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CHICAGO.
A 'favorable official crop report , lightef
commercial failures and an increased vol
ume of payments through the banks an
encouraging developments of the week.
Importance attaches to liberal orders is-
, Gued for rails , these indicating that railroad -
road managers feel warranted in entering
< 2ie markets for necessary supplies , which
ito some extent were withheld until finan
cial conditions became suitably adjusted.
Trade generally is now seen to be mov-
Jng forward steadily , although the re-
vcovcry is yet slow , particularly ia lines
of heavy production affected by the loug
rspeli of hot weather. = * * "
New demands also disclose further cx-
atension in pig iron , wire , structural iron
and lumber , and increasing specifications
.for early completion involve the employ
ment of additional machinery and hands
? at car. forge and locomotive works. Dis
tribution of mill aud factory products
; adds to the freiglit tonnage moved by
western roads , and more activity appears
dn lake transportation of the raw mate
rials , the latter being heavier in ore , copper -
-per , lumber aud various minor cominodi-
rtics.
Country merchants now attend tilie
wholesale markets in much larger num-
"bers and their operations stimulate tlie
-absorption of dry goods , men's furnish
ings , footwear , furniture and food pro-
.ducts. aggregate bookings making a grat
ifying comparison with a year ago.
The tendency is to buy more freely foi
'forward deliveries..interior stocks of mor-
-eliaudise being low and prices quoted for
-now goods having a firmer appearance.
"TJie clearances have been remarkably
. -good in lightweight apparel , shoes , dress
. -goods and millinery.
Failures reported in tihe Chicago dis
trict number 21 , against 22 last week and
20 a year ago. Those with liabilities
-over $5.000 number 4 , against 5 last wer Jj
and 7 in 1007. Dun's llcview of Trade.
ITEW YOSK.
Trade , crop aud industrial develop
ments of the week are mainly favorable.
"The first of the fall merchants * excursions
are reported by leading cities , thereby en
larging fnles by jobbers and wholesalers.
Industrial reports arc generally of in
creased time run or enlarged out-put , and
the loading crops have approached a v.cck
nearer harvest. There are. however , some
features accompanying these developments
deserving of note. There are statements
from quite a few markets that early fall
tmyhig is hardly up to expectations and
that caution and conservatism govern buy-
crs' actions.
In the industries there is perceptibly
more doing in iron and steel , hardware
manufacturing , western coal mining aud
the lumber trade generally.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Aug. G number 205 ,
cgainst 275 last week. 157 in the like
week of 1007. 137 ii 1000 , 100 in 1005
.and 107 in 1004. l'usJi."ss failures in
Canada for the Fame period number 10 ,
crhic-li compares with 32 last week and IS
tu the like week of 1007.
Chicago : Cattle , common to prime ,
34.00 to $7.00 ; hogs , prime 'heavy , $4.00
o ? 0. ! > 0 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00
to $4.00 ; wheat , Xo. 2 , Ooc to OSc ;
-corn. Xo. 2 , 70c to SOc ; oats , standard ,
51c to oHc ; rye , Xo. 2. 77c to 7Sc ; hay ,
timothy. SS.CO to $1..00 ! ; prairie , ? S.OO
to $10.nO : butter , choice creamery , 17c
to 21c ; e-gs. fresh. 17c to 21c ; potatoes ,
new. per bushel. 7oc to Soc.
Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00
fo $7.00 : hogs , good to choice heavy ,
$ H. . 0 to $7.00 ; sheep , common to prime ,
S ± r,0 to $3.r > 0 ; wheat. No. 2 , 04c to
* ) " e : corn. Xo. 2 white. 70c to SOc ; oats ,
No. 2 white , 50c to OOe.
St. Louis Cattle , $4.50 to $7.50 : hogs ,
4.00 to . $0.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to $4.25 ;
wheat Xo. H , 05c to OOc ; .corn , Xo. 2 ,
T7c to 7Sc ; oats , Xo. 2 , 40c to 51c ;
rye , Xo. 2 , 75e to 77c.
