Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-07-22
Il mot confession Of the debasipe and cor.
rupt use of moneys In its campsiene.
A. t. RaNa nate.

rupt use of moneys In its campaigns.
A. - Rail Rates.
Il Z eminently proper that this conysa.
toward the regulation Of transportation com.
to, the indisputabie fact that It wss opls
after Year, of Democratic effort that a
amendment was made to the interstate com.
meres law auth9rising the commission 70
establish reasohahls ratss Whenever Il AZ.
peared that an existing schedule Vas unjust
and unreasonable,
The national platforms Of the Republican
party remained silent upon this great CUES
ton LOT years and the fact that the necss.
sary change Was advocated By Republican
fresident who succeeded only through the
Aid OF the Democrats II both branches Of
congress In placing the amendmsut upsn
cur statute books. does mot Affect the credit
worked persistently for such an enactment
further amendment to our laws givinR
sne Federal government supervision over the
Issuance Of railroad stocks and bonds 4 d.
The fixing Of transportation charges and
the control Of assurances Of railroad securi-
ues are in.eparebly connected with the &C.
tuai valuation Of railroads. The Democratic
party believes that the hrst thing to DO u to
secure physical valuation Of the roads
that Y, valuation OF the solid rather than
the liquid assets Of railroad companiss-
wnls. on the other hand, the Republican
an overwnelmtng vote, took an uncQuivooal
stand 10 favor Of 4 system Of water RATS
without giving the people the bsnsht Of q
Slap ~ Congress-. ~
We search In vain for one syllable In the
Chicago platform pledglng the Republican
party to fetfenchment and reforms Is and
u y no mere coincidence that has given ~
2 oiliion-doller session Of Congress on the
eve OF z national election and the possible
revision OF the tariff.
30 long - We maintain the present meth.
% OF electinS United States Senators Ne
cannot hope that the upper chamber Of Con.
eress VIII reflect the popular will. 3
On ave different occasions the House Of
Representatives. has passed constitutional
amendment providing for the election Of
upited States Senators By the direct vote
sandbagged In the 8enate By those who are
determined that the Senate shall NOT become
az Integral part OF our free, representative
Institutions. IS : n
labor for tbs direct election Of United
Statss Senators, and Il appeals to the voter1
Of all America to elect members Of the dif.
ferent State Legislatures who will pledge
themselves to vot2 for no candidate for the
United States Senate that is not In favor
y OF this reform; = Z "a Z
The Affirmative position Of the Democratic
party upon these great questions VIII b
and, disd.inins ali IL sabtsrfass., i Il Vii
speak In . language that cannot b misun.
derstood. Its voice will ring with gen-
nine love for humanity, and the charge OF
doors. Let our party dsclarsticn q this sis
convention present the strong contrast be-
tween that which We here propose and that
which was declared at Chicago Let any
man t,o take q ne ssmpsratuss Of the Chicago
human warmth. Not single sentiment -
there to redeem It from the materialism
permeating It through and through.
For Navy In Pacific.
On the bosom Of the Pacific will b en-.
acted the mighty commsrcial struggles Of
the future. and the interests Of American
commerce Will demand that an adequate
naval strength BE- maintained In the watere
Of the Pacific to protect our expanding com
This magnificent Western country Of our,
has not only proved attractive to our own
people and the other white nations Of the
earth. but i has iiiewiss proved allnring
to the brown and yellow races Of the East
Some protection has been Afforded b. the
exclusion OF Chinese labor, but the evil IL
but half met IL the immigrA ton Of other
Asiatic people be not excluded from our
shores. Not only the white toiiers 81 Amer.
lea, but all our peopie without respect to
class or residence are vitality Interested Ii
this menace to our social and Industrial life
from oriental Qyarters.
This national convention meets at time
when the angel Of peace Il towering over
the entire world, and the nations Of the
world each day are strengthening those
ties Of friendship and common interest that
mankind to turn their hands to the peace.
able pursuits Of life rather than to the az.
structfon Of one another.
The Democratic party realizes the weieht
that America must Inevitably exert in the
a6airs Of the world, and will demand that
her influence ever be cast on the side OF peace
on the side OF Justice. and not ON the side,