The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1910-10-27
K1rr1TAs County, WASH,

ask nor expect THESE Judges, Wneil
elected, to be democratic judges,
but we ask them only to be respon.
sible to their oath of Office and to
the people whom they serve.
We sppeal to the people OF
Washington to embrace this oppor-
tunity to maintain their rights; to
rebuke by a mighty protest this
climax iniquitv of an impudent
self-created, monopoly-serving re-
publican machine despotism; to
teach a lesson at the ballot box
next November which even the
hardened party tricksters and spe-
cial interests will never again dare
to disregard and to make it unnec-
essary and impossible that a par
tisan convention shall ever again
nominate judges for the people of
the state of Washington.
The conscience of the nation
is now aroused and will free the
government from the grip of those
who have made it a business asset
of the favor seeking corpoi ations.
1t must become again a people s
government and be administered
in all departments according to the
Jefersonian maxim equal rights
to all special privileges to none,
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULEH
is the overwhelming issue which
manifests itaelf in all the questions
now under discussion"
In this language the democrat
ic party in national conve ntion as
sembled at Denver two years ago,
appealed to the people of this coun-
try, warning them against the hyp-
ocritical promises of the republic
can party. Our appeals were cast
aside and our warnings fell OH un.
responsive ears, and the people
with apparent reluctance continued
the republican party in power in
the vain hope that they would full
fill their pledges and promises.
How futile the peoples faith, and
with what contempt the leaders Of
the republican party view the peo-
pies demands; is shown in the rec
ord of the republican party during
the past two years. During that
time not one single pledge has been
faithfully kept by the republican
machine. In every instance
where any law has been enacted
for the benefit of the people it has
been accomplished through the ef-
forts of the solid democratic men,
bership in congress in conjunction
with the independent and progress
sive republicans.
The republican party promised
a revision of the tariff downward.
They gave the people the Ubiquitous
Payne-Aldrich tariff law, written
by its benefciaries and under which
the trusts have been sheltered, the
cost of living has increased, mon
opolies have multiplied and with
insolent power have seized every
American market place. So ia
nous were the provisions of this
bill that lifelong republicans, in
both houses of congress, denounced
many of its schedules as being high
handed robbery and in violation of
President Taft's and the republic
can party's solemn pledges to the
people two years ago.
1.-The people demand a change
and if the democratic party is re-
stored to power there will be en-
acted laws providing as follows;
Actual reduction of the tariff
removing it's rank determinations,
compelling the lowering of the
prices on the necessities of life,
and the destruction of tariff-made
monopolies.
Genuine reciprocity laws in
stead of retaliatory measures.
Effective control and regulation