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If the past can be taken as a guide, the republican party will be so obli gated by campaign contributions from the beneficiaries of protection, as to make that party powerless to bring to the country any material relief from the present tariff bur dens. Why .'o Anti-Trust Legislation? A lew years ago the republican leaders in the house of representa tives were coerced by public opin ion into the support of an anti-trust law which had the endorsement of the president, but the senate refused even to consider tne measure, and since that time no effort has been made by the dominant party to se cure remedial legislation upon this subject. Why No.Bollrood Legislation? ... rdr ten years the Interstate Com merce Commission has been asking for an enlargement of Its powers, that it might prevent rebates and discriminations, but a republican sen ate and a republican house of repre sentatives were unmoved by Its en treaties. In 1900 the republican na tional convention was urged to en dorse the demand for ralway legis lation, but its platform was silent on the subject. Even In 1904, the convention gave no pledge to remedy these abuses. When the president finally asked for legislation, he drew his inspiration from three democratic national platforms and he received more cordial support from the demo crats than from the republicans. The republicans in the senate deliberate ly defeated several amendments of fered by Senator LaFollette and sup ported by the democrats amend ments embodying legislation asked by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. One of these amendments au thorized ithe ascertainment of the value of railroads. This amend ment was not only defeated by the senate,, but it was overwhelmingly rejected by the recent republican na tional convention, and the republi can candidate has sought to rescue his party from the disastrous results, of this act by expressing himself, in a qualified way, in favor of ascer taining the value of the railroads. Over-Issue of Stocks and lionds. Mr. Taft complains of the over-issue of stocks and bonds of railroads, "for the unlawful enriching of di rectors and for the purpose of, con centrating the control or the rail roads under one management," and the complaint is well founded. But, with a president to point out the evil, and a republican congress to correct It, we find nothing done for the protection of the public. Why? My honorable opponent has, by his confession, relieved me of the neces sity of furnishing proof; he admits the condition and he cannot avoid the logical conclusion that must be drawn from the admission. . There is no doubt whatever that a large majority of the voters of the repub lican party recognize the deplorable situation which Mr. Taft describes;, they recognize that the masses have had but little Influence upon legis lation or upon the administration of the government, and they are be ginning to understand the cause. Fo a generation, the republican party has drawn its campaign funds from the beneficiaries of special legisla tion. Privileges have been pledged and granted In return for money contributed to debauch elections. What can be expected when official authority is turned over to the rep resentatives of those who first fur nish the sinews of war and then re imburse themselves out of the pock ets of the taxpayers? Fasting in Wilderness Necessary. So long as the republican party re mains in power, it Is powerless to regenerate itself. It can not attack wrong-doing In high places without disgracing many of Its prominent members, and It, therefore, uses opiates instead of the surgeon's knife. Its malefactors construe each republican victory as an endorsement of their conduct and threaten the party with defeat, it they are Inter fered with. Not until that party passes through a period of fasting in the wilderness, will the republican it-aaers learn to study public ques tion from the standpoint of the masses. Just as with individuals, "the cares of this world and the de reitfulness of riches choke the truth," so In politics, when party leaders serve far away from home and are not in constant contact with tne voters, continued party success blinds their eyes to the needs of the People and makes them deaf to the rr' of distress. 1 uhlicliy ,s x0 Canipaiyii Contribu tions. An effort has been made to secure , legislation requiring publicity as to campaign contributions and expendi tures; but the republican leaders, even in the face of an Indignant pub lie, refused to consent to a law which would compel honesty in 'lections. When the matter was '"'Might up in the recent republican national convention, the plank was repudiated by a vote of 880 to 94. Here, too, Mr. Taf: has been driven to apnligize for his convention and ti declare himself In favor of a pub licity law; and yet, if yon will read what he s;ys upon this subject, you will find that his promise falls far -hort of the requirements of the sit ( nation. e says: If I am elected president, I shall i "rue congress with every hope , "i smcc. ss, thnt a Yaw A passed re I'Uiliiiu! the filing, in a federal of ! )''p. of statement of the contribu tions received by committees and .candidates in elections for members c'inKress, and In surh other elec I -"ns as are constitutionally within 1th control of congress." I snail not embarrass him by ask- THBETGKXE DAILY GrARr,. i. nt i-wertainlv mil cucciiriuciiiciit he has received tr . ...... H.iuers. It s tSTsay that it his hop s we II. Ill SI II lit t 1. . .. . . ...a trillion, -iJt. slmujj 11 Oil III I II L; Ui ini'ii.t Iw . " " the very hi.. . . . i i "'vurs, u would ..... r, udi rvner. it Hi, 111,,,. p., , i.. ..I...r latlVlliir.r.. 1,... t . 