Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-07-09

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days session Of the Democratic ma.
tional convention was the speech of
Representative Henry d. Clayton, Of
Alabama, the permanent chairman,
who bitterly arraigned the administra-
ton of President Theodore Roosevelt
and attacked every policy advocated
in the platform adopted by the Repub,
lican national convention at Chicago
His speech aroused wild enthusiasm
at times, especially SO when President
Roosevelt was assailed Chairman
Clayton said in part:
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Demo,
Gratis Let me thank you for the hon
or YOU have conferred upon me.
This is a Democratic year. Demo-
cratic ideas are now popular Doc
trines always taught by our party
and scoffed at by our opponents are
now urged as gospel of their own.
Measures and policies of Democratic
origin are now pretendedly advocated
by the leaders of the Republican
party. 1t is no longer anarchistic to
declare private monopoly to be indie
fensible or that the great transpor-
tation companies should be regulated
and controlled by public law. Former
questioning of the decision by bare
majority of the supreme court in the
income tax case cannot now be heard
because of the greater noise OF the
vehement and embroidered denuncia
ton of judges and judicial acts that
have shocked the country. A demand
for the revision Of the tariff is no
longer threat to destroy our indus
trial system. Trusts are not to be
tolerated even by the Republican
party. We need not now enlarge on
the list of Republican admissions and
promises for election purposes only.
The Republican party has made pro
gress in promises to the people and
much greater progress in aiding self
ish interests and special privileges
This party, guided by expediency and
campaign necessity, would camp this
year on Democratic ground. If 1t is
apparent recent progress is to con
tinue it does not require very great
sweep of the imagination to see writ
ten into Republican platform four
years hence those immortal words OF
Thomas Jefferson, Equal rights to all,
special privileges to none
Republican Responsibility.
The Republican party having had
full control Of the federal government
for more than decade must give an
account of it's stewardship. Its pre-
tentious claims, largely without foun
dation, and largely exaggerated, will
not suffice. Let honest investigation
reveal the bad and defective laws
passed by that party; vicious policies
maintained; reforms rejected; the
recent panic and it's consequences
promises broken; dissemination prac
ticed; incompetency confessed by its
failures to meet urgent public needs
and exhibiting this incompetency b!
the appointment of junketing com
missions for the alleged purpose of ad
vising that party SO long in contro
and of such boasted legislative wis
dom what legislation is required by
the country. Against the Republican
party, SO degenerate and crafty, is &
capable, determined, honest democra
cy, in sympathy with all just public
demands, and competently asking in
it's behalf the candid public judgment
TO that judgment the issue must be
committed, and we unhesitatingly
submit our cause to that fine and
true sense for the right we know
distinguishes the American people
Tho Roosevelt Policies.
In this quadrennial contest Mr.
Roosevelt has identified himself with
Mr.. Taft Mr.. Taft has Identified him
self with Mr.. Roosevelt. The Repub
lican party has insepal ably identified
the two together. To praise one vol
must praise the other; to criticise, IL
to criticise his pursuing shadow. Ant
| So | must say, if 1t should appeal
to any one that in noting and de
nouncing abuses and favors on tht
part of the present administration an.
license is assumed, urge the impos
sibility of separating the present occu
pant of the White House from hi
own anointed one.
1T has been made evident in thu
pending campaign that the Republi
cans will seek to conjure with tht
name of Roosevelt and will rely upol
the presidents policies as a treasured
asset. The president has advertised
himself and his policies with a fire
quency and ability that surpasses thu
best efforts of the shrewdest press
agent A distinguished Republican.
former cabinet officer. once publicly