Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-18

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der that you may start right examine
the principles of the parties and the
policies which they advocate. says
the Commoner.
There are two great party organi-
cations in the United States. one fifty
years old, and the other more than a
century old. The republican party
has been in power almost uninter-
ruptedly for more than half a cen
tury and under its reign abuses have
grown up which threaten the perpet-
uity of the government, and endanger
our civilization. So great are these
abuses that republican reformers are
now pointing out that something
must be done-and what can be
done? The first thing is to undo the
things that have been done, and the
party to undo these abuses is not the
party which has done them, but the
party which has protested against
these abuses and pointed out rene
dies.
The republican Iarty has turned
the taxing power over to private in
dividuals: it has allowed monopolies
to grow up and assume control of the
industries of the country by granting
privileges by law and by giving i'm
munity to the large violators of the
law; the republican party has per
mitted the fortunes of the predatory
rich to become so large that govern
ment is corrupted. politics debauched
and business polluted
The democratic party proposes 10
withdraw the taxing power from pri-
vate hands. to so ,egislate as to make
a private monopoly impossible, and to
enfroce the law without discrimina-
ton. 1t proposes to protect legiti-
mate wealth and punish those who
attempt to plumber the public for
private gain. On which side do you
stand, young man? Are you with the
masses in their effort to restore the
of the people, for the PEG
pie and by the people, or are you
with the republican leaders in their
effort to perpetuate the party in pow
er by selling immunity in return for
campaign contributions?
There are always two parties in
the country, and one is necessarily
nearer to the people than the other.
In this country the democratic party
is nearer to the people than the re-
publican party. Its leaders have
more faith in the people and are
more anxious to keep the government
under the control of the people. Take
the election of the United States sen
ators by the people as a test. The
democrats want to give to the voters
a chance TO elect and to control their
in the United States
senate. The democratic party in the
house of representatives passed the
first resolution for the submission of
the necessary constitutional amend
ment. They did his eight years be-
fore any republican congress did it.
The democratic party has thrice de-
manded this reform in its national
platform. The republican party has
not done So Why do democratic lead
ers insist upon this reform and re-
publican leaders oppose it? There
can be but one answer-the demo
cratic party is nearer to the people
than the republican party. Young
man, will you stand with the people
or against them?
The answer to this question affects
your country. If you are with the
people your influence, be it great or
small, will hasten their victory. II
you are against the people your infiu-
ence may retard that victory. But
while in the first instance it is your
country that may gain or lose by
your action, you must remember that
in the long run your own position
in politics win depend upon your con-
duct You can not fool the people
always. You may lead them astray
If you dare, but they will punish you
when they find yo1 out. You may
work for the people without their re-
it at FIRST, but you can
trust them to discover the character
of your work and 70 reward you ae
eordingly.
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