St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-10-28

The Republican party stands for COM
missions to do much of the public bus
mess, for the old English star-chamber
methods against which our fathers
bravely fought Spies are sent out to
investigate the affairs of corporations;
these spies are not experts in such work
and one of them reported that the beet
trust was making a profit OF only two
per cent.
The Republican party stands for Joe
Cannon and Cannonism. Democrats
believe If Cannon is again elected and the
Republicans have a majority of members
IN the House, he will again be Speaker
but if Mr.. Sherman is elected Vice
President then MIR. Cannon will lose his
right bower in the game OF sitting full
and free debate but he will have John
Dalzell who is now the Quay in national
and Pennsylvania politics. Democrats
want no more of Cannon, Sherman or
Dalzell, but hope fora little more freedom
of debate in the House; and that the
House will be the place where wise egis-
lation is framed, as it was in the old
times.
Democrats are opposed to Mr. Taft
because OF the position Of himself and his
party in reference to the formation of the
Republic OF Panama, and the autocratic
powers of the President as to the pur.
chasing, plan and construction OF the
canal. The true history of the payment
of the $40 900, 600 to the American
syndicate for that canal, of which syndi-
cate it is claimed a relative of the
President and brother of Mr. Taft were
members, will never be known until a
Democrat sits in the presidential chair
and Democratic House is elected. Why
was the price for the French interests
raised from SIS, 900, 600 or whereabouts
to $40, 900, 600 soon after the American
syndicate was formed
Democrats insist that prosecution I'M
der the Sherman Antitrust law be
against individuals and not merely cor
porations Why did not Mr.. Roosevelt's
law officers prosecute Paul Morton, a
member of the Cabinet, for giving rebates
when vice-president Of the Atchlson
Topeka & Santa Fe Railway The OF
fence was admitted, the law was plain
and the matter was called to the atten-
ton of the administration by the Inter
State Commerce Commission.
1t is delicate matter to discuss but
it is a fact known to the legal profession
that the two last Presidents have very
generally filled the judicial Offices with
practical poiticians-many of them de-
teated candidates for Congress, or as.
pirants for Congressional honors. The
result is well known. Judge Lands OF
Indiana is a sample OF the class to which
| refer
Mr.. TAFT does not want our present
grand and petit jury systems to stand,
but would have the work of the grand
jury done by the prosecuting officers, and
the men charged with crimes tried by the
court and not by petit jury. Democrats
stand for the grand and petit Jury sys-
TENS as now provided by State and
Federal constitutions.
Democrats oppose the methods of Mr..
Taft, who from every stump has de-
nounced the patriotism of Mr.. Bryan
and his fellow Democrats, and has de
clared that in case of Mr. Bryan's cleo
ton financial disaster, hard times and
empty dinner pals will surely follow.
Such lamentations are only for effect;
and the candidates who urge such claims
in these DAYS of idle workmen, high cost
of living, empty dinner pals and coal
bins are unworthy Of the support of
honest men.
Democrats will, trust, never fail to
applaud all that is good and denounce
all that is bad in either party. If | did
not believe that Mr. Taft and Mr.. Sher-
man were supported in word and purse
bv the stand patters, trust upholders
and the Systems, | would have more
confidence in them and their party.
Democrats, do not admit that there is
heirship to the great office of President
or that the president in office can prop
erly or fairly interfere with the election
of successor We oppose Mr.. Taft be-
cause of the unfair methods pursued to
secure his nomination and proposed cleo
ton. Cabinet officers are on the stump;
but postmasters and the men holding
small federal offices are summary dis
missed for taking a hand in the election
Finally. we believe it is time that the
Republican party was thoroughly chas-
tised. It's platform of 1898 was a most
boastful and vaunting one. 1t did not
modestly mention its failure to give this
whole country wholesome currency and
tariff legislation, nor it's infamous recon-
struction acts, its carpet-bag rule in the
South, its beating Mr.. Tilden out of the
Presidency, its forged quotations, and
letter to the British Minister in 1888,
and it's forged Cleveland epistle in 1908.
1t did not mention that six of its United
States Senators and six or more of its
Representatives have, within few years
past, been indicted for crimes against the
Federal laws. 1t did not mention the
crime of filching money from life insur-
ance policy holders, or it's absolute VIC
lation of international law in Hawaii
and Panama. nor did it denounce its adj
herents for falsely telling the working
men that their pay would be reduced, or
the factories closed, if the Democratic
candidates were elected. 1t needs in this
campaign to be forced to put into its
PRAYER book sentence that was never
found there, Prom pride, vain glory
and hypocrisy-good Lord deliver u.s.