The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-22
ARRAIGNS THE G. O. P.
ok Governor Bob Taylor, Senator From
Tennessee Delivers His Maiden
Speech.

t""JS>t '"!lig the Tariff and
Currency Legislation" which he
made entertaining by striking and
haromorus references to the policies
OF the Republican party.
Mr.. Taylor drew a parallel hc-
tween the solar system regulated
oy centrlpctal and centrifugal forces
and the government, the federal
power being the centripetal and the
Hta'es power the centrifugal force.
Tie dccared that as the Confedcracv
was an emphasis Of the force-seek-
ing dlsintegration, the federal DOW
er, representing the other extreme
IS now endangering the rights of the
States.
Discussing the president, he said ::
lhe system is as surely out of
balance today as it was in 1861. And
what is the difference to us wl1cth
er we leave our orbit and go cavort-
ing among the stars to freeze to
death on the outskirts Of creation.
or whether we arc drawing the
other way to be converted into fuel
for the sun?
"Wfat is the difference whether
we go the secession route or the
centralization route? They both
mean destruction Of the Union. I
do not pretend to be a great consti-
tutlonal lawyer, but if that instru-
ment means anything, it is that all
power not expressly conferred on
the federal government is reserved
to the States.
I'm these imperial davs when
concentrated wealth is intrcnched
under the dome Of the capitol and
centralized power is cnthroncd in
the white house, what can be en-
pectcd but the gradual encroach-
ment Of the federal government up
on the reserved rights Of the States !?
How can the equilibrium be pre-
served under the reign Of a big
stick and a bag of gold? Are not
concentrated wealth and centralized
power debating the policies Of the
party IN power and controlling the
legislation of congress.
Il would not reflect upon the
chief executive Of the nation. On
the contrary, [ would praise him
for doing things he has done dur
ing his incumbency, chief Of which
is throwing the light upon the re-
vealng the cnormity of the crimes
his party has committed.
"But our peerless president
reached the limit when he seized the
best reform planks of all the demo-
cratic platforms Of the past and
planted himself squarely upon
them. Was there ever a grandcr
spectacle Of coup d'ctat than this in
the history of American politics !?
The question for YOU outside of this
chamber to settle is: Are YOU 90
ing to put his reform policies in
your platform at Chicago? If YOU
are. why don't YOU endorse Bryan
and be done with it? II YOU are not
you will rcpudiatc your president.
''tLc demanded the reform Of the
tariff in the beginning Of his admin
istration. but OF late he has content
ed himself with storming the cita-
dcls Of wealth created by the tariff.
He has not laid the axe at the root
of the tree, but has only thundered
at the rich, ripe fruit that hangs
upon the boughs OF the tree.
"The railroads." he said, ARE
only gone string in the harp Of a
thousand strings upon which Our
MODERN Orpheus is playing the tri-
Z ,,mphal march Of Federalism.
y 1--WE heard," he continued. "a
Aaf from the metallic string of the
trust and long sweet string
IN the sugar trust and below
note from the beef trust and
ding-dong of the copper trust
y Pd the ping-pong of the leather
rust and the singsong Of thous-
and other trusts all Of which are
&the legitimate results Of an abnor-
Bmal tariff system. They are COM
pelling the small industries Of the
country to sell out to them or be
crushed in the coils of the serpent.
They are sweeping out every YES
tige of competition in every depart
ment Of manufacture and trade,
which is the only safeguard Of the
people. No wonder we hear the
burning appeals for reform in the
messages Of the president. No
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