, 1908-08-12


government, responsive to the public
willy and. adds:
THE house of representatives, as
controlled in recent years by the re-
publican party, has ceased to be q de-
Lucrative and legislative body, re-
sponnive 20 the Will of a majority OF
the members, but has come under the
absolute. domination of the speakes.
who has entire control Of its delibera-
tons, and powers :ofslegislation.
1--WE have observed with amazement
the popular branch Of our federal gov
eminent .htIpless~ to obtain either the
consideration, or enactment Of meas
uresi desired by, a majority Of Its men,
bersin"
Despotio Leaders.
This arraignnent is fully justffied.
Tho reform republicans in the house
OF representatives, when In the minor.
ity in their o~wn-pnrty; are as helpless
to obtain ashearing or to secure q vote
upon, .. measure Al are, the democrats.
In the recent session Of the present
congress, there was . considerable ele.
ment In the republican party favorable
to- remedial legislation; but . few
leaders. In control OF the organisation.
despoticalIy suppressed these Nom.
bers, and .thus forced . real majority
infthe house to submit to Z we'll organ
lied minority. The republican nation.
al convention, instead of~rebukiug this
attack upon popular government, en-.
logtxed congress and nominated az the
republican candidate, for vice president
ont OF the men who shared In the re-
sponsibility for the coercion OF the
house.
PSrty Makes Demands"
Our party demands that the house
of representatives shall again become
q deffberatfve body, controlled by a
majority of the people's represents.
tives,, and not by the speaker and is
pledged to adopt such rules and reg
ulations to govern the house of rep
resentatives ras will enable Il majority
of It's members to direct its delibera'
tons and control legislation"
Must Have the House.
Shall the people ruler. They can
not do 30 unless they Z control the
house of representatives, and through
their representatives in the house.
give expression to their purposes and
their desires. The republican party IL
committed to the methods now in
vogue in the house of representatives;
the democratic party Is pledged to
such q revision Of the rules az will
bring the popular branch,of the federal
government into harmony with the
ideas of those who framed our consti-
tuition and founded our government.
otherissues to Be Discussed.
Shall the people rule?" l repeat, is
declared by our platform to be the
overshawowing question, and as the
campaign progress, / shall take occa-
sion to discuss this question as 1t mani
tests itself In other issues; for
whether we conider the tariff ques-
tion,' the trust question, the railroad
question, the banking question, the
labor question, the question of imper.
talisM, the 'development of our water
ways, or any other of the numerous
problems which press for solution. we
shall find that the real question in
vofved in each lie. whether the govern
ment shall remain a mere business
asset'of favor seeking corporations or
be a n"instrument in the hands of the
people for the advancement of the
veal.
Has Earned Confidence.
II the voters are satisfied with the
recordofthe republican party and with
It's management Of public affairs we
car not reasonably ask for a change in
administration; II. however, the voters
feel that the people. as a WHOLE have
too little influence in shaping the poll