Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-08-21

certainly not on any encouragement he has
received from Republican leaders. 1t 10 suff1-
cient TO say that II bis hopes were realized
If, In spite Of the ad verse action Of his CO n
vention, he should succeed in securing the
enactment Of the very law which he favors,
i would give but partial relief He has read
the Democratic platform not only his Ian
gusge, but his evident alarm, indicates that
he has read II carefully. He even had before
him the action Of the Democratic National
Committee interpreting aud applying that
platform aud yet, he fails to say that he
favors the publication Of the contributions be-
fore the election. OF course, 1t satisfies a
natural curiosity to End out how an election
has been purchased, even when the knowledge
comes too late to be of service; but why
should the people be kept In darkness until
the election is past2 Why should the locking
Of the door be delayed until the horse is gone ?
| DEMocRATs PROMISE PUBLICITY.
"How can the people hope to rule, II they
are not athletic learn until after the election
what the PREDATORY interests are dong2 The
Democratic party meets the issue honestly
and courageously 1t says:
1--WE pledge the Democratic party to the
enactment Of law prohibiting any corpora
ton from contributing to q campaign fund ,
and any individual from contributing an
amount above q reasonable maximum, and
providing for the publication, before the cleo
ton, of all such contributions above q reason.
able minimum.
POPULAR ELEoTIoN OF SENATOR'S.
''Next to the corrupt use of money the pres
emit method Of electing United States Senate RS
is most responsible for the obstruction Of re-
forms. Every remedial measure Of o national
character must run the gauntlet of the Senate.
The President may personally incline toward
l n rAEa Ill 10 hal
as long as the Senate obstructs the reform the
people must wait The President may heed a
popular demand the House may yield to
public opinion, but as long as the Senate is
defiant the rule of the people Is defeated. The
Democratic platform very properly describes
the popular election OF Senators as the gate
war to other national reforms Shall we
open the gate or shall We allow the exploiting
interests to bar the way by the control Of this
branch Of the Federal Legislature
HoUsa RULES DEsPorIc.
1.-THE third fundamentally employed to
defeat the will OF the people is found in the
rules of the House Of Representatives. The
people cannot rule unless they can control the
House OF Representatives, and through their
representatives In the House give expression
to their purposes and their desires. The Re-
publican party is committed to the methods
,hs n Ia nartv IL nIsdgsd ~ snch a rsI
vision of the rnles AZ will bring the popular
branch of The Federal Government into har-
monv with the IDEA NJ those who framed onr
Constitution and founded our Government.
ISSUES TO Be DISCUSSED LATER.
"'Shall the people rule repeat, 10 de-
clared by our platform TO be the over -shad-
owing question, and as the campaign pro-
Qresses shall take occasion to discuss this
question as 1t manitests itself IN otner issues
for, whether we consider the tariff question,
the trust question, the railroad question, the
banking question, the labor question, the
question Of imperialism, the development OF
our walerways, OF any o.ner y, sno uu"oi1 Ss,
6nd Thai the real nnestion involved in each d.
vhs,ber tho Government shall remain a m ara
bns;rss, assst of favor-seekine Corporations
or be a N inai rument In the hands of the pen-
nile for the Enforcement of the common w cal
-. ~ w.,
DHfNSphH VI hoSAs' WEALTH.
ave may expect those who have committed
larceny by law and purchased immunity with
political influence to attempt to raise false
issues sad to employ the livery OF Heaven to
conceal teelr e'ii purposes, oaa tney Gnu no
The snarnv of anv leqjtimate lndustry or of
honsst Recommendations II n. on the contrary.
a Island NJ indnstrv s5Ak4si.s stsadfast pro.h..
Tor ~ Thai wsal,h which ronresents a service
~ soc,s,v
.srhs hemocra,ie Marty doea not seek tn
annihiiate ali cornorations. II simply asserts
ths, ss The Govsrpmsnt CREATES cornoratIons
i, n,ns, ratain ,hs mower 10 reonlate and IN
con,so, than and hat i, should moi permit
an. co.no,s,;on n convar, itself into 4 mo-
nonoIy snrs,v va shoula have the co. oner-
s,,pn ~ ali iag;,imsts cornorationa In onr
sfor, 70 nro,sc; hnsiness and Inaustrv from
The oSjnm which inwleas combinations Of
csnitsi will n nncbecked cast upon them
01Iv nv The sa,srstion of the good from The
Nod .sn tho oond ba mada aecnrs
n.. n D.s
NOT REVOLUTION oor nhsoHhAr'oS'
1.-THE Democratic party seeks not revolu-
ton, but reformation, and need hardly re-
mind the students 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 to-day II may cost
an arm tomorrow or life the next day. SO
poison In the body polite cannot be removed
TOO soon, for the evils produced by II in
crease with the lapse of time.
DIVINE Law OF REWARDS.
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