The Oregon daily journal., August 12, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1908.
BRYAN'S iWIfSCATION
SPEECH
IS FULL
UNO AR6
Of
nicnt." muIi-c i ilu fi a Iiiikh Hum li al'I
III I'lli'l'MMK the election, why linul.1
hi p.irt In the MMIiiltfn Iim conocalc.l
until In' luix Jill tin' offlclala under
(lllK ': I" Mm' ' ' a trust m il K " " ' '
com i Unit, m $l"u,nii(i to elect polltlrjl
friend I" c. r1 r I . i with a view of in'-
t 'mil (Mie-n iiniii iiim rrn-nn
In their offli lnl i n
Jurltv i
111. .t. ilh
"Shall
M lilrh
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II
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f;i or
Reviews Platform of Democratic Party and Answers Mr. Taft's
and Mr. Roosevelt's Policy Claims Stands for Justice to
All Power of Congress Misused.
1 inw (ideation; ll In
linn been ugltnti-d
the Hi' puli I lean 1i-u.Iit.-i
1 11 micfttlon wlil.-li tl."
llilati- Iihh nliiifli-il, tuiil
1.1 declare himself In
elulntlon 11 1hoI ti I I - nc.' -
legislation requiring
the election.
Party Promlaas Publicity.
tin' people hope, to rule. If
1 nhle to learn until after
what the predntorv Inter-
The I remiura t lo part y
ue honestly unci courage-
I .
elY
..ink-li.fi
Soma Points In Mr. Bryan's Notification Speech.
Keynote of Campaign: "Shiill the pooplu rule?''
Platform dealt with In detail:
Charges Republican party with responsibility for abuses In federal
t offices.
4 Dissects Mr. Roosevelt's and Mr. Taft's Indictments of cornora-
4 tlona.
remands to know why there has been no tariff reform nor rail-
. road legislation.
- Overissues of stocks and bonds should be corrected.
Speaks of publicity of campaign contributions anil orornlses pub-
llclty for Democrats.
-
' the
'
Retter control bv the people of both branches of . onsress advocated.
Put an end to despotic house rubs which gives too much power to
speaker.
I'rges defense by party
of lion 'St wealth.
Clayton's Speech of notification.
"Mr. Bryan: The national 1 vinocrat ic
convention, assembled at Denver on July
7. was truly a representative body of
the people of the I'liltcd States. Har
mony characterized its deliberations and
all of its conclusions were reached wlt'i
unanimity. It stood for the conserva
tism of. government under a written
constitution and for the application of
Democratic principles in public affairs
to meet the requirements of progres
' Blve American civilization. Without the
Intervention of a completed ballot, you
were nominated for the office of presi
dent of the I'nlted States. A commit
tee composed of the permanent chairman
and one delegate from each state and
territory was appointed to Inform you
of your seleetlon as the standard bearer
of your party In the pending campaign
- Therefore in pursuance of the action
of the convention tills committee, here
present, now brings to 5 mi this inen
' rage from a united and aggressive De
mocracy. "Our grent party Is confident of the
righteousness of its cause, and relying
upon the support of the people. Is de
termined to rescue the government of
the republic from the hands of the
despoilers, who have exploited It for the
benefit of favorites to the Injury of
the masses of the plain people . We
know that our nartv nlatform and can
didate stand for the best Interests of
ell the people. We know that success
is deserved. We believe tllat our party
and candidate, animated by the wisest
and most patriotic . purposes, will
achieve victory in November. On no
political Issue Is the platform a strad
dle or evasion, and its every declaration
squares with the principles of old
fashioned Democracy. It is essentially
' a. Democratic instrument, preservinK
and applying the faith of the fathers to
existing conditions.
"Jt is hardly worth while to say, sir,
that In the Judgment of your ria.-ty
associates and in the opinion of our
countrymen generally, you as a candi
date fit our platform. And it is equally
gratifying that there Is nothing In the
platform calling for apology. There Is
nothing that you would avoid or run
away from. There Is nothing omitted
that you need supply by giving your
Individual views. 'In these respects
you have a tremendous advantage of
your Republican opponent. Standing on
such a platform, possessed of an abiding
conviction that our cause is Just, you
will draw the keen blade of righteous
ness and truth, throwing away the sou.'i
bard, fight for the principles of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none.' Your party has emphatically re
fused to form any alliance with special
Interests that enjoy special privileges
tinder republican administration. You
rave always refused to compromise with
those who prostitute the functions of
grovernmenj for the lust of greed. It
was your lofty statesmanship, your un
wavering fidelity, your Jeffersonlan
standard of Democracy, that Indued
the representatives of millions of Amer
ican freemen unanimously to choose
you as their candidate for the highest
Office in the world.
"I now hand you an authenticated
copy of the platform adopted by the
ITcmocratlc convention at Denver and
request the secretary to read th fo--mal
letter of notification signed by the
committee."
Bryan's Speech.
