Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-08
Noted Lawyer Seconds Sentiment
That Issue Must Be Settled at
Coming EIection-Henry
McPlke Talks

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| attempt to reply to 1t, for you all know
Mr.. Morton too we'll for his words to neet
| any explanation.
| II am one of the Oldest Democrats, bu
| don't assume to be leader, but am
| satisfied to be one of the followers of the
principles inscribed on our party's banner
We have had many battles, and shall
| have many more.
| Some of the conditions which face the
| Democratic party at this time are dis
| tinctly novel. This is true, not only
| locally but nationally as well. There was
a time when the political machine counted
for great DEAL but this is no longer
the case. The same spirit permeates not
only our own party but that which is in
power at the present time. There have
been more wrecks of party machines in
the last three or four years than ever be-
fore in the country'S history.
"In fact to such an extent is this true
that at the present time all there is left
of the party in power is Theodore Roose-
velt And why is this true? Only be-
cause he has assumed the principles of
the Democratic party / don't believe
machine politics will last, but 1 do be-
lieve we should get back good principles
and stand only for good government.
Roosevelt Resigned
"While in Washington recently heard
a story of the incumbent of the chief
executives Office, a story of an incident
that occurred during Mr.. CleVelands s
first administration. President Roosevelt
was at that time in the civil service COM
mission, and when the new president was
inaugurated Mr.. Roosevelt at once ten
dered his resignation.
President Cleveland took the matter
before his cabinet and the result was
taf bn nCic a w
president at that time remarking that he
considered Mr.. Roosevelt the greatest
politician in the Republican party.
THAT remark shows us better than any
thing else the character of the man who
has dared to disregard the wishes of the
party which put him into power and stand
for principles which are purely Demo-
cratic. The time has arrived when ma
chine politics must end, and particularly
that which is dictated by special interests
must cease.
''It has reached that terribly pernicious
stage of development when it can no
longer be tolerated. Roosevelt has done
no more than Bryan was pledged to do,
but what he has done is best explained by
a cartoon which you have all seen, where
he is pictured as running away with the
clothes of the man in swimming.
even if he has stolen our clothes the
naked before the public, for there is still
one garment left to u.s. that of the pro-
tective tariff. While in New York re-
Gently 1 met some of the leading financiers
of the country. 1 found them in an att-
tude of frightened quails, ready for flight
at the first sound of the dog.
Begged Mercy
"All the papers there begged the presi-
dent to reassure the country that he
would do nothing radical. What they
meant was that he reassure Wall street.
that he would let the malefactors escape.
But that very day, in his speech at
Provincetown, Mass, he said: L will en-
fore the law
1T is no longer a question of party
fealty, but of good government. Honest
men and true principles are going to win.
This brings us back to the subject of the
protective tariff Both Roosevelt and
Taft, who by the way says only what
the president thinks, have put off this
most important question to the future.
No more crying shame was ever inflicted
upon the country.
"On the subject of the tariff 1 have
ideas that would not meet with the ap-
proval of most of the politicians, for l
believe it should not be left to open
political debate, either in the campaigns,
nor in congress. In my estimation 1t
should be referred to commission of
economic experts.
1.-THE greatest example of the abuses of
the prohibitive tariff is the steel trust.
The capital of that company is water:
The idea was evolved from the fertile
brain of ]. P. Morgan, but the stock was
fioated by Keene the greatest manip-
uIator of securities in the country. He
saw to it that considerable portion of
the stock went into the hands of widows
and orphans, so that when legislation was
proposed that would put an end to its
enormous profits, they could point to
these stockholders and say: You would
not take away from them the source of
their incomes
Gouge Roads
'Let me tell you the profits of that
company were more in the past year than
have ever before been made by any other
concern Few nations have such an in
come. And they made it by selling steel
rails and anything else made of steel
that a railroad uses, to. the railroads of
this country for ten dollars more per ton
than they sell the same products abroad.
"The psychological moment for the re-
vision of the tariff has arrived, and in
that line l believe lies the only chance
of our success in the future"
Mr. Gibbons remarks were received
with the greatest applause, and he was
followed by one who Toastmaster Nor
ton declared had carried the fame of
California into the far east, Dolphin M.
Delmas.
81 am in hearty accord with the re-
marks of Mr. Gibbon," Mr.. Delmas be-
gan. HE is right when he asserts that
the enemy has carried off our principles,
and has put part of them, at least,
into effect. But that, gentlemen, is the
greatest tribute that was ever paid to
the Democratic party.
president Roosevelt has earned the
great place he now occupies in the
hearts Of his countrymen by principles
of Democracy, principles above him and
which don't belong to his party By
so doing he has gene away from the
party, and today the greatest doubt in
my mind is whether tha Republican
party will be potent enough to prevent
his nomination for third term.
Who Can Oppose?
"And if they can't prevent his NOM
ination, who is there in our ranks whom