The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-07-07


continue to stand firmly against every
species of aggression that would des-
troy or weaken the right of any man
to enjoy the rewards to which his pa
thence, his skill, his industry and his
economy entitle him. Our party APP
proves that feeling of pride which al
ways accompanies the possession Of
property and it commends an individ-
ual ownership in the soil that will |
bring to the homes of America more
of the conveniences, comforts and lux
uries Of life. I
1.-THE Democratic party is not an |
enemy of all corporations. 1t recog-
nizes their great value in the indus |
trial world. Through the agency of in
corporation scattered wealth is brought
together and given a driving force
that it would not otherwise possess,
great enterprises are thereby under
taken and undeveloped resources of
the country added to the wealth of
the world.
mo rational man can be opposed 10
corporations as such, and the asser.
ton that the Democratic party is wag-
ing an indiscriminate war against
this form of transacting business has
no foundation, in fact. 1t is the abuse
only of corporation power that we
seek to eliminate.
"Viewed in the light of a great
moral question, the control of corpo.
| nations should remain a question of
common concern rather than a politi-
| cal one, but the shameful complac-
ence of the Republican party in per-
hitting its forces to be controlled and
operated by the most offending cor
problem into the political arena and
compels the public to choose between
the Democratic party that will, and the
Republican party that will not, place
some restrictions on Incorporated
greed
1--WE are now confronted with the
inquiry, what assurance has the Re-
publican party given that it will not
use the forces at its command to re-
store the people to their rights? In
its Chicago platform it did not even
make decent ,pretense of champion
| IN hn nd
|, ceedings of that convention are glar-
ingIy insincere. 1t was noted that two
elements were present in that gather
ing, one with sufficient votes to adopt
| a platform and nominate it's candidate
: for president, the other powerful
3 enough to unwrite that platform ant
r tie the hands of the nominee. The
. distinguished feature of the Chicago
r platform is its oft repeated promis'
5. to do lot of things that the Republ
l. can party has heretofore failed to dc
Y I'VE have the following Republica
e confession of guilt:
g 1--WE did not revise the tariff"
s. 1--WE did not ammend the anti-trus
70 laws to secure greater effectiveness
in the prosecution of criminal 1nt
n noplies."
n I'VE did not add single line
lie the interstate commerce law, givin
lie the federal government supervisio
In over the issuance of stocks and bonf
d. by interstate carriers"
r I'VE did not enact currenc
a. measure that would mitigate the evi
IS of financial panic, such as has r
Gently Frustrated the country und'
Republican administration"
We did not limit the opportunitie
4. for abusing the writ of injunction"
1--WE did not establish postal saving
banks"
1--WE did not establish bureau &,
mines and mining"
ie I'VE did not admit into the union tt
ei territory of New Mexico and Arizor
~ as seperate states"