Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-02-06


money, that is to say, gold, have
abundantly ccrroborated the demo-
cratic argument in favor of the guam
titative theory of money, even though
the goodness of God has removed the
need for the free coinage of silver.
1t demanded a tariff for revenue
only.
1t demanded an income tax.
1t demanded the arbitration of la
Dor disputes
1t demanded stricter control of
railroads and an enlargement of the
powers of the interstate commerce
commission.
1t demanded improvement of the
internal waterways.
1t denounced prohigate public ex-
penditures.
Finally it denounced government
by injunction" in cases where a fed
eral judge overrides the law of
state, and it demanded trial by jury
Which of these planks, save only
the last does the World now oppose?
Which, save only this plank, togeth-
er with the tariff plank and that re-
lating to economy in government, has
not been adopted by President Roose-
welt and gone to make his admins
tration so remarkablyq popular?
And even the government by in
junction" plank has become so popu-
lar that it was unanimously indorsed,
only few weeks ago, by republic
can state convention that was first to
declare for Mr.. Taft for president.
Has the national platform of any
party, at any time, ever been so near
ly vindicated in it's entirety, and in
so short a period?
Take the platform of 1900. 1t
added but few points to that of
1896.
1t voiced its opposition to imperial
ism and demanded national declara-
tion to the effect that the Filipinos
will be given their independence
when a stable form of government is
established. The reason this is mo
longer discussed" is that practically
the entire American people are now
| in harmony with mat plank.
1t declared that "private monopo-
lies are intolerable and indefensible'
and pledged the democratic party to
wage unceasing warfare against pri-
vate monopoly in every form. The
World itself has been waging just
such a warfare, with great vigor and
ability, ever since that plank was
adopted.
1t demanded the strict enforce
ment of the law against the trusts,
and the World ever since has been
voicing that demand. 1t demanded
that corporations doing an interstate
business be required to show they
have no water in their stock and are
mot attempting to exercise monopoly
power, and that demand is echoed
today from ocean to ocean.
1t demanded that trust products
be placed on the free list.
| 1t demanded the election Of Unit
ed States senators by popular VOTE
Will the World itself say whether
or not time and experience have vim
dicated these demands?
Add these planks to the planks of
the platform of 1895, and the World
Herald makes bold to say that the
democratic attitude toward the is
sues of today, as defined by the join
ture of these two platforms, repre-
sents the attitude of not only an over
whelming majority of democrats but
of majority Of the republicans. The
World-Herald, from careful and
appreciative reading of the World,
for period of many years, ventures
the further statement that the World
itself favors a great many more of
these policies than it opposes.
Why, thenfi this discomfort, this
incessant criticism, this straining at
gnats? Why is it impossible to satis-
fly the World?
eve are very curious to know
Omaha World-Herald.