The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
ROOT REPLIES
To BRYAN
Continued from Page Two.)

can electorate is venal? Does he pro-
duce any evidence of such a charge?
Not the slightest.
Does he produce any facts tending
to sustain even a suspicion of the JUS
tice of such a charge? None whatever
For one, deny its truth, and assert
that American elections are fair and
| Honest elections, and that the govern
ment in Washington has been WELD
ing the powers vested in it under the
Constitution by the clear and unques-
tionable will of the people of the
United States.
Campaign funds were raised and
used in the last election by both par
ties, as they ought to have been raised
and used. Mr.. Bryans managers are
appealing for contributions of cam
paign funds today.
The second reason why Mr.. Bryan
says the people do not rule is that we
have not direct election OF senator's,
and he holds the republican party res
ponsible for not hoving procured an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States to provide for that.
There is no more necessity for an
amendment to the Constitution pro-
viding for the direct ELECTION of sena-
tors than there is for an amendment
to the Constitution providing for the
direct election of President
If the people of any state wish any
| particular man to be chosen as sena-
tor they have only to instruct their
legislature, as the people OF con-
siderable number of states make it
their practice to do now, and no leg
islature will ever for a moment think
of disobeying the instructions any
more than presidential electors violate
their obligations.
The third reason why the people do
not rule, says Mr.. Bryan, is to be
found in the rules OF the House of
Representatives Who makes the rules
of the House of Representatives? Why.
a majority of it's members, and a ma
| jority can change them at will.
Manifestly, there must be rules to
control the conduct of the business OF
the House or no business could be
done. All legislative bodies have to
adopt such rules, and the larger the
body the more necessary are the rules
and the more stringent they have to
be.
EXPENDITURES OF GOVERNMENT
The democratic platform assails the
republican national administration for
| the increase in the number of office
holders and the great expenditure OF
the government, which the platform
characterizes as eXtravagant
The expenditures of the present
republican administration have been
well with in the means of the coun-
try and there remains to it in the
Treasury surplus of revenue collect
ed during this administration over and
above the expenditures.
There are two substantial proposals
made by the democratic party as to
the policy which they will follow If
they are brought into power.
One is that they will wipe out the
protective tariff and substitute a tariff
! for revenue only.
The Republican party has not con-
sidered that sufficient grounds for thus
disturbing business have existed here
tofore. 1t now considers that sufficient
grounds do now exist, and it has
pledged itself Immediately after the
4th of March next to devote an extra
ordinary session of Congress to max
ing such revision in accordance
with the true principles of protection.
BANKING PROPOSITION.
The other proposition of the Demo-
cratic platform is to require all ma
tional banks to guarantee the payment
of deposits by all other national banks.
! This is another patent financial nos
trum, advertised to catch the fancy
of the multitude; and it should be sup
pressed under the pure food law until
it is correctly labeled "a measure to
compel legitimate business to bear the
: risks Of speculation"
; A bank deposit is a very simple
business tranaction. The depositor II
effect loans his money to the bank
which borrows 1T upon a promise tC
repay it on the lenders order, witt
or without a stipulated interest. Banks
3 seldom fail to pay the debts thus con
l tracted. Al though the deposits arr
ordinarily many times the capital
| losses are exceedingly small.
: The principal reason why this is 81
is that bankers are ordinarily mel
who have established a good reputa
ton in the community for honest.
{ and business sense. People ordinaril.
will not risk their money by lending
it to men who have not these claim
S to confidence. Under the law any on
who can furnish $4,000 can start
bank, but in practice as rule, no on
can start bank who cannot also fur
niSh a character which leads the com