The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-18
SHERMAN BRIEF
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mate free trade.all have an identical
meaning; that meaning being an assault
upon American industries, an attack up-
on the American wage scale. q lessening
demand for the products OF American
soil and American toll; less work, less
pay, less OF the neeessarics OF and COM
forts Of life, In the light OF history,
\ what issue OF the tcampaign go vitality
AFFECTS American cltizcns? Experience
that effective ieacher~efreetive save
with the oneman power now parading
under the title OF tho Democratic party
has taught the Nation a valuable les
son and the result of the coming Noyem-
Der election viii once more prove the
American people TO be apt scholars.
What the laborer OF the land, skilled
and unskilled, desires is tire opportunity
at all times to exchange his brain and
Drawn for good pay In good money. A
protectico tariff and the gold standard.
both now the existing achievements of
the Republican party, in spite OF DEM
ocratic opposition, give the laborer that
opportunity.
"The Republican party believes in the
equality of all men before the law. be-
loves in granting labor's every request
that does not seek to accord rights 10
one man denied to another Fairminded
labor asks no more, no less, and APP
proves the record OF the Republican par
ty because of that party's acts.
II have helped to make my party's
record in the enactment of the Eight
Hour Law, the Employers Liability Act.
the statutes TO minimize the hazard of
railroad employees. the Child Labor Law
for the District of Columbia, and other
cnactments designed especially to i'm
prove the conditions of labor ] can
not hope to better state my position ON
4 injunctions than tbysa specific endorse
tment Of Mr. Taft's Cincinnati declaration
on that subject That endorsement /
make. NJ y"
AS a Nation our duty compels that
by every constitutional and reasonable
means the material and educational con-
dition of the colored race be advanced.
This we owe TO ourselves as well as to
them. AS the result of course of
events that can never be reversed they
are part of our civilization: their pros
pcrity is our prosperity: their debasc-
ment would be out misfortune. Tho Rd-
publican party, therefore, will offer
every encouragement to the thrift, i'm
dustry and intelligence that will better
their prospect of higher attainment.
II believe In the maintenance of such
an army, the upbuilding OF such a navy
as viii be the guarantee Of the protec-
ton of American citizens and American
interests everywhere, and an omen OF
peace; that at every exposed point we
may be SO fortified that no power on
earth may be tempted to modest u.s. I
believe in the restoration Of the Ameri-
can merchant marine and in rendering
whatever financial aid may be necessary
to accomplish this purpose.
II approve the movement for the con-
servation of our natural resources; the
fostering of friendly Foreign relations;
the enforcement of our Civil Service
Law; and the enactment of such statutes
as will more seeure1ySa and moro effective
~ preserve the public health.
'our platform, as it should do, pledges
adherence to the policies of President
Roosevelt: promises to continue the work
lnauSurated during his administration
to insure TO persons and property every
proper safeguard and all necessary
| strengthening of administrative methods
will be provided to furnish efficient In
| spection and supervision, and prompt
Fighting of every Injustice. dlscrimina
ton and wrong.
II have. not touched upon every plank
of our splendid platform, hut reitctatc
| my fun and unqualified approval OF its
every promise.
| ~ emphasize as my partys creed and
| my faith that In legislation and admin
istrntion favor should be extended to no
class, no sect. no race. no section as op-
posed to another. To foster class hat
| rcd. to foster discomfort, Is un-Rcpubli-
can and un-Amerlcan. Our party stands
| on the declaration that all men are
created with equal rights and 1t will
nave no part in the enactment or exc
cution Of any law thar docs not apply
alike to all good American citizens;
whatever their calling or wherever they
live. 1t will allow no man in our land
TO have advantage In law over any other
man. II offers no safeguard to capital
that is not guaranteed to labor: no pro-
lection to the workman that Is not in
surcd to his employer. 1t would offer to
each and to both in pursuit of health
and happiness and prosperity every pos.
sihlc advantage.
"The work that has been given tho
Republican party to do has been Of I'm
ncnsc Importance. Much OF that work
has been fully accomplished some ms
yet TO the completed. Republican dec
larations once in our platform and no
longer there arc omitted because they
ave become accomplished facts. ON
the other hand. Democratic declarations
have been abandoned because the voters
have pronounced them TO he unwIsc and
unsafe and unsultcd to our times and
our country.
"'Shall the people ruler is declares
by the Democratic platform and candi-
ia:c to he the overshadowing issue. :" .
now under discussion 1t is no issue.
Surely the people shall rule. surely tho
people have ruled; surely the people do
rule. No party rules, The party COM
nissIoned by the people. is simply the
instrument to execute the peoples VIII.
md from that party which does no;
'bey their expressed will. or which
lacks the wisdom 10 lead successfully,
The people will withdraw their commits.
sion.