Mr. Bryan's notification speerh in
full follows:
Mr. Clayton nnd Oentlemen of the
Notification Oomriittee: I can not ac
cept th nomination which von official
ly tender, without first acknowledging
Itiy deep indebtedness to the DenvHTatic
party for the extraordinary honor which
It has conferred upon trie. Having twh-e
before been a candidate for the presi
dency, in campaigns which ended in de
feat, a third nomination, the result of
the free anil voluntary act of the voters
of the party, nn only tie explained by
a substantial and undisputed growth in I
the principles and policies for which I.
with a multlt'ide of others, have con
tended. As these principles and poli
cies have given me whatever political
Utrength I possess, the action of the
convention cot only renews my faith in
them, but strengthens my attachment to
them.
A Platform Is Binding.
I shall, In the near future, prepnr-
more formal reply to vour notifica
tion, and. in that let'er of acceptance,
will deal with the platform In detail
It Insufficient, at this time, to assure
vou that I am In hearty accord with
both the letter and the spirit of the
platform. I indorse .;t in whole and In
jart, and shall, if elected, regard Its
declarations as binding upon me And.
I may aid. a platform Is binding- as to
What it omits as well a to what It
Contains. According to the Democratic
I-len, the peorl" think for themselves
-, atrtd select officials to ra rrv out their
visiles The voters are the sovereigns,
the officials are the servants, employed
for a, fixed time and at a statei salary
to do what the no art done.
nd to do It In the im th" sovereigns
want It done Platforms are ( entirely
In l.irmMv with thlr I fni-ratlo Idea
A platform vnmmj the party's posi
tion on the h nei ons hl h are at ls
ue: and sn official i not at llbertv to
U"the authority -vested In him to urge
fersonal views which hm not been
"ibmltteJ to the vottrs for their ap
If nr.- is noj-n 1 f-1 i.-pon a
flatform which Is rf satisfactory to
Ira. h must if c n 1 1 ! e:ier r1-11rie
the nomination, or ir. accent '-e It rro
mr an amene ni.it f i-t- t-. :tu of fV-.
C-l adopted bv ti rnnv.-tlnn N. ich
i'taatlon. however. ronf'-orts rrnr
candidate, for the ttntfcm up
I accept the challenge, nnd charge that
the Republican party is responsible for
all th" il.uses which now exlsl In Jhe
federal government, and that it Is Im
portant 10 accomplish the reforms
which are Imperatively needed. Fur
ther. I can not concur In the statement
that the Republican platform unequivo
cally dedans for the reforms that are
necessary . on the contrary, I affirm
tnat it openly and notoriously disap
points the hopes nnd expectations of
reformers, whether those reformers be
Republicans or Democrats. So far did
the Republican convention fall short of
Its .lutv Hint the Republican candidate
felt it necessary to odd to his platform
In several important particulars, thus
rebuking the loaders or the party, upon
whose cooperation he- must Hy for
the enactment of remedial legislation.
As I shall. In separate-speeches, dis
cuss the leading questions at i:.sue. I
shall at this time confine myself to
the p-iramo'int question, and to the fnr
rejcliing purpose of our party, as that
purpose Is set forth In the platform.
Shall the Fospla Bale?
Our platform' declares that the over
shadowing issue which manifests Itself
In all the questions now under discus
sion, is "Shall the people rule?" No
matter which way wo turn; no matter
to what subject we address ourselves,
the same question confronts us: Shall
the people control their own govern
ment, and use that government for the
protection of their rights and for the
oromotlon of their welfare? or shall the
representatives of predatory wealth
prey upon a defensc-h ss public, while
the offenders secure immunity from
subservient officials whom they raise
to power by unscrupulous methods?
This is the Issue raised by the "known
abuses" to which Mr. Taft refers.
President's Indictment Agninst party.
In a message sent to congress last
January, President Roosevelt said: "The
attacks by these great corporations on
the administration s actions have been
given a wide circulation throughout the
country, in the newspapers and other
wise, by these writers and speakers
who, consalouslv or unconsciously, act
as the representatives of predatory
wealth of the wealth accumulated on
a giant scale bv all forms of iniquity,
ranging from the oppression of wage
earners to unfair and unwholesome
methods of crushing out competition,
and to defrauding the public by stock
Jobbing and the manipulation of secur
ities. Ortal.-i wealtrly men of this
stamp, whose conduct should be abhor
ent to every man of ordinarily decent
conscience, and who commit the hideous
wrong of teaching our young men that
phenomenal business success must or
dinarily be based on dishonest v, have,
during the last few months, made it ap
parent that they hnv- banded together
to work for a reaction. Their endeavor
is to overthrow and discredit all who
honestly administer the law. to prevent
any additional legislation which would
check and restrain them, and to secure
if possible a freedom from all restraint
which will permit every unscrupulous
wrong-doer to do what he wishes un
checked, provided he has enough
money.' What an arraignment of the
predatory Interests'
Is the president's Indictment true?
