The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-11

made to the sacred rights of property.
This is intended to alright the ears
of honest men in the enjoyment of
the fruits of their industry and thrift,
and thus by playing upon their preju-
dices and fears TO Tster them from
casting their influence on the side of
wholesome reforms. The cry of con
fiscation is the historic defense OF
usurpaton. Let the people take warn
ing. Whenever the wrongs of to-day
become the vested rights of tomorrow
the nation is in deadly peril
Democratic Party's Position.
The Democratic patty is not the
enemy of property; bat to the con
trary. it has always stood and will
continue TO stand firmly against every
species of aggression that would de
stroy or weaken the right of any man
to enjoy the rewards 10 which his pa
tience. his skill, his industry and his
economy enroll him. Our party ap-
proves that feeling of pride which al
ways accompanies the possession of
property, and ii commends an indi-
vidual ownership in the soil that will
bring to the homes of America more
of the conveniences, comforts and lux
uries of life. Against the evils of
special privileges We urge the benefits
of equal opportunity, in order that
there may be more landowners, more
homes, and more happiness among the
masses.
The Democratic party is not an enc
my of all corporations. 1t recognizes
hot ha .',1
world Through the agency of incor-
poration scattered wealth is brought
together and given driving force
that it would not otherwise possess.
Great enterprises are thereby under
taken and undeveloped resources of
tie country added to the wealth of the
world
No rational man can be opposed to
corporations as such, and the asser-
ton that the Democratic party is
waging an indiscrimnate war against
this convenient form of transacting
business has no foundation in fact. 1t
is the abuse only of corporate power
that we seek to eliminate
Control Of Corporations.
Viewed in the light of a great moral
institution the control of corporations
should remain question of common
concern rather than a political one,
but the shameful indecency of the Re
publican party in permitting its forces
to be controlled and operated by the
most offending corporations of the
country throws the problem into the
political arena and compels the pub
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party. that will, and the Republican
party. that will not, place some re
strictions on incorporated greed.
We are confronted with the inquiry,
what assurance has the Republican
party given that it will use the forces
at its command to restore the people
to their rights? In lis Chicago plat
form ii did not make even a decent
pretense Of champicning the peoples
cause and the proceedings of that con-
vention are giaringly insineere. 1t
was noted that two elements were
present in that gathering, one with suf
ficient votes to adopt a platform and
name its candidate for president, the
other powerful enough to unwrite that
platform and tie the hands of the
nominee. The distinguishing feature
of the Chicago platform is its oft-re
Eeated promise to do a let of things
that the Republican party has hereto
fore failed to do. That party went to
Chicago fresh from the halls of con
gress, where an overwhelming Repub-
hcan majority in both branches ena-
bled it to propose and adopt any legis-
l., ,I,t : oh bo
lican party believe that it can be alb
solved from it's dereliction of duty by
an empty promise to do in the future
what it has wilfully failed to do in the
past?
Republican Party's Failures.
Some one suggested that this con
vention should publish an indictment
against the Republican party. We can
probably expedite the proceedings by
entering the plea of guilty that is con
tanned in the Chicago platform. simply
changing the words I'VE will to the
words we did not to conform to the
admitted facts. We then have the fol
lowing Republican confession of guilt:
I'VE did not revise the tariff
We did not amend the antitrust
laws to secure greater effectiveness
in the prosecution of criminal monopo-
lies"
I'VE did not add single line to the
interstate commerce law, giving the
federal government supervision over
the issues of stocks and bonds by in
terstate carriers"
eve did not exact a currency meas
IRE that would mitigate the evils of
financial panic such as has recently
prostratee she country under a Repub-
lican administration"
I'VE did not limit the opportunities
for abusing the writ Of injunction"