11 1 "1 . "'s evuent al iat ne nas read WKDXKsnw, aku st i a, O 1 JJVmniallv I am '" any lar ItV.mt it hanllv a nat tiwi icd t.. ty; for our party has risked a O t UiVe has read the i- a party question? !' moeratic party elulor: in lion by a uiiatiiinoiK i Ui i .-.d Republican ,-,,nv..,i. i,, proposition by a vote of 'e-es ii not Heroin the parties? Mi tt '''. qiles- to make Wh.-n the Id the s the 'question from the r.. . arm ! ).. l. ." -" ... i .. U. .-Am S 1115 a ii, .r. He even had l,..f h ... . .",lM1 ' ' al1"" ,"r'l the ... . ,,,, uu. action l lion . For oi mo democratic national ,i in interpreting and applying thai Platform; and yet, he fails", "ay that he favors the publication of the contributions before the election Of course. It satisfies a natural cu riosity to find out how an. election ... ueeu purcnased, even when the .'.e, Mill. -red .leteat In its ettoi , o aious. Ih ralifi-ii-nro f the , and to briiii; alum that ver. .u: ken. l proposi- ing t. whi, n Mr. Tafi has ivi .r ...I Only ti,.. are worthy to ne en trusted wnh leadership In a meal -veil to one. (.1 use who are willing to die for it He between and lit.. I ...,, i i 1'aft cannot remove iis viunM.i. i,,- i. ,..r,i,.!i chase vuiory liv deliverini; tlie i.e. "al lilt. 11- i into the hands of those who have .1. spolie.l an b v.iunieuue cumes ton !itQ ... I... service, but why shm, d th.. , 1. ' ' a,ul.tl. whi'l' he Is at- l.eill.Hratlc nns. nil years he has i. ...... connected with the administration. What has he ever said or done to ir"'s'h,s ""estion before the pub it. What enthusiasm has he shown Wh r,efor"""lon of the senate? What Influence could he exert he 3 ?form wnllh h:s P'lrty has ew..., ouii notoriously comleiuned In tached only bv a helnte.) ....,?.." of personal inclination? Vle ia,,'w"' Other Heforms. bhall the people rule?- tiverv remedial measure of a national char acter must run the gauntlet of the alinva,Pn The ,r,3ldent ma- P Jllj incline toward a reform- the house may consent to it; but as long as the senate obstructs the reform, the people must wait. The president may heed a popular demand; the house may yield to public opinion; but as long as the senate Is defiant the rule of the people is defeated. The Democratic platform very properlv describes the popular election of sen ators as "the gateway to other na tional reforms." Shall we open the gate or shall we allow the exploiting Interests to bar the way bv the con trol of this branch of the federal leg islature? Throunh a IVn,,,.?. victory, and through a Democratic victory only, can the people secure - ... uu.nuess until the elec tion is over? Why should the lock ing of the door be delayed until the horse is gone? An Kfrrhoii n I'ubllc Affair. An election Is a public affair The tPhoir omXf r,Cl8" the riKlu to 8elt the r officials and to decide upon the pol cles to be pursued, proceed to ...ci ncicrai polling places on elec t on day and register their will tint ClViKc nnn ...uc tan ue given tor se- ciccj as io tne influences at work' If a man, pecuniarily Interested in concentrating the control of the railroads in one management," sub scribes ji large sum to aid in carry ing the election, why should his part In the campaign he concealed until he has put the officials under obli gation to him? If a trust magnate contributes 1100,000 to elect poli tical friends to office, with a view to preventing hostile legislation, why should that fact be concealed until his friends are securely seated in their official positions? This Is not a new question: It Is a question which has been agitated a question wmcn the republican leaders fully understand a question which the republican candidate has studied, and yet he refuses to declare himself In favor of the legislation absolutely necessary, namely, legis lation requiring publication before the election. Democratic Party Promises Publicity How can the people hope to rule. If they are not able to learn until after the election what it-he predatory interests are doing? The democrat ic party meets the Issue honestly and courageously. , It says: We pledge the democratic party to the enactment of a law prohibit ing any corporation from contribut ing to a campaign fund, and any In dividual from , contributing an amount . ,bove a! reasonable maxi mum, and providng for the publica tion before election, of all such con tributions above a reasonable min imum." The democratic national commit tee Immediately proceeded to inter pret and apply this plank, announc ing that no contributions would be received from corporations, that no individual would be allowed to con tribute more than $10,000, and that all contributions