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The Commoner.
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 27
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I tho statute books. Ho has sometimes
arrogated to himself to say what laws
should bo enforced, and what should
not, Ho has oxorclscd tho unauthor
ized privilege of deciding against
whom tho laws should be enforced,
and who should bo Immune from prose
cution. Ho Insisted on tho punish
ment of certain railroads and of cor
taln men for giving and roceivlng re
bates, and then ordered tho discon
tinuance of tho case against one of
his cabinet offlcors who had confessed
that as an offlclal of tho railroad ho
gavo rebates to a company in which
ho was a stockholder and an official.
Constitution Twisted at Executive
Whim
"He has influenced or attempted to
lnfluonco courts and Juries in tho ad
ministration of public justice, not only
by deciding who should and who
should not bo prosocuted, but by mak
ing known his personal feelings or
sympathies between tho prosecution
and tho accused. Ho. has scolded judges
for their Interpretation of tho law. It
was, thoroforo, timely and appropriate
that tho Republican party at Chicago
should have declared that it 'will up
hold at all times tho authority and
integrity of tho courts.' Ho has con
stantly crlod out for more power on
tho part of tho federal government at
.tho oxponso of tho powors reserved to
the states.
' "In his speech at Harrisburg, in
October, 1906, he told of easy methods
for increasing the power of tho feder
al government. The method provided
in the constitution. was too cumber
some, slow and uncertain for him.
There he lets the country into the se
cret of his short cut to increasing the
federal power In those words:
" 'Wo need through executive action,
through legislation, and through ju
dicial interpretation and construction
to increase the power of the federal
go ornment.'
"Mr. Root, whom tho president is
said to have called 'my secretary,' fol
lowed this Harrisburg expression by a
speech in New York, in which he said:
" 'Sooner or later construction will
bo found to vest power where it will bo
exercised by the national governdent.'
"In othor words, if tho constitution
has not conferred tho power upon the
executive, then tho power Is to bo
vested In him by construction to be
found in a way not provided for by
, tho organic law of the union.
"Let "us confidently hope that the
time will never bo ripe for the change
of the .constitution by executive action
and by 'judicial interpretation.' If such
a time should come then a government
of law will perish from tho earth, and
a government of caprice will he created
on tho ruins of ono established by a
writtou constitution.
"Wo know thoro is a brighter pros
pect. If tho lovo of country and lib
erty Ib still strong In tho hearts of the
American people, If an oath to support
the constitution Is now considered by
thorn as binding, if tho people are in
earnest In their protests against tho
rule of Insolent wealth, the unauthor
ized and baneful influence of 'corpora
tions and tho exactions of tho trusts,
if the manliness of tho fathers has
been transmitted to the sons, the
fourth of next March will mark the
advent of the gladsome light of De
mocracy, and the beginning of the re
turn to constitutional government
honestly and economically adminis
tered. "To the banner we raise here wo
invite to repair all citizens of our
country who revero tho noble tradi
tions of the past and who deplore tho
grave aberrations of the present.
"Lot us see to it that this standard
shall once again float over a govern
ment resting secure on lasting founda
tions. "Mr. Chairman, delegates and fellow
countrymen, the time and the occasion
in our national affairs imp.ose a duty
wo cannot, if wo would evade, Wo
must go out from this hall with one
hoart and a determination to put our
loved ship of state on an even keel.
That keel has been too long beating
tho air. We must bring it down into
the deep and abiding waters of tho
constitution."
Indiana is Happy
STATEMENT FROM MR. BRYANT
The following statement was made
by William J. Bryan July 10 when,
at 4:34 a. m., he received the an
nouncement of his nomination as the
candidate of the democratic party for
president: '
"The presidency is the highest
position in the world and no one oc
cupying it can afford to have his
views on public questions uased by
personal ambition. Recognizing his
responsibility to God and his obliga
tion to his countrymen, ho should
enter upon the discharge of his du
ties with singleness of purpose. Be
lieving that one can best do this
when he is not planning for a second
term, I announce now, as I have on
former occasions, that if elected I
shall not bo a candidate for re-election.
"This is a nomination as purely
from the people as can be, and if
elected, my obligation will be as
purely to the people. I appreciate
the honor the more because it came
not from one person or a few per
sons, but from the rank and file act
ing freely and without compulsion."
Following is an Associated Press
dispatch:
'Indianapolis, July 10. Flags,
banners, fireworks, cheers and a big
brass band combined tonight to ex
press some of t'.ie enthusiasm of the
Indianapolis democrats over the nom
ination of John W. Kern for vice
president on the democratic ticket.
The news of the nomination was still
hot from the wires when members of
the Indianapolis club began arrange
ments for a night demonstration. At
8 o'clock Monument place, near the
quarters of the club, was filled with
a cheering throng. The Indianapolis
military band was there playing all
sorts of patriotic and enlivening mel
odies. A few minutes later about
500 howling democrats swung into
lino behind the band and began a
parade which had the real flavor of
election time.
