The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-08-12


the same question ruufruuis us shall /
the people control their own govern
mcut. and use that government for the
protection Of their rights and for the .
promotion Of their welfare or shaII .
the representative ~ predatory weaIth .
prey upon q dofcuscIc~s public, WhlIe /
the offenders secure immunity from
subscrvicnt officials whom they raise /
to power 10y inscriptions methods +
This is the issue raised by The known .
abuses to which Nh TAFT refers
Presidents Indictment Against the
Party
In q message sent to congress last
January. President i'uo~c'"Ii Sald
",The attacks 10y these great corpora
tious ou the administration actions
have been given wide circulation
throughout the country. in the news
papers aud otherwise, hy those writer's
and speakers who cons .iuusIN OF uH-
consciously. act as the representatives.
of predatory wealth uf the wealth a'.
cumulatcd ON n giant scale boy alI forms
Of iniquity. ranging from the "pIT's-
sion of wage Garner, to unfair ana uh
wholesome methods of crushing ont
competition. and tu dcfraudinE the
public 10y stock iohhiug and ih" mahlp
uIatluu of securities Certain wealthy
men ~ this stamp. whose conduct
should he ahhorrcut to every man on
ordinarily decent conscience. ANA WA"
commit the hidcous wrong uf teaching
our young men that phenomenal bus.
ness success must ordinarily bc based
on dishonesty. have. during the last
few months. made 81 apparent mat
they have banded together to work Tor
n reaction Their eudcnNur IL 10
overthrow and discrcdit aIl who hon.
cstly administer the law. to prevent
any additional legislation which would
check and restrain them. and to secure.
n possible. freedom from all re-.
strnint which will permit every uu.
scrupulouS wrong ducr to do what he
wishes unchecked. provided he has
enough money" what nm urraignmeht
~ the predatory interests
l. the presidents Indictment true
And. n true against whom was the
Indictment directed Not against the
Democratic party.
Mr.. Taft Endorses the indictment.
MIR Taft says that these evils have
crcpt In during the last ten years He
declares that. during this time. some
"prumuont and influential members
of the community. ~purrcd 10y financial
success and In their hurry for greater
wealth. became uumindfuI of the com
mon rules of business honesty and
fidelity. and of the limitations imposed
by law upon their actions" and that
"thc revelations of the breaches oi
trusts. the disclosures rs to rcbatc'
and Determinations 10y railroads. the
accumulatlnC evidence of the viola
tions of the anti trust laws. hy mum
her Of corporations. ana the over lSSu
Of stocks and bonds of Interstate rail
rondS for the unlawful cnrichlng Of III
rcctors and for the purpose Of couccn
/ trnting the control of the railroads nm
der one management. all these, h,
charges. "qulckcucd the conscience %
the people ana brought ON a mora
. Awakening
During all this time. | beg 10 rcmln,
YOU, Republican officials presided In IA,
executive departments filed the cab
met. dominated the senate. coutrolle,
the house of representatives and occu
pied most uf the federal iudgcships
Four wears ago the Republican plat
form hoastfuNy declared that sine,
1850 with the exception Of two YEAR
the Republican party bad hrcn In con
troll Of part or Of NJ he branches %
the federal government; that for tw,
years only was the Democratic party II
position to either enact or repeal
law. Having drawn the salaries; hav
ing enjoyed the honors; having secure,
the prestige. let the Republican part
accept the responsibility,
Republican Party Responsible.