, 1908-07-09
in order to avoid falling Into
the clutches of the law"
Faith and Works.

We have here the condemnation o
the practice. Has he proved his faitl
by his works? Is 1t true or not tina,
four years ago he selected for hil
campaign manager a novice in poll
tics whose principal qualifications fol
the position was the power he helt
over the corporations of the land? L
1t true or not that the official place a.
secretary of commerce and labor CAV,
full knowledge Of these business Sc
crets and relations Of corporations Il
this campaign manager, and clothed
him with power, with the assent o.
the president, to punish or rewart
them by publishing or withholding
their secrets that he had collected a.
such secretary?
Some Questions.
Is it true or not that, with his power
held in terror over the corporations
he solicited or had his agents solicit
campaign contributions from them
Is 1t true Or not that such a request
under such circumstances was a de
mand upon the corporations-a de
mand that they acceded to, knowing
that the man who made II hal the
power to nunisb Them IN case thew re,
fused?
Some Clayton Argument.
Can IT he doubted that In tbis wav
vast sums were raised3 :, CO how
much Of these contributions were
used for legitimate expenses and how
much for c~orruntion nurnoses wa do
not konw. Nothwithstandine savage
ante-election denial we know that a
subsequent investigation of certain
insurance companies tbe
fact that large amounts were contri.
buted bv these comnanies tn tba re.
pub,ican camna;pn f,n.,-no. tho
money Of the man NM covo q hut
money covertlv tak,n without oonsor.
of stockholders or no,,ov ho,der, md
entered on tho hooks In . wo,, coIc,I,.
cd IN conceal tho emhev1lemert
In Intere.+ ~ n.nuhIic,n.
An This VOC done In tha ir+aras. =.
the %renubl,can cand,dste for rresidsn,
The money was used tha candsdoto w.a
elected an, ha continued to deliver
Lectures on decencv an, sor honesty n
elections sending ma... COS n cor.
eress on nnhlicitv and camnaipn NON.
tributions hut at times when these
were c~ertain IN no una va,,tno
wb,t canv.ntton MD
The chico 90 convention ba. mot no.
transacted its business and has ad.
oprned The o,,aatton ~ : nuh,,citv
hill IVA. mootod tbore MN. defeated
and n wouhl never have sean the livbt
of dav ercent ,hrou1h tba ur.isad al.
fort. os one eolitarv mamher ~ the
COMMITTEES ON nlatform ana resol,,
ttons Who dragged Il ont onlv IN Wit.
ness its deep entombment BY the body
OF a convention. Thus died one OF my
policies" to which that convention In
enusive, II dictated language, declared
In its platform their unfaltering ad-
herences.
Injunction and contempts o. Court.
Let me go on. There q been ana
Is now a public demand for legislation
regulating, no ~abolishing, the process
OF injunction and the power to punish
for alleged indirect or constructive
contempts of courts. Ever since 1896
the democratic party have protested
against nasty and il-considered use OF
injunctions m has been insisting on
the right OF fair triA In all cases OF
constructive contempts. The republi
can party Q been avoiding this ques-
ton. So the president, n taking 1t
UP. and Mr.. Taft in his letter to the
labor unions. advocated a measure that
the democratic party acting in behalf
Of the correct administration OF public
justice. has been demanding for
twelve years.
A Lapse Of Memory.
We are authorized tn conclude that
in framing revisinc or d,ctatinp rbe
CHICAGO nlatform he suffered from a
,anse of memory or abandoned tho
,rolicv he had 90 vigorously urged in
H., oe,o,.1 conoc,,v Tor ha s.id in !.
messaee ~ yress.
~ slso urpo that action he taken
alono the line Of recommendations !
have aIreadv ma,,e Concerning niunc.
t,ons In abr disnntes No Temporary
restraining order should he issued nv
anv co,rt without notice and tho nett.
zion fo- n-ormapant ,n~innct;on mon
which a,,cb temnorarv restraininp
or.,er ba, baor isaned sbou,d no heard