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VOLUME XXXVI.
BRYAN
ACCEPTS
In Hearty Accord
With Platform,
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SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE
That Is the Oversiiriowini
- Qutstion.
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REPUBLICANS RESPONSIBLE.
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All Present Abuses a Result of
t Their Acts, and They Are lm-
potent to Correct Them.
' Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the
Notification Committee: I can not ac
cept the nomination which you official
ly tender, without first acknowledging
my deep Indebtedness to the Democrat
ic party (or tho extraordinary honor
which it has conferred upon me. Hav.
Ing twice before been a candidate for
the presidency, In campaigns -which
ended In defeat, a third nomination, the
result of the free and voluntary act of
the voters of the party, can only be ex
plained by n substantial and undis
puted growth In the principles and pol
icies for which I, with a multitude of
others, have contended. As these prin
ciples and policies have given me what
ever political strength 1 possess, the
action of the convention not only re
news any faith in them, but strengthens
my attachment to them.
,y A Platform Is Binding.
' I ebill, J n the near future, prepare a
anoro formal reply to your notification,
and, in that letter of acceptance, will
deal wj.tb the platform In detail. It Is
aufficleat, at this time, to ussure you
tfeat I am In hearty accord with both
tbe letter and the spirit of the plat
form. 1 endorse It in whole and In
part, and shall. If elected, regard Us
declarations as binding upon rao. And.
I may add, a platform is binding as to
svnnt it omits ns well as to what It
contains. According to the democrats
idea, the people think for themselves
and select officials to carry out their
wishes. The voters arc the sovereigns;
ta officials arc tho servants, employed
for a fixed time And at a stated salary
to do- what the sovereigns want done,
nnd to do it In the way the sovereigns
wont It done. Platforms are entirely
in harmony with this democratic Idea.
A platform announces the party's po
sition on the questions which ate at Is
huc; and an otllclul is not at liberty to
use the authority vested In him to
urge personal views which have not
been submitted to tho voters for their
npproval. If one is nominated upon n
platform which Is not satisfactory to
him, he must. If candid, cither decline
the nomination, or, In accepting it. pro.
poso an amended platform In llou of
the one adopted by the convention. No
such situation, however, confronts your
candidate, for the platform upon which
I was nominated not only contains
nothing from which I dissent, but It
specifically outlines all the remedial
legislation which we cao hope to se
cure during the next four years.
Republican Challenge Accepted.
The distinguished statesman who re
ceived the Republican nomination for
president said, in bis notification
speech: "The strength of the Republican
cause In the campaign at hand Is the
fact that we represent the policies es
sentlal to tho reform of known abuses,
to the continuance of liberty and true
prosperity, and that we are determined,
as our platform unequivocally declares.
to maintain them und carry them on,"
In tho name of the Democratic party,
I accept the challeuge, and charge that
the Republican party Id responsible for
all tho abuses which now exist In (he
federal government, nnd that It is Im
potent to accomplish the reforms which
ore Imperatively needed. Further. 1
can not concur In the statement that
the Republican platform unequivocally
declaies foi tin- rr'orms M;o nro nee
essary; on the ",i,tarv, I Mlum unit
oponly and iio'iiilc, ,,; duj po'r.H H.
hopes ar.il expectations ot t (.former
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Prllnfoiifii-f ntii feMlAlifrT I'liflTarillariliiililslilir il fi '
wlicther those reformers Co Republic
ans or Democrats. So far did the Re
publican convention rail short ot Its
duty that the Republican candidate felt
It necessary to add to his platform In
several Important particulars, thus re
buking the leaders of the party, upon
whose cooperation ho must rely for
the enactment of remedial legislation
As I shall, In separate speeches dis
cuss the leading questions at Issue I
shall at this time confine myself to the
paramount question, nnd to the far
reaching purpose of our party, as that
purpose 1b set forth In the platform.
Shall the People Rule?
Our platform declares that the over
shadowing Insue which manifests Itself
In nil 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
tho 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
promotion of their welfare? or aball
the representative? of predatory wealth
prey upon a defenseless .public, while
' the offenders secure Immunity from
subservient officials whom they raise
,ta. power by, unscrupulous methods?.
This Is the Issue raised by the "known
abuses" to which Mr. Taft refers.