Cincinnati Cattle , $4.00 to $0.00 ;
bop * . $4.0 ! to $0.05 ; sheep. $3.00 to
4.00 ; wheat , Xo. 2 , 05c to OOc ; corn
;
Xe. 2 mixed. 7Sc to 70c : oats , Xo. li
jaiied , 50c to 51 c ; rye , Xo. 2 , 7Sc to SOc.
Detroit Cattle , $4.00 to $5.00 : hogs ,
: $4.00 to $0.00 ; sheep. $2.50 to $4.50 ;
wheat , Xo. 2 , 04c to OOc ; corn , Xo. 3
yellow , Sic to S2c : oats. Xo. 3 white ,
-SOc to OOc : rye. Xo. 2 , 75c to 7Gc.
Milwaukee Wheat , Xo. 2 northern ,
- $1.15 to $1.17 ; corn. Xo. 3. 7Sc to 70c ;
oars , standard , 53c to 54c : rye , Xo. 1 ,
" 77c to 70c : barley , Xo. 2 , OOc to 70c ;
pork , mess , $15.25.
r.uffalo Cattle , choice shipping steers , 1
-S-I.OO to $0.75 ; hogs , fair to choice , $4.00
to $7.20 : sheep , common to good mixed ,
. $4.00 to $5.30 ; lambs , fair to choice ,
-S5.00 to $7.00.
Xew York Cattle , $4.00 to $0.00 ;
liojrs. $3.50 to $7.15 : sheep. $3.00 to
: $4.25 : wheat , Xo. 2 rod. $1.02 to $1.0r3 ;
corn , Xo. 2 , S7c to SSc ; oats , natural
white , Glc to 04c ; butter , creamery , lOc
to 21c ; eggs , western. 17c to lOc.
Toledo Wheat. Xo. 2 mixed. 04c to
- corn. Xo. 2 mixed. SOc to S2c ;
s , Xo. 2 mixed , 40c to 50c ; rye , Xo.
75c to 77c ; clover seed , October , $ S.S2.
:
" \Vlicru tlieVlis ls Bloiv.
"Is this section prosperous ? "
"You bet it is , " answered the Kan- a
-.sas farmer. "I kin spread a net any n
time and snake a grand piano out of
a cyclone. " Pittsburg Post. ti
01u
Frenzied JT'limnce. u
Her Husband I saved $000 to-day. Ri
i - Ills Wife How did you do it ?
al
Her Husband Smith offered to sell
tc
me his automobile for that sum , but J Bt
< Udnft have the money. IE
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LJ IciCy iiLPLSiJii
IDemocralic Candidate Is Formally
Notified at iho Nebraska
State Capital.
EAPS AT TEZ EEPUBIIGABiS.
Says the Overshadowing Issue of the
Campaign la "Shall the People
Eulc ? "
Lincoln ( Xeb. ) correspondence :
With a salute of forty-six guns , one
for each State- , given at daybreak
Wednesday , Lincoln began the Bryan
notification program. The city was
asiir early and there wore still a num
ber of decorations being put in place
while the visitors were arriving. The
trolley cars to Fairvlew were crowded
all the morning and the automobile
people were doing an active business ,
but the larger number of the visitors
remained n the city looking at the Va
rious points of interest and especially
at the State capital grounds where the
notification ceremony was held.
It was 2 o'clock when Chairman
Mack of the national committee intro
duced Representative Henry D. Clay
ton , of Alabama , chairman of the rati
fication committee , following prayer by
the I lev. Father John F. Nugent of Des
Moines , Iowa. Mr. Clayton notified
Mr. Bryan of his nomination in a
seven-minute speech , at the conclusion
WIIXIAM J. EKYAX.
of which he handed to the Democratic
nominee the formal letter of notifica
tion signed by all the members of the
committee. Mix Bryan then replied and '
the ceremony was closed by a short ,
speech by John W. Kern , the vice presidential - j
idential nominee.
Kni > at Republicans.
Here are some of the raps given Republicans -
publicans by Mr. Bryan in his speech '
of acceptance :
"Our platform declares that the over
shadowing issue is , Shall the people rule ?
