The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-07-27
RIGHT TICKET FOR THE
PEOPLE.

Mr., "A. Taylor Calls Upon the
People to Vote the Democrat
ic Ticket-He Shows That the
Country Needs a Change and
Proves That the Republican
Party is Thoroughly Incompe-
tent Gives Splendid Rea-
sons.
To the Editor:
when the mariner has been
tossed for many days in thick
weather, and on an unknown
sea, he naturally avails himself
of the first pause in the storm,
the earliest glance of the sun, to
take his latitude and ascertain
how far the elements have driv-
en- him from his true course. Let
us initiate this prudence, and be-
fore we float further on the
waves of this debate, refer to
the point from which we have
departed, that we may at least
be able to conjecture where we
now are. I ask for the reading
of the resolution before the Sen
ate." Thus did Mr.. Webster be-
gin his celebrated speech on the
Foote Resolution, and in turn let
US initiate his prudence and read
the history of the political situa-
ton now pressing on our atten-
ton.
If the history of popular gov
ernments teaches anything it is
that the integrity of Democratic
principles can be preserved only
through an efficient check on
power. Every popular constitu-
ton that has reached the digni-
ty of a success had such check.
and without exception govern
ment was overthroWn only wher
check became inefficient and in
operative. The decline of the
Roman Republic was coeval with
the decadence Of tribunal power
and Rome became a foot ball O.
contending parties when the Sen
ate had usurped all power and tn,
last check against special privil
ege and tyranny was removed
This condition had it's inception
} and development in the disposi
ton of a powerful party to usur
the functions of government fo
the material advan ages of
class. Such has been the tenden
cy of all popular governments
and it was against this evil tha
the fathers sought to guard i
| the formation of our constitution
When this instrument was adop1
1 ed there were no political partie
!, and the institution Of the Senat
was designed as a check on bot
the house and the President. TIL
body was supposed to be nonpal
tisan, the Senators being in effe'
ambassadors from the States
men of high attainments an
} broad views whose dispositio
would be to consider responsible
ity from a national view-poin
and make of the Senate a bu
wark against 'r-considered lie.
islation and questionable offici
% appOintments. This charact,
attached in some degree to tt
Senate as late as 1885, but tt
m spirit has since degenerated in
III a partisanship as rank and rae
If cal as ever afflicted the low
u chamber. Thus it was that in
development the con" yitutiC
ceased TO serve the ends f
which it vas designed, and it
9u for the people, recognizing Il
m true situation, to mend matte
re by restoring the check as it is
en- their power to do. It is not pr
Ell posed to undertake the usele
On and impossible task of restoril
to the Senate it's nonpartis
character, but it is possible f
the people to make the Senate
check in ree'ity by dividing t
- power of government betwe
political parties. No student
the subject will deny that su
:. a check is essential to good &C
ernment. A competent writ
> in a recent treatment of the ST
y ject says:
L THE only safeguard agair
extreme partisan measures,
travagantaexpenditures, abuse
power in the use of public s.
vice as the spoils of politicians
a division in which those W
are sensitive to these thin
- can turn the scale. "
% For eleven successive years t
k. Republican party has been in I
challenged control of the g
ernment, and in this period
have experienced two panics a
been denied the enactmentmt
of laws which by common c,
sent are essential to the we'll
ing of the people. In the ca
Q paigh of 1906 tariff reform v
advocated by the Republic
party, and no less a man tt
Mr.. Taft earnestly urged this
his speeches. He openly
= clared that many schedules W
i, inequitable and excessive {
should be adjusted and pledl
his party to such a coul