President's Indictment Aoalnst the
Party,
In a message sent to congress last
January, President Roosevelt said
"The attacks by these great corpora
tions on the administration's actions
have been given a wide circulation
throughout the country, In the news
papers and otherwise, by those writer
and speakers who, consciously or un
consciously, act ai the representatives
of predatory wealth of the wealth ac
cumulated on a giant scale by all forms
of Iniquity, ranging from the oppres
sion of wage earners to unfair and un
wholesome methods of crushing out
competition, and to defrauding the
public by stock-Jobbing and the manlp
ulatlon of securities. Certain wealthy
men of this stamp, whoe conduct
should be abhorrent to every man of
ordinarily decent conscience, nnd who
commit the hideous wrong of teaching
our young men that phenomenal busi
ness success must ordinarily be based
on dihoncsty, have, during the last
few months, made It apparent that
they have banded together to work for
a re-action. Their endeavor Is to
overthrow and discredit all who hon
estly ndmlnlster the law, to prevent
any additional legislation which would
check and restrain them, and to secure,
If possible, n freedom from all re
straint which will permit every un
scrupulous wrong-doer to do what he
wishes unchecked, 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 directed? Not against the
Democratic party.
Mr,' Taft Endorsee the Indictment.
Mr. Taft says that these evils have
crept In during tho last ten years. He
declares that, during this time, come
"prominent and Influential members
of the community, spurred by financial
success and In their hurry for greater
wealth, became unmindful of the com
mon rules of business honesty and
fidelity, and of the limitations imposed
by law upon their actions!" and that
"the revelations of the breaches of
trusts, the disclosures as to rebates
and discriminations by railroads, the
accumulation evidence of the viola
tions of tho anti-trust laws, by n num
ber of corporations, nnd the over-Issue
of stocks and bonds of Interstate rail
roads for the unlawful enriching of di
rectors nnd for the purpose of concen
trating tho control of the railroads iiu
der one management," all these, he
charges, "quickened the conscience of
tho people nnd brought on n moral
awakening."
During all this time, I beg to remind
you, Republican officials presided In the
executive department, filled tho cab
inet, dominated tho senate, controlled
the house of representatives and occu
pied most of tho federal Judgeships.
Four years ago the Republican plat
form boastfully declared that since
1800 with the exception of two years
the Republican party had been In con
trol of part or of all the brunches of
the federal government; that for two
years only was tho Democratic party In
a position to either enact or ivpciii n
law. Having drawn the salaries; hav
ing enjoyed the honors; having secured
the prestige, let the Republican rrt
accept the responsibility!
Republican Part Responiible.
Why were these "known abuses"
permitted to develop? YVh. have they
not been corrected V If cmMihr laws
arc sufficient, why have thoy not been
enforced? All of thu executive ma
chinery of the ledcral government U
In tho hands of the Republican party
Arc nuw laws necessary V Why nan;
they not been enacted? With a Re
publican president to recommnud, with
a Republican senatu and house to carry
out his recommendations, why does the
Republican candidate plead for further
time In which to do what should have
lie:, done lung ago? mn Mr Tuft
promise to lie more strenuous in trie
pMiVccMlon of 'tvroug doer thou ii,e
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 14,
present executive?' Can fie ask for n
larger majority in the senate than his
piirty now has? Does he need more
Republicans in the house of represent
atives or n speaker with more unlim
ited authority.
Why No Tariff Reform
The president's close friends have
been promising for several years that
he would attack the Iniquities of the
tariff. We have had Intimation that
Mr Taft was restive under h de
mands of the highly protected In
dnstrles And yet the Influence of the
manufacturers, who have for twenty
five years contributed to the Republican
campaign fund, and who in return
have framed tho tailtT schedules, nan
been sufficient to prevent tariff reform
As the present campaign approached
both the president and Mr Taft de
clared In favor of tariff revllon. but
act the date of revision after the elec
tion. Rut tho pressure brought to bear
by the protected Interests has been
great enough to prevent any attempt at
tariff reform before the election; and
the reduction promised after the elec
tion Is so hedged about wltb qualify.
