Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-16

claims largely without foundation and
largely exaggerated. will not suffice. Let
honest Investigation reveal tho bad and
defective laws passed by that party.
Various policies mantained reforms
rejected; the recent panic and its consc-
quenccs; promises broken; Discrimination
practiced. .ncompetency confessed by its
failures to meet urgent public needs. and
exhibiting this incompetency by the ap-
pontment OF junketing commissions for
the alleged purpose Of advising that
party so long in control and of such
boosted extreme wisdom what legislation
Is required by the country. Against tho
Republican party, so degenerate and
crafty is a capable determined honest
democracy in sympathy with all just
public demands and asking in its behalf
the candidate public Judgment. To that
judgment issue must he committed and
We unhesitatingly submit our cause to
that fine and true sense for the right
We know distinguishes the American
people In this Quadrennial contest Mr.
Roosevelt has identified himself with Mr..
Taft. Mr. Taft has identified himself
with MIR. Roosevelt The Republican
party has inseparably Identified the two
together. To praise one you must praise
the other, to criticise one IS to criticise
his pursuing shadow. And so. I must say
II 1t should appear to any one that in
noting and denouncing abuses and fav-
ors on the part Of the present admins
tration any license Is assumed urge tho
imposibility of separating the present oc-
cupant Of the White House from his own
Amounted one.
WILL CONJURE WITH ROOSEVEI.T'S
NAME.
1t has been made evident in the pend
ing campaign that the republicans Wi.
seek to conjure with the name OF Roose-
welt and will rely upon the Presidents
policies as n treasured asset. The Presi.
dent has advocated himself and his poll
cies with frequency and ability that sur
passes the best efforts of the shrewdest
press agent a distinguished republican
n former cabinet officer, once publicly
proclaimed tho President to be the great
est exponent of the art OF Advertising the
world has ever known. The country has
been told and not allowed to forget thai
in his opinion his energies have been de-
voted to the accomplishment of many
high purposes and that his work is vet
incomplete. 1t Is so only because mis-
undertakings We're too vast to be carried
to success during his term OF office.
My policies" must continue So the
champion of these would transfer office
and power to his favorite cabinet minis
ter, and his spear is to have fellow.
The pretense Is that the fight mutt go on
under the leaders designated by him UNI
I'll the last foe shall have surrendered
or lies inglortous in the dust. The nomi-
nation OF his would-be successor was
largely accomplished by the use of Of
iicial patronage and coarse machine me-
thods and has delighted the chief apostle
of strenuousity and at the same time
has not perturbed the conscience of the
one time civil service reformer now the
boss and adept In the bestowal of pub
lie plumber and forgetful OF ell his re-
sounding moral commonplaces. No fair
minded American could read the daily
account of the recent political dOinss a
Chicago without feeling mortiicat ton and
regret modification that the President
should have so abused his power indicat-
ing to great party his choice as his
successor and regret that the party
should have submitted to a cowardlyto
a humiliation that was as manifest as 1t
was degrading.
ON DEMOCRATIC POLICIES.
What are the policies that constitute
the capital Of the Republican party in
this campaign and that are relied upon
to support the candidacy of MIR. Taft?
To recall democratic platforms speeches
and measures, is to convince any man
that many of tho Presidents public ut
terances were derived from an avowed
familiarity with the teaching of our
party. His utterances that are democrat
ic have given him his only claim to be
reformer and have contributed more
than all else to the popularity he has
enjoyed The heir and the party are COM
mitted to "UnfalternS adherence to tho
policies of the President" What are
these policies and what the the achieve
ments OF the President and party?
Mr.. Clayton then reviewed unfavorably
the administration of President Roose-
welt and continued If the love of country
and liberty IL stil strong in the hearts
of tho American people If an oath to
support the constitution is now consider
cd by them as binding; II the people are
in earnest In their protests against the
rule of insolent wealth. the unauthorized
and baleful influence of corporations ard
the exactions of the trust, II the manli-
ness OF the favors thus has been trans
mitted to the sons. the fourth of next
March will mark the advent OF the glad
some light OF democracy and the begin
ming OF the return to constitutional Gsv-
tnn a