12
The Commoner,
VOMJMH I, 'NUMBKR JJ
t
When Representative Henry D. Clay
ton, of Alabama, took tlio gavol as per
manent cnairinan 01 uio nomucruuc
national convention at Denver, he de
livered tlio following address:
"Lot mo thank you for the honor
you havo conferred upon mo.
"This Is a Democratic Idea. Demo
cratic ideas are now popular. Doc
trines always taught by our party and
scoffed at by our opponents are now
urged as a gospel of their own. Mea
sures and policies of Democratic origin
are now pretendedly advocated by the
leaders of the Republican party.
"It Is no longer anarchistic to de
claro private monopoly to bo indefen
sible or that tlio great transportation
companies should be regulated and
controlled by public law. Former
questionings of the docision of a bare
majority of the supremo court in the
Income tax case cannot now bo heard,
because of the greater noise of the ve
hement and embroidered denunciation
of judges and judicial acts that have
shocked the country.
"A demand for the revision of the
tariff is no longer a threat to destroy
our industrial system. Trusts are not
to be tolerated evon by the Republi
can party. Wo nood not now enlarge
on tho list of Republican admissions
and promises for election purposes
only. Tho Republican party has made
uxuixiuu jj rug rem in promises to uie
Permanent Chairman Clayton's Speech
pant of tho White House from his own
nrrnrv In r1 nna
'It hag been made evident in the
pending campaign that tho Republl-
Yju..iu nui ouuA, lJ liUUJUlQ Willi U1U
names of Roosevelt and will rely up
on tho president's policies as & nrlzod
asset Tho president has advertised
himself and his. policies with a fre
quency and ability that surpasses the
best efforts of the shrewdest press
agent.
"A distinguished Republican, a for
mer cabinet officer, once publicly pro
claimed the president to be, the great
est exponent of the art of advertising
tho world has known.
"Tho country has been told and not
"""jou w j.Jifc,ut kuai, j ii um upmiuu,
Ills energies have been devoted to the
uvwuujxjiiduiiic;iii ui uiuuy uigu. pur
poses, and that if his work Is yet in-
..untuo nwiu IUU VUBL UU UU UU1T1UU IU
"My policies must continue. So tho
champion of these would transfer of
fice and power to his favorite cabinet
ministor, and his spear is to have a
fellow.
"Tho pretense is that the fight must
go on under tho leadership designated
by him until the last foe shall have
surrendered or lies Inglorious In tho
dust. The nomination of his would-be-successor
was largely accomplished
by the use of official natronaee and
people and much greater progress in S ma0cn,e methods and has de
aiding selfish interests and (mental iIsnted. the chief apostlo of strenuosl-
privlloges. ty ana' at tne -samo time, has not per-
"Tlmt nnrfv frnirinrf ! avntBnn,r turbed the conscience of the one-time
and campaign necessity, would camp clvil servic reformer, now the boss,
this year on Democratic ground. If it an a1dept m tne bestowal of public
is apparent recqnt progress is to con- """y4 """ xuiseu-ui. ot an nis re
tinue it uoes not require a very great 'luulttl commonplaces.
iitirnnn v . j..u.. t it .. 1111 niHaiiiiiiiinn nmniHnnn AA..i.i
dvyvjwi ui iuu imagination to see Writ- V ., , """- "urouuuu uoum
f nl .. T...i.it .ii. road the dftflv nnpnnnfa rP fV.rv .,
ten info n TO.nnilhllnnn nlntfnxm ..
years hence those immortal words of
iiiuuiaa uuuoiHuu, mquai riguts DO all,
special privileges to none.'
"The Republican party having had
full control of the federal government
for more than a decade, must give an
account of its stewardship. Its pre
tentious claims, largely without foun
dation, and largely exaggerated, will
not suffice.
bad and defective laws passed by that
k. uv,UUB iuuuius maintained:
reforms rejected; the recent panic
u no consequences; promises
broken; dissimulation practiced: in
fnn6t?ncy C0IlfessPd by Its failure
hlhuw S7 e?fc PUbIIc neods' and ex
hibiting Uiis incompetency by tho ap-
fn.n ment,,0f Junkeg commissions
for the alleged purpose of advising
Uiat nartv Rn lnnir n 4. i
..i. V , -"ti u viuuuui una ot
such boasted legislative wisdom what
a i rquirea oy tne country.
