The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-06-25

neither of them went 30 far as they
ought 70 have pone in their efforts TO
prevent what II known as govern
ment by injunction. Here Is the
third retreat;
ssTbe president has advocated the
income tar ssa means Of preventing
swollen fortunes and equaiizfng the
burdens III the government. The 70
publican platform n silent On the
subject. Wna the psexident right IN
the position 10 took? II -. then
The convention vas wrong IN not On.
dofsing hin. WIN the republican
voters follow tho president In this
just demand or viii thcy follow tllc
repuhliean organization In rstrsatine
from ity Tho prosldent advocates an
iuherttance fax. hut the republican
cOn scntion Il silent on that subject.
Was tho prssidens the bssd a. The
republican party IN advocating this
rsfesm, o. Ina the republican party
Isceded from the prsside1t's posi-
tlouY
Ibid the president sive ! false
alarm On this question or has ths
party snunded rstrsatY Ia The
psesident's message 10 congress
last sprinR hs presented an To-
dictment against the conspiracy
formed among the great law brcakers
10 prevent the enforcement of the
Law and 70 evade the pnnishments
provided BY iaw. The platform
adopted " the repnbliczn conyen.
lti0n containe an tnttmation 0f dan
ger. II there are any conaplracicx
the convention did not see them, Il
thcre IRE any dangers ahead. " was
|unccnscious OF then. Was the prcsi.
dent mistaken when lir issned bls
denancs 0r Ars the republican man
ayers deceived whom they think that
an aroused public will calmly con.
template the cncseachments 81 pre.
datory wealth. This Ii retreat no,
|a.
THE convention ~ vote of WI
10 ~, more than seven 10 nne, voted
down the plank Ia favor Of the popu
lar vote for United States senators.
II "a trus that the president snd Sec
ratary TAFT have rever advocated til
popular election OF senators. The,
seem TO take the tIanliitonIan ratIacl
than the Jeffsrsonian view, hut tbs
most popular rsfom In tha Unites
states today II the reform that hal
for its object the election OF unises
States senators BY direct vote.
IL has Hve times been endorses
by the national house OF represent
atiyes--three times when the hoDs,
Of representatives was republican
II has been endorsed BY nearly twp
thirds Of tho states Of the union ans
there Is probably not d state 10 ths
union In which IL would mt Dc en
dorsed at popular election and yel
In spite OF the record made in ths
house of representatives by the sari
Gus states this reform II rejected Il,
4 seven TO one vote 10 q republican
national convention.
Here are seven propositions upor
which the republican party In ns
tional convention assembled has 70
treated from the position taken b,
that party IN congress or from IL,
position taken by the president
What have Roosevelt republicans Il
say? The president has swakened /,
spirit of reform within his party. III
has at least revealed 20 the wcrls
that there are reformers In the ~
publican party. Can that spirit noy
be quelled BY stand-pat convention
Millions OF republicans have enlistes
at the presidents call TO aims am
are ready TO march forward; VII
| they furl their banners and turn hacl
merely because the president acqui
esces In the sounding Of n retreatf''