The Bourbon news., 1908-08-25
Democracy VS.. Plutocracy.

Under IheOdOre h0OSeVelI personal,
autocratic government has been car
ried to the furthest extreme known to
American politics, says the New York
World.
Although Mr.. Taft IS the Republican
candidatae it is Theodore Roosevelt
and Theodore Roosevelt's Administra-
tion that are on trial and asking for a
vote of confidence. AS an opportunity
for registering public dissatisfaction
with arbitrary government, for record
ing the protest against oneman power,
for measuring public conscience to-
ward sane, statesman-iike progress and
reform, the election in November must
have great significance. Regardless
of Mr.. Taft's ability, wied experience
and engaging personality. he cannot
escape from his political environment.
His party is still the party of Protec-
tiop, Privilege and Plutocracy. Prac-
ticalIy every trust promoter in the
country is a Republican practically
every railroad president is a Repubii-
can; practically every ruthless male
factor" is a Republican. Although a
Republican House of Representatives
passed the Campaign Fund Publicity
bill and Mr.. Taft wrote to Senator
Burrows indorsing the measure, the
Chicago Convention rejected the pub
licity plank, with only ga votes for it
to $50 against it. The man who per-
mitted this capitulation in order that
the protected industries might secret
ly be bled and blackmailed on the eve
of tariff revision is the man who took
George B. Ccrtelyou from the post of
corporation campaign tributes. He is
the same man whose own candidacy was
financed in part by insurance money
fllched from the policyholders ;who
wrote the letter "My dear Mr.. Harri-
mar" assuring him that ''you and are
practical men, ''aDd who encouraged
Hartman to raise $3.50, 900 as corrupt
iop fund to help carry the state of New
York. In spite of the creditable dec
laration from the Taft headquarters
that all contributions to the campaign
fund will be made public in accordance
with the laws of New York, the record
of the Roosevelt surrender still stands
as representing the sentiment of the
party. Although Mr.. Roosevelt in
his stump speeches for two years vehe-
mently insisted upon the restriction of
Swollen fortunes ''by means of in
come and inheritance taxes, not one
word appears in MIR. Roosveelt's Chi
caro platform in favor Of these just and
eQui a0Ie measures. In spite of allshis
frenzied denunciation of malefaitors of
greac wealth al 1.-The ma efactors of
great wealth" are praising tie plaC-
torn and pledging their support of the
ticket
TO make assurance douoly sure that
the work Of his convention would com
mand the approval Of Wall street and
the preoatory elements 10 general Mr.
Roosevelt made James ). Sherman the
party candidate for Vice-President.
fisherman represents the very ten
denotes in politics that Mr.. Roosevelt
pretends to oppose so violently. Ye,
Mr. Roosevelt elevates this astute rep
resehtative of Wall street politics to
the dignity OF Man of My Type.
Never Ia the lifetime Of the republic
has there been greater need Of a write,
aggressive. compromising opposition
Go the party in power to Roosevelt
ism. militarism. jingoism. ceuuaiiza-
nOn, PERSONAL government and panic
The. Americans need peace. 5hey qeec
prosperity, they need re-enp nployment
they need bread