Against tlie Republican party so
dogenerate and crafty, is a capable,
determined, honest Democracy; in
sympathy with all just public demands,
and confidently asking in its behalf the
candid public judgment. To that judg-
uiwib iuu JbbUU milSI- lA onmmlH.J
and wo unhesitatingly submit 2 , Lu mUSt be admitted that the re-
cause to that fine and true .sense for b"c P1 lon survive if fraud and
the right that we know dtotlnSfahM orruptIon bocomo material factors in
the American people msUnGui3hes our elections. No man has said more
Tnft i,lcre Shadow of the Bic Stiolc fiH111 l, President about the corrup-
w'ln this quadrennial contit Mr si lfAoaa' 7 all h!a mei-
. .,,. u, iuu naff laontluod him. tZ i, -i
self with Mr. Ropsovelt The RnSi . fc has;been only too clearly shown
can party has separately identmed ilHL1 Tn at the head f
the two together. To praise on0 you of SKS"?.11?. but sma11 not
vmus.t praise tho other, to criticise one oltv nnH SfidlsthJCtlo?ubetween hon-
is to criticise his Dunnwl , ,, y and dIsho!iesty; thqy draw the
And so, I must say, I? "Sould a55e5 Kifpi tih,S S!de f Wbat " be
to any one that in notE ?! H?l JS!!ef ty' tbo ldnd 0f hon-
noune a- "-"a de
part of the present administration anv
Sim1 s.asumed. I urge the imSoSt
bllity of separating the prese i? occu
- " uuuuuuio wi. I.UU 1CUQ1II,
Political dolntrst nf nhlnnfrr xA 4-Y. i.
feeling mortification and regret that
the president should so have abused
his power In dictating to a great party
his choice of a successor, and regret
that that party should have submit
ted so cowardly to a humilatlon that
wa3 as manifest as it was degrading.
"My Policies" Filched Prom tho
Democrats ,
"What are the policies which consti
tute the capital of the Republican
party in this campaign and that are
relied upon to support the candidacy
of Mr. Taft?
"To recall Democratic platforms
speeches, and measures is to convince
any man that many of the president's
public utterances were derived from
an unavowed familiarity with the
teachings of our party.
"His utterances that are Democratic
have given him his only claim to be a
reformer, and have contributed more
than all else to the popularity he has
"" wuai tne
achievements nf nwcMnnf ....
m ,!. T. ' SL ..l , r . u u ww
four years ago ho selected tor his cam-
jt'u.ifeu. uiauuor a. uuvicq m pontics,
whoso principal qualification for the
position was tho power h held over
the corporations of the land? Is it
true, or not, that the official place as
secretary of commerce and labor gave
crets and relations of corporations to
this campaign manager, and clothed
him with power, with the assent of
thfl nrflsMnnf t-n mmtnU -. j,
them by publishing or withholding!
u.vw uii, ue uau conectea as
such, secretary?
"Is it true, or not, that, with this
power held in terror over the corpora
tions Jhe solicited, or had his agents
solicit campaign contributions from
them? Tb if frno .. .i. ,
- w, wi nut, mm sucn a
request under such circumstances was
a demand upon the corporationsa de
mand that they acceded to, knowing
tnat the man wlm rnna t v. uZ
power to punish them In case they re
fused? Can It he doubted that In this
way vast sums were raised? If bo
how much of these contributions were
used for legitimate expenses and how
nottaJw! CrruptIoa purPses. weS
0m ?l pepnWicnn for Publicity
h 2 thstanding savage ante-elec-invPMpi?
' wePknow that a subsequent
SlU 8atIn of certain Insurance com
pares uncovered, the fact that large
amounts were contributed by these
H'aS & e Republican campafg
velt 0th9 mney 0f the men who
SiTL i ' but money covertly taken
J?J feonsentof stockholders or po?-
cy Holders, and entered on the boX
Ui v -. fcr Bin- - rl .J
Tresidlf6 bu candidate
wasrelecte2eyJ?SiUSed' the candldate
iTvor ?I . ' and continues to de-
eJtv in iS n decency and for hon
esty in elections, sending messages to
SStSTaS. La. PJU!,"!,.ty M was
form their "nnfnit ufumrea ln s plat
"Let mi unfalterine adherence
is now ? dSi!?h Tbere has beon,and
WtatogP 12;? tolettett
of injunction nnHKiahinff the Process
for alleged Sri11? Pwer to Punis
conten nL f lCt . constructive
M, """w, Jver Sunn TCQR
SuiTSSr lZh- ProteaS
;mm .: .r"."".vuo """y are ' democratic party h '.,
to. the nolTc.cs of' he p ZSStoXtwES. tfiStoS&tnSr0
are the policies and wtaf'k.TSS the riSS n?n?.l!?n n
of constructive contempt's" V
S Man party ba3 been avoidine this
question, so the president in takfnL t
up, and Tatt, In his letter to tte lahnr
f , t,ulw, acung m behalf of
he correct administration of piblte
SSS? JS? e?.n -in,andinBI,Ul,,or
-..-..w jrcaia. xt uie president waq in
earnest when he sent his message to
c?aceS WU. WaS ?, tLat extent iSnS
cratic. We are authorized to conclude
that In framing, revising or dfctaUng
the Chicago platform, he suffered fron?
