The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-08-21
Democracy VS.. Plutocracy.

Although Mr.. Taft is the Re.
publican candidate, it. is The0-
dore Roosevelt and Theodore
Roosevelt's administration that
are on trial aud asking for vote
of confidence. As an opportunity
for registering public dissatisfac
ton with an arbitrary govern.
mvut Ter recording the protest
against one man power. for meas
uiug pubic conscience toward
sane, statesmakline progress aud
reform, the election in November
must have great significance.
Regardless of Mr.. Tafts great
ability. wide experience and en-
gsgiug personality. he cannot
escape from his political environ
meut. HIS party is still the
party OF Protection, Privilege
and Plu,ocracy. Practically every
trust promoter III the country Is -
Republican,; practically every
railroad president is Republi-
can: practically every RUTHLESS
malefactor" is a Republican.
Although a Republican House
of Representatives passed the
Campaign Fund Publicity Bill
aud Mr.. Taft wrote to Senators
Burrows endorsing the measure,
the Chicago Convention rejected
the publicity plank. with only 81
votes for it to $50 against it, The
man who permitted this cspitula-
tion in order that the protected
industries might secretly be bled
and blackmailed on the eve of
tariff revision is the man who
took George b Cortelyou from
the post of corporation inquisitor
and made him collector of corpo.
ration campaign tributes. He is
the same man whose own candi.
dacy was financed in part by in
surance money tilched from the
policy holders; who wrote the
letter to "My Dear Mr.. Harri-
man." assuring him that "you
and | are practical men," and
who encouraged Hartman to
raise $3.50, 900 as corruption
fund to help to carry the State
OF New York.
In spite of the creditable dec
laration from the Taft head
quarters that all contributions to
the campaign fund will be made
public in accordance with the
laws of New York. the record of
the Roosevelt surrender still
stands as representing the senti-
ment of the people.
Although Mr.. Roosevelt in his
stump speeches Tor two wears We
hemently insisted upon the re
striction of "swollen fortunes. !"
by means of income and inberi-
lance taxes. not one word appears
in Mr.. Roosevelts Chicago plat
form in favor of these just aud
equitable measures. In spite of
all of his frenzied deduuclations
of the malefactors of great wealth
all the 'malefactors of great
wealth. are praising the plat
form and pledgiug their support,
TO the ticket.
To make assurance doubly sure
that the work of his convention
would command the approval of
Wall Street and the predatory
lements in general. Mr.. Roose-
welt made James S. Sherman the
patty candidate fol- Vice Presi
dent. MIR. Sherman represents
the very tendencies in politics
! that Mr.. Roosevelt pretends TO
oppose so violently. Yet Mr..
Roosevelt eievates this astute rep
resentative of Wall Street politics
TO the dignity of Man of My
Type
Never in the history of the re
public has there been greater
need of q virlle, aggressive. IN
compromising opposition TO the
party in power-to RooSeyeltiSm.
militarism, jingoism, centralizs-
ton. personal government and
panic. The American people
need peace. they need prosperity.
they need re-employment-they
, need bread.
The World will treat Mr.. Bry.
an with scrupulous fairness and
justice. 1t will endeavor TO treat
him more than generously because
it so vigorously argued against
his nomination. Our conviction
is stronger than ever that Gov
ernor johnson or Judge Gray
could have polled tens of thous-
snds of votes which Mr.. Bryan
cannot get. But if Mr.. Bryan
should adhere to his admiral BILE
speech ofacceptauce and the graf
flying pledges 10 barry the past,
and should prove during the cam
paign that be has profited by
defeat and unlesrned his past
follies in the school of exper-
fence; if he should resolutely
keep his back turned upon the
delusive issues which be has hith