The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12

''r TOD IIllE IT'D |N' country "NN I''
.uu' relief ipm tu. present mI1
burdens
Why No Anti. trust Leg,siat,,01
s few yours ago tUr Republican 'all.
cr. lu the house u0 representatives,
were coorccd bl pubu, opuIou into
tu, support of nu antitrust hw which
Ild the endorsement Of the president
but the senate refused even To Dpu.
slider the measure aud since chat time
uo effort has been maIr 10y the dpmi
uant party 90 secure remedial irgislo
ton upon ibis subjc
Why No Railroad Le1,sistoo1
For tcu ycnr- tIr lurryulo CON.
mrrcr Commission hus b"cn asking f,r
su enlargement of IT'S powers that lt
might prevent rebates and dlscrmun
tan-. but Republican 7runi" nui
Republican house ~ representatives.
were unmovri by IT, cuttr1rr- Ia
100 the Republican national opu,rn.
tJon was urged To endorse lbr demand
fpr railway lyg Station, hu' 90, platform
was silent ou tbr subject Even ln
iIpI the convention gave Do, pl.Isr Too
r'mcdy these abuse, Wbru 'ha p.r,l
C,ut finally asked fDr legislation 70"
drew his inspiration from three br'uI
cr1ti, uutIOulI platforms HuI hn rr.
,rivcl more ,prIJI support Ium ll"
Democrats than from th" Republicans
The Republican, 900 The -,uHir irllbrr.
etcly defeated several amendment. uf.
frrrcd by senator Ia Toilette aud sup
ported 10y the Democrats amendments
embOlyiug legislation asked by the In
tpr-tatr Commerce Commission ON"
of these amendments authorized the
Hscort1iumeui of the value OF rail
roads This amendment was not only
defeated by the senate but o. was over.
wholnlngly rejected hy the recent r..
publican national convention. aud the
Republican cnndidntr has sought 10 r,'-
cue hls party from the disastrous rr-
suits OF this not 10y expressing him
srlf. in quald'-i way iu favor ~
a,ccrthlnlng the value pf the railroad,
over.issus Of Stock, and Bond,
Nlr TAFT complains or tlr over ls,u.
OF stocks aud hpul- or railroad. "for
thc unlawful rur0,hus of directors
sud Tor the purpp-, of concentrating
the control OF the railroads under ON"
management" uud Jhr complaint .s
wcnl founded Rut with president %
point out the evil mud Republican
congress to correct 10. Wr hud nothing
dnue for the protection ur tnr public
why My honorable opponent hu. hy
Ms confession. relieved me os fu" ur.
CrssiV Of furnishing proof hr admits
the condition aud he can not avoid the
logical conclusion thut must Dee drawn
from the admission There i- uo doubt
whatever that Il large majority OF the
voters " the Republican party rcyoE
nllc the dcplpruhlr situation which Nr.
Iaft describes. they recognize that the
MASSES have had but little Influence
upon legislation or upon the ad
mluistraIun OF the government aud
thcy nre beginning to understand
the cause For q generation the Re-.
publican party has drawn lJ~ cam.
p,ign funds from the hcurNci1r.r, ~
special legislation Privilege, have.
been pledged uud grnu'ri Zoo uu.H for
money contributed to dyuuu.l ,.r..
tons. What cam 70, expected when pf
r'ial authority Is turned over r the
representatives OF tlp~, who Hr,t u-
uish tHr s'urN- of rHr uuI fH.u r..m
bur-e thcm~rl.r, ouI Of fH. p.. ,af. .l
tpc Taxpayers
Fasting In whdrr0sss Ne-sasay
50 long as .aa Republican urE -..
mains .u pnNe. .- .NHar.,.- 'p ...