n apse. of memory, or abandoned the
policy ho had so vigorously urged in
his official capacity, for he said in a
message to congress:
2!Sff.??! be taken
esty necessarv in nrio t . ,.
ing into the clutches of tljo law '
"Wo have hero the condemnation of
the practice. Has he proved his faith
by his works? Is It true, or not, that
yetandymaLcSryi0?B n admlniratIon had.succeeded an
I uuy maae concerning injunc-1 other for twenty-four years, and not
tlons In labor digputes. No tonn
restraining order thnnM t??0
any court without notice n!? iTa b
tlUon for a wimtJSt& Z
on which uch temporary 2 "P
order has .been &8ueZldft "
by tho court tooliF
a reasonable timesay not T &ia
a week or thewHlgl
when the order was Wd if
worth conaldeHn J?ed: Ifc '
rAste'-a
contempt If rV: 'S? e"ccs '
Jssuo should bolecidedhv ?"
Judge than the one issuing an0tt,er
Junctions except Xettecomlni
is committed la (he dmbbL. -W
court or other case ofPrgenor
purely he ar.J his party eulogists at
Chicago forgot that he had but ,
ST, S?ths " "uvised conlsa
U lu d'Sn Je c'ag wSSS
HJYffSSK
StfSMSiE
JunHtion uu lssums e in
congiw01 a seion o'
RoJShn tWelve years at wich tho
Republican party could not hi
Sa'tinS 'f defining
is neaent' and Iess Sif nSSJ
is offered to him in the Chicago dl
tsTits In?6 meaninss general
SUlt tn fL Ufn,Cn Plank are aa to"
dSmnrt h6 IntGlIi?ence of those who
legislation to ie and substantial
abnfe Sr ?Mto ?fe.7Bnt the admitted
"ItSnJ8 Judicial Process,
grefsf th presIdent said to con-
JuneT2Tni8yRW? 7,?ars ag0' act of
ognLd i ?nVrad,evnIons were rec'
tS UnnZ W' t0 rit of labor
oe6S t0 combine for lawful pur-
rtehfc inuJ0rmnUy recogniZed, this
tu!i nrin S ,colmWnat,on for mu
oflhe Sl0n 0f,the individual rights
the r trrZ men, in, tbe Prosecution of
June 1 iVr fr,ades; and In act of
asfcLrai S StrikGs were recognized
bL!gnLn ?samo provision that for-
forrp Z v ua ln or instigation of
nronerv i06 agaInat "Persons or
Sffi l frr 1 thG aftemPfc t0 PreVent
?hS n?mtt Wi,rldn b violence,
man n,nL Stimldation'" The bsiness
SSne5v VS protected in Person aud
thTto J' and So must the farmer and
alike fh it' and as reSards all
tion fr J?hH f Peaoeful comblna
exnlirml1 lafuI PurPoses should bo
K ItIy recognized.'
saidiDd lQ StiI1 anotQer message ho
nriimirSl!81, be remembered that a
8StednrJ!?U,ICtl0,l Jn a labor case'
il wl0 adequate proof
tween n5? Q Set0e the disPuto be
SSS-i? Par?eS' and tliereforo if im
wronl y ran Sd may d0 irreparable
whn , 5;,If fc tliere are many idses
who assume a matter-of-course grant
SS ordanP?aon to bo
nnsit?rt 7 , u rPer juaiciai aia-
SnrtmSl-SS SUCh cases' and there have
SmiSttPdIyH be,en, flagrant wlong3
committed by judgec in connection
years breVU. wIthIn lhe last fe
3Dabor Pleds in Vain for Twelve
Years
rtf"S Is ImPrtant to note that the act
of June 29, 188G, was passed at the
flrt session of Uie first congress that
met under the first Democratic admin
istration after tho civil war, and thero
labor received its , first recognition
irom the emor. ,.-. . ii ni,ii.
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