And, If true, against whom was the
indictment dlr'-'-ted? Not ngainst the
Democratic party.
Mr. Taft Indorses the Indictment.
Mr. TaUti2vs that these evils have
Taft declared In favor of tariff re
vision, hut set the date of. revision
after the election. Hut the pres
sure brought to bear by the protected
interests bus been great enough to pre
vent any attempt at tariff reform before
the election; and the reduction promised
after the election Is so hedged about
with qualifying phrases that no one can
estimate with accuracy the sum total
of tariff reform to ho expected in case
of Republican success. If the past can
be taken as a guide, the Republican par
ty will be so obligated by campaign con
tributions from the beneficiaries of pro
tection, as to make that party powerless
to bring to the country any material r
llrf from the present tariff hardens.
Why Ho Anti-Trust legislation.
A few years ago the Republican lead
ers In the house of representatives were
coerced by public opinion Into the sup
port of nn antl-lrust law which had
the Indorsement of the president, but
the senate refused even to consider the
measure, and since that time no effort
has been mnde hv the dominant party to
secure remedial legislation upon this
subject.
Why No BnJlroad
for 10 years the
commission ha
la rgement
(hat
are s.-ci
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essnry. niu
pllhl leal Ion
Pemocrailo
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meets the I
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We pledge the. Democratic party to
the enactment of li law prohibiting any
01 -porn I Ion from contributing to a cani
palgn fund, ami any individual from
conl r 1 1.11 1 1 iik an amount aunve a leason-
1 1 1 I - m . 1 x I m 11 in . and providing fo
.publication, before election, of all
I , on 1 1 1 1 ..it ions above 11 reasonable
. I Mill '1 1
; I i.e I niocrat Ic national committee
lorn. 1 1 1 : I y proceeded to Interpret nnd
applv this plank, announcing that 110
iiibuiloiis would be received from
coi point Ions, that no Individual would
be allowed to contribute more than $10.
inirt, and that nil contributions above
ilui. would be made public before tho
election- -those received before October
I ,r. to be made public on or before that
d.ii . those received afterward to be
iini ii) public on the day when received,
nnd no such contributions to be accepted
within three days or the election. I he
'expenditures are to be published after
the election Here Is a plan which Is
complete and effective,
j popular Election of Senators.
' Next to the corrupt use of money, tho
! present method of electing United States
i senators Is most responsible for the ob-
! ... I - . S ..... .. CV.k. 1 m, i.aupa
1 hlllll Hull 111 I . lUllll. J- VI 4 Ve J ro. n
the
such
mhi-
bee
Legislation?
Interstate commerce
en asking for an en-
of Its powers, that it mlgl.t
rebates and discriminations, but
and .1 I'lcpuhl ic.-i n
crept In during the last 10 years. Ho
declares that during this time, some
"prominent and itif luer.t I a 1 members of
the community, spurred bv financial
success and in their hurry for ur. :il. r
wealth, became unmlrvltul of the com
mon rules of business homslv and fi
delity, and of the limitations Impos-d
by law upon their actions.' and th.t
"the revelations of the breaches of
trusts, the dlsclusun s as to rebates and
discriminations bv r. i'ron.ls. the ac
cumulating evidence of the violations
of the anti-trust laws, hv a number of
Issue of i paigu
railroads
li rectors
lit ra I ; s
d'.-.l
th
ac-
j was nooiiiii not 0-1 t o.jui' r."
tMl from . which I d:rt but It pa
cifically outlines all the remedial lr
t station which we can hope to nci-.
S urjng the next four years
StiaaMlcaa CbaHenr Accepted.
" The-iMwtinrulshe,! statesman ho re
ceived the Republican nominn tton fnr
i rum said. In his notification
Pra: "The etrength of the Repuhll-
cams ln-lf rampatrit at hand Is
t Se fc- that e represent the potirle
fntia! to the reform of known
. to tho cofitl iusnc of iitertv
cili tni proeperty. end that we arc
'-fre'red. our tdtfrm anequtro
1. ir esti to malctala thetn and
t -.'if " e." . -- --
la C-e fcajr.a of the Democratic porty,
v ' ,
: ror( orations, and tlo oyer
I stocks and bonds of tn.-tstato
1 for the unlawful enriching of
i and for the purpose of cone
the control of the railr.-ads under .-nej
n anagenu nt. p.!' tv.ese, tie char- 1
"qui: kene,j the niisdence of the people I
and brought on a mnrr.1 aw-ikenlng
During n'l this tlm-. I beg to ren::n 1 .
v. .11, Republican officials pr-ld.-d In
the executive department, filled
cabinet, dominated the senate. cor,tr
the house of representatives and o.-c;-t'ie.l
most of the fede-al . ja.'ceshl;.
