The Washington herald., 1908-08-13

NEAR OF 10 secure a NFlr aNflI d Llaf-ei0-
Ure as are the Democrats IN the recent /
session OF the present Congress there was
q considerable element In the Republican
party favorable 20 remedial legislation,
but a few leaders. IN control Of the or
gauization. despoticaIly suppressed these
members. and thus forced a real majority
in the House 10 submit 10 a well organ
ized minority The Republican national
convention, instead Of rebuking this at
tack upon popular government eulogized
Congress and nominated as the RepEbli-
can candidate for Vice President one q
the men who shared IN the responsibility
for the coercion Of the House Our party
demands that the House Of RepUeseIt7-
tives shall again become a deliberative
body. controlled by a majority Of the Pee
Pies represeutarives.- and not by the
Speaker and IS pledged 70 adopt such
rules and regulations 20 govern the House
Of Representatives as VIII enable a IA
jorlty Of It's members TO direct It's dsl4o-
eratlons and control legislation
shall the people rulez'' They cannot
90 so unless they can control the House
Of Represent ltaIives and through their
representatives. in the House give exores-
sion 20 their purposes and their desires
The Republican party s. committed 20 the
methods now IN vogue IN the House d
Representatives.. the Democratic party IS
viii bring the popular branch Of the FED
eral government into harmony with lie
ideas Of those who framed our Constita-
ton and founded our government
other Issues Later.
shall the people ruleg'' I repeat. is de-
cIared by our platform 20 be the ever
shadowing question. and as the camp Taign
progresses shall take occasion 10 dis
cuss this question as it ulanifests itself in
other issues for whether we consider the
tariff question. the trust question. the
railroad question. the banking question.
! the labor question, the question Of in
periaI5sm. the development Of our water
ways. o. any other OF the numerous proc
Z lens which press for solution. We shan
fnd that the real question involved IN
/ each IS whether the government shah re-
main mere business asset Of favor
I seeking corporations or be an instrunnert
I n the hands OF the people for the ad-
[ vancement Of the common veal
Democrats Earned Confidence.
Il the voters are satisfied with the rec
/ ord q the Republican party and with its
+ management OF public affairs. we cannot
I reasonably ask FOR q change 81 admins
/ tration. # however. the voters feel that
/ the people. as a whole. have too little in
/ fueace IN shaping the policies Of the gov
( ernment; II they feel that great combina-
( ti0ns OF capital have encroached upon the
/ rights Of the masses. and employed the
/ irstrumentaliJles Of government 10 secure
an unfair share OF the total wealth pro-
duced. then we have right 20 expect 4
/ verdict against the Republican party and
Z in favor Of TIE Democratic party for our
/ 1eat-in its effort to arouse the conscience
Of the public and 10 bring about that very
| awakening 10 which Mr. Taft has re-
ferred-
Only those are worthy 10 be intrusted
I with leadership IN a great cause who are
willing 10 die for f. ard the Democratic
/ party has proven Its worthfness by its
/ refusal to purchase victory by deliverins
the people into the hands Of those who
I have deSpoiIed them. In this contest be
tween Democracy OF the one side and
/ plutocracy on the other the Democrats
party has taken its position on the side Of
equal rights. and invites the opposition o,
! those who use politics 10 secure speCia
privileges and governmental favoritism
Z Gauging the progress Of the nation. not
by the happiness or wealth or refinement
OF a few. but by the prosperity and ad
| vanceuent Of the average man. ths
/ Democratic party charges the Republican
party with being the promoter Of present
abuses. the opponent Of necessary rene
dies. and the only bulwark Of private
monopoly The Democratic party affirm.
that in this camp5 ign It is the only party
having a prospect Of success which stand:
for justice in government and for equity
in the division Of the fruits Of industry
Defender of Honest Wealth.
mitted larceny by law and purchased I'm
munity with their political influence 10 at
tempt to raise false issues and TO employ
the livery Of heaven" 10 conceal theh
evil purposes. but they can no longer de
ceive. The Democratic party IS not th'
enemy Of any legitimate industry or o.
honest accumuIati0ns It is. on the con
trary a friend Of industry and the stead
fast protector Of that wealth which rep
resents a service TO society The Demo
cratic party does not seek to annihilat,
all corporations. II simply asserts that a.
the government creates corporations
must retain the power to regulate and Z,
icontroI them. and that It should not Per
nit any. corporation 20 convert itself int,
| a monopoly Surely we should have III
cooperation OF all legitimate corpora
tiors in our effort 70 protect business an,
industry from odium which lawless com
binations of capital viii II unchecked
cast upon them Only by the separation
OF the good from the bad can the good b
/ made secure
Not Revolution, but Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revolu
ton. but reformation. and I need hardE
remind the student Of history that cure
are naildest when applied at once; tha
! remedies increase in severity as their ap
plication is postponed Blood pOisOnin
may be stopped by the loss of a finger 10
day; II may cost an arm tomorrow or
life the next day. So poison in the bod
polite cannot be removed too soon, %
the evils produced by it increase with IN
lapse OF time That there are abuse
which need to be remedied even the Re
publican candidate admits: that his part
is unable TO remedy them has been full
!, demonstrated during the last ten year