The sun., 1908-07-10
ATTACKS TAFT As LEGAYEE
CHAIRMAN CLAYTON DEVOTES
HIMSELF TO "MY Policies"

HIMSELF TO "MY P0LTCIES."
Holds Up 70 Convention Shortcomings Of
the Present Administration, To Con-
tinue which, He Declares, the Repub-
Iican Nominee 10 Bound by Promise.
DENVER, July Representative Henry
D. Clayton OF the Third Congress district OF
Alabama made a long speeoh to-day as
permanent chairman Of tho Democratic
national convention. His address was for
the most part an attack on President Roose-
velt and on "Rooseveltism." He said In
part:
DEMocRAcY's PROSPECTS,.
This is a Democratic year. Democratic
ideas are now popular. Doctrines always
opponents are now urged as a gospel Of
their own. Measures anVpoliciss OF Demo.
cratic origin are now pretendedly advocated
by the leaders OF the Republican party.
II is no longer anarohistic to declare private
monopoly to be indefensible or that the
great transportation companies should be
regulated and controlled by pub
nc law. Former questioning OF the
decision of a bare majority OF
the Supreme Court in the income
Of the greater noise Of the vehement and
embroidered denunciation Of Judges and
judicial acts thas have shocked the country.
demand for the revision OF the tariff is no
system. Trusts are not to be tolerated
even by the Republican party. We need
not now enlarge on the LIST OF Republican
adnissions and promises for election pur-
poses only. The Republican party has
people and much greater progress In aiding
selfish interests and special privileges.
That party, guided by. expediency and
campaign necessity. would camp this year
on Democratic ground. II its apparent
require very great sweep OF the inagina-
ton to sec written into a Republican plat
form four years hence those immortal
words Of Thomas Jefferson. Equal rights
to all. special privileges to none.'
"MY poLIoIEs."
In this quadrennial contest Mr.. Roose-
welt has identified himself with Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. Taft has identified himself with MIR.
Roosevelt. The Republican party has in
praise one you must praise the other; to
criticise one is to criticise his pursln1g
shadow. And 30, must say, II It should
appear to any one that in noting and de-
nouncing abuses and failures on the part OF
the present Administration any license is
assumed, urge the impossibility OF sepa-
rating the present occupant Of the White
House from his own anointed one.
1t has been made evident in the pending
campaign that the, Republicans will seek
to conjure with the name OF Roosevelt
and win rely upon the Presidents policies
as a priced asset. The President has ad-
vertised himself and his policies with,
frequency and ability that surpass the
distinguished Republican, a former Cabi-
net officer, once publicly proclaimed the
President to be the greatest exponent OF
the art Of advertising the world has known;
to II forget that in his opinion, his energies
have been devoted TO- the accom-
and P1,i"'1imS that il his s work is yet in
complete it is so only because his un.
to to snccess during his term Of office.
4My policies must continue. So the
champion Of these would transfer office
and power to his favorite, Cabinet Min
ister. and his spear is to have fellow.
on under the leader designated by, him
until the last foe shall have surrendered
or lies inglcrious in the dust.
What are the policies which constitute
the capital Of the Republican ,' party IN this this
port the candidacy Of Mr.. Taft?
To recall Democratic platforms, speeches
and measures is to convince any man that
many Of the Presidents public utteranoes
were derived from an unavowed familiarity
with the teachings OF our party. His utter
ances that are Democratic have given him
his only claim to be a reformer and have
contributed more than all else to the Popu-
larity he has enjoyed The heir and the
ence to the policies Of the President. What
are these policies and what are the achieve
ments of President and party?
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
1t must be admitted that the republic
cannot long survive il fraud and corruption
become material factors in our elections. No
man has said more thnn the President about
the corruption Of elections; You recall his
where he said that:
1T has been only too clearly shown that
certain men at the head Of these large
corporations take but small note Of the
ethical distinction between honesty and
dishonesty: they draw the line only this AIDE
Of what may be called law honesty. the
kind Of honesty necessary in order to avoid
falling into the clutches Of the law
We have here the condemnation OF the
works? Is it true or not that -four years ago
he selected for his campaign manager a
novice in politics whose principal qualifica,,
ton for the position was the power he held
over the corporations OF the landl Is II
true or not that the official place as Secretary
of Commerce and Labor gave full knowledge
of these business secrets and relations OF
corporations to this campaign manager
and clothed him with power, with the
assent of the President, to punish or re-
ward them by publishing or withholding
their secrets that he had collected as such
| Secretary?
Is it true or not that. with this power
! held in terror over the corporations, he
solicited or had his agents solicit cam
! paign contributions from them3 ls It trle
! or not that such request under such circum-
stances was demand upon the corporations
| "a demand that they acceded TO-. knowing
| that the man who made 1t had the power
to punish them in case they refused? Can
| it be doubted that in this way. vast sums
| were raised? II 80. how much of these con-
| tributions were used for legitimate expenses
and how much for corruption purposes we
| do not know.
| 1NJuNcrIoNs AND coNTEMPrs OF COURT.
| There has been and is now a public de-
mand for legislation regulating. not abol--
ishing. the process OF INJUNCTION and
the power to punish for alleged in
! direct or constructive contempts Of courts
Ever since 1900 the Democratic party has
protested against hasty and III considered
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