The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-08
erritories Of New Mexico and Arizona

territories Of New Mexico and Arizona
as separate states
The hostility OF the Repuohcan OF
ganixation toward popular measures OF
reform Is illustrated IN It's rerusai 10
| establish postal savings banks, ana the
country can safely accept TINS as
sample OF what q. Republican congress
controlled by special interests. VIII 90
10 every other measure intended Tor
the peoples RELIEF.
The Child Labor Outrage.
The Chicago platform points Win
pride to the passage OF a ehliu iav W
ioin In whatever fluctuations are que
from the enactment Or any measu :
| that will keep our children out OF the
sweat shops. but II is Impossible eh.ire
iy TO wipe out the evil or child TABOR
by penalizing the employment or chi :
drsn OF tender years. Let the fepupii
can party go further than ,he ,ina ~
ment OF penal laws and In the name or
humanity use it's vast energies ior the
removal OF the conditions that are
forcing our children into the iaoor
market.
The most paIpable Instance OF the In :
.,ncerity OF the Chicago convention IL
fouud IN Its declaration respectinx the
Issuance Of injunctiOns. u woua nav
been entitled 20 more r ,ns s,,h,ect. AZ
.e..lou after session OF congress iaoor
has pleaded for relief from the "ouse
of injunction.. but its nppea IT,
No indication that remedial ieRtssaon
Of any character would he ennc,ea
The oligarchy In the house ana SEMI
has decided that nothing shall ne done
=" xSenk~n my advantages that cor
rorrtious have gained In labor us
pVtes. .,ou urohubly
na.t con.picuous OF all questions
noxx before the people, ought TO De dis.
cu.sed in q dispassiouate manner m"
disposed of according to It's merus. ~ ~.
NAf
body. short OF nm =. sn .hr .o"rts to pre-
lent . threatened destruction OF prop
erty. G~.a.r IN.
co,rt. rre acting I'm excess OF tneI
twrt.diction or strictly within thr'r
drjernted powers. In either case. Ine
peovIe have q right 10 throw aao
nj safeguards around n"ma"
Having adopted o momentary pial-
,or,n nj chicago, the Republican con
vention proceeded 10 ratity the MY.
House choice for president 10 sec -, =
the acauiescence OF the conNen.Ioi,; 80
chfey executive was compelled TO apsn
dor the most vital reforms that ne nas
been urging during the last iour yea a.
The war secretary was e.tner aSorms
synnathy with these popular retorrns
himself or else he and MS Irlehus
feared that their presence In the pIat :
soTm would sacrifice his nomination -.
election by ar In s,,Ssr cease case the omis-
sion OF these reforms Is to the dlscrs.,-
~ OF the nominee. The Chlcag0 pa,
form bears about as nue. hurled
tpom the white House, as a LAD pears
II the highest claim that Mr.. Int,
has to the PRESIDENCY Is mn TO him
TO express his sympathy with an, no
pledge his honest support 10. W.,
great principles OF Democracy W. az
bsye given the president the place ne
occupies in the hearts OF the peopi,s
We have something to do IN I'M,
convention besides point out evils ano
call the Republican SaiT,y cr 70 ing and md
the part II has played IN crea'"e ""N
With the power and opportunity 70
carry our Democratic principles we
will be called upon to review ", our wh b
neonie This issue cannot be dlsposeu
of ~ the assertion that the hepuol
can party also stands Tor te,i1 re
form Republican revision ana Dem .
ocratic revision are two dinereh'
The Democratic idea that where the
tariff enables the trusts TO ca,ntaih
system OF extortion the duty shouid De
removed from all trust made GOODS, SO
that competition from abroad may
compel reasonable prices 10 our own
people. There is vast d'ms,s, nee IN
dustries and the protection OF Grim :
inni monopolies. Which Kind or pro-
lection does the Republican party real.
-iy intend 10 preserve. and what tarin
schedules does Il propose TO scale
down Will II not depend upon the
preponderance OF power In me connc.Is
OF the party and I'm the halls OF leg
islatIon. and with the gigantic trusts
in control OF the machinery OF the re :
publican party. does any reasonable
man believe that American farms,
American labor and honest American
Industries will escape the tariff blade
The masses great mower OF gold In
great contests that ought TO be deter I.
mined according to the character or
nominees and the soundncss and NOR :
atty OF political Issues; and there IS
n general demand for publicity 20 tho
collection and use of campaign funds
80 that our citizens may know whether
a political party has purchaser US
way into office or has Won its VIC
tories BY honest means
I'm the Chicago convention minor
itv report OF the committee on rtso-
buttons, containing declaration IN
favor OF Gamma Ign publicity. was owe,
whelmlngly defeated upon roll call
OF the convention and the Republican
party placed Itself sduarcly upon rec
ord I'm favor OF concealing the nam 5
OF contributors. and the amounts 81
their contributions. BY vote or ~
10 / IN the committee. and vote Of
more than ten to one In the body 81
the convention, they confessed their
guilt Let the votets " the country
OF the Republican party 20 disclose the
sources and amounts N Its election
hances IL not . confession OF the de-
haslng and corrupt use OF money IN
II is eminsntiy proper that this con
vention should define the Democratic
attitude toward the regulation OF
transportation companies and call th'
attention OF the country 20 the indis
4 vaara Of Democrats sffort that ar