Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-10

known Roosevelt policies. Secretar, Taft, as the campaign progresses, will find 1t impossible to cling both to tn, Roosevelt policies and the Republican platform. He will be compelled tt repudiate one or the other. Even hi. facile talents will find it impossible tC be at one and the same time reac tionary and reformer. A person can not advance and retreat at the samt time.
 To Sound a Charge.
 The Democratic, party proposes to in dulge in no such folly. It is determined to attempt no such deception. It here and now refuses 10 follow the fraud O, the Republican convention, of having the voice of Jacob and the hands of Esau. The Democratic party proposes boldly and clearly to state the reforms needed for the betterment of our coun. try and then to nominate a candidate who gives positive proof of the earnest. ness of our purpose. We are here to sound n charge. not a retreat! Never before has the Democratic party con. fronted the people with deeper assur. ance of the correctness of its principles nor with q more complete vindication of the wisdom of its policies. The Re- publican administration in recent years has been strenuously endeavoring to re. tain its responsibility by clothing itself in Democratic attire and to obtain ia. vorable consideration by loudly pro claiming Democratic preachments. The measure of the popularity of Republic. an statesmen today Is the extent to which they clothe themselves in Dem. ocratic habiliments and endeayor to bring to the country Democratic re. forms. Every reform promised by the Republican party today when reduced to it's ultimatum is promise. on the part of that party to correct its own vicious work.
 What are the pressing problems of the hour, the solution of which are nee. essary for the advancement and pros. perity of this nation?
 A reduction of the iniquitous Repub- lican tnriff. which has more than dou. bled the cost of living to the great masses of the people, which has been the mother of innumerable trusts and which by despolling the many to en- rich the few has piled the wealth of this nation mountain high in some places surrounded on all sides by bar. ren and sterile plains.
 An Honest Cato.
 The American people listen to blu because he is an honest. plain spokeI Cato who points out and strives tt remedy wrongs and corruptions. ant not q mere eloquent. pleasing cIcerJ to soothe and to glaze over vice ana evil We like to fight under his ban ner because we know to him the bugl call to battle and duty Is far nor, pleasing than the dinner gong invitlnl to feast and revelry. He is alike tn, enemy of predatory wealth. whIcI seeks to add to its fll gotten gains b, governmental fayors and peFquisItes and of that pernieious system of 60 cialism which seeks to conhscste aIIk, the unjust wealth of the plunderer | and honest earnings of the industrsOr. and frugal
 sIrs. it seems q propitious fate ls beckoning the Democratic party-ths l man. the hour, the issues have ell met i which foreshadow good fortune Ami l mated by . patriotism that is national stirred by a love for this great psrty l which has been tO her both shiele l and sn anchor. eherishise thst its sue cess may bring re.lef and reform ts this mighty rep1hlic. desiring to sss the vase powers of the federal govern ment in worthy hands. the peopss Virginia counissi1n ne in thsir bs kalf to second fhe noninsttsn cf VI lisn genninEz BrTsn.