Shall the people control their own govJ J
eminent and use that government , for the
protection of their rights , or shall the !
representatives of predatory wealth prey i
upon a defenseless public ? This is the
issue raised by the known abuses to
which Mr. Taft refers. " j
"Why were these known abuses per- '
mittcd to develop ? Can Mr. Taft prom
ise to be more strenuous in the prosecu
tion of wrongdoers than the present executive - !
ecutive ? Does he need more Republicans '
in the House or a Speaker with more tin- !
limited authority ? "
"The Republican party * * * can not
attack wrongdoing in high places without
disgracing many of its prominent mem
bers and it , therefore , uses opiates in
stead of the surgeon's knife. "
"For a generation the Republican par
ty has drawn its campaign funds from ! ]
the beneficiaries of special legislation. !
Privileges have been pledged and granted i ,
in return for money contributed to de- j '
bauch elections. What can be expected | '
when official anMiority is turned over to
the representatives who first furnish the
sinews of war'and then reimburse them
selves out of the pockets of the taxpay
ers ? "
"Only those are worthy to be intrustec
with leadership in a great cause who are
willing to die for it ! "
Now for Homemade Ice.
The Technical World Magazine has an
article describing a new hand-power ice
machine invented in France , which solves
the problem of producing ice in small
quantities in the home quickly and cheap
ly. The important feature is the cylh >
dor in which the chemicals are sealed
Lhe latter not requiring renewal , and last
ing as long as the machine and which
revolving in water , produces the ice. It
can also produce cold air. It is a double
wall tin vessel , holding five galloas. Tha
freezing process is brought ) about by tha
gradual automatic admiseion of carbonio
icid into the hollow space between tha
ivalls and thence by a cross twbe into t
interior. The acid thus released from
ts reservoir suddenly expands and causes
he lowering of the temperature.
Simple Tuberculosis
'
Dr. Bourrille of Paris has established
very simple' and practical method by
neans of which any one may diagnose a
nse of tuberculosis at a stage earlier
nan it is capable of being detected by tha
rdlnary clinical methods. It is to meas-
re the dhest at extreme Inspiration and
t extreme expiration. If the difference is
reater than 11-G inches the disease baa
Iready gained n Foothold. This was da-
jrmined by examining in this way thou-
inds of women and men who were seek *
1JJ employment.
JLincoln , Xeb. , Aug. 12. Under the
burning rays of an almost tropical sun
I and in the presence of a vast assem
blage which cheered him to the echo
| William Jennings Bryan today receiv
ed fr6m Henry D. Clayton , of Ala
bama , formal notification of his nomi
nation for the presidency of the United
States.
Mr. Bryan's speech of acceptance ir
full was as follows :
Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the NotI
llcation Committee : 1 cannot accept the
nomination which you officially tender
without lirst acknowledging my deep in
doLtCKiiess to the democratic party for the
extraordinary honor which it has conferred
upon me. Having twice before been a can
dulate for the presidency , in campaigns
which ended in defeat , a third nomination
the result of the free ihid voluntary act of
the vote-re of the party , can only be ex
plained by a substantial and undisputed
growth in the principles and policies foi
which I , with a multitude of others , have
contended. As these principles and poll
cies have given me whatever politicu
strength J possess , the action of the con
vention not only renews my faith in them
-trengthens my attachment to them.
I shall , in the near future , prepare a
more formal reply to your notification , and
in that letter of acceptance , will deal with
tlie platform in detail. It is sutlicient , at
this time , to assure1 you that 1 am in hearty
accord with boih the letter and the spirit
of the platform. I indorse it in whole and
in part , and shall , if elected , regard its
declarations as binding upon me. And , 1
may add , a platform is binding as to what
it omits as well as to what it contains.
According to the democratic idea the people
think for themselves and select officials to
carry out their Avishes. The voters are the
sovereigns ; the ollicials are the servants.
employed for a lixed time and at a stated
salary to do what the sovereigns want
lone , and to do it In the way the sovereigns
eigns want it done. Platforms are entire
ly in harmony with this democratic idea.
