The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-07-11

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and thus by playing upon their preju-
dices and fears to deter them from
casting their influence on the side of
wholesome reforms. The cry Of con
fiscation Is the historic defense OF
usurpation. Let the people take warn
ing. Whenever the wrongs of to-day
become the vested rights Of tomorrow
the nation Is in deadly peril.
Democratic Party's Position.
The Democratic party is not the
enemy of property; but to the con-
trary, 1t has always stood and will
continue to stand firmly against every
species of aggression that would de-
stroy or weaken the right of any man
to enjoy the rewards to which his pa
thence, his skill, his industry and his
economy enroll him. Our party ap-
proves hat feeling Of pride which al
ways accompanies the possession Of
property, and it commends an indi-
vidual ownership in the soil that will
bring to the homes of America more
of the cOnveniences, comforts and lux
uries of life. Against the evils OF
special privileges We urge the benefits
of equal opportunity, in order that
there may be more landowners, more
homes, and more happiness among the
masses.
The Democratic party is not an enc
my of all corporations. 1t recognizes
their great value in the industrial
world. Through the agency Of incor-
poration scattered wealth Is brought
together and given a driving force
that it would not otherwise possess.
Great enterprises are thereby under
taken and undeveloped resources of
the country added to the wealth Of the
world.
No rational man can be opposed to
corporations as such, and the asser-
ton that the Democratic party is
waging an indiscriminate war against
this convenient form Of ~transacting
business has no foundation in fact. 1t
that we seek to eliminate.
Control of Corporations.
Viewed in the light Of a great moral
institution the control Of corporations
should remain a question OF common
concern rather than a political one,
but the shameful indecency Of the Re-
publican party in permitting its forces
to be controlled and operated by the
most offending corporations OF the
country throws the problem into the
0ol;+;oo1 NOV, oo1 nornolc tho nth-
lie to choose between the Democratic
party, that will, and the Republican
party, that will not, place some re-
strictions on incorporated greed.
We are confronted with the inquiry,
what assurance has the Republican
party given that 1t will use the forces
at its command to restore the people
to their rights? In it's Chicago plat
form it did not make ever a decent
pretense of ~championing the peoples
cause and the proceedings of that ON
vention are glaringly i%nsincere. 1t
was noted that two elements were
present in that gathering, n with suf-
ficient votes to adopt a platform and
name its candidate for president, the
other powerful enough to unwrite that
platform and tie the hands OF the
nominee. The distinguishing feature
of the Chicago platform is its oft-re-
peated promise to do a lot OF things
that the Republican party has hereto
fore failed to do. That party went to
Chicago fresh from the halls Of con-
gress, where IN overwhelming Repub-
lican majority in both branches ena-
bled II to propose and adopt any legis-
lation that it chose. Does the Repub-
lican party believe that it can be alb
solved from its dereliction of duty by
an empty promise to do in the future
what it has wilfully failed to do in the
past?
Republican Party's Failures.
Some one suggested that this con-
vention should publish an indictment
against the Republican party. We can
probably expedite the proceedings by
entering the plea Of guilty that is con
tanned in the Chicago platform. simply
changing the words I'VE will" to the
words Eve did not" to conform to the
admitted facts. We then have the fol
lowing Republican confession of guilt:
1--WE did not revise the tariff"
we did not amend the antitrust
laws to secure greater effectiveness
in the prosecution of criminal monopo
lies"
1--WE did not add a single line to the
interstate commerce law. giving the
federal government supervision ovel
the issues Of stocks and bonds by In
terstate carriers"
I'VE did not exact a currency meas
ure that would mitigate the evils OF Z
financial panic such as has recently
Frustrated the country under a Repub
/ lican administration"
1--WE did not limit the opportunttie.
for abusing the writ of Injunction
1--WE did not establish postal savings
banks"
1--WE did not establish a bureau O
mines and mining"
I'VE did not admit into the unioI
the territories of New Mexico ant
Arizona as separate states"