Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-10-24


for the populef, election Of senators
twenty years akp this summer. when
. Democratic halire Of, representa- tives
at Washington .passed for the nrst time
. resolution submitting the necessary
amendment. Since that time similar
resolution has been passed by the house
in 6ve other copkresses-6rst. 10 1894
by another De1,ocratic house: then.
after two conSrsea had elapsed. BY
three Republican, Aopses. and. last. BY
the present Denocfatic house. During
the twenty years IA reform has been
Endorsed In three Anocratic platforms.
the PLATFORMS . jpQQ 1904 and 1908.
and It has been lidorsed by the leg
isIatures Of neAslta two. thirds Of the
states. Sir. aevevelt must have
known Of the e6qFt; which was being
made by the I'e0pIe, 70 secure the popu.
lar election Of xs4ators. ana yet he took
no Iart In the, nxhts During this time
he was president for seven and one.
half years. and 4 h quite certain that
. ringing message from him would
have brought victory to the peoples
cause. but ma qle~sage came. Four
years ago the sonvention which he
controlled ands which nominated Mr.
Taft rejected. BY. u .sote Of seven to
one. a resclutitn ipdorsing this reform
Still MIR. RoOssTelt did not say any
thing. He neither rebuked the Repub.
hcan convention nor indorsed the
strong plank which was included In
the Denver platform. Even Mr.. Taft
went ~ far during the campaign Of
1908 a. to say that. PERSONALLY be
was INCLINED 20 favor. the popular
election Of senators By the people. but
Mr.. Roosevelt did.p0t even indicate an
intention In that direction. Now. when
the reform is tractlcally secured-the
amendment being before the states for
ratification he Declares himself in fa-
vor Of It. Wolld II not be fair for
him to indicate; IL some way his ap.
probation 0f tho long continued nght
waged BY the Democrats ip behalf Of
this reform before he espoused It:
T. r. and o. income Tax.
Mr.. Roosevelt in favor Of an In.
come tax. Hovt.leng since? his arst
Endorsement Of e vas during his sec.
ond term. and Isfhlp$ It was suggested
% a means % Apiitins swollen for
tunes and not O j means Of raising
revenue. The pfmocratic party In
efuded an income.&nx provlSlon IN ne
Wilson law Of Si When this pro-
vision was deelased Unconstitutional
BY the supreme cnust by q majority
Of one the DemRcratlc. party renewed
the light and NJ contendsd for the
income tar I'M khrse national cam.
paigns. In 1908 ths Democratic plat.
form einanded the, submission Of an
amendment specifically authorizing an
income tax-ths very amendment now
before the states for ratification.
Mr.. R0osevelt's candidate. Mr.. Taft.
declared during the campaign that an
amendment was not necessary. and
Mr.. Roosevelt never made any argu.
ment in favor Of. the amendment or in
favor Of the principls embodied in It.
The amendment hAs now been ratified
BY thirty.four STATES: but. ~ far - !
know. Mr.. Roosevelt has never made .
speech In favor af ~ ratification nor.
since the submtqapA Of the amend
ment made . speech urging an income
tax - q part Of, our nseal system. IL
would not requir0 any great stretch Of
generosity on ~ part 10 credit the
Democratic part, With priority In the
advocacy Of this isform.
Net Always Per Nalirscd Regulation.
M. Roosevelt. q now IN advocate Of
railroad regulator, When did b com.
msncsi The Demscratic party In its
platforms Of laoA 1900 and 1904 Dc.
manded an exteeeian Of The powers OF
the interstate eognnerce commission.
Up to 1904 Mr.. Roosevelt never discues'
Cd the subject Of sailroad regulation Of.
aciaily OF in pubic spssch. 20 TAR a. I
have bsen able - And. Although nom.
mated without epposition In the con.
veution Of 1904 h. platform contained
NO promise Of rallroad regulation. BY
III attitude on H. sailroad question
the Dsmocfatic party alienatsd the sup
port Of thoee slgway o@cials who
counted thsmsotlO, Democsats. and
Mr.. Roosevelt, - n 1900. WHEN b.
wae . candidate II vies pssstdeat and