A platform announces the party's position
on the questions which are at issue : and
an ollicial is not at liberty to use the au
thority vested In him to urge personal
views which have not been submitted to
tlie voters for their approval. If one is
nominated upon a platform which is not
satisfactory to him , he must , if candid ,
either decline the nomination or in ac
cepting it , propose an amended platform
in lieu of the one adopted by the coiiven *
tion. No such situation , however , con
fronts your candidate , for the platform up
on which I was nominated not only con
tains nothing from which I dissent , but
it specifically outlines all the remedial leg
islation which we can hope to secure dur-
; ng the next four years.
The distinguished statesman who re
ceived the republican nomination for presi
dent said , in his notification speech : "The
strength of the republican cause in the
campaign at hand is" the fact that we rep
resent the policies essential to the reform
of known abuses , to the continuance of lib-
ertv and true prosperity , and that we are
determined , as our platform unequivocally
declares , to maintain them and carry them
on. "
In the name of the democratic party , 1
accept the challenge , and charge that the
republican party is responsible for all the
abuses which now exist in the federal gov
ernment , and that it is impotent to accom
plish the reforms which are imperatively
needed. Further. I cannot concur in the
statement that the republican platform un
equivocally declares lor the reforms that
are necessary ; on the contrary. I aflirin
that it openly and notoriously disappoints
the hopes and expectations of reformers ,
whether those reformers be republicans or
democrats. So far did the republican con
vention fall short of its duty that the re
publican candidate felt it necessary to add
to his platform in several important par
ticulars , thus rebuldiiar the loaders of the
party , upon whose co-operation he must
rely "for the enactment of remedial legisla
tion.
tion.As
As I shall , in separate speeches , discuss
the leading questions at issue , I shall at
this time confine myself to the paramount
questiont and to the far reaching purpose
of our party , as that purpose is set forth [
in the platform. |
Our platform declares thnt the overshad
owing issue which manifests itself in all
the questions now under discussion , is
"Shall the people rule ? " No matter which
way we turn : no matter to what subject
we address ourselves , the same question
confronts us : Shall the people control
their own government , and use that govern
ment for the protection of their rights and
for the promotion of their welfare ? Or
shall the representatives of preTdatory
wealth , prey upon a defenseless 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.
In a message sent to congress last Jan
uary. President Roosevelt said : "The at
tacks by these great corporations on the
administration's actions have been given a
wide circulation throughout the country , in
the newspapers and otherwise , by those
writers and speakers who. consciously or
unconsciously , act as the representatives of
predatory wealth of the wealth accumu
lated on a giant scale by all forms of inl-
cimty. ranging from the oppression of wage
earners to unfair and unwholesome meth
ods of crushing.out competition , and to de-
I'raudiug the public by stock jobbing and
the. manipulation of securities. . Certain
v. erflthy men of this stamp , whose conduct
s-'iould be abhorrent to every man or or
dinary decent conscience , and who com
mit the hidroiis wrong of teaching our
young men that phenomenal business sne-
co. s must ordinarily be based on dishon
esty , have , during the last few months.
M.-IV.O it apparent thnt they have banded
together to work for a reaction. Their
" "ilonvor is to overthrow and discredit all
who honestlv administer the law. to pre
vent any additional legislation which would
lied : aud restrain them , and to secure , if
> r < ; siJj ] ( > , a freedom from all restraint
.vliich will permit every uuscrupuloT :
"Tf.ngdoor to do what he wishes unoheok-
d , provided ho has enough money. " AVhat
in arraignment of the predatory inter ,
! s the president's indictment true ? And
if true , against whom was the indictment
GreetedV Not against the democratic par
lyMr.
Mr. Taft says that these evils have crept
n ( luring the last ten years. lie declare *
'hat. during this time , some "prominent
nd influential members of the commuiiitv.
