Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-27
SAYS ROOSEVELT BORROWS ~
DOCTRINES OF DEMOCRACY

After dealing humorousiy with the
charge that the republicans were
stealing democratic thunder, he pro-
ceeded to point out the things which
the president has borrowed. the lem
ocratie doctrines which he has ignored
and the un-democratic doctrines
which he has advanced. saying
The president has advocated rail-
road regulation, which Is a demo-
cratic doctrine, but he has not gone
as far as the democrats would have
him go. and the republican leaders are
not willing to go as far as the presi-
dent does. He has taken some steps
toward the enforcement of the law
against trusts. In this respect he has
been following democratic doctrine.
although he has not prosecuted all the
trusts and has not recently made any
effort to ecure additional antitrust
legislation. Here. too, the republican
leaders don't support .the presidents
position. The president has adVOcat-
ed an income tax: this is democratic.
but one of the leaders of his party
has yet attempted TO carry out his
recommendation on this subject. and
Secretary Taft. whom he has desig-
mated as his heir-apparent, is not in
favor of an income tax at this time.
The president has also recommended
arbitration as d means of settling la
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bodily from the democratic platform,
but II seems TO be as unpopular with
the republican leaders as other demo
cratic doctrines.
Here are four policies which the
president has endorsed. which are dis
tinctly democratic. and which were
being urged by the democratic party
for from five to twelve years before
the president ever aid a word in their
favor. and 1t Is a significant fact that
they are the very things that have
given him popularity. surely no dem
ocrat viii find fault with democratic
policies which are so just and neces-
sary that a president of the opposite
party is forced to accept them.
There are. however, several demo-
cratic doctrines which the president
has not endorsed. He has not yet en-
dOrsed tariff reform. although the
sentiment Is growing 50 rapidly that
Secretary Taft admits that tariff re-
vision Is needed. though he yields to
his habit of -pOstponing and would put
the reform off until after election. The
president has not endorsed the cleo
lion Of senators by direct vote of the
people. although this democratic re-
form il 50 popular that the house OF
representatives has declared for II five
times by a nearly unanimous vote.
The president has not recognized the
right Of the Filipinos TO the promise
Of ultimate independence. although
the democratic position on this ques-
ton has been indicated BY expert
ence. He has not yet endorsed the
democratic position on government by
Injunction. but in his last message he
infimated that ID might become neces-
sarSeto restrain the use Of the writ OF
Injunction II the abuse Of this writ
He reminded me Of the
who went TO the theater on a
The play was 50 unsatisfactory
the audience Kissed and hooted.
but the man with the pass kept auiet.
one Of the audience asked him
why he didn't join IN. and he replied. |
4 do not like this play any more than |
rest Of @ DO. ! am In here on
a pass but II this play gets much
worse. III 90 out and buy a ticket and |
come back and then I wll hiss with
rest of you
Here are four democratic doc
.nnes that he has not yet endorsed.
and now let me call your attention 10
'ome very undemocrafic doctrines
which he has endorsed. In the first |
llace. he favors the uffffuuaf~ fnCor-
'oratlon 81 railroads and other inter