Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-26
BRYAN COMMENTS ON THE RE-
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Under he ca. "a Fuil Retreat" VIM.
] BrTaa, Ia the lsas issue Of the Commoner
discuaaed the Republican convention as fol
lows,
Inc Republicans who attended the nation.
al convention asspectators and Joined 10 the
denomination In favor Of President Roose-
Welt and Senator La Toilette must have felt
indignant as they watched the panic-stricken
delegates running over each other in their
effort 10 get away from the La Toilette re-.
forms, some of which had been Endorsed by
the President himself. Congressman Cooper,
OF Wisconsin, representing the La Toilette
men, brought In Q minority report signed
by himself alone. Fifty. two members Of the
committee signed the majority report and
one signed the minority report. The Re.
publican party will find the ratio of 50 to /
very embarrassing one to deal with Ia
the coming campaign. MIR. Cooper's report
contained declaration 10 favor of publicity
as to campaign funds. 1t was lost by vote
OF $50 TO "a, more than 9 TO l, and yet the
President has been advocating legislation in
favor OF publicity 90 to campaign contribu-
lions, and Secretary Taft wrote letter to
MIR. Burrows advocating the passage OF q
publicity bill. How fortunate II was that
Secretary Tait's letter was finally discover
ed and publishedl Senator Burrows, the
man to whom the Taft letter was addressed,
was the temporary chairman OF the conven.
ton, and the convention over which he pre-.
sided turned down the publicity plank by q
vote of9 to /. Who will deny that, on this
subject, the Republican party is retreating
Another plank Of the La Toilette platform
authorized the ascertaining Of the value Of
the railroads. This plank was lost BY vote
of 9l7 to 90, nearly l5 to l, and yet Presi.
dent Roosevelt has advocated this very prop.
osition. Here is Q retreat on the railroad
question.
In another column reference 10 made to
the Injunction plank. Theinjunction plank
adopted by the Republican convention Is
retreat from the position taken by the Presi-
dent and from the position taken by Score.
tary TAR in his speeches, although neither
Of them went 80 far as they ought TO have
gone in their effort to prevent what is known
IS government by injunction" Here IL
the third retreat.
The President has advocated the income
tax IS means Of preventing swollen for
tunes and OF equalizlng the burdens Of gov
ernment. The Republican platform Is silent
ON the subject. Was the President right In
the position he tookf II %, then the conven.
tlon was wrong In not indorsing him. VIII
the Republican voters follow the President
in this just demand or will they follow the
Republican organization In retreating from
itf
The President advocated an inheritance
tax, but the Republican convention Is silent
on that subject. Was the President ahead
Of the Republican party in advocating this
reform. or has the Republican party receded
from the Presidents positioni Did the Pres
ident give false alarm on this question, or
has the party sounded retreatf
In the Presidents message to Congress
lest spring he presented an Indictment
against the conspiracy formed among the
great lawbreakers TO prevent the enforce.
nsnt Of the law and to evade the punish
uaenss provided by law. The platform
adopisa by the Republican convention con-
tssns no intimAtion Of danger. If there are
aspiracies, the convention did not see
): II there are any combinations, 1t had
heard Of them; II there are any dangers,
mas unconscious Of them. Was the PresI.
Amt mistaken when he issued his defiance,
g are Republican managers deceived when