The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-07-09

the last decade, not counting the am.
cunt paid to support the govern
ment. This money has come from the
POCKETS of the farmer, the mechanic,
the merchant, the professional mar
and the laborer, and has been poured
into the golfers of the protected
classes. Nor than two-thirds of the
capital that derives benefit from pro
tectionism belong to the trusts. The
Democrats will revise taritf
downward and in the interest of the
tax payers, who are always forgotten
by the Republican party.
There must be a revision and a gra-
dual reduction of the tariff by the
friends of tariff reduction for the
common good, and not by the bene-
ficiaries of its abuses who justify use
of the impost taxing power for the
chief purpose of comforting privileges
and profit upon the few at the .
pense of the many
1t is the shortest OF steps from the
tariff to the trusts. Let it be denied
if they care to deny it, that the tariff
is the real mother of the trusts.
The Democratic party will strike
down special privileges whether
granted through a high protective tar
if or granted to government chartered
corporations by permission Of law.
All trusts owe their birth and their
ability to continue existence to one
Or the other of these w forms OF
special privileges. For private mo-
nopoly, no business approximating
private monopoly, can endure with
out the one or the other. or both.
Here Mr.. Clayton dwelt at length
on the recent panic, placing b res
possibility on the vicious legislation
of h Republican party
Republican Failures.
Thus, my countrymen, in this view
we have the spectacle of a President
urging a refractory congress to pass
needed reforms and appealing in
vain, or we have another spectacle,
that of a President for the sake OF
his own popularity or for the sake
of the popularity of his own candidate
making a political play by urging
that congress do what he must know
it would not do and what we are
forced to consider he did not wish
done. The President stands sponsor
for Mr.. Taft. He desires that the Ia
boring man; that those who would
have h government effectively reg
ulate the railroads.; that those h
would revise and reduce the tariff
and destroy the trusts; these should
believe that Mr.. Taft is not a reac-
rated with his ideas, n that he will
carry out my policies" Mr.. Taft
Will have to receive about seven
millions of votes before he can execute
any policy. To get the votes for him
the President wishes to- show what
me policies his chosen n will car
ry out if elected; n he can show
1t cheaply by pointing to recommen-
dations that his party associates have
ignored and will ignore. If b Presi-
lent were sincere and honestly insis-
tent and still was not needed by his
party, Notwithstanding his great per-
sonal popularity, what reason is
there to p that the same party
same recommendations mad by n
who is merely the Presidents lega-
tee? We may inquire here why the
special interests, those enjoying spe
and l think 1 quote Mr.. Roosevelt,
who borrowed the words from a dis
tinguished Democrat-have all unit
ed in expressing eminent satisfaction
upon Mr.. Taft's nomination. The
masses and equal rights to all on the
one side, or the classes fat on privi-
leges on the other-under which flag,
Mr.. Taft? NO nan can serve two
masters"
Let US see what could have been
done if legislation instead of party
advantage had been desired.
If a part of the Republicans had
joined the Democrats in support of
measures proposed by a Republican
President the power with which
Federal judges have hastily
thrown their authority into the scale
against labor would have been reg
uIated by law.
A fair trial in all cases of indirect
constructive contempt of court
would now be provided by Law.
Labor would be exempt from the
of the Sherman law ag-
ainst combinations.
Wood pulp and print paper would
now be on the free list and the pres
ant tax upon intelligence to that ex- |
tent abolished.
No longer would it be in the power
If n Federal judge, sitting in cham
)ers, hearing evidence ex parte, upon
he allegation that a state law is con
1scatory, to suspend 1t by temporary
A Democratic measure