Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26

and inspire the Democratic party with
justinable hope of early opportunity to
render a public service so sorely
needed.
The reason for the encouraging in
activity Of the Republican officials Is
plain. The tariff benescisries were
and for many years had been contribu-
tors to campaign funds Of the party,
which in turn protected the special
privileges enjoyed By the donors. But
competition prevented in some In
stances the collection from the people
of the full sum stipulated in the tariff
Corporations Buy Protection.
ITO secure it all tempted the inge
nuity Of the benef1ciaries. But one way
could be found-combination to control
the price up to the point where the
statute let in foreign competition. The
same party which shut out foreign com
petition was found willing to permit
the formation of combinations which
effectually banished home competition.
The commo law on the subject and
the sherman act were treated by Re
publican officials as repealed by impli-
cation. Need It be said that the pro-
tected interests. for these larger priv
ileees. made larger contributions
I'VE are indebted to the president
for the evidence that his predecessor,
having first enjoyed an interview with
George w. Perkins, restrained his at
torney general from bringing suit
against the harvester combination.
what Of excuse may be offered, the
ugly truth is that the Republican ma
tional machine has received the mon
eys of the corporation and individual
benefciaries of the tariff combinations
and In return has compelled the at
torney general to close his eyes to the
violations.
Special Privilege Hunters.
an the light of all the testimony
and of these admissions, l submit that
the jury OF the people should find as
a general verdict that the failure Of
the executive and legislative branches
of government, both federal and state,
to protect the people from the special
privilege hunters and graft seekers Is
deeply rooted in q corrupt alliance be-
tween the latter and the leaders of
the Republican party Upon that
verdict but II Judgment can be
based.
ION occasion a president Of the Unit
ed States has been known to solicit
the financial campaign assistance of a
great railroad leader over whose rail-
road the executive department might
hold either a stern or a mild and gen
tie sway. The presidential attitude
was gentle and polite, but firm and in
sisteut.
"bike the hypocrites of Old who low
ed to pray standing in the synagogues
and In the corners Of the streets, who
prated of their virtues and gave thanks
that they were not as other men, SO
have corrupt Republican leaders coy
cred their vile misdeeds with hypocrit-
ical professions of righteousness.
Tarif-protected interests.
II jeopardizing our form Of gov
eminent and those dearly bought lib
titieS "ultu the IhtueIS lHtIelh Sc
cured to us the Republican apostles
and promoters of misrule, federal usur-
patton inc political corruption threat
en- the very foundations of the great
est cathedral builded by modern civ
ilization.
For their crimes against American
citizenship the present leaders Of the
Republican party should be destroyed.
"For making md keeping the bar
gain to take care of the tariff protect
ed interests in consideration Of cam
paign funds they should be destroyed.
"For encouraging the creation of
combinations to restrain trade and re
fusing to enforce the law for a like
consideration they should be destroyed.
For the lavish waste of the public
funds, for the fraudulent disposition
Of the peoples domain and for their
contribution toward the division of the
people into classes they should be de
stroyed,
For the efforts to seize for the exc
cutive department of the federal gov
ernmental powers rightfully belonging
to the states they should be destroyed.
"And destruction will be theirs, this
very year. if we but do our duty"