The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-13

the Same question eonfronts us: Shall
the people control their own govern
ment, and use that government for
the protection OF their rights and for
the promotion OF their welfare? or
shall the representatives of predatory
wealth prey upon defenselees public,
while the Offenders secure immunity
IRON subservent officials whom they
raise to power by INSCRIPTIONS meth
obs? This is the issue raised by the
known abuses" to which Mr.. Taft re-
fers.
Presidents Indictment Against the
Party.
In message sent to congress last
January President Roosevelt said.
The attacks by these great corpora
lions on the ADMINISTRATION actions
have been gi' n wide circulation
throughout the country, In the news
papers and otherwise, by those writer's
or speakers who consciously or un-
consciously, act as the representatives
or predatory wealth-of the wealth
accumulated on a giant scale by all
forms Of iniqulty, ranging from the
oppression Of wage earners to unfair
and unwholesome methods Of crush
Ing out competition and to defrauding
the public by stock jobbing and the
manipulation of securities. Certain
wealthy mon OF fhis stamp whose
conduct should be abhorrent to every
man of ordinarily decent conscience
and who commit the hideous wrong
of teaching our young men that phe-
nomenal business success must ordi-
narily be based on dishonesty, have
apparent that they have banded to-
gether to work for a reaction. Their
endeavor Is to overthrow and discredit
all who honestly administer the law,
to prevent any additional legislation
which would check and restrain them,
and to secure. If possible, freedom
from all restraint which will permit
every inscriptions wrong doer to do
what he wishes unchecked. provided
he has enough money. an ar
ralanment of the predatory interest!
Is the presidents indictment true?
And if true, against whom was the in
dictment directed? Not against the
democratic party.
Mr.. Taft Endorses the Indictment.
Mr. Taft says that these evils have
crept in during the last ten years. He
declares that, during this time, some
prominent and influential members
Of the community, spurred by fnan-
ciat success and in their hurry for
greater wealth. became unmindful of
the common rules of business honesty
and fidelity, and of Che limitations inn
posed by law upon their action; and
that "the revelations of the breaches
of trusts the disclosures as to rebates
and determinations by railroads. the
accommodating evidence of the viola
tons Of the antitrust laws, by a num-
Der Of corporations. and the over-issue
of stocks and bonds of Interstate rail-
roads for the unlawful enriching OF
| directors and for the purpose of con-
centrating the control of the railroads
under. one management" -all these
he charges, "auickened the conscience
of the people and brought on moral
awakening"
During all this time, beg to re-
mind you, republican officials presided
/ in the executive department filled the
| cabinet, dominated the senate. con-
| trolled the house of representatives
| and occupied most of the fedora
! tudgeships. Four years ago the re-
publican platform boastfully declared
that since 1S60-with the exception OF
two years the republican party had
been in control of part or of all the
branches of the federal government;
that for two wears only was the demo
cratic party in a position TO either en-.
act or repeal a law Having drawn
the salaries: having enjoyed the hon
ors: havlng secured the prestige, le
the republican party accept the re
sponsihili,y!
Republican Party Responsible.
Why we're these known abuses
permitted to develop? Why haV
they not been corrected? II existing
laws are sufficient why have they no
been enforced? All Of the executive
machinery of the federal government
is in the hands of the republican
party. Are new laws necessary
Why have they not been enacted
With republican president to rec
ommend, with a republican senate an
house to carry out his recommends
tions, why does the republican candi
date plead for further time In whic
to do what should have been don
long ago? Can Mr. Taft promise t
he more strenuous in the prosecutio
of wrong-doers than the present eS
ecutive? Can he ask for a large
majority in the senate than his part
now has? Does he need more reput
leans in the house of representative
or a speaker with more unlimited AT
thority?
why No Tariff Reform?
The presidents close friends hay
been promising for several years thu
he would attack the iniquities of tn
tariff We have had intimation thf
Mr.. Taft was FESTIVE under the dt
mands of the highly protected indus
tries. And yet the influence of tn
manufacturers, who have for twenty
five years contributed to the republ
can campaign fund, and who In retur
have framed the tariff schedules, hf
been sufficient to prevent tariff reform
AS the present campaign approache'
both the president and Mr. Taft d.
clared in favor of tariff revision, bl
set the date of revision after the Gle,
ton But the pressure brought
bear by the protected interests h;
= been great enough to prevent any a
tempt at tariff reform before the Gle,
5 ton; and the reduction promised aft,
the election Is so ltedged about wit
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