The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-13

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tectod int c,ts has been great
enough Ia prevent any attempt al
tariff reform before the election,
and the reduction promised after the
election Is $50 hcdgod about with
qualifying phrases, that no ono can
estimate with accuracy the sum total
Of tariff reform 10 he expected in
case OF Republican success. If the
! past can be taken az a guide tho
/ Republican party win be- 80 Obligat-
ed by campaign contributions from
the bcnetlciorics OF protection, as to
make that pary powerloss to bring
to the couh ry any material relief
from the pa ont tariff burdens
Why No Ahti.lrust Legislation?
A few years ago he Republican
leaders in the house of representa-
tives we're coerccd by public opinion
into the support Of an antitrust law
which had the endorsement Of the
President, but the senate refused oy-
en- to consider the measure, and
since that time No elfor, has been
made by the dominant party to Sc
cure remedial legislation upon this
subject.
Why No Railroad Legislation?
For ten years the interstate com
merce commission has been asking
for an enlargement Of its powers,
that it might prevent rebates and
determinations but a Republican
senate and a Republican house Of
representatives were unmoyed by its
entreaties, In 1900 the Republican
national convention was urged to en-
dorse the subject Even in 1904,
the convention gave no pledge to
remedy these abuses When the
President finally asked for legsla.
ton, he drew his inspiration from
three Democratic national platforms
and he received more cordial support
from the Democrats than from the
Republicans The Republicans in
the senate deliberately defeated sew
eral amendments offered by Senator
LaFolleto and supported by tho
Observation-Disclosures embodying
legislation asked by the interstate
commerce commission. one OF these
amendments authorized the ascer-
tanment Of the value of railroads..
This amendment was not only defeat
cd by the senate, but it was over
whelmingly rejected by the recent
Republican convention, and the Re.
publican candidate has sought TO
rescue his party from the disastrous
results of this act by expressing him.
self, in a qualified way, in favor of
ascertaining the value of the rail-
roads.
OvcT-IsSue Of Stocks and Bonds.
Mr. TAFT complains of the over-is-
sue of stocks and bonds of railroads,
for the unlawful enriching Of direc-
tors and for the purpose Of concen-
trating the control Of the railroads
under one management" and the
complaint is well founded. But, with
president to point out the evil, and
a Republican congress to correct It,
we find nothing done for the protec-
ton of the public Why? My hon
orable opponent has, by his confess
sion, relieved me of the necessity OF
furnishing proof; he admits the con
dition and he can not avoid the logi-
cal conclusion that must be drawn
from the admission, There is no
doubt whatever that n large major
ity of the voters of the Republican
party recognize that the masses have
had but little influence upon legisla
ton or upon the administration OF
the government, and they are begin
ming to understand the cause. For a
generation, the Republican party has
drawn its campaign funds from the
boneficiaries Of special legislation
Privileges have been pledged and
granted in return for money con-
tributed to debauch elections What
can be expected when official au-
thority is turned over to the repre-
sentatves OF those who first furnish
the sinews of war and then reim- !
burse themselves out of the pockets
of the taxpayers?
Fasting in Wilderness Necessary.
So long as the Republican party |
remains in power, 1t is powerless to
regenerate itself II can not ct
tack wrong-dong in high places
without dsgracing many Of its promi-
nent members and IT, therefore,
uses opiates instead of the surgeons |
knife. It's malcCactors Construc each |
Republican victory as an endorse
ment of their conduct and threaten |
the party with defeat If they are in
terfered with. Not until that party |
passes through period of fasting In |
tho Wilderness will the Ranuhlican |