The San Francisco call., 1908-07-10

develops another device to accomplish
the same purpose"
This is an admission of failure.
The democratic party will strike
down special privileges whether
granted through a high protective tariff
or granted to government chartered
corporations by permission of law.
The only sort of legislation with any
great force of public opinion behind it
that the republican party attempted to
enact was bill to prevent the recur-
renee OF panics. The last panic was a
depositors' panic, brought about by fear
upon the part of the depositor that he
could not get back his money which
had been left in the bank.
EMERGENCY BANK NOTES
The republican party has attempted
10 prevent the recurrence of depositors'
panics by an emergency bank note bill.
in the provisions of which they have
decreased the security that the deposi-
tor had in twofold way-frst, by re-
ducing the amount of reserve required
by law to be held, and secondly, by
making the new emergency notes a
prior lien upon all the assets of the
bank, decreasing the security that the
bank had to keep for the depositor and
increasing the bank liabilities that
might be charged against deposits.
The press has told US in what seemed
to be semiofficial statements from the
White House that the president was so
intent upon his policies that if congress
adjourned without enacting them into
Congress did adjourn leaving unpassed
most of his favored measures and the
extra session was never called. If the
president desired to have this legisla-
tion the democrats were ready to join
in its passage. The democratic leader
Of the house. authorized by all his
party assistants repeatedly offered the
entire democratic strength in support
Of these measures. The republican sup
port was not forthcoming.
MEASURES NOT PASSED
Let US see what could have been done
if legislation instead of party adVan-
tage had been desired.
If a part of the republicans had
Joined the democrats in support of
measures proposed by a republican
president the power with which some
federal judges have hastily thrown
their. authority into the scale against
labor would have been regulated by
A fair trial in all cases of direct or
constructive contempt of court would
now be provided by law.
Labor would be exempt from the
prohibition of the Sherman law against
combinations.
Wood pulp and print paper would
now be on the free list and the pres
ent tax upon intelligence to that extent
abolished.
No longer would it be in the power
of one federal Judge. sitting in cham
bers. hearing evidence ex parte, upon
the allegation that a state law is con-
hscatory' to suspend it by temporary
injunction.
A law requiring the publication be-
fore election of campaign contribu-
tions would have been enacted.
INTEGRITY OF COURTS
President Roosevelt has constantly
clamored for more law and has fire.
quently disregarded laws already on
the statute books. He has sometimes
arrogated to himself to say what laws
should be enforced and what should not
He has exercised the unauthorized
privilege of deciding against whom the
laws should be enforced and who should
be immune from prosecution. He has
scolded judges for their Interpretation
of the law. It was therefore timely
and appropriate that the republican
party at Chicago should have declared
that it will uphold at all times the
Mr.. chairman, delegates and fellow