The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-08-14
House Rules Despotlc.

our platform points ont that the house
Of representatives. was designed by the
fathers OF the constitution. to be the pop
ular branch OF our government, rcspon-
svc to the public will" and adds;
The house OF representatives., ns con-
! trolled In recent years by the Republican
! party, has ceased tn be a d"lbcratlve
! and legislative body responsive TO the
| will Of a majority OF the members. but
| has come under the absolut" domination
Of tho speaker who has entire control OF
its deliberations. and powers Of lcgis-
| latlon.
I'VE have observed with Amusement
| the popular branch Of our federal gov
eminent helpless to obtain either tho
! consideration or enactment OF measures
| desired by majority OF It's members"
This arraignmcnt is fully justified,
Other Issues viii Be Discussed Later.
shall the people rulc?" | repeat is de-
| clarad by our platform 10 he the over
| shndowing question and as tho campaign
| progresses. | shall take occasion to dis
! cuss this question as II manifesto itself
| In other issues. for whether We consider
| the tariff question, the trust question, tho
! rairoad question, the banking question.
! tho labor question. tho question Of inn
| porlaligm tho Development ~ our water
/ ways or amy other of tho numerous prob
! Ions which press for solution, we shall
! ind that the real question involved in
| each u.s. whether the government shall
| remain a MGR" business asset ~ favor
seeking corporations or b" an instru-
mont In the hands Of the people for tho
Advancement Of the common veal
Democrats Have Earned Confidence,
n the voters are satisfied with tho
| record Of the Republican party and with
| it's management of public affairs we can
| not reasonably ask for a change In ud-
| ministraiiou, u, however tho voters feel
| that the people, az whole, have too lit
| tie influence In shaping the policies OF
the government; II they feel that great
! combinations or capital have encrnachcd
| upon the rights OF the masses, and EN-
| ploycd the lnstrumentaltics Of govern
| meut 10 secure an unfair share OF the to.
| tai wealth produced, then we hav" a
| right TO expect a verdict against the Re-
| publican party and In favor Of the Demo
| cratic party. for our party has risk"d de-
| feat-ayc. suffered dcfcnt In its cfiort 10
arouse the conscience 81 the public and
| to bring about that vhry awakening 10
which Mr. Taft has referred
only those arc worthy to b" intrusted
with leadership In great cause who are
willing to die for IT, and the Democratic
party has proven Its worthinrss by Its
refusal to purchase victory by delivering
the people into the hands OF those who
have dcspoiled them In this contest be-
tween Democracy on the one side and
plutocracy on tho other the Democratic
party has taken It's position on tho side
Of equal rights. and invites the opposi-
ton u those who use politics to secure
sr..i ,I privileges and governmental IA
vorltlsm. Gauging the progress OF the
nation, not by the happiness or wealth
or refinement Of Il few, but by the pros
perity and advancement OF the average
man" the Democratic party charges the
| Republican party with being the promo
ter of present abuses, tho opponent oi
necessary remedies and the only hulwarh
! OF private monopoly. The Democratic
party afirns that IN this campaign II
IN the only party. having prospect oil
success. which stands for Justice In gov
eminent and for equity In the division
OF the fruits OF industry.
Democratic Party Defends Honest
Wealth.
We may expect those who have com.
mlttcd larceny by law and purchased Inn
iuuuiiy with their political influence. "a
attempt to raise false ISSUES, and to en-.
pillow the livery of henyrn' to conceal
their evil purposes, hat they can no long
90 deceive The Democratic party Is not
the enemy OF any legitimate Industry 81
az honest accommodations II Is. on the
contrary, a friend of industry and tho
stotdrnst protector OF that wealth which
represents n service to society, The
| Democratic party does not seek to an
uihilato all corporations; 1t simply asserts
that as the government creates corpora
tIrus 10 must retain the power to rogu
late and In control them, and that II
should not permit any corporation tt
convert itself into n monopoly. surely
/ "" should have the cooperation OF al
| legitimate corporations In our effort e
protect business and industry from thu
odlum which lnwlcss combinations Of
capital Will, II unchecked. cast upor
t.am only hy the separation OF the good
from the bad can the good be made Sc
cure.
Not Revolution But Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not revolu
ton but reformation, and | need hardly
r,mIud the student Of history that curoi
are mildeSt when applied nt once, tina
remedies increase In severity as then
application is postponed. Blood poison
ing may hc stopped 10y the loss OF a I'm
ger to-day: It may cost an arm tomor
ruw or % lfc the next day. SO poison II
the body polite can not be removed too
guuu. Tor the evils produced by It incrcns'
with the lapse Of time. That there arr
abuses which need to hc rcmcdied, ever
tire Republican candidate admits, tina
his party Is unable to remedy them, hal
been fully demonstrated during the las
ten Years. | have such confidence In tn
intelligence as well as the patriotism o
the people. that | can not doubt thei
readiness to accept the reasonable re
forms which our party proposes. rathe
than permit the continued growth OF ex
listing abuses to hurry the country on 4
remedies more radical and more drastic
Tho Divine Law Of Rewards.
There is a Divine law OF rewards. Whei
the Creator gave us the earth, with IL
| fruitful soil. the sunshine with IL
warmth and the rains with their mols
| ture. he proclaimed. as clearly as II hi
voice had Numbered from the clouds: ct
work. and according to your indnstr!
and your intelligence so shall be you
, reward" Only where might has over
thrown. cunning undermined o. govern
, mcnt suspended this law, has a diffcren
, law prevailed. To conform the govern
ment to this law ought to be the ambl
ton Of the statesman; and no party cal
have higher mission than to make II
, reality wherever governments can legiti
matcly operate.
Justice to All.