Ing pbraeeB." that no on can 'estimate
wltb accuracy the sum total of tariff
rc,f,prin to be expected In case of Re
publican success. If the past can be
taken as a guide, the Republican party
will be so obligated by campaign con
tributions from the beneficiaries of pro
tection, as to make that party power
Icsb to bring to the country any ma
terial relief from the present tariff
burdens.
Why No Anti-trust Legislation?
A few years ago the Republican lead
ers In the house of representatives
were coerced by public opinion Into
the support of an anti-trust law which
had the endorsement of tho president,
but the senate refused even to con
sider the measure, and since that time
no effort has been made by the domi
nant party to secure remedial legisla
tion upon this subject
Why No Rallrcad Legislation?
For ten years the Interstate Com
merce Commission has been asking for
an enlargement of Its powers, that It
might prevent rebates and discrimina
tions, but o Republican senate nnd a
Republican house of representatives
were unmoved by its entreaties. In
1000 the Republican national conven
tion was urged to endoi.se the demand
for railway legislation, but Its platform
was silent on the subject. Even In
1004 the convention gave no pledge to
remedy these abuses. When the presi
dent finally asked for legislation he
drew his Inspiration from three Demo
cratic national platforms nnd he re
ceived more cordial support from tne
Democrats than from the Republicans.
The Republicans In the senate deliber
ately defeated several amendments of
ferred by Senator La Follette and sup
ported by the Democrats amendments
embodying legislation asked by the In
terstate Commerce Commission One
of these amendments authorized the
ascertainment of the value of rail
roads. This amendment wob not only
defeated by the senate, but It was over
whelmingly rejected by the recent Re
publican national convention, and the
Republican candidate has sought to res
cue his party from the disastrous re
sults of this act by expressing him
self, In a qualified way, In favor of
ascertaining the value or the railroads,
Over-issue of Stocks and Sonde.
Mr. Taft complains of the over-Issue
of stocks and bond of railroads, "for
the unlawful enriching of directors
and for the purpose of concentrating
the control of the railroads uuder one
muuagemeut," and the complaint Is
well founded. Hut, with a president to
point out the evil, and a Republican
congress to correct It. we flud nothing
done for the protection of the public.
Why? My honorable opponent has, by
his confession, relieved me of the ne
cessity of furnishing proof; he admits
the condition and he can not avoid the
logical conclusion that must be drawn
from the admission. There Is no doubt
whatever thut a large majority of the
voters of the Republican party recog
nize the deplorable situation which Mr.
Taft describes; they recognize that the
masses have hud but little Influence
upon legislation or upon the ad
ministration of the government, and
they nro beginning to understand
the cause. For a generation the Re-'
publican party has drawn Its cam
paign funds from the beneficiaries of
special legislation, Privileges have
been pledged and granted In return for
money contributed to debauch elec
tions. What can be expected wheu of
ficlal nuthorlty Is tUMed over to the
representatives of 'nose who first fur
nMi the .sinews or war and Men reim
burse tberriselVL- out of the pockets of 4
the taxpayer?
Ftstins In Wilderness Necetsary,
So long as thu Republican party re
mains In power, It la powerless to re
genet nto iwe.f. It curt not attack
wrongdoing lo high places without dls
gi aclng many .of Its prominent mem
hers, nnd It, therefore, uses opiates In
stead ot the surgeon's knlte !- male
factors construe each Republ, ,u vlc
tory a h an endorsement ot tbc-.r con
dii' t lit,' llirci.rpn th nnrtv with tie.
tint If tj, r.rt- iMi:r'.i ",;th Not'
Ujitl ll,' !''UlJ '!l-.'s llitOI. H J.e.
r wtfirfflifltril 1 1 iilliyajajfsiiffirr ftfaracsaliai
rlod of fnstlng In the wilderness, will
the Republican leaders Iraru to study
public questions from thu Mandpolnt
of the masses, .lust n.s with Individ.
uals, "the fares of this world and the
(leceltfulncss of riches choke the truth,"
so In politics, whin party leaders sens
j far away from borne and are Dot to
constant contact with the voters, con
tinued party success blinds their eyes
j to the needs of the people and makes
I them deaf to tne cry of distress.