-purred by financial SUCOOKS and in the1 !
r.irry for greater weal III , became unmind-
< : ! of the common nslos of business linn-
> ty sind fidelity , and of the limitations im-
fs.'d by law uyon their actions : " and thai
flic revelations of the broaches of trusts ,
ho disclosures as to rebates and discrim
nations1 of the anti-tiust laws , bv a num- .
cr of corporations , -.nd the over-issue of
focks and bonds of interstate railroads for
li < unl-iwful enriching of directors and
< r the purpose of concentrating ( lie con-
mi of the railroads under one manage
rent. " all these , lie chnrKcs. "quickened
lie conscience of tbo people aud brought
n a moral awakening. "
D-.riug all this time. I beg to remind !
i u. i ( publican officials presided iu th <
\ocr.Mvo department , tilled the cabinet. !
niJp.rtod the fenato. controlled the IIOHSA
f lepreseutativs occupied most o *
lie IVdoral judgcships. Four years ag <
< rcjMMiHoan pi itf < > rm boastfully declared
isrtt shi'-e 1HX1 with tlie exception of two
O'irs-the . had been
- repnbliw.n partv ir
. ---.l'Tl < ' , prt or of all the branches of
> > fcdor'l government : that for t\vo .vorus
! v was tlio ( Tettiooratio party 'ii a pete - <
' . . to oit/her ruaet or repeal - . law. ! Iav
g o.-ijo.ved tl'o honors , having socmo.l the
< stive , lot ti o lepubllcnn party accept
; ; t'cpousibility !
"
\ Vli"v.cr" these "J-nosvn nbu-ios" por-
! ftf".I to develop ? TiVhv Iiaro thev not
n corrected ? If e-tFtlug laws mo suf-
- ! . - ! . whv have fhov nor been en forced ?
I' of the ex < vrvo ( iinohinory of tlo : led
iv 1 government is in the hands of the u-
" ' . l-i-an partv. Are new laws ueoessai-V' o-
Hiv h-ivi' thev not been ona-tod ? V itli opi
to lo-'oininoml. with pil
sonite and l.ou e toirrv out ll
"niiii'ifTidatfor.s. vhv d'.os the vopuh-
cnniliilato plead for furt ! ) ; time in
to do what r-honld li.-ive li"eu < lrjo
iv/o ? Can T.Ir. T-ft : fomlse to bo
crs than the present executive ? M
in ! : : : sk 'or a lartrer unjorify ii r- ) ll
' llMi
: : ; < > than hinartv : ro'v hns ? I'toos lie Mi
id ; r.oro republicans In the house of rt , . IT
> ( iitatives or a speaker with more unlim- I 1"
t ] sir.thorltv ? ! (
The president's close friends have been O
onisiug for several years that he would Od :
attack the iniquities of the tariff. We have
had Intimation that Mr. Taft was restive
under the demands of the highlv protected
industries. And yet the influence of the
manufacturers , who have for twentv-five
years contributed to the republican campaign -
paign fund , and who in return have framed
the tariff schedules , has been sufficient to
prevent tariff reform. As the present
campaign approached , both the president
and Mr. Taft declared in favor of tariff
revision , but set the date of revision after
the election. But the pressure brought to
bear by the protected , interests has been
great enough to prevent any attempt at
tariff reform before the election ; aud the
reduction promised after the election is so
hedged about with qualifying phrases that
no one can estimate with accuracv the sum
total of tariff reform to be expected in casrc
of republican success. If the past can betaken
taken as a guide , the republican party will
be so obligated by campaign contributions
from the beneficiaries of protection as to
make that party powerless to bring to tbe
country any material relief from the pres
ent tariff burdens.
A few years ago the republican leaders in
the house of representatives were coerced
by public opinion into the support of an
anti-trust 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 made by the
dominant party to secure remedial legisla
tion upon this subject.
For ten years the interstate commerce
commission has been asking for an en
largement of its powers , that it might pre
vent rebates and discriminations , but a re
publican senate- and a republican house of
representative were unmoved by its en
treaties. In 1000 the republican national
convention was urged to indorse the de
mand for railway legislation , but its plat
form was silent on the subject. Even in
1004 the convention gave no pledge to rcni-
edy 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 democrats than from the
republicans. The republicans in the senate
deliberately defeated several amendments
offered by Senator La Follette and support
ed by the democrats amendments embody
ing legislation asked by the Inter state com
merce commission. One of these amend
ments authorized the ascertainment of the
value of railroads. This amendment was
not only defeated by the senate , but It was
overwhelmingly rejected by the recent re
publican national convention , and the re
publican candidate has sought to rescue
his party from the disastrous results of
this act by expressing himself , in a quali
fied way , in favor of ascertaining the vulat
of the railroads.
