The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-10-27

- APS h most significant feature II n discussion OF THIS CAIN
- paign is the evident desire Of the Republican party Is evidenced
by the speeches of its orators and the editorials of its newspapers.
tt avoid and evade discussion and to treat the contest IS a Joke, and
the evident desire of the Democratic party. as evidenced by its speakers
and its newspapers, to take the contest between Mr.. Bryan inc MI.
Taft seriously, and to frankly discuss the issues and to present those
issues seriously to the calm consideration of the American people. And
to this may be added the glazing inconsistencies of the Republican
speakers and Newspapers.
In their speeches in Newark and East orange recently, Mr. Fair
banks and Mr.. Sherman expatated on the wonderful prosperity of the
nation DUNG the last twelve years of Republican rule" while throughout
the country trade is on' INDUSTRIES are ans"s"ne, nn are o' "
work-after twelve yearsof Republican rule" And in the same New
ark newspaper that printed the reports of the speeches of Messrs. sher-
mar and Fairbanks the Prudential Insurance Company printed a display
advertisement IN big black display type stating that more than 100000
business failures have occurred In the United States in ten years These
failures have deprived thousands If families of the comfort and security
the husband had planned" Those 100000 failures occurred under IRE
publican rule" and yet the Republican orators and newspapers have the
efrontery to tell the people that Republican rule" means prosperity. and
that Democratic rule NEAR something else. These Republicans do not
appeal to reason. they appeal only to passion n ignorance n they
do not tell the truth. ~
During the course of his speech Mr. Sherman said that the Demo
cratic slogan, "shan the people rule" should take its side in history
wiz ue 'as. w. ~ a,ateaw. nan 80 e. ~ annI.rd. - = uooa
joke the idea that the people should rule. In that way Mr.. Sherman,
brutaly and frankly but veyt truly stated m position OF me republican
party
Under "Repubncan rule" this government is not ruled by the people,
but by the trusts. The steel trust has advanced the price Of its product
one-fourth, but it has OF advanced the rate of wages; the coal trust
has advanced the pnce IF coal one fourth, but it has not increased wages;
the lumber trust has advanced the price of lumber, SO that its costs a
workingnan e-fourth more to build a house, but the mans wages
have not been increased. I could go all down the line of the voracious
~ nus 4 a ~nsctauon - Of contr,nnt,ons to Renunucan campa,an funds tho
result of which has been to shfe competition, to increase the cost of
all necessaries Of nfel to create a dangerous class of multi mnnonaires,
ana to keen The small tradesman and the vas earne poor. Under
Republican rule those trusts have been created and have fourished.
and the Republican party offers the people no remedy, as the Democratic
party does, and treats the proposition that the people should rule a s a
very funny Joke.
1t was probably in the same sense that the Republican President,
under Republican rule" had I'm God we trust taken off u coins.s
though he did not declare the barefaced truth by putting on 1t I'm the
trusts W e trust" a showing what the people really have had under
Republican rule"
DIR. Grove thinks I a wrong when I said that Mr.. Bryans election
could not interfere with, but would help to increase, the prosperity of the
nation, and he tre to enforce his notions by reducto ad absurdum. Let
me answe that in somewhat the same way by saying that either Dr.
Grove or I would make a very good President, the only difference being
that D. Grove would enforce his beliefs in action by insisting that the
people should be ruled by eH-seeking corporations, and I would enforce
my beliefs by insisting that the people should rule in this republic.
Or. Grove speaks of the steel trust, and says If 1t were dissolved
thousands of workmen would be put out of work. How absurd that
is! If there was a demand for steel and for the products o the steel
works there would be a supply, and there would be more demand for
workmen and better wages for workmen If competition took the place
Of the trust. AS for the old cry that Dr. Grove repeats about the widows
and orphans dividends, in all sincerity I beg to refer DIR. Grove
and others to "Mr. Dooleys' dissertation onthat theme. Mr. Dooey" Is
funny, but he is philosophical DR.. Grove is neither philosophical nor
funny II EHM s4Ne
DIR. Grove is again absurd in referring to patents a a monopoly
that Mr.. Bryan would abolish. Mr.. Bryan never proposed anything of
the sort Patents are granted for seventeen years After that they are
free to everybody unless for good cause a particular patent Is renewed.
A trust, or the contrary, is chartered in perpetuty-to live forever and
to fleece the people forever. A
DR.. Grove is either insincere or absurd.
DIR. Grove Is probably like Dick Deadeye, HE means well, but he
don't know"