The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-12

X Reilly. chairman or the Democratic
state convention, in his address. said
while 1t will be most readily ad-
mitted that the Democratic party has
heen most slgDally unsuccessful In
the securing of the spoils OF office
for It's followers IL cannot be denied
that the party of Jefferson and Jack
son has been most triumphanuy sue
cessful after almost quarter of n
century OF warfare In securing the
adoption OF its principles and the
ratification of Its economic theory, by
It's conquering political opponents
AT the last national election. al
though defeated In the mutton, the
Democratic party achieved important
victories in six of the northern states.
And today. six Democratic governors
are serving the people in the former
strongholds of Republicanism.
And Democratic Ideas and Demo-
cratic theories once, denounced by
our political opponents are now
claimed as their own.
While the Democratic party has
continually suffered defeat and her
champions many OF them brilliant. pa
triotlc men. who have embelllshed
the history Of their country. have fall
len fighting gloriously under her flag.
the principles for which the party
has stood. still live and will continue
to live for they are as eternal as JUS
tice itself
Upon the right OF the government
to levy tribute upon one party for the
benefit OF another. the Democratic
party takes decisive issue with the
Republican party
THE taxing power OF tic goye.I ~
ment is being employed today ana
has been employed for the last thirty
years or more through laws enacted
by the Republican party for the uenc-
fit of a favored few
Through its tariff legislation the
Republican party has enabled Ger
tain producers to eliminate competi-
ton. to form gigantic monopolies, to
control markets, arbitrarily to fix
prices In defiance of the law OF supply
and demand so as TO compel every fire
side. every shop, every factory and
every profession to pay tribute 10
the favored few.
I'VE have reached such q stage in
our industrial and commercial de-
yelopments as a result of special
privileges, that the question is no
longer Will the government be able
to control the corporation2 but in
stead. we have VIII the corporations
be able 10 own and control the gov
ernment?'
Seeing political destruction ahead
Ie haln IN
make the country believe that the
retirement of Aldrich and Hale, and
the removing of Cannon from the
speakership, will enable the Republi
can party to become q servant OF
the people Why condemn Cannon
Why condemn Aldrich? What about
the congressman who aided Mr. Can
non in his efforts 10 serve the In
terestS? What about the Republican
majority In the United States that
backed up Aldrich In his effort to in
crease the tax privilege ana what
about Mr.. Taft, elected upon plat
form pledged To reduction OF the
tariff when he declared that the tarih
bill now condemned and denounced
universally as a fraud on the people
was the best tariff bill ever framed
by any party In this country
This is a remarkable day and age
Remarkable for many things and mos
remarkable Of all. for the kinds ano
varieties OF Republicans that we have
"We have Stalwart Republicans anC
Hall-Breed Republicans; Taft Repub
licans and Roosevelt Republicans
Stand-pat Republicans and Insurgen
Republicans; Conservative Republ'
cans and Liberal Republicans; LaFol
lette and Dolliyer Republicans au'
then we have Beveridge Republicans
THE question is not asked who aut
what is a Democrat, but rather wh'
and what Is a Republican? The sign
of the times point unmlstakably to
Democratic victory. Our party mus
take up the fight for more govern
ment for the people and by the people
and less government by class and 70
/ privilege, s
Our platform should be progressiv
! and not reactionary. There Is a grea
contest IN our land today bctwcel
the forces OF reaction and tho force
! OF progress and our creed should un
mistakably place our party with tn
forces of progress.
} "While the various clements OF tn
Republican party aro attempting (
read each other out OF that party le
! 1t be our aim TO keep our doorstep
/ swept clean and 10 welcome into tn