Four years ago the Repubhc.-in platf. r::i
boastfully declared that since I'd"
w;th the exception of two ears 'be
Republican party had In en In conti-.l
of part or of all the bran, ties of the
federal government: that for two years
onlv was the Democratic par'v In a p.
sitlon to either enact or repeal a nw
Having drawn the saiarle. having en-
Joyed the honors, having secured
prestige, let the Republican party
cept the responsltilll? v '
&iraallcan Party meeponslble.
Why were these known abuses' per
mitted to develops Whv have tneV nn
been corrected' If existing Um an
sufficient, why have they not been en
forced? All of the executle mach!ner
of the federal government is in the
hands of the Republican party Are
new laws neoe-sary? Whi have thv
not been enacted' With a Repjhlt.an
f. resident to recommend, with a Repub
Ican senate and house to carry on h'
recommendations, why does the Repub
lican candidate plead for furtver time
in which to do what should have been
dnr.e long ago Can Mr Tsft promise
, , k. msive ml rntinn m In the rrn,.-i T i -
j of wrong doers than the present execu
tive' Can he mk for a larger majority
In the rerate than his party now hs'
Ioe be need more Republicans In the
house of representative or a speaker
with more unlimited authority'
Way bto TartfT BoferBaf
vThe president clooe friends hue
been pomling rcr- several years tia'
he would a'ta'k tre lclqult'e tf tre
tariff. We have , Intlrratton that
Mr. Taft was rnM un$r the immi
of the highlv protected Industries Ar,1
yet me iniiuence or tfte manuractuere
prevent
a Republican senate
house of representatives were unmoved
by its entreaties. In lihiii the Repub
lican national convention was urged to
Indorse tho demand for ralUvnv leKls
latlon. but Its platform was silent on
the subject i-.ven in I i'O 4. the conven
tion gave no pledge to remedy thes
abuses. When the president finally
aske, for legislation he drew his inspi
ration from three Democratic national
plat forms and ho received more cordial
support irorn the Democrats than from
the Republicans. The Republicans in
the senate del lhera tel V defeated several
amendments offered bv Senator Da l-'ol-l
tie and supported hv the Democrats
amendments embndyln- legislation
asked by ihe interstate commerce com
mission. One of these amendments au
thorized tho ascertainment of the value
of railroads. This amendment was not
only defeated by the senate, but It was
overwhelmingly rejected bv the recent
Republican national convention, ami the
Republican candidate has sought to res
cue his party from the disastrous re-I
suits of this act by expressing himself.
in a ijuaiiiieu way, in r.i vor or ascer
tabling the value of the railroads.
Overissue of Stocks and Bonds.
Mr. Taft complains of the
or stocks and bonds of railroads, "for
the unlawful enriching of directors and
for the purpose of concentrating the
control of the railroads under one man
agement," and the complaint Is well
founded. Rut, with a president to point
out the evil, anil a Republican congress
to correct it. we find nothing done for
the protection of the public. Why? Mv
honorable opponent has. by his confes
sion, relieved me of the necessity of fur-
nisning proor; he admits the condition
and he can not avoid the logical conclu
sion that must he drawn from the ad
mission. There is no doubt whatever
that a larre majority of the voters of
the Republican party recognize that the
masses have had but little influence
upon legislation or upcm the administra
tion of the government, and they are
beginning to understand the cause.' For
a feneration, the Republican party has
drawn its campaign funds from the
beneficiaries of special legislation
Privileges have been pledged and grant
ed In return for money contributed to
debauch elections. What can bo ex
pected when official authority Is turned
over to tixj representatives of those
who first furnish the sinews of war and
then reimburse themselves out of ti.
I pockets of the taxpayers?
Pasting- In Wilderness Necessary.
So long as the Republican party re
mains in power, it is powerless to re
generate itself. It cannot attack wrong
doing in high places without disgracing
many of its prominent members, and it.
therefore, uses opiates Instead of the
surgeon's knife. Itsv malefactors cpn
strue e.-o-h Republican victory as an in
dorsement of their conduct and threaten i
the party with 'defeat lthey nre Inter-!
n-ie.i iin .Nor until tnat party passes
through a period of fasting In the wil
derness, will the Republican leaders
learn to study nnhlie oueflor.a fpnm i...
standpoint ot the masses. Just as with
Individuals, "the cnr"s of this world and
the dec.'itf.ilness of riches choke the
truth." so in politics, when party lead
ers serve far away from home and are
not In constant contact with the voters
continued party success blinds their
eyes to the needs of the people and
makes them deaf to the cry of dis
tress Publicity as to Campaign Contributions.
