Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-09-30

to keep those who revise Il I'm Office
But Democrats tell you just how they
will do IT, They tell you and you
can rely on what they tell you. that
they will revise II downward.
they will place upon the free list all
articles entering into competition
with trust controlled articles shat
they will make material reductions
In the tariff upon the accessories of
life. especially upcsl articles compet-
ing with such American manufac.
lures as are sold abroad more cheap
I, ly than at home.-and that gradually
they will restore IL TO revenue basis.
Other planks I'm our platform pro-
vide for a trial by jury in cases of
| indirect contempt. and that "injuc-
tons should not be issued i'm any
cases In which injunctions would not
issue IL no Industrial dispute were In
volved." Judge Taft takes occasion
to attack this plank on indirect con-
tempts, and says that IL is a most in
siduous attack upon our courts. Yet
II has had the approval of many of
the most distinguished leaders of the
Republican party, including Senator
Sherman, Senator Allison and others.
But | do not understand that this is
either unprecedent or revolutionary
In either Virginia or West Virginia.
Such a proceeding is criminal I'm it's
nature, and falls within the spirit IL
not the letter of Section Ia OF Ar
| ticle OF the Constitution OF West
Virginia. which guarantees the right
OF trial by jury in all cases of per-
sons charged with crimes and mis-
demeanors. This right OF trial by
jury in contempt cases is provided
for in Section % OF Chapter 147 of
the Code, and has been upheld by
our courts In numerous cases.
refer to another plank in the ma
uonal platform OF the Democratic
party because In effect they find par
| allel conditions in our own State. and
| are expressed in our own platform.
mean that plank In the national
platform which condemns the admin.
istration for its extravaganza, which,
In spite of the immense revenue re.
| ceived, left a deficit of over $50. 600.
| 600 for the fiscal year just ended
And also that plank that condemns IL
for adding within the last year 23,7S4
oihceholders to the great army al
ready fed at the public crib, or 99,319
within the last six years at an addi-
tional expense of $70,000,000, de-
| nouncing IL as not only unneces sary
and wasteful, but as n means OF keep
Ing the dominant party in power.
For every ofiiceholder means a voter
for that party and a worker to per-
/ uatuata that admin 10 m tfnn H.. 49,,
wonder that Roosevelt. when he got
taking unto itself every emolument
and every Office and every honor that
otherwise all should have full and
equal opportunity to aspire 10 and ut,
tain. Tell me, my good Republican
friends. and II is to you l would
speak and ] hope, speak without of
Tense even IL ! speak frankly, what
| chance has honesty and ability and
cIeanly methods against the power of
such a combination? Wherein lies
the reward OF fidelity and loyalty to
party principles? WhereiH-the hopes
this powerful machine In motion.
was able to name his successor In Of.
| flee?
| l say that we have its strong par
allel here in West Virginia. For
here also we have a constant and UNI
| necessary increase in the already
great hoard OF offlceholders appoint
ed apparently for the deliberate pur-
pose of keeping the administration I'm
power and making II not an admins
tration having the best interests of
the people at heart. but close cor
poration. or machine, or whatever II
may be called, whose sole purpose
seems to be to waste the peoples
money and thwart the peoples will.
OF personal ambition?
| II has always been the policy OF
the people of this land TO hold as
contrary to the fundamental prin-
ciples OF our government that any
head of its affairs should have a con-
tinuous lease upon his Office. Great
as was the popularity and power Of
President Grant, It was not sufficient
to give him a third term. Nor do
believe that Roosevelt could have
been so nominated, or, IL nominated,
| elected. But l can see only little
difference in ones succeeding himself
and in his being able to name his
successor In Office. The successor
or Roosevelt has been named through
the immense power and influence of
the national government. IL re-
mains TO be seen If the people will
endorse the methods of the principle.
have nothing to say against Judge
Taft personally. But were / to pay
him the highest personal compli-
ments. the fact would still remain
that he is the nominee of the admin