The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-31
erahel extent among Republican LEAD

erabel extent among Republican lead
ers.
What does Secretary Taft stand |
for? What does he denounce as
wrong? What does he propose as
remedy?
What would he do with the trusts
He tells us that he would not ex,
terminate them, bu, simply regulate
them
What does he propose on the tariff
question? Revision but not until
after election.
What reform does Secretary Taft
Propose for the benefit of labor? The
llaboring men insist that they are en-
titled to trial by jury: but Secretary
Taft went all the way to Oklahoma
to find fault with a provision in the
Oklahoma constitution securing this
protection to the laboring men.
| What relief does Secretary Taft
pronose TO give us from the burden
which imperialism has imposed upon
| the country? The appropriation for
the army and navy has increased
Imore than hundred millions a year
since We entered upon our colonial
experiment Our army is more than
twice as large as 1t was in 1890. and
we are still denying the Philippine
Islands the doctrine set forth in the
declaration OF Independence, that
Governments derive their Just powers
from the consent OF the governed.
What is Secretary Tart going to do
on the railroad question? In one
lspeech he took occasion to explain
THAT the president was not responsible
for rate reduction; this would indi-
cate that Secretary Taft does net
favor rate reduction Is he in favor
lof authorizing the interstate com
lmerce commission 10 ascertain the
d prasent value OF the railroads? Is
he willing to prevent the futher issue
of watered stoke Does he urge re-
duction in freight and passenger rates
wherever and when such reduction
lean be made without injustice 10
honest Investments He has given
] no assurance on these questions, and
h we must Judge what he would do bY
b what he now says or fails TO say. II
2 when he is trying to secure the sup.
, mort of reform Republicans, he is so
y evasiye on the subject, what could
r we expect of him if ne were elected?
S Does Secretary Taft favor the ma
2 tional incorporation of railroads, as
4 suggested by the president? Would
D he favor a law Withdrawing from the
= states their control over railways and
= vesting exclusive control in the fed
+ eral government? And II he fayors
e national incorporation would he be III
flavor of giving the railroads a per
d petual franchise and perpetual
n .uarantee of income2 II not, will hi
d explain why he will be more unjus
g to the Filipinos than 20 the people
l. of his own country?
IS No Chance of Reform.
It What chance OF reform is there a
At the hands Of the Republican leader
:? who take the side of corporation
N against the people and act upon tn
IS theory that inducements must be he'll
n cut to capital, no matter how grea
y. the burdens imposei upon the pre-
a ducers of wealth? There Is no doub
d that the masses of the people Reput
n lean and Democratic. are in favor o
N reform II we can only convince tn
II voters that the Democratic party vii
" he true to reform. victory Is assured
n and the only way in which we ca
is convince the public that we honestl
lie desire to administer the government
)r ir behalf of the people is to Civ
n them an honest platform, employ hor
n ,r~s arguments, and conduct can
'e paign by honest methods and through
an honest organization.