The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-06-08

Republican entered upon a cam
paign to carry out the recommen'
dations of the "ChicsgO Plat
form" in this respect, while the
Republican Congress is engaged
in the enactment of some form
of railway rate legislation which,
while giving heed to the popular
demand, will not seriously inter
fere with the corporations extra
ordinary privileges.
That platform demanded econ
omy in the public expenditures
aud the town meetings through
out the country are today ech-
DING that demand. even though
Republican officials fail to heed
ii.
That platform objected to gov
eminent by injunction as a "new
and highly dangerous form of
oppression by which the Federal
Judges in contempt of the laws
of the States and the rights of
the citizens, become at once leg
isiators, judges and execution
erS," and today the evils of the
injunction system are generally
recogn zed, the practice is rap
idly falling into diSrepute among
lawyers, while it has no longer
the sanction of free men.
That platform made bold to ex-
press its disapproval of a court
decision. Republicans pretended
to be particularly wrought up be-
cOuse of that feature of the plat
form, but it is true that the Pres
ident of the United States,
elected as a Republican, has re
Gently and publicly criticised
a court decision, while it is no
longer contended among intelli
gent men, that judges are, by
reason of their exalted position,
to be exempt from criticism, or
to be above the common rules of
conduct TO which public senti-
ment holds the ordinary man.
Aside from the vindicatiOn of
these general principles, the man
who, standing on the Chicago
Platform" was denounced as an
anarchist. has lived to see many
Of the policies he favored warmly
advocated by those who, Il few
years ago, as warmlyopposed them.
He has favored the election OF
Senators by the people, and today
men of all parties are committed to
that plan. He has denounced the
free pass as a great and growing
evil, and today men Of ali polit.
lea! parties condemn the free pass
system. He has advised that
public sentiment set itself rig
idly against campaign coutribu.
tionS 10y corporations, and tod ~
that question occupies cOnspic-
nous place in the attention of the
American people. He has urged
the enforcement of the criminal
clause Of the Sherman antitrust
law, and-after many years OF
waiting = the governments law
officers, acting under the PreSi.
dents instructions, caused the
arrest and prosecution of the
members of the beef trust He
has advised that corporations he
required to show clean hands be.
fore being permitted to do bust
ness outside of the State of their
origin, and that before such cor
pOrations could engage in utter.
State business they be required
to obtain Federal license. The
Republican administration is now
sqaarely on record in favor OF
that plan.
The New York Tribune ex.
pressed the general opinion of Re.
publlcans i'll 1896 when, referring
to the Chicago Platform" it said
1.-The thing was conceived in in
iquity and was brought forth il
sin. 1t had its origin in ma
llclous conspiracy against the
honor and integrity of the ma
ton. 1t gained such monstrous
growth as it enjoyed from an as
siduouS culture of the basest pas
sious, of the least worthy mem
bers of the community. 1t ha.
been defeated and destroyed be
cause right is right and God i,
GOd.n
They know better now. The,
know that the "Chicago Platform
was conceived in righteousness.
and brought forth in the puresr
patriotism. They know that in
steak of being "a malicious con
splracy against the honor and in
tegrity of the nation" it was al
organized defense of the republi,
as the fathers founded it. The,
know that instead of gaininy it!
/ growth from IAN assiduOus cul
ture of the basset passions" i
owed its progress to the cultiva
ton of high motives and tn,
awakening of lofty sentiments
They know now, what they die