The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-08-20


sponsibility for the coercion of the
house. Our party demands that "thC
house of representatives shall again
become n delberative body, controlled
by majority OF the peoples repre-
scntatives and not by the speaker
and Is pledged to adopt "gttch rules
and regulations to govern the house
of representatives rs will enable ma.
torty of its members to direct its de.
liberations and control legislation"
Shall the people ruleT' They can
not do so unless they can control the
house Of representatives, and through
their representatives in the house give
expression to their purposes and their
desires. The Republican party is
committed to the methods now in
vogue In the house of representatives;
the Democratic party is pledged to
such revision of the rules as will
bring the popular branch of the federal
government into harmony with the
IDEAS of these who framed our const-
tuition and founded our government
Other Issues Will Be Discussed Later.
pIIdIl l4lt ItDlbt Illlt l ltlItul, -
declared by our platform To he the
overshadowng question, and as the
campaign progresses, | shall take occa-
sion TO discuss this question MS it man
ifejts itself In other issues; for whether
fwe consider the tariff question, the
trust question, the railroad question,
the banking question, the labor ques-
"a nf nj lao
development of our Waterways, or any
other of the numerous problems which
press for solution. we shall find that
the real question involved i'll each il,
whether the government shall remain
a mere business asset of favor seeking
corporations or he an instrument in
the hands of the people for the adj
vancement of the common veal.
Democratic Party Has Earned Con-
fdence.
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 administration; if, however,
the voters feel that the people, as a
whole, have too little influence iii shap-
ing the policies of the government; if
they feel that great combinations of
capital have encroached upon the
rights of the masses, and employed the
instrumentalities of government to Sc
cure an unfair share of the total wealth
produced then we have Il right to eX-
pect verdict against the Republican
party and In favor of the Democratic
party; for our party has risked defeat
aye, suffered dcfeat-in its effort to
arouse the conscience of the public and
to bring about that very awakening to
which Mr.. Taft has referred.
Only those are worthy TO be cntruSt-
ed with leadership in great cause
who are willing to die for it, and the
Democratic party has proven its worthi-
ness by its refusal to purchase victory
by delivering the people into the hands
of those who have despoiled them. In
this contest between Democracy on the
one side and plutocracy on the other,
the Democratic party has taken its po-
stion on the side of equal rights, and
invites the opposition of those who use
politics to secure special privileges and
governmental faVoritism. Gauging the
progress of the nation, not by the hap
pinesS or wealth or refinement of a
few, but "by the prosperity and ad-
vancement of the average man." the
Democratic party charges the Repub-
lican party with being the promoter of
present abuses, the opponent of neces-
sary remedies ana the only hnlwark of
private monopoly. The Democratic par
ty atlirms that in this campaign it is
the only party, having prospect of
success. which stands for justice in
government and for equity in the divi-
sion of the fruits of industry.
Democratic Party Defender of Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have com
mitted larceny by law and purchased
immunity with their political influence,
to attempt to raise false issues, and to
employ "the livery of Heaven" to con
ceal their evil purposes, but they can
no longer deceive. The Democratic
party is not the enemy of any legiti-
mate industry or of honest accumula-
tions. 1t is, on the contrary. friend
of industry and the stcadfast protector
of that wealth which represents serv-
fee to society. The Democratic party
does not seek to aunihilAte all corpora
tions; it simply asserts that as tho gov
ernment creates corporations, II must
retain the power to regulate ana To
control them, and that 1t should not
permit any corporation TO convert itself
into monopoly. Surely we should
have the cooperation of all legitimate
corporations in our effort to protect
business and industry from the odium
which lawless combinations of capital
will, If unchecked, cast upon them.
Only by the separation of the good
from the bad can the good be made
secure.
Not Revolution, but Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revO-
luton but reformation, and need
hardly remind the student of history
that cures are mildest when applied at
once: that remedies increase in severity
as their application is postponed, Blood
poisoning may be stopped by the loss
of finger today; 1t may cost an arm
tomorrow or life the next day, So
poison I'm the body polite can not be
removed too soon, for the evils pro
duced by 1t increase with the lapse of
time. That there are abuses which
need TO he remedled even the Repuh-
llcan candidate admits; that his party