The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1906-06-09

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Mr. Floyd was thereupon declared
the nominee of his party for Con,
gress in the 3rd District The fol
lowing letter ofacceptance was then
read by Frank Pace:
had expected that Congress
would adjourn before the meeting
of your Convention and that
would have the pleasure of being
present in person and of extending
to you, and through you to the
Democracy ofthe Third Congresson-
al District, my sincere thanks for
the honor of a second nomination
for Congress. The First Session OF
the Fifty-ninth Congress has proven
long one. Much important bust
ness remains yet to be transacted.
The Statehood Bill has not been
finally disposed Of The Railroad
Rate Bill has passed both House
and Senate, but many Senate
amendments have been added which
must be submitted to the House for
final concurrence or rejection.
Many other measures of grave i'm
portance to the country are pending,
and | feel it my duty, for these
reasons, to remain at may post I'M
til the final adjournment |, there
fore, take this method of expressing
to you my sincere thanks for the
high honor you have this day con-
ferred on me by this nomination.
1t shall ever be my purpose while
| remain in Congress to advocate
and support such measures as will.
IN my judgment, be beneficial to
the best interests of the people.
Being a Democrat, | believe that
those measures and that character
of legislation which are in strict
keeping with the time.honored
tenets of the Democratic Party can
alone accomplish such end. The
Democratic Party has every reason
to be encouraged by the growing
popularity of its principles. In the
Railroad Rate Lcgislation,--long
advocated Ivy the Democracy, was
recommended by President Roose-
welt as Q measure of the gravest
importance. The measure was sup
-. IA amost unanimously by the
House and Senate regardless of
politics. While this measure has
not been finally passed at this writ
ing, there is little question that it
will become a law before the close of
the session | sincerely hope and
believe that the country will receive
much benefit from this law. Still,
the fact remains that the bill could
have been made stronger in some
particulars. than it is, and by such
change would better subserve the
ends of justice. To the Democracy
is due, in a large measure, the ere
dit ofhaving initiated and demanded
this reform legislation on the stump
and in its National Platforms for a
period of more than twelve years
before the opposing party yielded to
this just demand Of the people. 1t
is salient fact that this and SINH
lar measures for which Mr.. Bryan
and his party stood in 1896 were
denounced then by the Republicans
as radical and tending to anarchy,
and that in 1906,-ten years later
Theodore Roosevelt and his party
support, with striking uuanimity,
this identical principle while still adj
hered to by the Democrats. The
significant fact is, the country was
convinced OF the correctness of the
Democratic position upon this vital
question. The people demanded the
reform and the demand was so
great that the party in power was
unwilling longer to take chances in
denying the will of the people upon
this momentous question.
In my opinion, Railroad Rate Leg
islation is only one of a series of
similar questions that must be solved
by the American people in the near
future. The trusts and combines
have gained such tremendous hold
in our country that few men, who
have at heart the good of the coun-
trr, will deny that the proper reg
ulation and control of these gigan-
tic monopoies is one of the greatest,
If not the paramount, issue of the
hour
The Democratic Party founded up
on that principle of Equal and
exact Justice to all men and special
privileges to none, must ever raise
its voice against the oppression by
these grinding monopolies, and
must stand for such legislation as
will restrain, control and regulate
them. In doing this, the State Gov
erment should exercise full author
ity over matters peculiarly within
its province, and the Federal Gov
crnment, through its Representa-
tives, should not hesitate, within
the scope of its authority. to enact
such laws as will tend to stamp out
every form of monopoly. As your
representative, such has been and
shall continue to be my policy.
Again thanking you for the dis
tinguishcd honor conferred upon
me, and expressing my grateful
appreciation Of the same to the en-
tire Democracy Of the District, am,
very respectfully
Ygnr obedieut servant