The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-04

are entitled. 1t is also manifest that
there is yet much to be done to in
sure to passengers and employees
that measure of safety which the
sancitity of human life demands All
common carriers should have fair
compensation, but no more. 1t IS
clear that to enable the railroad COM
missions, both national and state. 10
discharge the duties imposed upon
them by law, valuation should be
made OF the physical properties Of
railway companies to secure an ef.
fective control of rates and a com
pfete system of accounting.
Other Pianks.
The platform concludes with an ea.
dorsement, Of the postal savings bank
bill. suggesting. however, that the
law should provide that the savingt
deposited with these banks shall re
main on deposit for use in the com
munities where the deposits are
made The policy of conservation OF
natural resources, the income tax and
good roads were upheld. The pri-
mary law OF the state should be
strengthened. and United States sen.
ators should be elected by direct
vote OF the people.
II is urged that the present method
of representation in the national
based on the members Of
congress is unfair Representation on
the basis OF party strength is sug-
gested.
On the subject of temperance the
resolutions declare that under the
Mulct law the temperance territory
mas been expanded, temperance sen
timent increased, ad saloon influence
ninimized. No backward step will
be taken under Republican rule.
The address of Senator Cummins
Is temporary chairman follows:
Gentlemen of the convention: Har-
nony is like the poet, it is born. not
made If ii is amongst us we will
speedily hear the sweet sounds: but
t 1t is not here. the effort to create
I with deceitful protestations and
'alse phrases will end in miserable
allure There is more discord in the
OF honest conviction than
n the open, candid expression of OPP
losing views.
This is not an age OF plain living |
ut 1t is an age Of plain speaking and |
therefore,, With malice toward none |
nd charity for all" speak to you |
ccordig to the truth as see it, and
eeording TO my duty as under
tand it. \
This convention, although com
osed wholly of Republicans, Is the
ltcome of political struggle car.
ed on with exceeding earnestness
every county of the state. There
ay be few delegates who are here
7 accident, but substantially all of i
Ou are here by design. A conscious
drpose is behind you and a clear
1ligation is before you. Il
Every man who believes in free
overnment must believe in the rule
the majority but that implies no y
lore than peaceful submission to
lie will of the majority, and does not
1ply the surrender of the high priv.
eye OF recording sincere belief.
1t was a vain and idle thing to pass
trough the fight Of the primary and
e county conventions unless ,
ave and important issue was in
lived; and It would be the climax
folly for this body OF men, after
e Republican voters had determined
e issue, to fail in recording the
srdnt and in publishing to the
orld, in fitting terms, the decision ',
hich the Republican electorate has
1t is not my purpose TO /
sfine at this point just what the I
sue between Republicans has been, |,
I'D is. not only in Iowa, but through
ut the length and breadth OF the
,untry. 1t is sufficient for the pres
Ut to say that 1t relates wholly to
lose questions which concern the
'ntrol. regulation and restriction Of
lie powers and practices of combined
concentrated wealth. Or, to phrase
again--to the undue and dispropor.
onate share which corporate capital
able to wiring from the profits OF
ldustry, and the injustice it Is able
infiict upon helpless individuals
nd defenseless communities
In dealing with these problems the
lembers OF our party have ranged
themselves along the whole stretch
economic thought and government. !
action-from the hopeless and re.
feating reatcionary TO the extreme
nd visionary radical. The rear
vision OF this long line. with its
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