The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-07-03

to control the price up to the point
where the statute let in foreign COM
petition. The same party which shut
out foreign competition was found
willing to permit the formation OF
combinations which effectually ban
act we're treated by Republican off,
Gals as repealed by implication. Need
it be said that the protected interests
for these larger privileges made larger
contributions?
1--WE 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.
For the Steel Corporation he went
further, for he wrote his Attorney
General in advance of it's absorption
of the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co., that
he had decided to interpose no OBJ
lection
Indeed he apparently stood ready
to perform similar kindly offices for
all corporations, for he advocated
the passage of a statute permitting
voluntary submission Of all engaged
in interstate commerce to Federal
authority with the advantage to them
of immunity from prosecution because
of contracts made If stamped in ad-
vance with executive approval as
reasonable.
whatever excuse may be offered,
the ugly truth is that the Republican
national machine has received the
moneys of the corporate and indivi-
dual benehciaries Of the tariffs and
combinations and in return has COM
PEELED Congress to continue high the
tariff rates and their Attorney Gen.
erals to close their eyes to violations
Of law.
81 submit that the jury Of the peo-
pie 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
rotted in a corrupt alliance between
the latter and leaders Of the Republi-
can party Upon that verdict but
one judgment can be entered-that Of
eviction"
Judge Parker quoted the much
discussed letter written by Colonel
Roosevelt to the late E. H. Hartman
and said Mr.. Hartman read between
the lines of that letter, hurried to
Washington, hurried back and prompt
ly raised the quarter of a million de-
manded with $4,000 over for good
measure. ,
'"The time has come when the sal.
walton of the country demands the
destruction of the leaders Of a de-
bauched party, and the restoration to
place and power of men of high ideals
who will wage %unceasing war against
corruption in politics, who will enforce
the law against both rich and poor
and who will treat guilt as personal
and punish it accordingly.
For their crimes against American
citizenship the present leaders Of the
Republican party should be destroyed.
"For making and keeping the bar
gain to take care Of the tariff pro-
tected interests in consideration Of
campaign funds they should be de-
stroyed.
"For encouraging the creation OF
combinations to restrain trade, and
refusing to enforce the law, for a like
consideration they should be Destroy
ed.
"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
destroyed.
"For these efforts to seize for the
executive department Of the federal
government powers rightfully belong
ing to the states they should be de-
stroyed.
"All destruction would be theirs,
this year, if we but do our duty.
"What is our duty? To think alike
as to men and measures? Impossible!
Even for our great party! There Is
not a reactionary among US. All
Democrats are progressives. But it
is inevitably human that we shall
not all agree that in a single high
way is found the only road to pro-
gress or each make the same man Of
all our worthy candidates his first
choice.
1T is our duty to put aside all self
ishness, to consent cheerfully that
the majority shall speak for each OF
us and to agree that this convention
shall stand. shoulder to shoulder, in
toning the praises Of our chosen lead
er-and that will be his due, which
aver Of the honorable and able mel
now claiming our attention be chosen"
rUOO0arIO nj arr0nn