John W. Kern was born December
20, 1849, at the village of Alto, How
ard county, Ind. His father, Dr.
Jacob W. Kern, was a Virginian by
birth who removed to Shelby county,
Indiana, in 1836, and lived there
until 184G, when he moved into the
new northern country. John Kern's
mother was Nancy Liggett and she
ana Dr. Kern were married in War
ren county, Ohio, in 1844. John was
educated in the district schools and
he continued his" education by attend
ing tho Indiana normal school of
Kokomo, Indiana, riding horseback
ten miles each way every day. Later
he taught school near Alto. Ho
earned money to enter Michigan uni
versity at Ann Arbor, graduating
from the law department of that uni
versity in 1869. He immediately be
gan practicing in Kokomo, Ind. Ho
was "drafted" when he was twenty
one years of age to make the race for
legislature in the republican county
of Howard, but. yas defeated. Ho
was chosen city attorney of Kokomo
for six terms over republican aspir
ants. In 1884 he was elected re
porter of the supreme court. Sin'
then Indianapolis has been his homo,
where he has practiced law. He has
worked in every campaign, served
the county in the legislature and was
the leader of his party in the state
senate. He was city attorney under
the last two administrations of Mayor
Thomas Taggart, from October, 1897,
to October, 1901. In 1900 he was
nominated for governor, but was de
feated. Mr. Kern has been president of tho
commercial club and has always been
conspicuous in all state and civic
movements. Mrs. Kern is prominent
in all of the social affairs and liter
ary affairs of the city. Miss Julia
Kern, their daughter is well known
socially. There are two other chil
dren,. John W. Kern, jr., aged nlno
years, and William H. Kern, who 13
now H.e years of age.
How Harsh
Physic Wrecks the Bowels
Irritate tho skin in any spot frequently
and that spot will grow calloused.
That is Nature's means of protection.
So with the bowels. When you irritate
the lining with salts or "pills," th
lining grows hard.
That so retards the natural bowel ac
tion that you -come to need physic
constantly.
And you need a constantly larger dose
, because of the calloused bowels.
You have the "physic habit'
Cascarets bring the same results gently
and naturally without irritation.
They restore the natural bowel func
tions, so you don't need them long.
And the dose never needs increasing.
Their effect is tho same as the effect of
laxative foods or of oxerciso.
They act exactly the same as right liv
ing would do.
If the bowels are already calloused, you
may need two tablets a day for a
time.
But, after that, take on at a time
when you need it.
Cascarots are candy tablets. They are sold
by all drurcists, but never In balk. Be sore to
eet the genuine, -with CCC oi every tablet
The box Is marked like this:
The vest-pocket box Is 10 cents.
Themontli-troatmcat box 50 cents.
12,000,000 boxes sold annually.
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LABOR GOT A STONE
"We asked the convention for
bread and they gave us a stone,"
said President Samuel Gompers, of
the American Federation of Labor,
in discussing the treatment given or
ganized labor by the recent repub
lican national convention.
"The plank adopted on the sub
ject of Injunctions," Mr. Gompers
said, "is nothing more nor less than
the affirmation for a statute law au
thorizing the issuance of injunctions.
Our contention is that there is no
law upon the statute books authoriz
ing or warranting the issuance of
these extraordinary injunctions.
"They are never issued when no
labor dispute exists between work
men and employers. They are only
Issued when such a dispute exists.
They are never issued against any
citizen, whether they be workmen or
in any other walk of life, where there
is no labor dispute.
"We hold that the law does not
change because a dispute arises be
tween employers and workmen. AH
we ask is to be regarded upon an
equality before the law with all other
citizens. We ask no immunity for
any one guilty of wroi gdoing, wheth
er he be workman or other, but we
must insist upon the constitutional
guarantee of equality before the law.
We will be satisfied with nothing
else.
"The decision of the supreme court
in the Danbury hatters' case de
clared the labor organizations trusts,
when, as a matter of fact, labor or
ganizations are voluntary "In char
acter, and formed for the purpose of
protecting and advancing personal
rights. The labor organizations deal
in no product, whether of the hand
or of the land; they are simply as
sociations to protect and advance the
interests of men and women who aim
to conserve their personal rights,
their personal freedom. The trusts
are combinations of men dealing
with the products of labor. The
workmen and their power to labor
oan not be distinguished from each
other. A trust ' can dispose of its
material products, move nd trana
port them to any point on earth with
out affecting the personal rights and
the human liberty of the owners of
labor products,
"You can't determine the rules
governing the labor of working peo
ple without affecting their personali
ties, their bodies, their minds, their
very souls. We asked the republi
can convention to declare in essence
for the enactment of a law granting
human right and human freedom,
and it wholly failed to meet the re
quirements of an intolerable and un
just and un-American situation.
"In this instance, no relief was
either declared or promised. Tho
other measures which we asked tho
republican convention to adopt are of
a material character. The two which
I have mentioned involves principles
of justice and the American' concep
tion of the constitutionally guaran
teed frDedom of man."
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