Mr. Taft complains of the overissue of
stocks and bonds of railroads , "for the un
lawful enrichment of directors and for the
purpose of concentrating the control of ITio
railroads under one management , " and the
complaint is well founded. But , with a
president to point out the evil , and a re
publican congress to correct it , we find
nothing done for the protection of the pub
lie. "Why ? My honorable opponent has
by his confession relieved me of the neces
sity of furnishing proof : he admits the con
dition and he cannot avoid the logical con
clusion that must be drawn from the admis
sion. There is no doubt whatever that n
large majority of the voters of the republic
an party recognize the deplorable situa
tion vrhicli Mr. Taft describes ; they recog
nize that the masses have had but little
influence upon legislation or upon the ad-
minlstrationn of the government , and they
arc beginning to understand the cause. For
a generation the republican party has
drawn its campaign funds from the bene
ficiaries of special legislation. Privileges
have been pledged and grantul in return
for money contributed to debauch elections.
What can be expected when oflicial au
thority is turned over to the repres-entn-
tives of those who first furnfsh tlie sinew's
of war and then reimburse themselves out
of the pockets of the taxpayers ?
So long as the republican party remains
in power it is powerless to regenerate It
self. It cannot attack wrongdoing in high
places without disgracing many of its
prominent members , and it , therefore , use.
opiates.instead of the surgeon's knife. It ?
malefactors construe each republican victory -
tory as an indorsement of. their conduct
and threaten the party with defeat if the ,
are interfered with. Not until that party
passes through a period of fasting in the
wilderness will the republican leaders leani ,
to study public questions from the stand
point of the masses. Just as with irsdi
viduals , "tlie cares of this world and the
deceitfulness of riches choke the truth. "
so in politics , when party leaders 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 /T-
of distress.
An effort has been made to secure legis
lation requiring publicity as to campaign
contributions and expenditures : but the
republican leaders , even in the face of ai >
indignant public , refused to consent to a
law which would compel honesty in elec
tions. When the matter was brought up in
the recent republican national convention
the planlr was repudiated by a vote of SSO
to 94. Here , too. Mr. Taft has boon driven
to apologize for his convention and to do
dare himself in favor of a publicity law :
and yet , if you will read what he says up
on tbls subject , you will find that his prom-
iae falls far short of the requirements or
the situation. He says :
"If I am elected president & , shall urge
upon congress , with every hope of success ,
that a law be passed requiring the filing , in
n federal office , of a statement of the con
tributions received by committees and can
didates in elections for members of con
gress and in such other eleetions as arc
constltutionallv within the control of con
gress. "
I shall not embarrass him by asking up
on what he bases his hope of success ; it is
certainly not any encouragement ho has
received from republican leaders. It is snf-
ncleut to say that if his hopes wore real
ized If , In spite of the adverse a-otion of
his convention , he should succeed in securing
curing the enactment of the very law
which he favors , it wf"W give but parrliT !
relief. Ho has read t'he democratic plat
form ; not only his language , but his evi
dent alarm , indicates that lie has read it
carefully. He even had before h ! i the
iction of the democratic national commit
tee in interpreting and applying that plnt- .
I'orm ; and yet he fails to say that he fa
vors the publication of the contribution ; ?
before the election. Of course , it sntlsiies
i natural cariosity to find ontliow an
election has been purchased , oven when
the knowledge comes too lat < > ' t1" ' be of serv
ice , but why should the people f.o kept in
darkness until the election is past ? Why
should the locking of the door be delayed
until the horse is gone ?
