The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-09-10

sues of the Campaign-Some
of the Chapter Headings and
Main Points.
Chicago Dispatch, 6th
The campaign textbook of the
Democratic party, prepared with
the approval of the national COM
mittee, will be distributed to-
morrow morning to party work.
ers and others interested in ar
guments why the Democratic
nominees should be elected. 1t
contains 300 pages in a bright
red cover and is replete with |
comment and argument on the
various issues of the campaign.
The platforms of the Democratic |
and Republican parties arranged
in parallel columns, occupy much !
space in the manual, which also
contains crisp utterances of both
Democratic and Republican lead
ers. Some of the chapter headings
of the volume are: Pointers on
the Republican National Plat
form," Figs and Thistles,"
"A Discredited Slogan" "The
Struggle With Monopoly" and
LEST We Forget. " W.. Bryan's
speech of acceptance, his tariff
and his speech on guaranteed
deposits occupy a prominent
place in the book, which closes
with detailed index of contents.
Under the head, I'm a Nut
SHE'LL" the book discusses va
rious subjects treated in the
/ platforms of the parties. The
: question is asked: Shall we
r tax large incomes in America as
+ is done by the progressive re-
= publics of Switzerland and
France, also in Germany and
e England?" and the answer is
printed: ''The Democratic plat
, form says yes; the Republican
J, platform is silent.
The same reply is given to the
question: Shall we elect United
} States Senators by a direct vote,
thus making it difficult, if not
impossible, for miIlionaires to
, control the nation through the
q upper house.?
Following these are questions
r. whether a reasonable sum shall
= be paid by banks to create a
o guarantee fund to protect de-
;e positors; whether campaign
It contributions shall be made pub
N lie, and whether we shall dc
J. away with "billion-dcllar ses-
,r sions of Congress and a vast
array of office-holders debating
;s presidential Nominations" to al
10 II, of which the same reply is
u u r ade- "The Democratic plat.
h h y..,ro SAYS yes; the Republican
- platform is silent"
~ In the chapter on pointers
10 10 on the Republican National Plat
~ ~ form" is the following.
60 60 THE Republican platform as
% written is indubitable proof thai
y, the Republican party does no
10 10 expect to give the country any
~ real reforms. The platform il
j \ fact is a contract, signed anC
W sealed, between the Republican
y party and the exploiting interests
of guaranteeing that nothing shall
W W be done to free the people from
~ ,, graft and extortion; it is an ad
~ ~ mission that the money to carr!
~ ~ on the campaign is to be draw
VI ~ from the SYSTEM and tina
: means that the system is rul
~ ~ on business principles and whel
W. W. it puts up it's money to carry al
Sc election, it is sure to be quit
% % careful about the security tax
~ ~ en-"
ua ua A resume of the currency lav
te It passed by the last Congress
" ~, given, with comment in part a
;;re follows:
70 - Here is a bill designed t
~ m prevent panics like that whic
no No swept over the land last fall, ant
ne nn nowhere in the bill do you fin
@rr nr the slightest mention of tn
1a 1ei cause of that and of all othe
io Io panics the distrust of the ban
W W depositors. If the situation wer
u u not so serious, this bill would b
IN ~ the most colossal joke of tn
III century. The bill neither give
,od the elastic currency Of tt
~ ~ Canadian plan not the dire
in he government action Of the Dem
he, .bo cratic plan. The machinery fl
cm anf issuing the emergency is
9at 9ot roundabout that half a doze
1af af panics could be under way befo,
o;r ~ the circulating medium could g
~ H. out. The government is aske
C o,,+ to go into partnership with Il
9tr 9u' banks, even farther into partne
oS ship than now. When Il
United States government len
it's name to an enterprise, tt
' least it can do is insist that eve
en one dealing with that enterpri
.ans ann get fair play. 1t the COVER
Ga0 ;a ment is to cooperate in t
~ III banking business, then the &c
90o 9G1 ernment must secure the ba
wv wv depositors. If this is not do
vi then the government shou
ona alla- withdraw altogether and med(
"'e' no more with banks than Wi
groceries,"
On imperialism" the MANI
and says: ''The Democratic party h
s. a plan, the Republican party /
ugh no plan that it dares reveal. l
Last Democratic party deals franl
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