The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-08-13


well rganlzed minority. The Repub'
lican national convention, instead OF
robuking this attack upon the pop
ular government, eulogi1ed congress
and nominated as the Republican
candidate for vice president one OF
the men who shared In the RESPONSE
blity for the coercion OF the house,
Our party demands that the house
OF representatives shall again become
a deliberatiye body, controlled by a
majority OF the peoples representa-
tiycs, and not by the speaker" and
Is pledged to adopt such rules and
regulations 10 govern tho house OF
representatives as will enable a ma
iority Of us members TO direct It's de-
/ liberations and control legislation"
"Shall the people rue?" They can
not do 80 unless they can control the
house cf representatives, and through
their Representatives in the house,
give expression to their purposes
and their desires The Republican
party Is committed to the methods
now in vogue in the house OF repre-
sentatives; the Democratic party Is
pledged to such a revision OF the
rules as will bring the popular
branch OF the federal government in
TO harmony with the ideas Of those
who framed our constitution and
founded our government,
other Issues Will he Discussed Later.
Shall tho people rule?" repeat
Is declared by our platform TO be the
oyershadowing question, and as the
campaign progresses, shall take
occasion to discuss this question as
It manifests itself in other issues (.
for whether wo consider the tariff
question, the trust question, the rail-
road question, the banking question,
the labor question, the question Of
imperialism, the development Of our
waterways, or any other OF the num-
erous problems which press for solu-
ton, We shall find that the real ques-
ton involved in each Is, whether the
government shall remain a mere bus
mess asset of favor seeking corpora
tons or be an instrument In the
hands of the people for the advance
ment OF the common veal.
Democratic Party Has Earned Conf.
dcnCe.
II the voters are satisfied with the
record OF the Republican party and
with its management of public af-
fairs we can not reasonably ask for
a change in administration; IL, how
ever, the voters feel that the people,
as a whole, have too little influence
in shaping the policies Of the govern
ment; il they feel that great combi-
nations OF capital have encroached
upon the rights OF the masses, and
employed the irstrumentalities OF
government to secure an unfair share
of the total wealth produced, then We
have Alright TO expect verdict
against the Republican party and in
favor OF the Democratic party; for
our party has risked defoat-aye,
suffered defeat In its effort to
arouse the conscience Of the public
and TO bring about that very awak-
eniug to which Mr.. Taft has referred.
Only those are worthy TO be en-
trusted with leadership In a Rrss'
cause who are willing 10 ole 10, -.
and the Democratic party has proven
its worthness by its refusal 70 pur-
chase victory by delivering the peo-
pie into the hands OF those who have
despoiled them. In this contest be-
tween Democracy on the one side and
plutocracy on the other, the Demo
cratic party has taken its position on
the side OF equal rights, and invites
the opposition OF those who use poll
tics to secure special privileges and
governmental favoritism. Guaging
the progress Of the nation, not by the
happiness or wealth or refinement Of
few, but "by the prosperity and adj
vancement Of the average man" the
Democratic party charges the Repub-
lican party with being the promoter
OF present abuses, the opponent OF
necessary remedies and the only bull
wark OF private monopoly. The DEM
ocratic party affirms that in this
campaign it is the only party, having
prospect Of success, which stands
for justice in government and for
equity in the division OF the fruits
Of industry.
Democratic Party Defender of Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have
committed larceny by law and pur-
chased immunity with their political
influence, to attempt to raise false is
sues, and to employ "the livery OF