An effort has been made to secure leg
islation requiring publicity as to cam-
' nit ribtit ions and e i.n.l 1 tnee
but the Republican leaders, evi n in the
face nf ,n indirnant public, refused to
,-oi-sent t.. a law which would compel
honesty In eie. lions When the matter
tight up in the recent Republican
lon.il convention the nianl,- wnc re.
pud: It.-, 1 by a vote of S0 to S4 Here
Taft has be -n driven to an.,!,,.
invention and to declare"
I blias. ,f In favor of a publt-ltv law. and
in. th
Taft.
lse
urge
uci es
the n:
him
Uf Ces
bn
1 t.-,i
M r
for his 1
.in, 11 .Mi ia rea.i wnat lie says upon
this subject, you will find that M r rnr-,.
falls far short of the r-q ilr onients
the situation He says
If I am elected president t --.!:
on congress, with every Iwira. ,,f
that a law be passed rmiiiri",.
g. In a federal office, of a state
ment ,,f the contributions received hv
.'mmltt.es and candidates ln elections
t-.r m-mb.rs of congress, and In such
o--er eiectlons as are constitutionally
within the control of congress'
I shall not embarrass him bv s.win.
ur.n what he bases his hm o
is certainly not on any en-
co jrag. mfnt he has received from
publlc.-m leaders It is sufficient to Bv
1 that if hs hope, were renl'ierl -if (n
spite of H-e adverse action of his con
vention, he should sue. eed 1-. securing
! 'be enactment of the vary nVw whb ,
I he favors, it would give hut partial re
lief He has eM, the Democrat!" plnt
. form ; r.o only Ms language, but his
evident alarm Indhates that he ha
; read It carefully f,e even hsd before
,-hlm the action oT the Ix-mocratlc n,.
, tlonal committee H Interpreting and
! applrins- that platform. and vet he
I fails to r thit he favors .the publlct
tlon of the cor t rlhut tons before the
election of course, it atls".- a nat
ural ciiri'slty to find cut h" an eiec.
t Ion has been purchase!, even hn ve.
knowledge come, toe, te to he of serv
ice, but hv ehoul l the people be kept
tn darkness ontll the election Is pat'
Why should the lockinc of the door be
delayed until the fcorse l gone
A.m rioctloa a Pa bile Affair.
An electfc.n Is a n'iMt- affair. Trie
peorle ei-cis!ng if rtaht tn select
their rfflri!s and to ilwidi upon the
nolicle. a he nrs-ed r.rooe to elr 1
who hare for Jt vearw contributed to I several polling ptaee-n en election Anr
rvrrnwiK-an - mpig-w rueo and wne and rener their will . t hat ri ,
la return have f-srne4 the tariff schd- ram be ctrea for r.erv a a m ik . 1
nnm pirn rurricieni prevent tar-I f loenee. at wors.7 If a man neniilir
ice fii pi n -mjnr"I m I IIV ireieTeq In "ermcicttlUCf the CM!
turn iKwimi mot atr. iroi 01 toe rauiroaos la
striictlon of reforms. For 10c
after the adoption of the constitution
the demand for tha popular election of
1 senators, while finding Increased ex
' pression did not become a dominant
sentiment. A constitutional amendment
had from time to time' been suggested
and the matter had been more or less
discussed In a few of Ihe states, bul
the movement had not reached a point
where it manifested itself through con
cessional action. In the Fifty-second
congress, however, a resolution was re
ported from a bouse committee propos
ing the necessary constitutional amend
ment, and tills resolution passed the
house of representatives by a vote which
wis practically unanimous. In the
l'i f'ty-1 1 1 i i d congress a similar resolu
tion was reported to, and adopted by.
the house of representatives. Roth the
Fifty-second and Fifty-third congresses
were Democratic. The Republicans
gained control of the bouse as a result
of the election of 1SH1 and In the
Fifty-fourth congress the proposition
died in conimittie. As time went on.
however, the sentiment grew among the
people, until It forced a Republican
congress to follow the example set by
th" Democrats and then another and
another Republican congress actpd fa
vorably. State alter state has Indorsed
this reform, until nearly two-thirds
of the stiles have recorded themselves
In its favor. The I'liltcd States senate,
however, impudently and arrogantly ob
structs the passage of the resolution,
'notwithstanding the fact that the voters
of the I'nlted States, by an overwhelm
ing majority, demand It. And this re
. fusal Is the more significant when it is
'remembered thnt 11 number of senators
'owe their election to great corporate
I Interests. Three Democratic national
j platforms the- platforms of 1900. Holl
and I Hon -specifically call for a change
in the constitution which will put thei
! election of senators In the hands of the
voters, and the proposition lias tieeii
endorsed by a number of the smaller
overissue-., parties, but no Republican national con
vention nas neon wiiunK 10 niiiiiij.ii.u
the cause of the people on this subject.
The subject was Ignored by t lie Repub
lican national convention ln lflao It
was Ignored in lid, 4. and the prnposl
lican national convention In 1900; it
for the recent Republican national con
vention, by a vote of 8fifi to 111. re
jected the plank Indorsing the popular
election of senators and this was done
the convention which nominated Mr.
few delegates from his own state
'voting for the plank.
Personal Inclination Not Sufficient.
In his notification speech, the Repub
lican candidate, speaking of the election
of senators by the people, says: Per
sonally. I am Inclined to favor it. but
it Is hardly a party question." What is
necessary to make this a party question?
