The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-07

enemy of property; but to the con-
trary, it has always stood and will
continue to stand firmly against ev-
cry species of aggression that would
destroy or weaken the rights of any
man to enjoy the rewards to which
his patience, his skill, his industry
and his economy, entitle him. Our
party approves that feeling of pride
which always accompanies the pos
session of property, and it commends
an individual ownership in the soil
that win bring to the homes of Amer
lea more of the conveniences, COM
forts and Inquiries of life. Against the
evils of special privilege we urge the
benefits of equal opportunity, in ord
er that there may be more land own
ers, more homes, and more happiness
among the masses.
| The democratic party is not an en-
emy of all corporations. 1t recogniz-
es their great value in the industrial
world. Through the agency of incor-
porations scattered wealth is bro't
together and given a driving force
| that it would not otherwise possess.
Great enterprises are thereby under
taken and the undeveIoped resuorces
of the country added to the wealth OF
the world.
| No rational man can be opposed
to corporations as such and the as
isertion that the democratic party is
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ainst this convenient form of trans
acting business has no foundation in
fact 1t is the abuse only, of corpor-
ate power that we seek to eliminate.
Viewed in the light of a great NOR
al question the control of corporal
ions should remain a question OF
common concern rather than poll
itical one, but the shameful common
lplacence of the republican party in
permitting its forces to be controIl-
ed and operated by the most offend
ling corporations of the country throws
the problem into the political arena
and compels the public to choose be-
tween the democratic party, that will,
and the republican party that will
not, place some restrictions on incor-
porated greed.
We are confronted with the inquiry
what assurance has the republican
party given that it will use the fore
les at it's command to restore the peo-
pie to their rights? In its Chicago
platform it did not even make a dec
fba
pies cause and the proceedings OF
that convention are glaringly insin-
cere. 1t was noted that the elements
were present in that gathering, one
with sufficient votes to adopt plat
form and nominate its candidate for
present, the other powerful enough
to unwrite that platform and tie the
hands of the nominee. The distingui-
shing feature of the Chicago plat
form is it's oft-repeated promise to
do a lot of things that the republican
party has heretofore failed to do.
THAT party went to Chicago fresh
from the halls of congress where an
overwhelming republican majority
in both branches enabled it to pro-
pose and to adopt any legislation
that it chose. Does the republican
party believe that it can be absolved
from its dereliction of duty by an en-
PITY promise to do in the future what
lit has wilfully failed to do in the
past
) Some one has suggested that this
convention should publish an ind1ct
ment against the Republican party
: We can probably expedite the pro
| ceedings by entering the plea of gull
: ty that is contained in the Chicago
) platform, simply changing the words
/ 1--WE wilP' to the words I'VE did not
t to conform to the admitted facts. We
/ then have the following Republican
, confession of guilt:
: I'VE did not revise the tariff
r I'VE did not amend the antf-trus
3 laws to secure greater effectiveness.
: In the prosecution OF criminal monop
: olies.
I I'VE did not add single line tt
E the interstate commerce law. giv1n.
I the federal government supervision
4 Iover the issues OF stocks and bond
r by interstate carriers.
al I'VE did not exact currency mea
. sure that would mitigate the evils o
= a financial panic, such as has recent
. " prostrated the country under Re
8 publican administration
ol we did not limit the opportuni
fSoc For ,,.,cfv, ff,, rif - IN i,ry,
Il -We did not establish postal say
iings hanks
81 we did not establish . bureau Q