The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-08-12
BRYAN FORMALLY
ACCEPTS


uuu'f hiffuHhiDu ~. Shall tho pfus
pie ruler No matter which way
wH turn no matter 20 What subject
We address ourselves. tte same
question conffonis uHi Shall the
people control their own govern
menL ana use that government Tor
~" protection ~ their right and for
~" protection ~ their welfare. or
shall ~. representative 81 Ireda
tory weflth prey upon "a defense
less public, while the offenders aa-
cure Immunity from aubaeryicnt Of
ficialh whom they raise 10 power
by interruptions methodist This N
the issue raised by the known
abuses 10 which Mr. Tsft refers.
Roossvelts Indictment
In a message sent e. congress
last January. President Roosevelt
said The attacks by these great
corporations on the .ndminintratlsn's
actions have been given a wide cir
cuiation throughout the country. In
the newspapers and otherwise. bv
those writer's and speakers Who.
eonscioualy 0r unconaciousiy. act as
the representative ~ predatory
wcaith-of wealth accumulated On
giant scale by all forms ~ inlqui-
~. ranging from the oppression Of
wage eafnefa 10 unfair and uu
whoieHOme methods ~ crushing out
competition. and 60 defrnuding the
public by stock lobbing and the
manipulation ~ securities Certain
wealthy men ~ this- stamp. whose
conduct should be abhorrent to ev-
cry man u ordinarily decent con-
science, and who commit the hide
Gus wrong ~ teaching our young
men that phenomenal business sue
cess must ordinarily be- based on
dishonesty. have. during the last
few months. made " apparent that
they have banded together 20 work
for "a reaction. Their eudemgor II to
overthrow and discredit all who
honestly administer the law. 20 pre-
vent any additional legislation
which would check and restrain
them, and o. secure. N possible, a
freedom from all restraint which
will permit every interruptions
wrong doer 20 do what he wishes
unchecked, provided he has enough
money
Bryan lndorses hrraianmsni.
what an arraignmcnt Of the
predatory interests IL the preai-
dents indictment true7
And II true. against whom was
the Indictment directed
Not against the democratic par
~
mir. Taft says that these evils
have crept In during the last ten
years He declares that during
this time some prominent aud In
fluentiai members ~ the communt-
-. apufred BY financial success.
and IN their hurry for greater
wealth. became unmindful ~ the
common rules 81 business honesty
and fidelity. and Of the limitations
Imposed b law upon their actions.
and that the revelations Of the
breaches 81 trusts. the disclosures
- 20 rebates and discrimination
ly railroads. the accommodating evt-
icnce 81 the violations ~ the anti
rust laws. BY a number 81 corpora
ions and tho over-iasuc Of stocks
and bonds ~ interstate railroads for
he unlawful enrichiHg ~ directors
md for the purpose % concentrat-
ng the control u the railroads un-
ier one manaEement-~sll these.
be charges. 'quickened the con-
science IL the people and brought
IN a moral awakening
During all this time. beg 10
remind you. republican officials
presided ia the executive depart
nent. filled the cabinet. dominated
he senate. controlled the house Of
and occupied most
u the federal judFeshipa Four
years ago the republican platform
declared that since 1850
xith the exception Of two years
he republican party had been In
control % part Or ~ all the
branches u the federal government.
hat for two years only was the dem
scrasic party In position 20 either
enact or repeal law. Having
irRWn the salaries. having enjoyed
he honors. having secured the
prestige, Lot the republican party
accept the responsibility
Asks Pointed Questions.
why we're these known abuses
permitted to develop
why have they not been correct
ID II existing laws are sufficient.
Is by have they not been enforced Z
All ~ the executive machinery Of
The federal government II Ia the
hands ~ the republican party. Are
new laws necessary Why have
they not been enacted With a re-
publican president 70 recommend;
siih a republican senate and house
TO carry out his recommendation
v hy does the republican candidate
plead FOR further time In which TO
~ what should have been done long
sRo7 Can Mr.. TAFT promise TO be
more strenuous IN the prosecution
u wrong doors than the present ex-
ecutivc7 Can he ask for n larger
majority In the senate than his par
~ now has, Does he need more re-
publlcans In the house Of represen-
tativcs. or a speaker with more UNI
limited authority
Why No Tariff Rsferm7
The presidents close friends
have been promising for several
wears that he would attack the In
EQUITY 81 the tariff. We have had
lntifnation that Mr.. Taft was FESTIVE
under the demands ~ the highly
protected industries And yet the
Influence OF the manufacturers who
have Tor Is years contributed 20 the
republican campaign fund, and who
IN return have framed the tariff
schedules. haH been sufficient 60
prevent tariff reform
"Rut the pressure brought to bear
by the protected interests has been
great enough 10 prevent any attempt
At tariff reform before the election,
and the reduction promised after the
election r. so hcdRed about with
qualifying phrases that no one can
estimate with accuracy the sum to-
tai OF the tariff reform TO be ex-
pocted In case 81 republican success.
II the past can be taken as a guide,
the republican party win be so ohH-
gated by campaign contributions
from the hencficiaries OF protection
as TO make that party powcrless TO