The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-08-21

January, President Roosevelt said:
THE attack by these great corpora
tions on the administration : action
has been given a wide circulation
throughout the country, in the
newspapers and otherwise, by those
writers and speakers who, conscious
~ OF unconsciously, act as the rep
resentatives Of predatory wealth-of
the wealth accumulated on a giant
scale by all forms Of iniquity, rang
ing from the oppression Of wage
earners to unfair and unwholesome
methods Of crushing out competi-
ton, and the defrauding the public
by stock jobbing and the manipu-
lation of securities. Certain wealthy
men Of this stamp, whose conduct
should be abhOrrent to every man Of
ordinary decent conscience, and who
commits the hideous wrong of teach
ing our young men that phenOme-
nal business success must ordiL arily
be based on dishonesty, have, during
the last few months, made it ap-
parent that they have banded to-
gether to work for a reaction. Their
endeavor is to overthrow and dis
credit all who honestly administer
the law to prevent any additional
legislation which would check and
restrain them, and to secure, if pos
sible, freedom from all restraint
which viii permit every unscrupu-
lous wrong doer to do what he
wishes unchecked, provided he had
enough money" What an arraign-
ment of the predatory interests
Is the presidents indictment
true? And, if true, against whom
was the Indictment directed Not
against the Democratic party.
MIR. TAFT ENDORSES INDICTMENT.
Mr.. Taft says that these evils
have crept in during the last ten
years. He declares that during this
time, some prominent and infu-
entail mem bers of the community,
spurred by financial success and in
their hurry for greater wealth, be-
cause unmindful of the common
rules Of business honesty and fideli-
ty, and of the Limitation imposed
by law upon their action" and
that the revelations of the breaches
Of trusts, the disclosures as to re-
bates and discrimination by rail
roads, the accommodating evidence of
the violations of the antitrust laws
by a number of corporations, and
the over issue of stocks and bonds
of interstate railroads for the I'M
lawful enriching of directors and
for the purpose of concentrating the
control of the railroads under one
management, = all these, he
charges. quickened the conscience
Of the people and brought on a
moral awakening "
During all this time, | beg to re-
mind you, Republican officials pre-
sided in the executive department,
the cabinet, dominated the senate,
controlled the house of representa-
tives and occupied most of the fed
eral judgeships. Four years ago
the Republican platform boastfully
declared that since 1S60-with the
exception of two years-The Repub-
lican party had been in control of
part or of all the branches of the
federal government; that for two
years only was the Democratic par
ty in a position to either enact or
repeal a law. Having drawn the
salaries; having enjoyed the hon
ors; having secured the prestige,
let the Republican party accept the
REPUBLICAN PARTY RESPONSIBLE.
Why were these known abuses
permitted to develop? Why have
they not been corrected? If exist
ing laws are sufficient, why have
they not been enforced? All Of the
executive machinery of the federal
is in the hands of the
Republican party. Are new laws
Why have they not
been enacted? With Republican
president to recommend, with a
senate and house to car
ry out his recommendations, why
does the Republican candidate plead
for further time in which to do
What should have been done long
ago? Can Mr. Taft promise to be
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