Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-17

al TIC aouses Whlch now exist In the
federal government, and that II Is i'm
potent to accomplish the reforms which
are imperatively needed. Further.
can not concur In the statement that
the Republican platform unequivocally
declares for the reforms that are nee
essary; on the contrary, affirm that Il
openly and VIGOROUSLY dlsappolnts the
hopes and expectations of reformers,
whether those reformers be Republic
ans or Democrats. So far did tho Re
publican convention fall short Of its
duty that the Republican candidate felt
1t necessary to add to his platform IN
several important particulars, thus re.
buking the leaders OF the party, upon
whose cooperation he must rely for
the enactment Of remedial legislation.
As l shall, In separate speeches. dis.
cuss the leading questions at issue,
shall at this time con6ne myself to the
paramount question. and to the far.
reaching purpose Of our party. as that
purpose Is set forth In the platform.
Shall the People Ruler
Our platform declares that the over
shadowing issue which manlfests Itself
In all the questions now under discus.
sion, is "Shall the people ruler No
matter which way we turn; no matter
to what subject we address ourselves,
the same question confronts us; Shall
the people control their own govern.
ment, and use that government for the
protection OF their rights and for the
promotion OF their welfare2 or shall
the representatives OF predatory wealth
prey upon decenseless public, while
the offenders secure immunity from
subservlent officials whom they raise
to power by INSCRIPTIONS methodist
This Is the issue raised by the known
abuses" 20 which Mr.. Taft refers.
Presidents Indictment Against tho
Party.
In a message sent to congress last
January, President Roosevelt said;
"The attacks BY these great corpora
tons on the administration actions
have been given wide circulation
throughout the country, in the news
papers and otherwise, by those writer's
and speakers who. consciously or un'
consciously, act as the representatives
Of predatory wealth-of the wealth ac-
cumulated on a giant scale by all forms
OF iniquity, ranging from the oppres'
sion OF wage earners TO unfair aud TN.
wholesome methods Of crushing out
competition. and 90 defrauding the
public By stock Iobbing and the manip-
ulation OF securities. Certain wealthy
men Of this stamp. whose conduct
should be abhOrrent 20 every man Of
ordinarily decent conscience, and who
commit the hldeous wrong Of teaching
our young men that phenomenal bust
ness success must ordinarily be based
on dishonesty, have. during the last
few months. made Il apparent that
they have banded together 10 work Tor
reaction. Their endeay0F y 20
overthrow ana dlscredit all who hon
estly administer the law, 20 prevent
any additional legislation which would
check aud restrain them, and 10 secure.
n possible. n freedom from all 70
struInt whlch VIII permit every I'M
ecrupulouH wrong-dOeP 10 do what be
wishes unchecked. provided he has
enough money what an arraignment
OF the predatory intereNttl
Il the presidents Indictment tFuef
And. N true, against whom was the
indictment dlrccted9 Not against tbs
Dcu.Ocratic party.
Ar. Taft Endorses ths Indictment
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crrpt IN during the iaat fen years he
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