Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-19
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CONGRATULATIONS TENDENCY

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GENERALIZATION TENDENCY, 4
.Th. third dangerous tendency of
the Republican party is toward centfa
alization Its leaders are inclined to
overlook state lines and to advocate
Legislation and administrative methods
which enlarge the central government.
THE safety of the union depends upon
preservation Of the distinction drawn
in the Constitution between stat and
nation The nation has its delegated
powers; the state It's reserved powers
Only by the recognition of this DIVISION
can the balance between state and ma
ton be maintained.
.'Fourth--In It's advocacy of iflpe az
ism the Republican party tends 70 ig-$
more all constitutional restraints, Tor IL
administers u government III me fnH,
ippinc islands without constitutional
The ignoring of the Con-
stitution in dealing with the Philippine
Islands tends to&the weakening of the
b Constitution at home and tends also
Ito disregard of constitutional priflT
5ciples of government.
THE fifth Republican tendency TO-
which call your attention is the, ten
dcncy toward Socialism. The Repllb-
lean party5is loud in its denunciations
2of5Socia lisu,% but 1t is constantly feed
Ing and augumenting the socialistlc
spirit. 1T permits abuses when cast
an odium upon individuals ism ana iuT :.
}Iiisl1 an argument TO the Sociails U.s.. y
the idea that the government
must act as n wet nurse for Vored
instead ofScultiratingS1 ndns-
trial Independence and spirit OF sen ,li
reliance, In its latest national plat
form II boldly declares that reasonla RE
profits should be guaranteed 10 the
protected industries 1t defends 5ti' t
principle of monopoly on the theory
that competition is hurtful. In taking
ttiis position is supports the NAN con-
tention of the Socialists. Mr.. 'Iaft, atne
Republican candidate, & in the. speech
announcing his candidacy, adHo .s,'s.
such amendment of the antitrust la~
{ as would make 1t apply only To unreal
sonable restraint Of trade Inc luel
that reasonable restraint OF trade:
This idea that reasonable restfalli. u
,ltrnde Is llnobjectionable Is the entering
efge--it is the first step towards the
annihiatior of the principles of cont
petition.
DEMOCRATIC POSITION
.Hrhe Democratic party has been
called a Socialistlc party ana nave
been denounced as a. Socialist. Il con-
tend that the Republican party, not
the Democratic party, is aiding the
Socialist party; and that Is evidenced
from the fact that Socialist leaders pre- 4
fer Republican success TO #Democratlc
SUCCESS. ~.7g7
forms win retard Socialism, and they
believe that Republican abuses can pc
used to arouse opposition to the entire
competitive system The Democratic
party believes that the Socialist IS
honest. but mistaken. The pe1noora TIC
party would argue with the Socialist,
while the Republican party denounces
him; but the Democratic party would
remove the spirit of unrest and discon-
tent by eliminating the abuses that are
tho Foundation of unrest and uiscon-.
tent. !
the American people and ask th M me
sioin us in the inaug uration Of reforms
Which will restore the government 70 TO
its old foundations and win VI Il, for t aa
government the love OF all me peoe
Die by making it the protector OF
every ever, clas: and the friend Of every
legitimate Interest and md en ntsn3 st the
,,nn,e ar Mr.. Melbert Carey and will
leave tomorrow for New Haven ana
Providence.