The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-03
establishment Of. Peoples Rule
the Paramount Issue Of
this Campaign.
VOTERS FULLY ALIVE
TO NEEDED REFORMS
Exposure Of Republican Fallacies
Leaves Taft Without a e.
Pin to Stand On.
From Our sFseial Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., Oct. 1.-Amid
the multiplicity Of facts that are
being brought to the peoples atten-,
ton there is a tendency to lose sight
Of. the main issues. In national at
fairs the principal question is: Shall
we, the voters of the United States,
continue In power the Republican ma
tional Organization?
This is the issue, and If it is steadi-
ly kept to the front the peoples an
swer will unquestionably be No, be-
cause.
!. The House is controlled by the
Republican organization and this or
ganization is trust-controlled, as every
one knows. The phesent house has
turned down every one of the presi-
dents antitrust recommendations and
nearly all of his proposals for labor
legislation.
e., The Senate is controlled by the
Republican Organization and this
machine is controlled by the trusts,
as Is; evidenced by its record. The
presidents recommendations are
strongly stated in his special message
of January 31st Of this year in which
he sald, that the predatory interests
have banded together to work for q
reaction" Since this statement was
put forth the :reactionary forces have
succeeded in congress, for not an anti
trust law was enacted.
3. And the reactionary forces have
succeeded in the Republican national
convention, flr. not .one Of the presi-
dents. antitrust policies was declared
for and they nominated for the vice
presidency and presiding officer in
the senate Congressman James S.
Sherman, noted opponent of the
Roosevelt policies, and an ardent sup
ported Of Speaker Cannon: Speaker
Cannon, though not delegate in the
national convention. took the hoor and
urged that Mr.. sherman be: selected,
and he was: aopinated by the enor-
nous majority OF S1e out of $50.
These are unquestioped facts.
The Alternative Proposition.
But the national convention of the
opposition party-the party out of
powerr-was controlled by the voters
within the party. They, as the result
Of a widespread campaign for sigma
lures to pledges to- attend the pri-
naries, went out in force and in
more than two-thirds Of the states
elected pledged delegates, or instructed
them. This resulted In platform
that pledges for antitrust legislation,
and to such an extent that, if en-
acted, it will terminate every private
monopoly in, Interstate commerce; and
pledges are given, also, for rar-reach-
ing improvements in the national gov
ernment itself, so that the voters can
more readily control the nominat ton
and elections, and that their repre-
sentatives can legislate more easily.
Publicity for campaign funds is
pledged for, the publicity to be given
before the election, so that the voters
will know which of the nominees are
being backed by the trusts. Another
pledge is that the national house shall
again become deliberative body, 50
that the peoples will and not that
of czar-lfke speaker shall prevail.
A further pledge is that every pos
sible effort will be made to secure
the direct election Of United States
senat tors by the people so that their
will shall prevail in the Senate, there
by enacting laws for the termination
Of private, pnonppclies.
It; 1s clear that II the Democratic
national Organization is placed in
power in the house and senate it will
pass laws for the termination Of pri-
vate naonopolies in interstate com
nerce, will reform the government,
and IN other ways will carry out the
peoples will. In short. the peoples
rule will prevail. the establishment Of
which is the paramoup ut issue.