Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-08-13


and through a Democratic victory only
can the people secure the popular cleo
| ton of senators. The smaller parties are
unable to secure this reform; the Repub-
| Hcan party, under it's present leadership,
IS resolutely opposed to it; the Democrat
ic party stands for it and has boldly de-
| manded it. If l am elected to the presi-
| dency, those who are elected upon the
| ticket with me will be. like myself
| pledged to this reform, and I shall con-
| vene congress in extraordinary session
| Immediately after inauguration and ask.
among other things, for the fulfilment
| of this platform pledge.
House Rules Despotc.
The third instrumentalty employed to
defeat the will of the people is found in
the rules of the house Of representatives
| Our platform points out that the house
of representatives was designed by the
| fathers of the constitution, to be the pop
ular branch of our government, respon-
sive to the public will" and adds:
The house of Representative as con-
| trolled in recent years by the republican
party has ceased to be a deliberative
and legislative body, responsive to the
will of a majority of the members but
has come under the absolute domination
of the speaker. who has entire control of
its deliberations, and powers of legs-
lation.
I'VE have observed with amazement
| the popular branch of our federal gov
| eminent helpless to obtain either the
! consideration or enactment of measures
desired by a majority of its members"
This arraignment is fully justified.
Other Issues Will Be Discussed Later.
'.Shall the people rule?'' repeat. is de-
clared by our platform to be the over
shadowing question, and as the campaign
| hal oil o.in 70 lie
cuss this question as it manifests itself
in other issues; for whether we consider
the tariff question, the trust question, the
railroad question the banking question,
| the labor question. the question of i'm
| perialism, the development of our water
ways, or any other of the numerous prob
lens which press for solution, we shall
find that the real question involved in
each is, whether the government shall
remain mere business asset of favor
seeking corporations or be an instru-
ment in the hands of the people for the
advancement of the common veal.
Democrats Have Earned Confidence
If the voters are satisfied with the
record of the Republican party and with
its management of public affairs we can
not reasonably ask for a change in ad-
minstration; if, however, the voters feel
that the people, as a whole, have too lit
tie influence in shaping the policies oil
the government; if they feel that great
combinations of capital have encroached
upon the rights of the masses, and EN-.
ployed the instrumentalities of govern
ment to secure unfair share of the to-
tai wealth produced. then we have 8
right to expect a verdict against the Re
publican party and in favor of the Demo
cratic party for our party has risked de-
feat-aye, suffered defeat-in it's effort tC
arouse the conscience of the public and
TO hrno ali hot cry "a aTiu
which Mr.. Taft has referred.
Democratic Party Defends Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have COM
mitted larceny by law and purchased i'm
munty with their political influence, tc
attempt to raise false issues, and to en-
ploy the livery of heaven" to conceal
their. evil purposes, but they can no long
err deceive. The Democratic party is not
the enemy of any legitimate industry OF
of honest accommodations. 1t is, on the
contrary, a friend of industry and the
steadfast protector of that wealth which
represents a service to society. The
I Democratic party does not seek to an
| initiate all corporations; it simply asserts
that as the government creates corpora
lions. it must retain the power to reSI
late and to control them, and that Il
should not permit any corporation &c
convert itself into monopoly. Surely
we should have the cooperation of al
legitimate corporations in our effort tC
protect business and industry from the
odium which lawlesS combinations o.
capital will. if unchecked, cast upor
them Only by the separation of the gooc
| from the bad can the good be made Sc
cure
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revolu
ton ND
remind the student of history that cure:
| are mildest when applied at once; tina
remedies increase in severity as then
application is postponed. Blood poison
| ing may be stopped by the loss of a fin
ger to-day; it may cost arm to-mor
row or a life the next day. So poison il
the body polite can not be removed too
soon, for the evils produced by it increase
with the lapse of time. That there are
abuses which need to be remedied ever
the Republican candidate admits; tina
| his party is unable to remedy them, ha;
been fully demonstrated during the las
ten years l have such confidence in the
intelligence as well the patriotism o.
the people, that l can not doubt theil
readiness to accept the reasonable re
forms which our party proposes, rather
than permit the continued growth of ex
listing abuses to hurry the country on tt
remedies more radical and more drastic
The Divine Law of Rewards.
There is a Divine law of rewards. Wher
the Creator gave us the earth, with its
fruitful soil the sunshine with its
warmth, and the rains with their mois
ture, he proclaimed. as clearly as If his
voice had Numbered from the clouds: &c
work. and according to your industry
| and your intelligence. so shall be YOU
reward" Only where might has over
thrown, cunning undermined or govern
ment suspended this law, has different
law prevailed. To conform the govern
ment to this law ought to be the ambi
ton of the statesman; and no party car
have higher mission than to make it 6
reality wherever governments can legiti
mately operate.
Justice to All.
Recognizing that l am indebted for my
nomination to the rank and file of oul
party, and that my election must come, il
it comes at ALL from the Impoverished ano
| % hIa Suffra of the American