Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-13

of the one adopted by the convention.
No such situation. however, confronts
your candidate, for the platform upon
which / was nominated not only con-
tains nothing from which l dissent,
but 1t specifically outlines all the
remedial legislation which we can
hope to secure during the next four
years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished statesman who
received the republican nomination for
president said, in his notification
speech: "The strength of the repub-
lican cause in the campaign at hand
is the fact that we represent the poll
cies essential TO the reform of known
abuses. to the continuance of liberty
and true prosperity, and that we are
determined, as our platform unequivo-
cally 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 II is impotent to accomplish
needed Further, can not concur in
the statement that the republican
platform unequivocally declares for
the reforms that are necessary: on
the contrary, | affirm that it openly
and notoriously disappoints the hopes
and expectations of reformers, wheth-
er those reformers he republicans or
democrats. SO far did the republican
convention fall short of its duty that
the republican candidate felt it neces-
sary to add to his platform in several
important particulars, thus rebuklngI
the leaders of the party, upon whose
cooperation he must rely for the en-
actment of remedial legislation,
As | shall, in separate speeches dis
cuss the leading questions at issue.
shall at this time confine myself toI
the paramount question, and to the
far-reaching purpose of our party. as
that purpose is set forth in the plat
form.
Shall the people Rule?
Our platform declares that the over
shadowing issue which manifests IT,
SELF in all the questions now under dis
cussion, Is "Shall the people rule 2"
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 government, and use that govern
ment for the protection of their rights
and for the promotion of their well
fare? or shall the representatives of
predatory wealth prey upon defense
less public, while the offenders secure
immunity from subservient officials
whom they raise to power by un-
scrupulous methods? This is the is
sue raised by the Known abuses" to
which Mr. Taft refers.
Presidents Indictment Against the
Party.
IN q ~ $50 &c sent % eongsess last
January, President Roosevelt said.
"The attacks by these great corpora
tions on the administrators actions
lave been given a wide circulation
throughout the country, in the news
papers and otherwise, by those writ
ers and speakers who, consciously orr
unconsciously, act as the represents
lives of predatory woaith-of the
wealth accumulated on a giant scale
by all forms of iniquity, ranging from
the oppression of wage earners to un-
fair and unwholesome methods of
crushing cut competition, and to de-
fraudIng the public by stock jobbing
and the manipulation of securities.
Certain wealthy men of this stamp,
whose conduct should be abhorrent to
every man of ordinary decent con-
and who commit the hldeous
wrong of teaching our young men that
business success must or
dinarily be based on dishonesty, have,
during the last few months made It
apparent that they have banded togeth-
er to work for a reaction. Their en-
deavor is to overthrow and discredit
all who honestly administer the law,
to prevent any additional legislation
which would check and restrain them,
and to secure, II possible, freedom
from all restraint which will permit
every unscrupulous wrong-doer to do
what he wishes unchecked, provided
he has enough money."--What an ar
raignment of the predatory interests!
Is the presidents indictment true ?
And, If true, against whom was the
Indictment directed? Not against the
party.
Mr.. Taft Endorses the Indictment.
Mr.. Taft says that these evils have
crept in during the last ten years. He
declares that, during this time, some
"prominent and influential members
of the community, spurred by financial
success and in their hurry for greater
wealth, became unmindful of the COM
mon rules OF business honesty and
fidelity, and of the limitations impos-
ed by law upon their actions;" and
that 'the revelations of the breaches
of trusts. the disclosures as to rebates
and determinations by railroads, the
accumulating evidence of the viola
tions of the antitrust laws, by num-
ber of corporations, and the over-issue
of stocks and bonds Of interstate rail-
roads for the unlawful enriching of d.
rectors and for the purpose of concen-
trating the control of the railroads un-
der one management. AL these he
charges. "quckened the conscience of
the people and brought on moral