The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-21
Spirit of Reform ShfIed
by Stand Pat Con-
ventit n.
DEMOCRATIC LEADER CITES RE
LECTION OF SEVEN VITAL
PROPOSITIONS.
SCORES PARTY LEADERS
For FIaerant Defiance to the Posi-
tons Taken BY President and
by Republican Congress on
Leading Planks.

Leading Pianks.
Lincoln, b., June 20.-Undar the
caption In Full Retreat" Bryan in
the next issue Of he Commoner will
discuss the Republican national con.
yeution as follows.
Republicans who attended the ma
tional convention as spectators aad
joined in the demonstration in favor
Of President Roosevelt and Senator
La Toilette must have felt indignant
as they watched the panicstrickea
delegates running over each other in
their effort to get away from La Fol
lette reforms, some of which had been
endorsed by the president himself.
Congressman Cooper, of Wisconsin,
representing the La Toilette men
brought in minority report signed
by himself alone; 80 members of the
committee signed the majority re.
port and one signed the minority re.
port. The Republican party will find
a ratio of SO to one very embarrassing
one to deal with in the coming cam.
paign.
Cooper's report contained a. deelara-
tion for publicity as to campaign
funds. 1t was lost $50 to 81. more
than nine to one and yet the presi-
dent has been advocating legislation
in favor of publicity as to the cam.
paign contributions, and Taft wro.e
Il letter to Burrow- advocating the
passage of this publicity bill How
fortunate it was-Tafts letter was
finally discovered and published. Bur
rows, the man to whom Taft's letter
was addressed, was the temporary
chairman of the convention and the
convention over which he presided
turned down the publicity plank nine
to one. Who will deny that, on this
subject, the Republican party is re.
treating?
Retreat On Railroad Question.
Another plank of the La Toilette |
platform authorized the ascertaining
of the value Of railroads. This plank |
was lost 9t7 to &C, nearly Is to one
and yet President Roosevelt has ad- |
yocated this very proposition Here |
is retreat on the railroad question.
In another column reference is |
made to the injunction plank The
injunction plank adopted by the Re
publican convention is retreat from |
the position taken by the president
and from the position taken by Taft |
In his speeches, although neither
then went as far as they ought to
have gone IN their efforts to prevent |
what is known as government by in
junction. Here is the third retreat
The president has advocated an I'm
come tax as means of preventing
swollen fortunes and of equalizing
the burden of government. The Re
publican platform was silent on this
subject Was the president right in
the position he took? If so then the
was wrong in not endors
ing him.
Retreat On inheritance Tax.
VIII the Republican voters follow
The president in this just demand or
will they follow the Republican or
ganization in retreating from it?
The president advocated the in
heritance tax but the Repub lean con
vention is silent on that subject Was
he president ahead of the Republi-
Fan party in advocating this reform
1r has the Republican party receded
from the presidents position? Did
he president give a false alarm on
his question or did the party sound
4 retreat?
In the presidents message to con
gress last spring he presented an in.
lictment against conspiracy formed
lmong great law breakers to prevent
he enforcement of law and to evade
he punishments provided by law.
rhe platform adopted by the Republi
IAN convention contains no intima-
ion of danger. If there are any con-
;piracies. the convention did net see
hem: If there were any combinations
I had not heard OF them; if there
we're any dangers. they were unecn-
'cious of them. Was the president /
mistaken when he issued his defiance !
II are the Republican managers de-
,eived when the think an aroused
public will calmly contemplate en-
.roachments of predatory wealth.
This is retreat number six.
Retreat On Election of Senators.
The convention, S66 to 114-morel
han seven to one-vofed down the
flank in favor of the popular election
4 United States senators. It is truel