When the Democratic party Indorses a
proposition bv a unanimous vote, and
the Republican convention rejects the
proposition by a vote of seven to one,
does It not become an issue between
the parties? Mr. Taft can not rcmovo
the question from the arena nf poll
tics bv expressing a personal inclination
toward the Democratic position. For
several years he has been connected
with the" administration. What has he
! ever said or done to bring this question
before the public? What enthusiasm
! has he shown In the reformation of the
' senate? What influence could he exert
1 In behalf of reform which his party has
1 openly and notoriously condemned in Its
i convent ion. and to which he is attached
only by a belated expression of personal
I Inclination?
j The Gateway to Other Keforma.
1 "Shall the people rule?" Every re
j medial measure of a national character
: must run the gauntlet of the senate.
! The president may personally incline
1 toward a r- form; the house may con
1 sent to it; but us long as the senate
; obstructs the reform, the people must
wait. The president may heed a popu
; lar demand, tbe house may yield to
public opinion; but as long as the sen
ate is defiant, this rule of tile people
is defeated. The Democratic platform
i very properly describes the popular
: election of senators as "the gateway
to other national reforms." Shall wo
' open the gate, op shall we allow th-3
I exploiting interests to bar the way by
the control of this branch of the fed
eral legislature? Through a Demo
ctatlc victory, and through a Democrat
ic victory only, can the people secure
the popular election of senators. The.
smaller parties axe unable to secure
this reform; the Republican party, un
der its present leadership, is resolutely
opposed to It; the Democratic party
mauds for It and has boldly demanded
;t If I am elected to the presidency
those who are elected upon the ticket
Ith me will be, like myself, pledged
to this reform, and I shall convene con
gress ln extraordinary session Imme
diately after Inauguration, and ask,
among other things, for the fulfillment
of this platform pledge.
Honse SnJea Despotic
The third Instrumentality employed ,
to defeat the will of the people Is
found ln the rules of the house of rep
resentatives our platform points out
th.it "the house of representatives was
designed bv the fathers of the consti
tution, to be the popular branch of our
government, responsive to the public
w ill " and adds :
'The house of representatives. as
controlled In recent years by the Re- ,
publican party, has ceased to be a de
liberative and legislative body, respon
sive to the will of a majority of th -memhera.
but has come under the at,
soiuto domination, of the speaker who
has entire control of Its deliberations
and powers of legislation.
er." and Is pledged to adopt "sudl rulca
and regulation 10 govern the house of
reproteiitul I yen u wm 0im a 111a-
of Its members to direct Its (lo
ons and control legislation."
the people rulo? They can
I not do so unless they can control tho
house of representatives, and through
; HlcIi representatives In the house, give
', exprehsfoti to their purposes und their
drslrcH. The Republican pariy U coin-
1 milled to the methods now In vogue In
the bouse of representatives, the Dem
ocratic party la pledged to such 11 re
vision of thi rules as will bring Ihe
popular branch of tho federal govern
1 meiit Into harmony with the Ideas ol
those who framed our constitution and
founded our government,
j Other Issues WUl Be Discussed Xter. !
j . "Shall the peoplo rule?" 1 repeal, is
I declared by our platform to be the
overshadowing question, and as Ihe ,
campaign progresses, I shall take o. - ,
. Hslon to discuss this question us It ;
manlfestes Itself In other Issues; for,
whether we consider tha tariff ques
tion, the trust Question, the ra!lro:id
question, the banking question, the la
bor question, the question of Imperlul- 1
Ism. I lie development of our water
ways, or any other of the numerous
problems which press for solution, we I
shall find that tho real question In--volved
In each Is, whether the govern- 1
merit sliall remain a mere business as- i
Md of fuvor seeking corporations or l-oj
an Instrument In the hands of the peo- '
pie for the advancement of the common :
weal.
Democrats Have Earned Confldenoe.
If the voters are satisfied with the
record of tho Republican party und
with Its management of public affairs
we Can not reasonably ask for a change
In administration; if, however, the vot
ers feel that the people an a whole,
have too little Influence in shaping the
policies of the government; If thy
feel that great combinations of capital
have encroached upon the rights of the
masses, and employed the" Instrumen
talities of government to securo an un
fair share of the total wealth pro
duced, then wo have a right to expect
ti verdict against the Republican party
and ln favor of tho Democratic parti ;
for our party has risked defeat aye.
Buffered defeat ln Its effort to arouse
the conscience of the public and to
bring about that very awakening to
which Mv Taft has referred.
Duly those are worthy to be entrust
ed with leadership in a great cause who
are willing to die for it, and the Dem
ocratic party has proven Its worthi
ness by Its refusal to Juirehase victory
by delivering the people Into the hands
of those who have despoiled them. In
this contest between democracy on the
one side and plutocracy on the oth r.