I Publicity ae to Cempelgn Contribu
tions. An effort has been made to secure
legislation requiring publicity s to
campaign contributions nnd expendi
tures; but the Republican leaders, even
In the face of an Indignant public, re
fused to consent to a law which would
compel honesty In elections. When th
matter was brought up In the recent
Republican national convention, th
plank was repudiated by a vote of tS0
to 1)4. He.r;. too, Mr. Taft has been
driven to apologize for his convention
nnd to declare himself In favor of n
publicity hiw; and yet, If you will read
what be says upon this subject, you
will find that bis promise fallsfarsbort.
of the requirements of the situation
tie says:
"If 1 am elected president, I shall
urge upon congress, wltb every hope of
success, that a law be passed requiring
the filing, jn a federal office, of a state
ment of the contributions received by
committers and candidates In elections
for members of congress, and In eucb
other elections as are constitutionally
within the control of congress."
I shall not embarrass him by asking
him npon what he bases his hope of
success: It Ik certainly not on any en
couragement he has received from Re
publican leaders. It Is sufficient to say
that If his hopes were realized If, In
spite of the adverse action of his con
vention, he should succeed In securing
the enactment of the very law which
he favors, It would give but partial re
lief. He has read the Democratic plat
form; not only his language, but his
evident alarm, Indicates that be has
read It carefully. He even had before
hltn the action of the Democratic mi
tlonnl committee In Interpreting and
applying that plntform; nnd yet, ho
falls to say that he favors tho publlca
tlon of ''tho contributions before tho
election, 'it- course, It satisfies a nat
ural cur!oIty to find out how nn elec
tion has been purchased, even when
the knowledge comes too lute to bo of
service, but why should tho people bu
kept In darkness until the election Is
past? Why should the locking of the
door he delayed until the horse Is gone?
An Election a Public Affair.
An election is a public affair. The
people, exercising the right to select
their officials and to decide upon the
policies to be pursued, proceed to their
several polling places on election day
and register their will. What excuse
can be given for secrecy as to the In
fluences at work? If a man, pecun
iarily' Interested InV'concentratlng the
control of the railroads. In on&manage
ment," subscribes a large sum to aid In
carrying the election, why should his
part In the campaign be concealed un
til he has put the officials under obli
gation to him? . If. a trust magnate
contributes S100,000 to elect political
friends to office, with a view to pre
venting hostile legislation, why should
that fact be concealed until bis friends
arc- securely seated In their official po
sitions? This Is not n new question; It Is a
questloo which has been agitated a
question which the Republican leaders
fully understand a question which tho
Republican cnndldnte lias studied, anil
yet he refuses to declare himself in fa
vor of the legislation absolutely neces
sary, namely, legislation requiring pub
lication before the election.
Democratic Party Promisee Publicity.
How, can the people hope to rule. If
they are not uble to learn until after
tho election what the predatory Inter
ests are doing? The Democratic party
meets the issue honestly bud coura
geously. It says:
"We pledge the Democratic party to
tho enactment of a law prohibiting nnj
corporation from contributing to a
campaign 'fund, and any Individual
from contributing an amount above n
reasonable maximum, and providing
for the publication, before election, of
all such contributions above a reason
able minimum."
Tho Democratic national committee
Immediately proceeded to interpret und
apply this plank, announcing that no
contributions would be received from
corporations, that no individual would
be allowed to contribute more than
$10,000, and that ali contributions
abovo $100 wouid be made public he
fore the clectlon-those received before
0 tobcr 15 to be made public on or
before that day, those received after
ward to bo made public on the dny
when received, and no such contribu
tions to be occepted within three days
of tho election. The expenditures nro
to he published after election. Hero
Is a plau which Is complete und effec
tive. Popular Election of Senators.
Next to tho corrupt use of money,
the present method of electing United
Flnte.s senators is most responsible for
tins ubsiruMK'N of reforms For onr-
SiMjmmi
1908.
hundred years after the adoption of
tho (unstltution, the demand for tho
popular election of senators, whllo find-
In Increnml expression, did not he
roine a dominant sentiment. A con
stitutional amendment linil from ilmu
to time becu suggested and the matter
hud been more or less discussed In 11
few of the states, but tho rnoverrieiit
had nut reached n point where It mani
fested Itself through congressional nc
i lion lu the rifty-seconil (nnpres.
however, n resolution was rnporlnl
from n house, mmmlttcp proposing the
necessary constitutional amendment,
and Mils resolution passed the houe
of representatives by u vote which
was practically unantmous In the
Fifty-third ongress n similar resolu
tlon was reported to and adopted by.
the bouse of representatives llotb
the Fifty second mid Fifty-third con
gresses were Democratic. The Repub.
