The Detroit times., 1908-08-26
Defender of Competition.


The peIaaer+t4e -p=Ets-iS-t l4.-eie-
fender OF competition and the only
great party which is seeking to re-
store competition Mr.. TAFT has. "A,
the discussion OF this question, en-
pIOytd NaTsN WOTdS rHSrcHd OF TTt7
mcilt,s The word 'Socialistic is hurled
at the Democratic party, and the Dem
ocrattc platform Now as matter ct
fact. il is Mr.. Tafts party and not tao
Democratic party which has given cn-
enlargement to Socialism. While pro-
Tossing TO ahhOr Socialism. the Reptp-
liCau party has gone hair way toWdru
Socialism tn endorsing it's fundamental
pTTHC1DTT- frrU sUCf1tryt t7r-r- trt-f-t-trrf--
tcntion on that theory that competition
h. bad and that an economic advance -
to be found in monopoly The social
ist however. wants the public To have
the htnent Of the monopoly ana, there
fore favors government ownership and
operation Of all the means OF prOduc-
ton and distribution.
In ny notification speech called
attention 60 three demands made by
our party. II asks, first that the gov
ETHUTnr EtTTtt UU tTkCU nut OF tT-
hands OF special interests, and restored
To the people rs whole, ~ asks see
Ond. for honesty in elections ana pun
LEFTY in regard TO campaign funds. that
the people may freely choose repre-
SCntatlVrs In sympathy with them ana
pledged 10 guard their interests. It
asks third. FOR such "a. mod fication Of
our governmental methods as will make
the senate an elective body. and place
tho FOnffOf NJ tfIc npUEE OF TFrTVSrntu"
tiNcs in the hands OF majority or ITS
members. \ few days ago, In discuss
| ing the tariff question. dwelt upon
the fourth demand made by our party
namely. that taxation he Just. that the
revenue laws be made for the purpose
OF raising revenue and not for the en-
rtchmcnt Of q. few at the expense OF
tho many. and that the tarin law be
Supplemented hy an income tax which
win more nearly cqualize the govern e
wonfs burdens. To-day present an
either de'nnnd .nndc I'm our party plat
form --th" demand that tho grip OF the
trusts De- broken that competition he
restored ana That the doos ~ oppor-
tuuuy DO opened 10 IN" business mea
and TO-. toilnrs OF the land.
"Induqtrial iudcpcndcncr Is necessary
+ To- political independence. The free tN-
crcfso u the rights OF citizenship g.
frrpoSgihle Nlln . IeAN- LIZ Ia -+----ti--
rloved God sorbid that. we should
compel IN" 0agr-rnrner> of the nation
10 address thrir petitions 10 trust mnr-
urtes. mud nSt for fhc'r daily brend.
? = fTGTfT w fTTVT EFTH TOW DT0UF tn
utunopolist To- n0ke cWplpvm"ut dc
rtnt unon tfe willingness Of the cm-
fipNN a. nrostltuic his ballot to the
Drvfrr - use CORPORATE MASTER
"'rhfs ounefiNn should be settled now:
uo ra,n not afford To becucath il ms 2
legacy Of woe TO - succeeding genera
ton Tto conscience % til, people y
airead, AVA kened. ana th" conscicrc'
ie the most rntcut force OF which mnT
hnr knowledge Whore law makes ON
rfp'feuas consclenre controls an hum
lret. where one IS kent from wrong 3
doing hv frar ~ prison doors q thou
81. nd are restrained hy those invisible
waiis which Conscience rcprs about as,
49, barriers which are stronger thpn
walls - granite u is unnn tho cor -
science that human INSTITUTIONS rect,
and without % stirring of tho con-
science no ercat reform vs. possible To
"a uoffonui Conscience nlrCodv arpu-' Il
we nprAal win Me- pledse thnt q pori-
ocratfc vfctort 'wtll mean tho ringS2
ont ,of indusfrial despotiem and thc
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rssp NvNf bc built uhuu its mef>fs ar
~ which mon viii succeed. not in pro-
rortion 20 tht coercion they may be
able 20 practice hut IN proportion -
thcir industry their ability and thcit
fidelity"