The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-10-30

/ tTuStS. Nndl uM6 we nave ndu
convincing some of the people that
the trusts are an evil remember
that in our fight on this subject there
were lots Of Republicans who were
deluded with the idea that about al
the good that this country enjoys has
come in some way mysterieusly from
the trusts, and whenever we said any
thing in regard to the Standard Oil
trust there was always some Repubii-
can who would stand on the street
corners and tell us that it was the
Standard OIL trust that had cheaper
ed the price Of oil. But there is not
Republican now to make that ar
eument, even In back alley.
There were many who thought tibet
these great trusts were beneficent in
situations. and they were praisinx
them as II all blessings flowed from
them; but. nay friends in the last few
years they have come to believe, 80
Democrats have long insisted. that
the penitentiary Is not too good a
place for the trust magnate who con
spires against the welfare OF 10000
900 people, and this sentiment has
grown so strong that not only does
the president say that the enforce
ment Of the criminal lsw would be n
good hing but az ar illustration OF
| the vast growth-of the trem cndOus
increase of this sentiment. even Sec
rotary Taft - even Secretary Taft
| (laugh;er) has reached the point
where he now admits that il might be
good thing TO put one or two trust
ma~naIes in the penitentiary. Whil2
| they will admit that it might be good
TO put one or two in. the rest of the
| people will so Far enough to believe
| that all of them should be put in. So
| that when the president takes an ad-
vanced position on the trust question
| he ste ps on Democratic ground.
The people praise him for what he
| has done in the matter of railroad
regulation. but where did he get his
| insuiratione In Republican plat
| form? You read in vain the Republi
| can national platform 10 find it there,
and if YOU look in that hated and de-
spiscd Chicago platform, YOU will find
the authority for railroad regulation
that the president has at last accept
ed. If you look in the platform of
1900 written at Kansas City, YOU will
/ find it again, and even at st. Louis.
while We quarreled over a good many
questions: we wrote that plank into
that platform, and it was our third
national platform that demanded this
reform: and when the president
stepped out and advocated this, he
had to step onto Democratic ground.
But let no Republican find fault VIII
the president becau he stands 4
Democratic ground on some of these
questions. for he could not 90 before
sou without entrenching on Democrat
ic ground. for we pre-empted all the
, ground in front several years ago.
Some of the Democrats nave even r.
sented the manner in which the TFcF-
ident has endorsed some Democratic
IDEAS. but ! do not resent il, for our
ideas were presented TO the public
for adoption and our ideas are good
enoush TO be adopted not only by
/ Democrats. but by Republicans, ami
my regret is not that the president
has adopted some of them. but my
regret is that he has no. adopted
more. and mat he has not carried the
conclusions that he has adopted fur-
ther. When / think of the president
and some of the Democratic things
he has done, am reminded of some
,hing said by Peter Cartwright. \
man asked him if he was sauctitied.
/ and he said, Yes, in spots, and so,
my friends, when they ask me about
/ ne president whether he is Demo
/ cratic or not, | say, Yes, in spots.
but that the spots are not large
enough aud not numerous enough.
Take the subject OF the income tax
and the president has endorsed or
/ position. ] can remember a few years
! aao when the income tax was de
nomcod by Republicans and de-
/ uOuncod most bitterly, and am glad
10 speak Of thar income tax where |
come in contact with Mr.. Mont%om.
/ cry. who was on the WAYS and means
I committee and who was on the sub
/ committee that helped TO draft that
/ income tax. | happened TO be on that
| subcommittee with him. and | loo !
/ back to my part in that income tax
! with as much pride as | take in any
act in my public career, and ! rejoice
/ that now some twelve years after
the Democratic party fought for it. &
! Republican president comes up ana
admits that il is a good thing and we
ought to have it in this country, and
even Secretary Taft-even Secretary
! Taft-admits that it is a good thing.
only, yielding to his posrponing habit
Of mind. he thinks we ought not to
have it right away.
/ SO you take the question of arbitra
, ton between capital and labOr-a po'
/ sit,on taken by the Democrats in 1888
/ 1900 and 1904-and the president en-
tlorses that position today.
On four great propositions he has
accepted Democratic doctrine, and YET
m some questions has not only not
accepted Democratic doctrine, but has
advanced very un-DemOcratic doe
trine. He has not yet agreed with us
as TO the importance of tariff reform