The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-08-14

dOnla, DuL inquiry at Lne OmceS OF
the Young Turk committee ELECTED
denial Of its authenticity.
A Platform IL Binding.
shall, in the near future, prepare q
more formal reply to your notification,
and, in that letter Of acceptance, will
deal with the platform in detail. It is
sufficient, at this time, to assure you
that am in hearty accord with both
the letter and the spirit of the plat
form. endorse it in whole and in
part, and shall, If elected, regard its
declarations as binding upon me. And,
may add, platform is binding as to
what 1t omits as well as to what 1t
contains. According to the democratic
idea, the people think for themselves
and select officials to carry out their
wishes. The voters are the sovereigns;
the officials are the servants, employed
for fixed time and at stated salary
to do what the sovereigns want done,
and to do 1t In the way the sovereigns
want 1t done. Platforms are entirely
In harmony with this democratic idea.
A platform announces the party's po-
sition on the questions which are at is
sue; and an official is not at liberty to
use the authority vested In him to
urge personal views which have not
been submitted to the voters for their
approval. If one Is nominated upon a
platform which is not satisfactory to
him. he must. IL candid, either decline
the nomination, or. In accepting 1t, pro
pose an amended platform In lieu Of
the one adopted by the convention. No
such situation. however, conf. nnts your
candidate. for the platform upon which
was nominated not only contains
nothing from which dissent, but It
specifically outlines all the remedial
legislation which we can hope to se-
cure during the next four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished statesman who re-
ceived the Republican nomination for
president said. In his notification
speech: 'The strength of the Republican
cause in the campaign at hand is the
fact that we represent the policies es-
sential to the reform Of known abuses.
to the continuance Of liberty and true
prosperity, and that we are determined,
as our platform unequivocally declares.
to maintain them and carry them on"
In the name Of the Democratic party,
accept the challenge, and charge that
the Republican party is responsible for
all the abuses which now exist in the
federal government, and that 1t Is Inn
potent to accomplish the reforms which
are imperatively needed. Further, I
can not concur in the statement that
the Republican platform unequivocally
declares for the reforms that are nee
essary ION the contrary, ! affirm that It
openly and notoriously disappoints the
hopes and expectations Of reformers,
| whether those reformers be Republic
| ans or Democrats. So far did the Re
1 publican convention fall short Of its
! duty that the Republican candidate felt
| it 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
l the enactment Of remedial legislation.
As ! shall, in separate speeches, dis
cuss the leading questions at issue, /
shall at this time confne myself to the
paramount question, and to the far.
reaching purpose Of our party, as that
y purpose Is set forth IN the platform.
Shall the People Ruisf
Our platform declares that the over.
wishes unchecked, provided ne has
enough money. w hat an arraignmen1
4 of the predatory interests!
Is the presidents Indictment true;
And, II true, against whom was the
4 Indictment directed7 Not against tht
8 Democratic party.
Mr.. Taft Endorses the indictment.
Mr.. Taft says that these evils have
crept in during the last ten years. 81.
declares TINT, during this time, somt
prominent and Influential member
Of the community, spurred By financia
success and In their hurry for create
wealth, became unmindful of the com
mon rules Of business honesty ant
!, fidelity and Of the limitat lions imposed
|. by law upon their actions.'' and thu
s.the revelations of the breaches d
. trusts. the disclosures as to rebate
and discr riminations by railroads. th
accommodating evidence OF the viola
tions Of the antitrust laws, by 4 nun.
Der OF corporations, and the oyer-issu
I Of stocks and bonds, Of Interstate rail
J roads for the unlawful enriching Of d
: rectnrs and for the purpose of concep
] trating the control Of the railroad IS nj
der one nlanaE cement, !" all these, u