Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-14

as our platform meQuivocally declares.
TO maintain them and carry them on"
In the maize OF the Democratic party,
| accept the challenge. and charge that
the Republican party is responsible for
all the abuses which now exist IN the
federal government. and that Il Is Inn
potent 10 accomplish the reforms which
are imperatiyely needed. Further. I
can not concur In the statement that
the Republican platform unequlvocally
declares for the reforms that are nee.
essary; on the contrary. affirm that II
openly and VIGOROUSLY disappoints the
hopes and expectations OF reformers,
whether those reformers be Republic.
ans or Democrats. SO far did the Re.
publican convention fall short OF It's
duty that the Republican candidate felt
It necessary TO add 70 his platform In
several important particulars. thus ~
buking the leaders OF the party. upon
whose cooperation be must rely for
the enactment OF remedial legislation
AS l shall, In separate speeches. dis
cuss the leading questions at issue.
shall at this time contne myself to the
paramount question. aud TO the far.
reaching purpose Of our party, as that
purpose Is vet forth In the platform.
Shall the People Ruler
Our platform declares that the over
sh.an.,.g,.,, t.,,,. ..,bt.h $50, 49, &C.
I'm all the questions now under discus.
sion. Is "Shall the people ruler No
matter which way we turn. no matter
to what subject we address ourselves,
the same question conrronts MS: shall
the people control their own govern,
ment aud use that government Tor thu
protection OF their rights and for the
promotion OF their welsareS or shall
the representatives Of predatory wealth
prey upon a defenseless public, while
the offenders secure immunity from
subserviept Ofliclals whom they raise
20 power by nnscrupulons methodist
This - the lssuc raised by the known
abuses" 10 which Mr. Taft refers.
Presidents Indiesmsnt Against chs
Party.
In a message aent 10 congress- last
January. President Roosevelt said
1.-THE attacks by these great corpora
lions on the ndmlnlptratlon's actions
have been given wide circulation
throughout the country, IN the news
papers and otherwise. by those writers
and speakers who, consciously 90 un
consciously, act as the representatives
Of predatory weal,h~Of the wealth &C.
cunnlated on n giant scale BY all forms
Of iniquity, Ringing from the oppres
slon Of wage earnep 90 unfair aud AN.
wholesome methods Of crushing DOT
competition. and 10 defranilng she
public by stock iobblng and the manip
ulatlon % securities Certain wealthy
men ~ this stamp. whose conduct
should bc nbhorrent "a every man Of
ordinarily decent conscirnce. and who
commit The hldeous wrong ~ teaching
our young men that phenomenal busis
ness success must ordinarily b. haaed
on dishonesty. have. during thc last
few months made q apparent shat
they hsve handed together 10 work Tor
reaction. Their rndeayoF IL 90
overthrow snd discfedii Oh who hon,
eNtiy administer the law. ~ prevent
any additional legislation which would
cheek aud rrstrAln them. pnd 10 secure,
n poasitte. Freedom from ail ~
arnint which will peFrull every IN
acruBui0us wTon2.doer - Do Whist ~
wishes uneheeked. pggvldei ~ has
enough money what ~ sFralgnmeni
% the predatory iufefcnlsi
n the presidents indictment trmai
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lndietmout difsFtedf Not against tha
Democaiie party
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deciurrs that. dnflng ihis time. soaig
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