Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-26

tirement from the road would mean a
serious loss to the country while a
few promoters would be the only per-
sons benefited, they gaining by the
capitalization of the salaries saved
by the elimination OF competition.
The Democratic party is the defeno.
er of competition and the only great
party which is seeking to restore
competition. Mr.. Taft has, in the dis
cussion of this question, employed
harsh words instead of argument. The
word "socialistic" is hurled at the
Democratic platform. Now, as a mat
ter of fact, it is Mr. Taft's party and
not the Democratic party which has
given encouragement 10 socialism.
While protesting to abhOr socialism,
the Republican party has gone half
way toward socialism in endorsing its
principle The socialist bases him
contention on the theory that compe-
tition is bad, and that an economic ad-
vance is to be found in monopoly.
The socialist, however. wants the pub
lie to have the benefit of the monop-
oily and, therefore, favors government
ownership and operation of all the
means of production and distribution.
Inc LlCpuDuCdH par ~ hdS SOliC dl-
most as far as the SOCialistic party in
/ the economic defense of the monopoly,
but it permits the benefits Of monop
oily to be enjoyed by a comparatively
! few men, who have secured domi-
nant influence in the government.
| beg to call Mr.. Taft's attention to the
fact that the Republican party has
\ stimulated the growth of Socialism in
/ EIn.a,.
I that il has given to the theory that
| trusts are natural and necessary out
! growth of our economic conditions,
and, second, by permitting the de-
Veiopment of abuses which have been
| charged against individualism. II he
will examine the vote published ii the
| World Almanac, he will find that in
1900 the Republicans polled 1906, pa
votes and that the socialists Iolled
| but S5.se1; in the same almanac, he
will find that in 1904 the Republicans
cast 1924 votes and the socialists
4O2, ,2S6. Notwithstanding the fact
| that the Republicans have boasted of
their last national victory, their party
! polled but 417,000 more votes that
year than four years before. This
| scarcely more than covered The natur-
al increase in the Republican portion
of the population, while the socialist
vote increased more than three hun
dred per cent, and the increase in
votes was almost as great as the in
crease in Republican votes.
/ The Republican leaders have bee>-
| in the habit of sneering at the social
/ lists, while bIindly Indifferent to the
causes that have contributed to the
growth of socialism. The Democrats
recognize that socialists are honesti,
seeking a remedy for the known
abuses admitted by Secretary Taft.
Democrats dissent from the remedy
proposed BY the Socialists, believeing
that Socialists are mistaken and that
| Democratic remedy is better, bat il
! is time for thoughtful people to rec.
lognize that individualism can only be
| retained and defended by remediaI
Ilegislatisn which will remove the
Iabuses which have been allowed to
fasten themselves upon the country.
The Democratic party, believing IN
Iindividualism. addresses itself earn
estly to these abuses, and instead Of
iridiculing and maligning the Socialists,
Invites them, as 1t does Republicans
to examine the Democratic platform
and the remedies proposed therein It
submits its plans to the honest citi-
izenship of the country, without re
gard to section OF party.
Industrial independence Is necessa-
lry to political independence. The free
exercise of the rights of citizenship
/ is impossible when = few control the
industries In which millions are en-