above $100 would be made public before the election those received before October 15 to be made public on or before that day, those received afterward to be made public on the day when receiv ed, and no such contributions to be accepted within three days of the election. The expenditures are to be published after the election. Here Is a plan which is complet and effect ive. Popular Klcctlon of Senators. Next to the corrupt use of money, the present method of electing United States senators is most res ponsible for the obstruction of re forms.. For one hundred years after the adoption of the constitution, the demand for the popular election of senators, while finding increased ex pression, did not become a dominant sentiment. A- constitutional amend ment had from time to time been nclu,i mid the matter had been more or less uisrusseu m n ..- ot me noue. v.n ii ... ......... the states, but the movement had not that "the house of representatives snail again necoitie a ueuuei.iiiv. body, controlled by a majority of the people's representatives, and not ny laetu. In this contest be tween p. moi-rai y on the one side and plutocracy on the other, the Demo cratic party has taken Its position on the side of equal rights, and Invites the opposition of thus ewho use poli tics to secure special privileges and governmental favoritism. Hanging the progress of the nation, not by the happiness or wealth or refinement of a few, but "by the prosperity and ad vancement of the average man." the Democratic party chaiKes the Itennh- iican party with being the promoter oi present abuses, the opponent of necessary remedies, and the only bul wark of private monopoly. The Dem ocratic party affirms that in this cam paign It Is the only parly, having a prospect for success, which stands for justice in government, and for equity In the division of the fruits of Indus try. lk-mocratlc Party Defender of lloii.-st Wealth Wo may expect those who have committed larceny, by law and pur- cnased immunity with their political influence, to attempt to raise false Issues, and to employ "the livery of heaven" to conceal their evil purpos es, but they can no longer deceive. The Democratic party is not the en emy of any legitimate Industry or of honest accumulations. It Is, on the the rinnnP . L,r.L- ''cul,'e sec"re contrary, a friend of industry and smaller narH. ..V, S- e the steadftst protector of that wealth tWs ref rm l p'm? t0 SC"rH w" represents a service to society. under I nr'..aif i T b',Ca!. party- The Democratic, partv does not seek . tew 1 ?ad,eh3h f ' 'S re8V " annihilate at. corporations; It slm arty stan u for i 1 S Democratic . a88Crts ,hllt as' Ule government demanded . it i , "aS, .bo,( ly "eates corporations It must retain nresidencv thnB .i, ... ..." ,he ower to regulate and to control ... . ., rzivy iu up on the ticket with me will be like niyseir, pledged to this reform, and I shall convene coneress in evimor. dlnary session Immediately after in auguration and ask, among other things, for the fulfillment of this platform pledge. House Hulcs I)esMtic. The third instrumentality employed to defeat the will of the people Is found in the rules of the house of representatives. Our platform nolnts out that "the house of representa tives was neslgned by the fathers of the constitution to be the popular branch of our government, respon sive to the public will, and adds: 1 he house of representatives' as controlled In recent years by the Re publican party, has ceased to be a de liberative and legislative body, re sponsive to the will of a majority of the members, but has come under the absolute domination of the speaker, who has entire control of its delibera tions, and powers of legislation. "We have observed' with amaze ment the popular branch of our fed eral government helpless to obtain either the consideration or enactment of measures desired by a majority of its members. This arraignment is fully justified. The reform Republicans in the house of representatives, when In the mi nority In their own party, are as helpless to obtain a hearing or to se cure a vote upon a measure as are the Democrats. In the recent session of the present congress there was a considerable element of the Republi can party in favor of remedial legis lation; but a few leaders. In control of the organization, despotically sup pressed these members, and thus forced a real majority In the house to submit to a well-organized minor ity. The Republican National con vention, instead of rebuking this at tack upon popular government, eulo gized congress and nominated as the Republican candidate for the vice presidency one of the men who sliareu In the responsibility for the coercion reached a' point where it manifested Itself through congressional .u.u In the Kilty-second congress iio'v ever a resolution was reported from a house committee proposing the nec essarv constitutional amendment, and this resolution passed the house of representatives by a vote which was practically unanimous. In tne Fiftv-third congress a similar reso lution was reported to, and ndop.ed by, the house of representatives. Both the Fifty-second and rltty thlrd congresses were democrat. The republicans gained control of the house as a result of the election of 1894 and in the Fifty-fourth con gress the proposition died In commit tee. As time went on, however, the sentiment grew among the people. until t torceu a ' j .' ..i. .ho Dmnie set by the cVm- ocrats, and then another and another republican congress acted favor State after state has indorsed tn.s reform until nearly wo-thlrds of ,ti, sTntes havj lecordcd themselves In ""avor. The t-n'ted SUtes sen- n . hnapv.'r. inn". . ..'