Means gained control of the bouse as
a result of the -lection of 18!)t nnd In
the Fifty-fourth congress fjje proposi
tion died In committee. As time went
on, however, the sentiment grew among
the people, until It forced n Republican
congress to. follow the example set by
the Democrats, and then another and
another Republican congress acted fa
vorably. .State after state han'endorscd
this reform, until nearly two-thirds of
the stales have recorded themselves In
Its favor. Tho United States senate,
however. Impudently nnd arrogantly
obstructs the passago of the resolution,
notwithstanding the fact that the vot
ers of tho United States, by an over
whelming majority, demand It. And
this refusal Is the more significant
when It Is remembered that n number
of senators owe their election to great
corporate Interests. Three Democratic
national platforms the platforms of
1000. 1001 nnd l!K)9-spoeincnlly call
for a change In the constitution which
will put ho election of senators In the
hands of the voters, nnd the propol
tlon has been endorsed hy n numbei
of the smaller parties, hut no Repub
ll'Ttn national ((invention tniH been
willing to champion the cause of the
people on thN sublcct. The subject
was Ignond by the Republican national
convention In 1000; It wns Ignored In
1001. and the proposition was explicit
ly repudiated In H-09 for the recent
Rcpubllc-i u nntlnnql convention, by n
vote of 800 lo 11 i rejected the plank
fndonlnc the popular election of sena
tors and this was done In the conven
tion which nominated Mr 'J aft, few
delegates from bis own state voting for
the plank.
Personal Inclination Net Sufficient.
In bis notification speech, the Repub
lican candidate, speaking of the elec
tion of fceuators by the people, says:
"Personally, I am Inclined to favor It,
but It Is hardly a party qncstlon."
What Is necessary to make this a party
question? Wheu the Democratic con
vention endorses a proposition by n
unanimous vote, and the Republican
convention rejects the proposition by" a
vote of seveu to one, docs it not be
come an lssue between the parties?
Mr. Taft can no t: remove the question
from the arena of politics by express
ing a persona) 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 be
fore the public? What enthusiasm
has be shown In the reformation or
the senate? What Influence could he
exert in behalf of a reform which his
tarty has openly and notoriously con
demncd In Its convention, and to which
he Is attached only by n belated ex
pression of personal inclination?
The Gateway to Other Reforms.
"Shall tho peoplo rule?" Every
remedial measure of n national char
acter must run the gauntlet of tho
senate. The president may personally
lncllno toward n reform; tho house
may consent to It; but as long ns tho
senate obstructs tho reform, tho peo
ple must wait. The president may
heed a popular demand; the house may
yield to public opinion; but as long as
tho rcnate Is defiant, tho rule of the
people Is defeated. The Democratic
platform very properly describes tho
popular election of senators as "tho
gateway to other national reforms."
Shall we open the gate, or shall we
allow the exploiting Interests to bar
the way by the control of this branch
of the federal legislature? Through
a Democratic victory, and through a
Democratic victory only, can the peo
ple secure the popular election of sen
ators. The smaller parties are unable
to secure this reform; tho Republican
party, under Its present leadership, Is
resolutely opposed to it; the Democratic
party stands for It nnd has boldly de
manded It. If I am elected to thn
presidency, thoso who are elected upon
tho ticket with mo will be, lllio my
self, pledged to this rofonn, nnd I
shall convene congress In extraordi
nary session immediately after Inau
guration, mid nsk, among other tiling!,
tor thu fulfillment ot tula plutfonn
pledge.
House Rules Despotic,
Tho third Instrumentality employed
to defeat tho will or tho peoplo U
found .in tho rules of tho house of rep
resentatives. Our platform points out
that "the house of representatives wns
designed by thu fulbora of tho constl-
t" it '- 7--
NUMBER HJJ
tutlun, to be the popular brunch of our
government, responsive to the public
will," und odds:
"The house of representatives, na
controlled In recent yenrfl by the Re
publican party, has censed to be a de
liberative and leglHlntlvc body, respon
sive to the will or a majority of tho
members, but has come under the ab
solute domination of the speaker, who
has entire control of Its deliberations,
n ml powers of legislation.
