Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-09
Representative Henry D. Clayton.

DENVER, Col, July 9.-Representative
Of the democratic national convention. ad-
dressed that gathering at length today on
taking the chair. He said:
This is democratic year. Democratic
ideas are now popular. Doctrines always
taught by our party and sccffed at by our
opponents are now urged as a gospel of
II heir own. Measures and policies of DEM
ocratic origin are now pretendedly advo-
Gated by the leaders of the republican
party II lis no longer anarclistic to de-
clare private monopoly TO be indefenshle
| or that the great transportation compa-
MES should be regulated and controlled
by public law. Former questioning of the
decision Of bare majority of tie SUI
preme Court in the income tax case cam
not now be heard. because of the greater
noise OF the vehement and embroidered
denunciation of judges and judicial acts
that have shocked the country. A de-
maud for the revision of the tariff is no
longer threat to destroy our industrial
system. Trusts are not to be tolerated
even by the republican party. We need
not now enlarge on the list of republican
admissions and promises for election pur-
poses only. The republican party has
made marked progress in promises to the
people ana pibsicSS III diu-
ing selfish interests and special privileges.
That party. guided by eNpediency and
Campaign necessity. would camp this year
on democratic ground IF its apparent
recent progress is TO continue it does not
require q very great sweep Of the imasi-
nation to see, written into a republican
platform four years hence thos" immortal
words of Thomas jefferson. Equal rights
TO all" special privileges to none
Republican Responsibility.
The republican party. having had full
control Of the federal government for
more than decade. must give an account
Of its stewardship. It's pretentious claims.
largely without foundation and largely
exaggerated. will not suffice. Let honest
Investigation reveal the bad and defective
laws PASSED by that party; vicious policies
maintained: reforms rejected: the recent
panic and it's consequences; promises
broken; discrimination practiced; incom-
Potency confessed by its failure 10 meet
urgent public needs. and exhibiting this
incompetency by the appointment OF
junketing commissions for the alleged
purpose of advising that party SO long in
control and of such boasted legislative
wisdom what legislation is required by
the country. Against the republican
party, 60 degenerate and crafty. is a
capable. determined. honest democracy.
in sympathy with all just public demands.
and confidently asking in its behalf the
andid public judgment. TO that judg-
ment the issue must be committed. and
We unhesitatingly submit our cause to
that fine and true sense for the right
that we know distinguishes the American
people.
my Policies"
IN this quadrennal contest Mr.. Roose-
welt has identified himself with Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Taft has identified himself with Mr.
Roosevelt. The republican party has in
separately identified the two together. TO
praise one you must praise the other: TO
criticlse one is to criticise his pursuing
shadow. And so. l must say, if it should
appear to any one that in noting and de-
nouncing abuses and failures on the part
of the present administration any license
is assumed, l urge the inlpoSsiblity OF
separating the present occupant Of the
White. House from his own anointeu one.
'IL has been made evident in the pend
ing campaign that the republicans will
seek to conjure with the name of Roose-
welt and Will rely upon In. Presid dent =
policies as priced asset. The President
has advertised himself and his policies
with a frequency and ability that sur
passes the best efforts of the shrewdest
press agent 4 distinguished republican.
former cabinet officer, once publicly
proclaimed the President TO be the great
est exponent OF the art of advertising
Ins WOIlu udS kuONl. lie lldS
been told and not allowed TO forget that
in his opinion his energies have been
devoted to the accomplishment of many
high purposes, and that If his work is
yet incomplete it is so only because his
Undertakings were too vast to he carried
to success during his term OF office. My
policies must continue. So the champion
of these would transfer office and power
to his favorate cabinet minister. and his
spear is to have fellow. The pretense
is that the fight must go on under the
leader designated by him until the last
| foe shall have surrendered or lies inglori-
GUS in the dust. The nomination of his
would-be successor was largely accom-
plished by the use of official patronage
and coarse machine methods. and has de-
lighted the chief apostle of strenuosity.
and. at the same time has not perturbed
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