The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20

Ncan party, under itb present leeosSsnsps
| IL resoiuteiy opposed to IL: the Dsmocrat-
| ic party stands for II and has boldly de-
nlanded It. II I am elected to the presa-
dsncy. those who are elected upon the
| ticket with me will be. like myself.
| pledged to this reform, and I shall con-
vene congress in extraordinary session
| Immediately after Inauguration. and Ask.
| among other things. for the fulnllmsnt
Of this platform pledge.
House Rules DsspotIe-
The third fundamentally employed t.
| defeat the will of the people II found In
the rules of the house of representative
| Our platform points out that the house
| of representatives was designed by the
fathers of the constitution. to BE- the pop
| ular branch of our government. rsspon-
sive to the public WILL" and adds:
THE house of representatives, as con-
| trolled in recent years by the Republican
party. has ceased to be = deiibsrativs
and legislative body. responsive to the
will of 4 majority of the members. but
| has come under the absolute domination
| of tho speaker. who has entire control OF
Its deliberations. and powers Of legis-
lation.
I'VE have observed with Amusement
the popular branch of our federal gov
ernment helpless to obtain either the
consideration enactment Of Measures
desired by = majority of Its msmbers-"
This arraignment 10 fully justified.
Other Issues viii BE Discussed Later.
.'shall the people rule!' repeat. II de-
cIared by our platform to be the over
shadowing question. and as the campaign
progresses. I shall take occasion to dis
cuss this question a. II manifests itself
In other issues: for whether we consider
the tarin question. the trust question. the
railroad question. the banking question.
the labor question. the question Of I'M
perialism. the development of our water
ways or any other of the numerous prob
lens which pr-.A for solution We SHAH
nnd that tho real question involved in
each is. whether tho government shall
remain q mere business asset Of favor
seeking corporations or be an instru-
ment In tho hands of the people for the
advancement of the common veal.
Democrats Have Earned Confidence.
II the voters are satisfied with the
record of the Republican party and with
its mann cement of public affairs We can
not reasonably ask for . change in ad-
ministration: II. however. the voters feel
that the people. a. \ whole. have too lit
tie Influence in shaping the policies of
the government: II they feel that great
combinatio OF capital have encroached
upon the rights of the masses. and en-
pioyed the instrumentalities Of govern
ment to secure an unfair share OF the TO-
tai wealth produced. then We have .
right to expect q verdict against the Re-
publican party and in favor of the Demo-
cratic party. for our party has risksd de-
feat-aye. suffered dsfeat-in Its effort to
arouse the conscience Of the public and
to bring about that very awakening to
which Mr.. Taft has referred.
Only those are worthy to be intrustsd
with leadership in . great cause who are
willing to die for Il. and the Democratic
party has proven its worthness BY its
refusal to purchase victory by delivering
tho people into the hands of those who
have despoilsd them. In this contest BE-
tween Democracy on the one side and
plutocracy on the other. the Democratic
party has taken its position on the side
of equal rights. and invites the opposi-
tion OF those who use politics to secure
special privileges and governmental IA
voritisn. Gaugtng the progress OF the
nation. not by the happiness or wealth
or rsfnssnsnt OF . few. but by the pros-
perity and advancement OF the average
man." the Democratic party charges the
Republican party with being the promo
ter OF present abuses. the opponent OF
necessary remedies and the only buiwark
, of private monopoly. The Democratic
party amrms that in this campaign u
is the only party. having = prospect Of
success. which stands for Justice tn gov
ernment and for equity In the division
of the fruits of industry.
Democratic Party Defends Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have COM
mitted larceny by law and purchased i'm
munity with their political influence. -
| attempt to raise false issues. and to en-
pioy the livery of heaven" to concsA,
their evil purposes. but they can no long
cr deceive. The Democratic party 10 not
the enemy of any legitimate industry or
OF honest Accommodations. II 10. on the
contrary. . friend OF industry and the
| steadfast protector of that wealth which
represents service to society. Ihs
Democratic party does not seek to an
nihilate all corporations; Il simply asserts
| that as the government creates corpora
| tons. II must retain the power to regu-
late and to control them. and that IL
should not permit any corporation to
convert itself into . monopoly. Surely
| we should have the cooperation OF All
| legitimate corporations in our ehort to
| protect business and industry from the
odIum which lawless combinations OF
capital will. II unchecked. cast upon
| them. Only by the separation of the good
| from the bad can the good be made -
cure.
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not rsvolu-
| tion but reformation. and need hardly
remind the student of history that cures
| are miidest when applied at once that
| remedies Increase in severity as their
| application " postponed. Blood poison
| ing may be stopped by the loss OF nm
| ger to-day: II may cost an arm to-mor-
| row or a life the next day. 80 poison In
| the body polite can not be removed too
| soon. for the evils produced by II increase
| with the lapse of time. That there arc
| abuses which need to be remedied. even
| the Republican candidate admits: that
| his party is unable to remedy them. mas
| been fully demonstrated during the last
| ten years / have such confidence In the
| intelligence well as the patriotism OF
| the people, that I can not doubt their
| readiness to accept the reasonable re-
| forms which our party proposes, rather
| than permit the continued growth of ex-
| listing abuses to hurry the country on to
| remedies more radical and more drastic
The Divine Law Of Rewards.
| There is n Divine law of rewards When
| the Creator gave the earth. with Its
| fruitful soil. the sunshine with Its
| warmth and the rains with their mois-