Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-06-25

Would the man who threw his hat
in the ring and sought to slug his
opponent over the ropes in his fight
for a third term rest satisfied with
its achievement? Clearly his lust of
power would have brooked no such
limitations. A third term would but
have whetted his desire for more, and
as the terms slipped away each re-
newal would discover greater injury
to our constitution, to the form of
government established until It legal
curb on his lmperious will.
"UnQuestionably we have been
wrong in assuming that a tradition
against third term constitutes a
safeguard against INSCRIPTIONS am
bition for unlimited power We need
a definite constitutional amendment
which shall prevent soclallstic souls
from forcing personal continuation in
office for long periods or for life and
the personal selection of a successor
in Office and the constitutional pro-
vision should go one step further
than our recently assalled tradition.
The provision should limit to a sin
gle term.
"In this great country which boasts
of a wealth of one hundred and thir-
ty billion as against eighty billion
for Great Britain and Ireland, sixty
five billion for France and sixty bill
lion for Germany, all are conscious
that too large a part of our wealth
has been secured by a small percen-
tage of our population, and that the
cost of living rises faster than the
average income.
The principal cause of all this is
to be found in the tariff statutes and
in the combination restraining trade
and competition, created for the pur-
pose of wrlnging from the public
every dollar which the tariff statutes
make possible.
The average duties under the tar
i'll in 1889 was 81 per cent; now the
average is so per cent.
Protected interests benefited by
two increased during the war; the
first to an average of 81 the second
to Al per cent, That high average
then excused only by the exigencies
of war, is exceeded now, as the aver
age is nearly so per cent.
The Republican party has thus
geared the machinery of government
to enrich the few at the expense OF
the many That increase of 30 per
cent in the average has taken thou
sands Of millions from the general
public and devoted it to the creation
cf swollen fortunes.
When Judge Parker began to speak
an exodus from the hall began, Del
egates and spectators started for the
enits and the noise Of shuffling feet
was so great that Parker finally was
forced to suspend and sit down
Chairman Mack came to his assist
ance with the gavel and John Burton
Of Brooklyn, tried to restore order
bv appeals through a megaphone But
tbe delegates did not want to hear
Parker a, this time and Congress-
man Fitzgerald was recognized.
His motion for an adjournment un-
III 8 o'clock was declared carried de-
spite a loud volume Oh noe'
An awakening Of the people led the
Republican national convention o.
1908 by its platform, to promise re-
vis,op Congress pasesd and the pres
,dent signed the Payne-Aldrich bill.
One outcome Of this breach OF ial'n
was a Democratic house, which mas
acted SO wisely and courageous'y as
10 arouse the enthusiasm Of the peo-
ME. and inspire the Democratic parry
WITH iustlfiable hope Of early oppor
tunlty to render a public service sore
iy needed. 49,, cha,
aFor the Ills that flow from ina. "a,
...,,, ,rcreaae Of 20 to SO per cent inc