The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-07

are 7s votes. the stases which oppose
Bryan are awaiting his final word. Ii
is known that he is friendly 10 the
Nebraskan.
should Murphy decide To cast the
Fmplre State vote against Mr.. Bryan,
the antls declare. they would nave Sf9
Votes or enough to block Ilryan's
necetsary fwo- thirds. However. IT Is
not believed that Murphy will do any
thing of the sort.
Notwithstanding the apparent ease
by which Bryan viii win. the New Jer-
sey delegtsion has decided to .ote for
Gray. of fselaware.
Theodore \. Bell. temporary chair
man of the convention. said In part
1--WE ha v. assembled AT n time when
the public conscience ~ emanding
honesty of ,1urpose In the men who un-
dertake To d rect the affairs Of State.
'There L. a widespread belief. found
ed upon exIde nee OF Il convincing char
acter. that the party in power has not
been true 10 ito irusa. that II has be-
trayed the CON mon interest into the
hands of the en- smies of good govern
ment. thereby fcrfeiting its right and
DESTROYING it, q ,ility 10 rule In the
name of The peops
Apparent Ia every one il the iact
tina way down deep In the heart of the
Republican convention at Chicago there
was a feeling Of a n ger and resentment
over tho popular cklnor for reforms
and II Is equally PATENT that there Is no
bona-fde %ent III the part of the
Republican party of granting any re-
forms, n the machif pry of that party
can be- retained In present hands.
"Its paper platform divided like an
Client Gaul into th~e ~parts-barren
promises. mLkeshifts and evasions-it
l. hoped will uake q good campaign
transparency; bat no one seriously be-
lieves the Republican party indorses
that neutral manuscript which held the
convention together until it could rat
Ify the nomination of n Presidential
candidate.
oThIs convention should present In
a plain. intelligible manner the serious
Industrial and present conditions that
are disturbing The peace and happiness
Of our country. We should proceed to
n courageous exposure of the Republi-
can rollcies cooperu; ing with private
Freed in the general oppression of the
people.
"Vc must exhibit a~,readiness and an
ability TO grasp the problems of the
rou- and to effect their solutions in a
maarer that will satisfy the sober
common sense OF the mufitudes whose
Interests arc al stake.
Abuse of Corporate Power.
"AmonF the great evils that adlict
the country At the present time Is the
abuse Of corporate power.
"N here~cr the gatherings of the PEG
ID, hccoii.c too threatening the cry OF
counsc9i an goeE mp. and appeals ar
frantically made TO the sacred rightS OF
property. This is intended to alright
the cars of honest men in the enjoy
ment of the fruits of their industry and
thrift, and thus by playing upon their
prejudices and fears 20 deter them from
casting their influence on the side OF
wholesome reforms. Whenever the
wrongs of today become the vested
rights of tomorrow the nation Is in
deadly peril.
'"The Democratic party is not the
enemy of property; but to the con-
'trary. it has always stood, and will
continue to stand, firmly against every
species of aggression that would de-
s:roy or weaken the right of any man
to enjoy the rewards to which his
patience, his skill, his industry and his
economy enroll him,
Against the evils of special priVilcSe
we urge the benefits of equal opportu-
nifty. in order that there may be more
land owners, more homes and more
happiness among the masses.
Not nimicaI TO All Corporations.
9TH Democratic party is not an
enemy of all corporations. 1t recog-
nizes their great value in the indus
trial world. Through the agency of in
corporation scattered wealth Is brought
together and given a driving force that
II would not otherwise possess. Great
enterprises are thereby undertaken and
the undeveloped resources of the coun-
try added to the wealth of the world.
No rational man can be opposed to
corporations as such, and The assertion
that the Democratic party is waging
an indiscriminate war against this con-
venient form of transacting business
has no foundation in fact. 1t is the
abuse only of corporate power that we
seek to eliminate.
Viewed in the light of g great moral
institution the control of corporations
should remain a question of common
concern rather han a political one,
but the shameful complaisance of
the Republican party in permitting
Its forces to be controlled and operated
by the most offending corporations of
the country throws the problem into
the political arena and compels the
public to moose between the Demo-
cratic party that will, and the Repub-
lean party hat will not. place some
restrictions on Incorporated greed.
THE distinguishing feature of the
Chicago platform is its o~ft-repeated
promise to do a lot of things that the
Republican party has heretofore failed
to 10.
1.-THE last Congress was in session
during a financial crisis, when n
merable banking institutions, p%roffer-
ing a holiday to a funeral, closed their
doors and filled the minds of the mil
lions of depositors with anxiety and
fear. The sentiment in favor of postal
savings banks, which had been steadily
growing in this country, became al
most universal during the recent panic.
The President sent a special message to
Congress Urging the establishment of
postal savings ank where the earn
ings of our people might be safely de-
posted under the direct control and
responsibility of the Federal govern
ment, and where no peculating bank
--.. 80 A. 49, 50