The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-11-01

cluded an income tax provision In the Wilson law of 1894. When this pro vision was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court by majority of one the Democratic party renewed the fight and has contended for the income tax in three national cam paigns. In 1908 the Democratic plat form demanded the submission of an amendment specifically authorizing an income tax-the very amendment now before the states for ratification.
 MT. Roosevelt's candidate, MT. Taft, declared during the campaign that an amendment was not necessary, and MT. Roosevelt never made cny a-'S--- ment in favor of the amendIent CT i2 favor of the principle embodied ia 1t. The amendment has now been ratified by thirty-four states; but, so far as l know, MT. Roosevelt has never made a speech in favor of it's ratification nor, since the submission of the amendment, made a speech urging an income tax as a part of our fiscal syS- tenn. It would not require any great stretch of generosity on his part to credit the Democratic party with pri- ority in the advocacy of this reform. Not Always For Railroad Regulation.
 MT. Roosevelt Is now an advocate of railroad regulation. When did he com mence? The Democratic party in its platforms of 1896, 1900 and 1904 de- manded an extension of the powers of the interstate commerce commission. Up to 1904 MT. Roosevelt never dis cussed the subject of railroad regula- t1on officially or in public speech, so far as I have been able to find. All though nominated without opposition in the convention of 1904, his platform contained no promise of railroad regu- lation. By it's attitude on the railroad question the Democratic party alienat- ed the support of those railway officials who counted themselves Democrats, and MT. Roosevelt, both in 1900, when he was a candidate for president, and in 1904, when he was a candidate for president, had the benefit of the support of those ex-Democrats. It was in 1904 that he wrote his famous let ter to MT. Hartman and in the state of New York profited by the campaign fund that MT: Hartman raised.
 When after 1904 MT. Roosevelt took up the subject of railroad regulation he found more hearty support among the Democrats in the senate and house than among the Republicans, so that he has reason to know that the Dem ocrat1c party has for long time plant ed itself boldly upon the peoples side on the subject of railroad regulation.
 Under the circumstances we might expect some complimentary reference to our party's attitude instead of anathemas.
 T. R.,s Complete SomersauIt.
 On the subject of publicity as to campaign contributions he has not only adopted the Democratic position, but he has been compelled to turn com plete somersault in order to do SO. In 1908 the Democratic platform demand ed the publication before election of the names of individual contributors and the amounts contributed. MT. Roosevelt at that time indorsed MT. Taft's contention that the publication l should be deferred until after the cleo tton, and. even went so far as to give reasons for believing that 1t would be improper to make the publication be- fore the election. Two years later he declared in favor of publicity before and after the election, landing on the Democratic side shortly before the law was enacted carrying out the Demo cratic platform on this subject Here, i surely, he ought to praise the Demo 1 cratic party. for the pioneer work it | has done in purifying politics.
 Here are few of the things which bear the Democratic brand, and with all of his experience on the plains he will not be able to work the brand over" so as to make it look like CT. R."