,the Democratic party ha taken its po
sition on the side of equal rights, and
Invites the opposition or those who use
politics to secure special privileges and
governmental favoritism (imaging the
progress of the nation, not by the hap
piness or wealth or refinement of a
few, but "by the prosperity and ad
vancement of the average man," the
Democratic party churges the Repub
lican party with being the promoter nf
present abuses, the opponent of neces
sary remedies and th" only bulwark
of private monopoly. The Democrat'"
party affirms that In this campaign
it is the only party, having a prospect
of success, which stands for Jiisll
In government and for equity In the
division of the fruits of Industry.
Democrats Defenders of Honest Wealth.
We niny expect those who have com
mitted larceny by law and purchased
Immunity with their political Influence,
to attempt to raise false issues, and to
employ "the Jiyery of heaven," to con
ceal their evil purposes, but they can
no longer deceive. The Democrat'
party is not the enemy of any legitimate
Industry or of honest accumulations. It
Is. on the contrary, a friend of Industry
and the steadfast protector of thut
wealth which represents a service to
society. Tiie Democratic party does
not seek to annihilate all corporations;
it simply asserts that as the govern
ment creates corporations, it must re
tain the power to regulate and to con
trol them, and that it should not per
mit any corporation to convert Itself
into a monopoly. Surelv we should
have the cooperation of all legitimate
corporations in our effort to protect
business and industry from the odium
which lawless combinations of capital
will If unchecked cast upon them. Only
by the separation of the good from the
bail can the good be made secure.
Hot Jtevolution, hut Reformation.
The Democratic party seeks not rev
olution, but reformation, and need hard
ly remind the student of history that
cures are mildest when applied at ones;
that remedies Increase In severity as
their application is postponed. Blood
poisoning may he stopped by the loss
of a linger today: it may cost an arm
tomorrow or a life the next day. So
poison in the body politic can not be
removed too soon, for the evils pro
duced by it Increase with the lapse of
time. That there are abuses which
need to be remedied, even the Republi
can candidate admits; that his party Is
unable to remedy them, has been fully
demonstrated during the last 10 years.
I have such confidence In the Intelli
gence as well as the patriotism of the
people, thnt I can not doubt their read
iness to accept the reasonable reforms
which our party proposes, rather than
permit the continued growth of existing
abuses to hurry the country on to rem
edies more radical and more drastic.
Out party's IdeaX
Tho platform of our party closes with
a brief statement of tho party a Ideal.
It favors "such an administration of
the government as will Insure, as far
as human wisdom can, that each citizen
shall draw from society a reward com
mensurate with bis contribution to the
welfaro of society."
Governments ate good In proportion
as thev assure to each member of so
ciety, so far as governments can, a re
turn commensurate with Individual
merit.
The Divine Uw of Rewards.
There Is a divine law of rewards.
When the creator gave us the earth,
with its fruitful soil, the sunshine with
Its warmth, and the rains with their
moisture, he proclaimed, as cleariy as
If his voice had thundered from the
clouds. "Go work, and nccordlng to your
Industry and your Intelligence, so shall
be your reward." Only where might
has overthrown, cunning undermined or
fovernment suspended this law, has 3
Ifferont law prevailed To conform
the government to this law ought to b
the ambition of the statesman! and no
party can have a higher mission than to
make it a realty wherever governments
can legitimately operate.
Jrurtloe to AIL
Recognizing that I am Indebted for
my nomination to the rank and file of!
our party, and that my election must i
come, If It comes at nil, from the un- I
purchased and unpurchasahle suffrages
of the American people, I promise. If ;
entrusted with the responsibilities of.
this high office, to consecrate what- 1
ever ability I have to the one purpose
of making this, in fact, a government ,ln 1
which the people rule a government
which will do lustlce to all. and offer
to every one the highest possible stim
ulus to great nnd persistent effort, by
assuring to each the enjoyment of his
Just share of the proceeds of his toH.
no matter ln what part of the vineyard
he labors, or to what occupation, pro
fession or calling he devotes himself
1 !
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Big Cash Awards and Valuable Scholar
ships. Offered Clever Students.
Oregon Journal's Third Annual Scholar
ship Contest Well Under Way.
The following valuable scholarships and good cash
awards should prompt students to put all their energy
into The Tournal's third annual scholarship contest. This
contest will close in September. No ambitious student
should mfcs this grand opportunity to win a scholarship.
All between the ages of 10 and 30 are eligible.
SCHOLARSHIPS
As far as they are at present listed are herewith submitted. More schools
will be added from day to day during the contest as the choice of new
contestants is learned.
ALBAirr COLLEGE. AXBAHT, OB.
One vear's tuition In anv department
exeept conservatory. Value of scholar
ship 60.
BAKES CITY BUSnTZBS OOX.UIOE
' BAIEB CITY, OB,
One year's tuition ln shorthand, type
writing, Enpllsh, bookkeeping- and pen
manshlp. Value of scholarship $100.
BEHNKB-WAXKEB BUSINESS COL-
LEOE, POBT&VAITD, OB.
