The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-03

public, but not before, Foraker must
be repudiated. The people must be
fooled again in the interest of the
trusts.
To expect the Republican party to
reform itself, or to effect any reform,
is absurd. A party never reforms it
self while in power. TO expect the
Republican party to do away with cor
ruption to save the government is 10
expect it to do away with that which
to them makes the government worth
saving.
President Roosevelt has denounced
everything and everybody, but what
reform has he effected? What evil
has he corrected What trust magnate
of the many who have violated the
laws OF the country wears stripes to-
day. And yet Mr.. Taft says that he
is proud that Mr.. Roosevelt Is SUPP
porting him, and that he will carry
out Mr.. Rooseveit's policies-the> poll
cies of denunciation and inaction.
Contrast the Two Men.
Contrast Mr. Taft and Mr.. Taft's
candidacy with Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Bryan's candidacy; Mr. Taft's shifty
evasiveness with Mr.. Bryan's direct
ness. Mr.. Taft, the nominee Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt; Mr.. Bryan, the nomi-
nee of the people; Mr.. Bryan's mas
terful and honest discussion OF the
great questions at issue; Mr.. Taft's
utter unfamiliarity with those ques-
tons and his half-hearted promises OF
reform: Mr.. Bryan's sympathy with
the people; Mr. Taft's sympathy with
predatory wealth and the trusts Mr..
Bryan's support by the people, who
alone contribute to his campaign
fund; Mr.. Taft's support by the trusts
and Wall street, which are again con-
tributing vast sums to debauch the
electorate, that Wall street and the
trusts may have four years longer to
prey upon a helpless public. The
straight, manly, honest, unequivocal
declarations for reform in the demo
cratic platform, with the shifty,
equivocal dishonesty of the Republi-
can platform approved by President
Roosevelt for his protege. But the
two candidates are fit, and fitted, for
thein8respective platforms.
The paramount, overshadowing Is
sue is, Shall the people rule?" II
Bryan Is elected the people will rule.
We will again have government "of
the people. for the people and by the
people" If Taft is elected. the people
will not rule, but We will continue 20
have a government of the trusts, by
the trusts and for the trusts. "Shail
the people ruler"
The policies of the Republican party
lead directly and inevitably to Social
ism. In fact, the trust is in and of
itself Socialism. Beginning with the
high protective tariff. to exclude for
eign competition, passing on to the
formation of the trust. by protected
INDUSTRIES. to stifle home competition.
and ending by charging consumers III,
TO the limit of the protective tariff
this is neither more or less than tax
ing the substance of the consumer
without his consent and without com
pensation. The difference between
the Socialism of the Republican party
and the Socialism advocated by Debs
is all in favor of the Socialism of
Debs. The trust, which is the pro-
duct of the Republican party. takes
private property without compensa-
ton for the enrichment of a few. The
Socialism of Debs proposes the TAX
ing OF the private property of all for
the benefit OF all. Republican Social
ism plumbers all for the benefit of a
few: the Socialism of Debs plumbers
all for the benefit of all
The Democratic party is a party OF
individualism. 1t teaches equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
Debs prefers the election of Taft to
the election of Bryan. because the
election of Taft Is great step toward
the establishment of the system OF
government advocated by him and his
followers. The election of Taft would
be great impetus to Dehs's Social
ISM.
Democrats are individualists. We
believe that every man should have
the equal protection of the law, equal
opportunities under the law. and the
equal protection of the law in the
peaceable and quiet enjoyment of all
that he acquires by his own effort. But
IL Democrats have to choose between
the Socialism of the Republican party
and the Socialism OF Debs. we infinite
~ prefer the Socialism of Debs
The Legislative Contest.
Speaking of the Republican and
negro fight on the two Democratic leg
islative candidates, Mr.. Beard elected
a storm OF applause when he said:
r'Stokes and Virgins were nominal
ed by the White Democracy of this
county. They are the candidates OF
the White people of Escambia county.
Their opponents were nominated BY
God knows who. Those opponents
are supported by and are paadering
to the Negro vote. They are organic
ing the Negroes TO vote against the
White people OF this county. If by
any possible chance they should be
elected, 1t would be a triumph of the
Negro over the White man
Those of you who are as old as
am will recall the expenditure OF
time, energy and blood it required to
establish White supremacy. You will
recall what Negro domination, under
the lead of a few White men. from
eS TO II, meant. Will you now
jeopardize White supremacy and De-
mocratic representation in the IesisIa-
ture from this county by voting for
the Republican nominees? 1t is but
the entering wedge to destroy White
supremacy No personal feeling nor
minor issue should influence YOU to
vote against the nominees of the
White Democratic primary. know
you will not do it. 1t would be treas
on TO your party and to your race"
No interference Needed.