The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-08-25

w Kern, DemOcrdIlc cdnUludIe loI
Vice President, was notified formally
today of his nomination. The meet
ing was held in the elaborately dec
GRATED coliseum at the state fair
grounds, and was attended by many
thousands of people, regardless OF
party. The weather was ideal.
Traction lines and fourteen rail-
roads brought the people on regular
and special trains. Five hundred cars
transported the crowd from the city
to the fair grounds and back. Mr.
Bryan and other speakers, members
of the notification committee and
members of the national committee,
headed by Chairman Mack, arrived
last night, and On an early morning
trains.
Thomas Taggart. national commit
teeman from Indiana, who had been
selected to call the meeting to order,
Immediately handed the gavel to Ma
tional Chairman Mack, who introduc-
ed Theodore A. Bell, of California,
who formally notified Mr. Kern of his
nomination. Kern, in his speech of
acceptance, devoted some time to
the question, ''Shall the People Rule"
deplored what he claimed is excessive
power in the hands of the speaker of
the house of representatives, and de-
MED that the people have ruled, be-
cause their will has not been given
effect. He cited the demand for re-
duction of the tariff on white paper
and wood pulp and the failure of the
Babcock tariff bill. Kern charged that
there is a power within the Repubh-
can party which is determined that
the people shall not rule, which pow
or has manifested itself whenver an
effort was made to check the destruc-
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reduce the tariff or equalize the bur-
dens of the people by legislation. The
Democratic party, he said, would
draw a sharp line between lawful
business, lawfully conducted, and un-
lawful business.
1.-The President rails against swol-
len fortunes" he said, "as menaces
to the public welfare and as promot-
i've of evils which eat at the hearts
of society. But the convention of his
party was silent upon this question,
while the fortunes allied as they are
with the dominant force of the Re
publican party are giving generous
support to the Republican ticket.
"The Democratic party, while fav-
oring some reform measures repud-
lated by the Republican national con-
yention, has another remedy. IL
would be in a large degree to 1eg1s-
late out the streams of money which
under the present system are flowing
from every home in the land and emp
tying into the Golfers of the trusts. L
will not at this time discuss the sew
eral planks of the Democratic nation
al platform. endorse the platform
in all its parts and pledge my best
endeavors towards securing the re-
forms to which our party is by its
farms committed" .
Thos. Marshall, Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Indiana, follow
ed Mr.. Kern, and William j. Bryan's s
speech on trusts followed Marshall.
Mr.. sryan's Address.
Nowhere does the Republican party
show its Indifference to real reform
more than in it's treatment of the
trust question. Here is the Repubh-
can platform:
1.-THE Republican party passed
the Sherman antitrust law over the
Democratic opposition and enforced
II after Democratic dereliction- 1t has
been a wholesome instrument for
good in the hands of wise and fear
less administration. But experience
has shown that it's effectiveness can
be strengthened and it's real objects
better attained by such amendments
as will give to the federal govern
ment greater supervision and contro
over and secure greater publicity in
the management of that class OF cor
porations engaged in interstate com
merce. having power and opportunity
to affect monopolies."
The Sherman antitrust law was
passed Is years ago; it has crtmtna
clause which provides a penitentiary
punishment for those who conspirt
together in restraint of trade. Eve
since the enactment Of the law, will
the exception of four years, the Re
publican party has controlled the ex
ecutive department Of the govern
ment, and. during two years of the
four, It controlled the house OF rep
resentattves. Instead of Democratic
aoreHction, the Democratic party hal
been urging. year after year. the