One year's tuition In combined bual
ness and shorthand course. Value of
scholarship $100.
CAPITAL BUSnrBSS COLLEGE,
BAXEM, OB,
7 en months tuition In business or
shorthand course. Value of scholar
ship $100.
DALLAS COLLEGE, DALLAS, OB.
One year's tuition ln any department
value or scholarship i&u.
ECLECTIC BUSIVXSS UNlrlBUTI.
PORTLAND, OB.
One year's tuition tn combined busi
ness and shorthand courses. Value of
scholarship. $100.
HXLL BuLITABT ACASIKT, POBT-
LABD, OB.
One year's tuition ln all branches
without board. Value of scholarship
holbcbb Brrsrarrss college,
PORTLAND, OB.
One year's tuition In combined busi
ness and shorthand course. Value of
scholarship J10U.
INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
SCHOOLS OP BCRANTON, PA.
Complete course In architecture,
chemistry and chemical technology, elec
trical, civil engineering, steam, electric,
mechanical eneineerlnar and mining en
gineering. Value of scholarship $133.
B. MAX MTBB SCHOOL OP ART.
PORTLAND, OB.
Six months' evening course. Value of
srholarhlp $60.
M'mij a ville college, HUnnr-
VTLLE. OB.
One year's tuition ln any department
or the college. Value of scholarship $10.
OBSOOV CONSERVATORY OP BCT7SXO.
PORTLAND, OR.
One year's course In piano depart
ment. Value of scholarship $17B.
OBEGON EXPERT COLLEGE, PORT
LAND, OB.
Combined course In telegraphy and
stenography. Value of scholarship $125.
OREGON LAW COLLEGE, PORT
LAND, OB.
One year's tuition. Value of scholar
ship $150.
PACIFIC COLLEGE,
One year's tuition,
ship $50.
PACIFIC
SaWBERO. OB.
Value scholar-
FOREST
UHIVERBTTT,
USUVli, OB.
One year's tuition In college depart
ment. Value of (scholarshlp $50.
PENDLETON AOADEMT, PENDLE
TON, OB.
Two years' Instruction In classical.
scientific or commercial courses. Valui
of scholarship $100.
PORTLAND ACADEMY, PORT
LAND, OB.
One year's tuition In any of the four
academy classes. Value of scholarship
$120.
UBS. WALTER
Vocal
$100.
BOSS
lessons.
REED,
OB.
Value of
FOBTLAJTD,
scholarship;.
CTTT BUSINESS COLLEGE,
PORTLAND, OB.
One year's tuition ln combined busi
ness and shorthand course. value of
scholarship $100.
BT KABY'S ACADBXY, THE
DALLES, OB.
One year's tuition ln music depart
ment. Value of , scholarship $100.
WESTERN ACADEMY OP 1TUSIC AND
ELOCUTION. PORTLAND. OR.
Course In elocution, oratory or dra
matic art. Value of scholarahlp $160.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY, SALEM,
OB.
One year's tuition In college depart
ment. Value of scholarship $50.
tiles
Iff ref-wrw.
ai4Toacbd
both
'V, e have observed with amajsemer'
tb popular branch of our federal go -ernment
Helpless to obtain either the
consideration or enactment of measure
desired by a majority of its members
This arraignment Is fully Juttifie'!
Tbe reform Republicans In the hou"
of rer',''n,a"v Then In the mi
nority tn their o n party, are as help
le to obtain a hearing or t" secure
a ot ui-on mea :r a r the Im'
rrats In the rerrit sepnion of tr
pr-ent -orres. thr was a ronM'
erable element in the Republlf-nn part
favorable to remedial leginlstlrin ; hut a
few leader tn control of the gatiiin
llon e?potirs!l v 'ippressed tb
membera and thus forced a real m
Jorttr in the hoi to submit to a elj
ntlnlid rrlnority The Republican,
rational convert lm Inu'ead of rebi;;r.
tl ) attar k upon popular r)vfrmnt,
iJoflj -nr.rnp "d nominitM
the Repuhlir-ar mr.dldate for v.-
rr'dent nn of the men who share.
In fie rponlril21tr for the mereion
"t the hous -Our party demands tiit
"t'b hova of rrrT!tt!f-es shall
acaln benm a 4eliera.tiTe body, cn
trrtlled by a majority of the ppf
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CASH AWARDS
In addition to the scholarship awards Tlje Journal will make the fol
lowing cash awards to help defray expenses of the students who may
poll the largest vote:
Cssh with first choice of scholarship f 1RO
Cash with second choice of scholarship 125
Cash with third choice of scholarship f lOO
Cssh with fourth choice of scholarship $7H
Cash with fifth choice of scholarship fSO
Cash with sixth choice of scholarship 25
The sbove sums in cash will be paid contestants immedistely after
the close of the contest, in the order of their standing. Cash commis
sions will be allowed on all new subscribers, in addition to ths cash
awards, so that a contestant may earn money every day daring the
contest
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