"Wo have observed with aniancment
the popular branch of our federal gov
ernment helpless to obtain either tho
consideration or enactment of meas
ures desired by a majority of Its mem
bers." This nrrnlgnmcnt Is fully Justified.
Tho reform Republicans In tho house
of representatives, when In tho minor
ity In their owu party, nro as helpless
to obtain a hearing or to secure n voto
upon n measure as arc the Democrats.
In the recent acsslou of tho present
congress, Micro wus n considerable ele
ment lu the Republican party favorable
to remedial legislation; but a few lend
rs, In control of the organization,
despotically suppressed thoso mem
bers, and thus forced a real majority
In the house to submit to a well organ
ized minority. The Republican national
convention, Instead of rebuking thin
attack upon popular government, eulo
gized congress and nominated as tho
Republican candidate for vice president
one of tho men who shared In the re
sponsibility for tho coercion or tho
bouse. Our party demands that "the
houso of representatives shall ngnln
hc'.nme a deliberative body, controlled
by n majority of the peoplc'H reprf
s!titntlveH. ami not by the speaker."
and is pledged to adopt "such rules
and regulations lo govern tho house
of representatives ns will enable n ma
jority or its members to direct Its de
liberations nnd control legislation."
".Shall the people rule?" They can
not do so unless they can coutrol tins
houso of representatives, and through
their representatives In the house, glvs
expression to their purposes und their
desires Thn Republican party I
committed to the methods now In
vogue In the houso of representatives;
the Democratic party Is pledged to
such u revision of thn rules iim wilt
bring the popular branch of tint federal
government Into harmony with (be
Ideas of those who framed our (onstl
tutlon and founded our government.
Other Issuee Will Be Discussed Later.
".Sholl the people rule?" I repeat, n
declared by our platform to be tho
overshadowing question, nnd as (hn
campaign progression, I shall take occa
sion to discuss this question as It man
ifests ItseR" In other Issues; for whether
we consider the tariff question, Ibo
trust question, the railroad quest loo,
the hanklug question, the labor ques
tion, the question of imperialism, the
development of our waterways, or any
other of the numerous problems which
press for solution, we shall find that
the real question Involved In each Is,
whether the government sholl remain
a mere business asset of favor seeking
corporations or ha an Instrument In
the bands of the people for the ad
vancement of the common weal. 4r j
Damecratic Party Has Earned Con
fidence. If the voters are satisfied wltb the
record of the Republican party and
with Its munugement of public affair
we. can not reasonably nsk for a
change In administration; If, however,
the vote-is feel that the people, as a
whole, have too little Influence In shap
ing the policies of the government; T
they feel Hint great combinations or
capital have encroached upon thn
rights of the masses, mid employed the
Instrumentalities of government to se
cure un unfair share of the total wealth
produced, then wo buvo n right to ex
pect u verdict against the Republican
party and lu favor of the Democratic
party; for our party bus risked defeat
uye, Buffered defeat lu Its effort to
arouse the conscience of the public and
to bring about ttiut very uwukenlng to
which Mr. Taft has referred.
Only those are worthy to be entrust
ed with leadership lu a great cause
who are willing to dlo ror it, and the
Democratic party has proven Its worthi
ness by Its refusal to purchase victory
by delivering the peoplo Into the hands
of those who buvo despoiled them. In
this contest between Democracy on the
one side nnd plutocracy on thu other,
the Democratic party has taken Its po
sition on tho side of equal rights, and
Invites the opposition of those who use
politics to secure special privileges and
governmental favoritism. Gauging the
progress of the nation, not by the hap
piness or wealth or refinement of a
tew, but "hy the prosperity and ad
vancement of the average innn," tho
Democratic party charges the Repub
lican party with being the piuiuoter of
present ti buses, the opponent of neces
sary remedies anil the only bulwark ot
private monopoly. Thu Democratic par
ty nfllrni3 that In tlilu campaign it lu
tho only party, having a prospect of
success, which stands for Justice In
government and for equity In the divi
sion of tho fruits of industry.
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