The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14

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public will,' and adds:
"The house Of representatives, 40
controlled in recent years by the Re-
publican party, has ceased to be . de-
Lucrative and le gislative body. re-
sponsive to the will Of a majority OF
the members. but has come under the
absolute domination Of the speaker.
who has entire control Of its deltber~
atoms, and powers OF legislation.
I'VE have observed with amaze
ment the popular branch Of our fed
eral government helpless to obtain
either the consideration OF enactment
OF measures desired ~ . majority Of
ito memberU."
This arraisnment . fully JUSTIFIED.
The reform Republicans in the house
OF Representatives. whom in the NIL
nority in their own party. are as help
less to obtain . hearing or to-secure
q vote upon q measure are are tho
Democrats. IN the resent seluaon e
the present congress. there "a . CON
siderable element In the Republioan
party favorable to remedial legisiar
ton: but q few leaders, in control Of
the organization, despotioally sup
pressed these members, and thus foro
ed 9 real majority in the house to
submit to q we'll organized minority.
The Republican national convention,
instead Of rebuking this attack upon
popular government, eulogazed con-
gress and nominated as the Repubn-
can candidate for vice president one
Of the men who shared In the re-
sponsibility Tor the coercion OF the
house
Democratic Party Earned Confidence.
Il the voters are satisfied with the
record Of the Republican party and
with Ito management OF public at
fairs we can not reasonably ask for q
change in administration; II. how
ever. the voters teel that the people,
as q whole, have too little influence in
shopping the policies Of the govern
ment; II they feel that great combine
tions Of capital have e~ncroached
upon the rights Of the masses. and
employed the lnstrumentalities OF
government to secure IN unfair share
of the total wealth produced. then
we have q right to expect q verdict
against the Republican party and In
favor Of the Democratic party; for
our party has risked defeat-aye. suf-
tered defeat-in its effort to ous
the conscience Of the public and to
bring about that very awakening to
which Mr.. Taft has referred.
Only those are worthy TO be- entrust-
ed with Leadership IN 9 great cause
who are willing to die for 1t. and the
Democratic party has proven its
worthiness by its refusal to purchase
victory by delivering the people into
the hands Of those who have despoil-
ed them. IN this contest between
democracy on one sde and p~lutocracy
on the other. the Democratic party
has taken Its position on the side Of
equal rights. and invites the opposi-
ton Of those who use politics to Sc
cure special privileges and govern
mental favoritism.
Democratic Party Defender Of Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have
committed larceny by law and pur-
chased immunity with their political
influence, to attempt to raise false
issues. and to employ the avery OF
Heaven" to conceal their evll pur-
poses. but they can no longer deceive.
The Democratic party 10 not the IN
envy OF any legitimate industry or Of
honest accumulations. It Is on the CON
|trary. q friend Of industry and the stead
fast protector Of that wealth which
represents q service to society. The
Democratic party does not seek to
annihilate all corporations: 1t sim
ply asserts that as the government
creates corporations, It must retain