The broad ax., 1908-06-27

senators Tor supporting him Wa ne
Republicans deserted him. Net onlT
does the patlarm fan 70 give IL
Democrats credit for helping the Pres
ident IN every effort to lift up Amer
lean manhood % noble sense Of dnty
and oblsstion. but q actually con-
demns tAs hHbustF which TIE Den.
ocFatio Minority Instituted and carried
On Cor the express purpose q com.
petlag Republicans % carry cut the
Presidents Recommendation
'lIr. Williams. leader og tha minor.
ity, time and again called upon the
Republicans TO furnish thirty votes in
support Ct the Presidents policies and
Rladesd the DsmsssatIo minsSity 70
furnish the remaining number Of
votes necessary to carry cut several
of the Presidents recommendation
and yet the men who wrote he plat
form presume upon the ignorance Of
the public and complain that the ali-
buster prevented the enactment Of
many wholesome and progressive
laws
The Currency BHI and Congress.
The writer's Of the platform 'espe-
ciaIly commend the passage Of the
emergency hill a bin which com
bined two features. one OF which had
been rejected By the Senate and the
other by the House. So long as there
was a chance for a discussion there
was SUFFICIENT Republican opposition,
to condemn both features Of the bill,
but under the influence Of a few O.
nanciers the BIN was rushed through
the closing hours with ali Of the bad
features restored and all Of the good
ones eliminated. How proud the Re
publican bosses IN the Son ate and
House must feel 70 have their work
thus Endorsed BY q Republican ma
tional convention.
The plank demanding a permanent
change in the currency system is gen
eral enough to permit the Republican
orators to advocate IN each section of
the country the system most popular
there. and suddenly IndeAnIte to
enable Congress to do whatever II
pleases. or nothing, without violating
any pledge.
Trust Plank Not Specific.
The trust plank must prove a dis
appointment TO every Republican who
has come to understand the iniquity |
Of the trusts. There Is no demand
for q rigid enforcement Of the law;
there is no suggestion that the Grim
NAL clause, which has not yet brought |
the trust malefaetor within the walls |
Of a penitentiary, should be called into |
use The platform says that the law
IAN be strengthened by amendments |
which will enlarge the supervision Of |
The general government, but these
are not mentioned. and
here Is nothing In this plank Of the |
platform that can be appealed TO to
secure any real improvement In the
aw II the President, with all of his
has not been able to en-
Orce the criminal law against a sin
gle trust, what progress can be made
With such an antitrust plank as that
in the Republican platform?
Sees Big coRcsssioa TO Roads.
There Is a plank in the platform in
avoF Of such legislation and superTi-
ion as viii prevent the future over
ssue Of stocks and bonds by inter
tate carriers.' This is good, but it is
,oupIed with the advocacy OF q pool
ng arrangement which makes large
oneessiOn to the railroads without
xacting any security 70 the public, 4
or the convention voted down an
proposed by Senator La
'ollette's followers authorizing an en-
lEgement Of the powers Of the inter
tate commerce commission.
The Negro comes in for his qua
RENAL quota Of taiy. He Is remind
d that the Republican party gave
I'm freedom and citizenship. and in
Ais there is the implied warning that
e must not use his citizenship
gainst the party that gave IT to him.
boasts that he is Indebted to that
arty for his political rights and for
& progress in intelligence, industry,
Ie.
esro Gets Usual Tafsy, Gays Bryan.
The Republican party has made
olitical capital out Of the Negro Tor
ore than a third Of . century, In
any OF the close states Il has Won
) elections ~ ne Negro vote and IN !
le states whsre & has had power It
Is never treated the Negro any bet 7
2 than be hes been treated ~ the :
snocats. n Othsr words. IN the :
oFshsIn states the Democrats. With !.