An election is a public affair. The poo-
pie , exercising the right to select their of-
.icials and to decide upon the policies to bo .
pursued , proceed to their several polling
places on election day and register their
will. What excuse can be given for se
crecy as to tlie influences at work ? If . - .
man , pecuniarilv interested in "concentrat
ing the control of the railroads in on <
management. " subscribes a lartro sum \ rid
id in carrying the election , why sbould '
iis part in the campaign be ooncos-- , ! un-
il he has put the oiiioials under obligation
o him ? If a trust magnate contribute
SIOIUXX ) to elect political friends to oilk-r- . ;
ivith a view to preventing hostile leirisla- '
tion. why should that fact be concealed 5:11- :
ril his friends aie securely seated in their o
if'icial positions ? .1
This is not a new question : it is a q pp- '
ion which lias been agitated n quesfior
ivliich the republican loaders fullv iMidor- :
taxl a question whl"h the lepuMican
: indklrtt has studiod. and yet ho r fr-sos
n declare himself in favor of the Ioisa- !
iou absolutely no es.spry. namely , leglsla ,
ion requiring publication before election. >
How can the people hope to rule if tlu-v ii
ire not able to learn until after the elocjjr.it ri
vuiit the predatory interests aie doing ?
ri-o democratic party meets the ijsue hon-
stlv and courageously. It says :
. > e pledge the rtemooratie partv to thp
'Tp.etjnout of a la'v prohibiting anv cor-
Kiration from con tribu ting to a csvviwign '
and. : ; : ul anv individual from contVh'nTing
.n amount above a reasonable maximum ,
nd providing for the publication , bef.-in-
lo'-tion. of all such contributions above
reasonable minimum. "
The democratic national committee im-
lediatelv proceeded to interpret and .
his . announr-ing that
: plavk. no contribu-
Ions would be received from corporations.
lint no individual would , /e allowed to eon- tn :
ribute more than $10.000 , and that all con- tnw l
ru.utlous above $100. would be made public w
eforo the election those received before a :
ct. ITi to be made public on or before thnt pi
ay. those received afterward to he mn io pin <
i public on the day wheu received , and no
buch contributions to be accepted ' .vuhm
turec Uay jj the election , 'liie espCuUi-
turcco are to be publislioil alter tiie clc-
uwii. Here is u ylsiuviileh is complete' and
etl'eelive.
Next to the corrupt use of money the
piesent metlipd ul electing Lmttu ouuoi *
seiiatois is most re&ponslule ior tin- ob
struction , of retorais. For 1U ) years ; .ft r
< . - e adoption of constitution tut ; < : e-
uiand lor the popular election of senators ,
waiie iindiiig incieascd expiet-sion , did ii ( t
become- dominant sentiment. A coir.mt.i-
tioiial .ame-ndmeut had 110:11 time to time
bCe.il suggested and the manor liad iicvu
moie or less discussed in a few of the
_ states , but the movement had not reached
j | a point where it inuimested itseit taruujjii
' congressional action , in tae Fifty-second
coiigiess , however , a resolution was icport-
ed from a house committee proposing the
necessary constitutional amendment , and
this resolution passeJ the house ot repie-
seutatives L-y a vote which Y.MS practically
iwiaiiimous. inthelilty-third coiigios a siu-
ilar resolution was reported to , and adopt
ed by , the house of representatives. ioth
the Fifty-second and Futy-Uiiid congresses
were democratic. The republicans gained
control of the house as a tesult ot the fice-
tiou of 16M ! and in the Firty-loumi con
gress the proposition died in couuulttec.
As time went on , however , the sentiment
grew among the people , until it forced a
republican congress to tollow the example
set by the democrats , and then another 10-
publican congress acted favorably. Stale
ntter state has indorsed this retorin until
nearly two-thirds of the states have re
corded themselves in its favor. The Liiited
States senate , however , impudently and ar
rogantly obstructs the passage ot the roo-
lution , notwithstanding the tail that the
voters of the L'nited States , by an over
whelming majority , demand it. And this
refusal Is the more signincant when it is
remembered that a number of senators owe
their election to great corporate interests.
