The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-07-17
MIR STRAUS ON THE
ISSUES.

Convention at DGHNSI.
Attorney General Ssraus said he
was in fine condition and h appear
ance bore out his words. He did not
seem at all fatigued and looked the
picture of health. As soon as the
campaign opened, he declared, he
would be ready to enter with zest
inty he canvass on behalf of the
Democratic ticket. The Alto, ney-
General made a fine impression,
we'll as a national name, in the con-
vention, and he has been asked to
speak in New York, the Nirginlas,
Indiana and Illinois. He has prom
ised the Tammany leaders that he
will speak in New York city, aud he
has also engaged with Congressman
Flood and Mr.. J. \. BreHamau, OF
Richmond, the secretary of the Dem
ocraJic committee of Virginia, to
speak at Lexington, Lynchburg and
Richmond, in that State.
Speaking of the Democratic nat
ional ticket aud the campaign ahead
of the party Mr.. Straus said:
"Those of us who did not agree
that it was the wisest course to noun
mate Mr.. Bryan again for the Presi-
dency bow to the will Of tue conven-
ton. As Democ ais and as partici-
pants in the convention We shall do
everything in our powor for The sue
cess of the ticket it has put in the
field. Every Democrat in Maryland
ought now to double himseh in ener-
gy and devotion to keep the State in
the Democratic column. While do
not agree with every thing that Mr..
Bryan advocates he is u1doubtedly
sincere and honest and loyal cham
pion of the people. He would meet
with patriotism, ability and courage
every emergency which would con-
front him as President.
"While the contest will be mainly
a Western fight [ do not imagine
that the Democratic National Com.
mittee will abandon for one moment
the efforts which should be made to
carry the doubtful States of the
East. l think New York. New Jer-
sew, Delaware and Maryland are all
decidedly debatabIe ground. Chair
man Vandiyer pledged on the floor
of the convention the electoral vote
of Maryland to the party nominees,
and | know he will conGuet, backed
by the city Organization, the hardest
kind OF fight for Bryan and Kern.
81 am in favor of making the fight
in Maryland for just and discriml
mating revision Of the tariff, agains t
the coalition between Republican
4 government and monopoly, and fer
the Federal constitution and q gov
eminent administered within It's linz
itations. This would mean fight
for the Federal or States rights sys-
tenn of governpent limited by tie
fundamental law, as against con-
solidated, centralized, imperial pow
err. unlimited by Law and committed
to tho discretion of its rulers. AT
ter all, that | believe, is the supreme
issue before the Countrywide C1L-
stitution of absolutism-the suprem-
acy of the law as the safety OF the
people, or the abrogation of The law
by system of Interpretation which
is not construction, but destruc-
tion.
1.-The Republican party, through
Messrs. TAFT and Root and Rose
welt, assert q construction Il the
written law of the lard which Ga -
and seizes every power, which pas
the law beneath tie Government
and the Government above the aw
and establishes q usurpauOnln WLlt b
the institutions and energies OF tie
people must ultimately be absor' ed.
THE Democratic party declare
to the people that it never Was in
tended that their government Of law
and Its Fundamental charter Should
be set aside upon the plea OF neces-
sity or upon any other plea by any
officer of the Government, high or
low. The Republican leaders assert
that by constituting the Constitution
to mean whatever the officials OF tne
Government deem OF declare It nee
essary that it should mean, the gen
eral Government may exercise every
power which those in control OF 1t
NAV determine the necessities of any
situation require. repeat that Is
not construction, but the destfuc-
ton of the Constitution. 1t is not
merely overlapping The walls OF the
instrumcnL-it IS against the end OF
all government limited by law.
Against this rcvolu.;onery doctrine
tle Democracy presents tie saving
p inciples Of all lis great LEADERS,
from j e, tIeTson 10 b.
IF this government can not do
its duty-whetner it be the sub
iugat on Of monopoly or aDythla 6