried to do it honestly and that we intend to keep on with such efforts to reme- dy all the evils we find. there is noth- ing I could say that would convince him.
 Il cannot do any more than to tell you that it is impossible for me to express the intense desire l feel to see the great corporations managing the great business affairs of this c0un- try under proper government control. so that they will be of service and not a menace to the people. But We have the condition of great prosperity We have institutions of which we are all proud, and we must do what We do decently and in order and not change our circumstances by following incita-