. - gantly obstructs the the speaker," and is pledged to adopt "such rules and regulations to gov ern the house of representatives as will enable a majority of its members to direct its deliberations and con trol legislation." '' "Shall the people rule?" They can not do so unless they can control the house of representatives, and through their representatives In the house give expression to their purposes and their desires. The Republican party is committed to the methods now in vogue in the house of representatives the Democratic party Is pledged to such a revision of the rules as will bring the popular branch of the fed eral government Into harmony with the ideas of those who framed our constitution and founded our govern ment. . . , , , Other Issues Will He Discussed Later "Shall the people rule?" I repeat. Is declared by our platform to be the w.rhrinwinit niiestioti. and as the eoiminlini nrognsses I shall take oc passage oi nieoas K senss'this question as It I ",,., which will do Justice to :".:'Y..i notwithstanding the ia" manifests Itselt in owi.-i '". -"'iall, ami ouei . the tariff ques- the railroad the them, and that It should not permit any corporation to convert itself into a monopoly. Surely we should have, the co-operation of all legitimate cor porations In our effort to protect bus iness and Industry from the odium which lawless combinations of capi tal will, if unchecked, cast upon them. Only by the separation ot the good from the bad can the good be made secure. Not Revolution, Hut Itofornmtlon The Democratic party seeks not revolution, but reformation, and 1 need hardly remind the student, of history that cures are mildest when applied at once; that remedies In crease In severity as their application Is postponed. Ulood poisoning may be stopped by the loss of a finger to day; It may cost an arm tomorrow or a life the next day. So poison In the body politic can not be romoved too soon, for the evils produced by It increase with the lapse of time. That there are abuses which need to be remedied, even tho Republican candidate admits; that his party Is unable to remedy them has been ful ly demonstrated during the last ton years. I have such confidence In the Intelligence as well as the patriotism of the people that I cannot doubt their readiness to accept the reasona ble reforms which our piny propos es, rather than permit the continued growth of existing abuses to hurry tho country on to remedies more rad ical and more drastic. Our Party's Ideal The pli'tf'nm of our party closes with a href statement of the partv's 'deal. It favors "such an adminis tration oi Uii government ns will In sure as in.- ar human wisdom can, thnt 'each cilzen shall draw from so ciety a reward commensurate with his "contribution to the welfare of so ciety." , , Covernnicnts are good it. propor tion as thv assure to e'.ien member cf socletv, so far as governments can, a return commensurate wlih Individ ual merit. The' Diviine Ijiw 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 rlearlv as If Ills voire had thundered from the clouds. "Ho work, and ac cording to vour Industry and your in telligence, sa shall be your reward. Only where might has overthrown, cniililiiK undermined or government siiFpended this law, has a different law prevailed. To conform the gov ernment to this law ought to be tho ambition of the statesman; and no party ran have a higher mission than 10 make it a reality wherever govern ments can legitimately operate. Justice to All Recognizing that I am indebted to the rank and file of our party, and that my election must come, ir it comes at all, from the unpurchased and unpurchaseable fufirages of the American people, I prom ho. If f -trtisted with the responsibilities of this high office, to consecrate who ever ability 1 have a, the one pur nose of making this, in fact, n gov ernment In which the people ruie-a everv one the high cimniliiK to great, and effort, liy assuring to each enjoyment of his Just snan- o. ..... iors, rofesslon or O Newport YAQUINA BAY Oregon's Matchless Beach Resort The PUce to Go for Perfect Rtst and Every Conceiv able Form of Healthful and Delightful Recreation ITS FACILITIES ARE COMPLETE Best of food anJ an abundaru-e of it. Fresh water from springs. All modern necessities, such as telegraph, telephone, markets freshly pro vided every day. Fuel in abundance. Cottap.es partly fur nished or unfurnished to be had cheaply. Strict municipal sanitary regulations. NEWPORT is reached by way of the Southern Pacific to Albany or Corvallis, thence Corvallis & Eastern R. R. Train service daily and the trip a pleasure throughout. RATE FROM EUGENE: . 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