The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-08-04

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orofundity and impressiveness as to
the legal aspects of the things that
are, but when he attempts to pre-
sent the things that should be ne
looses himself in political maze
that he can not thread.
"An example Of Mr.. Taft's at
tempt to appropriate Democratic
doctrine is given in his treatment OF
the Denver platforms declaration
in favor of a physical valuation of
railway properties. The Republi-
Can platform contained no such dec
laration, though that has been one
of Mr.. Roosevelt's pet demands.
says the candidate, 1.-The Republi-
can platform recommends legistra-
tioh forbidding the issue in the fu-
ture of interstate railway stocks and
bonds without Federal authority.
1t may occur in such cases that the
full value of the railway, and, as an
element thereof, the value Of the
tangible property of the railway
would be a revelant and important
factor in assisting the proper au-
nority to determine whether the
stocks and bonds to, be issued were
20 have proper security behind them
and in such case, therefore, there
should be the right and machinery
make a valuation of the physical
property There is labor for you,
to read into the platform something
that is not there, the absence OF
which hurts the candidate in his
dearest prospects.
Mr.. Taft repairs the commission
of his party to declare for publicity
of campaign funds by very clear
declaration to the effect that if cleo
Ted President he will urge upon
Congress, with every hope of sue
cess, that a law be passed requiring
q filing in a Federal office of a state
ment of the contributions received
by committees and candidates in
for members of Congress,
and in such other elections as are
eonstitutionally within the control o.
I congress. but that is merely with
in his power of recommendation.
The same party which deliberately
refused to declare in its platform at
Chicago its desire for a campaign
fund publicity act and which, at the
last SESSION uf Cvngress. refused u
enact such law, would reject the
recommendation of Mr.. Taft if he
were President as surely as it has
ignored the demand of the country
for such legislation. Mr.. Taft can
only promise to recommend, but he
knows very we'll that his party
would not heed his advice on a mat
tor like this.
Revision of the tariff? Of course,
Mr.. Taft is for it. But it must be
carefully done and the Republican
party is the only constituted author
ty for sucn q delicate task and the
Republican party in the House is
and may continue to be Mr.. Speaker
Cannon and Mr., Dalzell of Pennsyl-
vania, and a few others of that type
Of standpatters, who will see that
the tariff is revised so that it will
give no relief to those who bear the
burdens of its iniquities. Mr.. Taft
can't revise the tariff and his party
won't.
Mr.. Taft insists that the Demo-
cratic party is destructive in its ten
lencies. Mr.. Hearst beat him by II
hours in the expression of such a
sentiment. These two are in agree
nent---and, we doubt not, Tom
Watson will make it a trio.--as to
he character of the Democrotic
,arty, But that concurrence Of Re-
-Hearstite-Populist opinion
S not going to hurt the Democracy
lor prevent the the election of its
rational ticket in this year of grace.
Mr. Taft has spoken his piece ana
las formally taken upon himself the
leadership of the Republican party
n this campaign. He has made
onfused and unconvinclng plea for
is party against the Democratic