The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-27

Baltimore June Zl.-Ihe ADDRESS Oh
Ollie James, of Kentucky, on assum-
ing the permanent craftsmanship of the
Democrat convention, was as follows:
II am deeply grateful to this great
convention of patriotic Democrats foI
the high honor you have bestowed upon
me in calling me to preside over your
deliberations while you select the next
president of this republic.
II congratulate the Democrats OF
the nation on the fortunate auspices
under which we have assembled. Hero
no charge of bribery hOverS above this
hall; no cry of thief and robber is
hurled by one fellow Democrat at an
other No soldiers stand in reserve to
keep US from each others Threats. Oui
deliberations here shall be for the
country's good, tolerant of each 9th
er's views, believing 1 do that
when the nominees are named by this
convention they will have back of then,
every loyal Democrat in the republic
as we'll as the hearty support OF pro-
gIessives everywhere.
There are two records that will hs
presented to the American people in the
coming campaign for their considera-
ton. One is the record of the Repub-
lican party with promises betrayed
arrogantly defiantly betrayed-and the
other is the record of the Democratic
party of promises faithfully and hon
estly kept.
1.-The Republican party flushed with
many victories imperious as a tyrant
unheeding the demands of the people
took the reins of government in 1905
under the solemn promise it would re-
wise the tariff in the interest of the
consumers. Instead of keeping this
promise as it should have done, be-
cause it was their bond of honor, 1T
betrayed 1t. The Republicans raised
the tariff before until it reached
its maximum of protection, being A.
per cent.
THE story of this base betrayal is
known to all men.
Republicans Found Guilty.
THE Democratic party appeals on
it's record in the Sixty-first congress
upon the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill to
the American people and received
from them a verdict of guilty against
the Republican party and the bestowal
of power upon ourselves.
How faithfully we have kept our
promises to them is but a resume of
our official action.
Having. control of but one. branch4
of the law making power, that of the I
house of representatives., we under |
took to reform the tariff in the inter |
est of the consuming public, believing |
as we do, that it is a tax that is paid
by the consumer most generally to the
trust or monopoly that is sheltered by
1t, some times to the government; be- |
lieving as We do that the right of tax
alton is a governmental right. that it |
cannot be delegated to individuals, |
trusts, corporations or monopolies;
believing as we do that the right to |
levy tariff exists only for the purpose
of running the government econom-
licalIy and efficiently administered, we
present the tariff question to the peo-
pie in segregated form.
1.-The Republican party became so
arrogant and confident that it boldly
wrote into their platform of 1908
declaration that the tariff should not
only equal the difference in the cost OF
production at home and abroad; but
should be high enough in addition to
this to give a profit to the manufactur-
ers here.
ernments no party ever became so de-
faint of the public will or went so far
as to say that all the rest of the peo-
pockets be taken a sufficient amount
to give a profit to another class OF peo-
pie.
Profit Guaranteed to Few.
THE Republicans offered no profit to
the farmers, though the drouth might
might come and storms destroy ana
failure meet his efforts. The laborer
was offered no profit. He might toll
from early morning to late at night ana
sleep in a humble tenement. He was
guaranteed no prof1t Dy the RepuoH-
can platform
'"The only class of our millions OF
Americans who were considered so
peculiarly the favorites of the Repub-
HCan party as W Wall ant III NACNAe~A
that the taxing power of the govern
ment could be used to take from the
pockets of men in other pursuits of life, /
money sufficient to give profit to their
special favorites were the manufac-
turerS. l.
.srThe tax upon wooden goods is the
most indefensible of all taxes laid on
the American consumer 1t is a tax
collected at the drug store and by the
undertaking establishment. The bill
~
and vetoed by the president which
would have saved to the consuming
Americans upon the prices of their
clothing 5000, 900 900 of dollars per
annum but the wool trust cried out 20
the president and he Embossed the
clutch that we had on the throat Of the
wool monopoly by vetoing this bill and
returning it ton congress.
Good Work by Democrats.
1.-THE Democratic party next passed a
farmer and laborers' free list bill. This
bill was so just that it found its way
through a senate controlled by the op-
position and was passed on to the
president.
Notwithstanding the cost of living
had increased more than 100 per cent
in the last few years and the working
mans wages had stood still. notwith-
standing nonmeat eating clubs were be
ing formed in various cities of the
United States by men, women and chill
uTen denying themselves the IoOu IneS
desired and needed a protest
against the beef trust, Notwithstanding
the harvester trust was rushing its
hand into the pockets of every farmer II
in America Notwithstanding the lum-
Der trust was denying to millions OF
Americans the right to build a home
that they could sail their own, the
that they could call -thei, own, the
1t to the congress of the United States
President Taft has the lone and singu-
lar distinction of being the only president
who ever vetoed bills cheapening clothing