Three democratic national platforms tfie
platforms of I'.IW , Il u4 and I US spocitical-
ly call for a change in the constitution
which will put the election of senators in
the hands ot the voters , and the piopoMtion
lias been1 indorsed by a number of the
smaller parties , but no rcpul > luu.n national
convention has been willing to champion
Jie cause of the people on this subject. The
subject was ignored by the republican na
tional convention In 1WJU ; it was ignored in
lHJ4 ! , and the proposition was explicitly re
pudiated in lUy ! , for the recent national
convention , by a vote of .SGl > to 114 , reject
ed the plank indorsing the popular cle-ctioit
1.1' senators and this was done in the con
vention which nominated Mr. Taft , few
delegates from his own state voting for the
p la uk. ,
In his notification speech the republican
candidate , speaking of the election of sen
ators by the people says : "Personally i
am inclined to favor it , but it is hardly a
party question. " What is necessary to make
rhis a party question ? When the demo
cratic convention indorsed a proposition by
JL unanimous vote , and the republican con
vention rejects the proposition by a vote
of seven to one , does it not become1 an
issue between tlie parties ? Mr. Taft can
not remove the question from tlie aie-n. .
of politics by expressing a personal in
clination toward the demonatic position.
For several years ho has been connect'- * ,
with the administration. What uas he
ever said or done to bring this question
Before the public ? What eutliusia.-'iu hu'
lie shown in the reformation of the senate' .
What influence could he exert in hcltu.ii o ,
.1 leform which his party has openly and
notriously condemned in its , convi-ntii' ! ;
and to which he is attached only by a in-
taied expression of personal inclination ?
v "Shall the people rule- : " I-'very reiuoui.il
.neasme oi * a national char.ic.U-r must ni.
the gauntlet of the senate. The pr'-sld-m.
.jii'y personally incline towaid a icfoiiii.
* '
the house may'eousent to it ; but as long : - . -
tlie senate obstructs the reform the peupK
nuisi wait. The " nn suieut may heed a pop-
.i.-'r rlcinaml ; tho"house mav yield to pubiii
opinion ; but as long as the senate is do
iiant me rule ot Hie people is deieateu.
Hie democratic plat form very properly de
scribes the popular election of , senators : : :
"the gateway to other national reforms. "
Shall we open the gate , or shall we allow
the exploiting interests to bar the way ! > .
the control of this branch of tuo.fedora'
legislature ? Thr'.ugli a democratic viciorv ,
and through a democratic victory only ,
i : tl' < - ; . . ( . ! ! ! seethe pr.uul.ir cloi-uu !
of senators. The tfuialler parties are unaiiu
. . > ! - < ( ! ; * u form : tlie republican purl ; . ,
under its present leadership , is resolute- !
opposed to it ; the democratic party btaid
- n and lias boldly den > anui-tl it. 'f
' ; hvli'd to tiie prosi'lency thusv. . hi.
- ' . . ( . ; , - , - ; < -i ( inn u the ticket with no wil.
be , like myself , pledged to" this rcf.cn i.MIL
s. . in diivene congress in oxuaoruiiiary
session imiiicdiatelyLiter inaugmutii.u a : '
ask. among other things , for the fv.lliiiiaei )
i' this platform pledge.
The third instrumentality employed to d.
feat the will of the people is found in th ?
rules of the house of representatives. ( ; , i-
platform points out that "the house of ix- ; > -
j-o entativos was de.-'igncd by the f.ithe : (
Mie constitution.'to be the popular I rancl
> f our govorinr.out , responsive- the : '
! ic will , " and adds :
"The house of representatives , as < - . /
.rolled in recent years by the republican
party , has ceased to be a deliberative and
. isVitiyo body , responsive to the will < > :
. ; Majority of the members , but has co'-iv
.iiuler the absolute domination or th"
speaker , who hs : entire o"i rol _ of i\s tic
; i-erattops ! , njul power.-i 6 ? k-g"isIatio"iT.
"We have observed with amazement fhr
l npulp.r brancli of < 5ti ! ' federal govornnu-i ! :
helpless to obtain either the consideration
or enactment of measures desired by a ma
jorlty of its members. "
This arraignment is fully justified. Tlu
reform republicans in the house of ren- ( >
sentatives , when In the minoritv in t.'ici ;
< > wn party , are as helpless to 'obtain .
hearing or to secure ti vote upon a mcas
uro as are the democrats. In the re oi '
session of the present congress , there wa-
: \ considerable element in the roimlilicaj
I-arty favorable to reiiieiMjiJ icsislation : Imi
; i few leadep. in control of the organiza
tion. despotically suppressed the e j > : : --j. .
bers , and thus forced a real niajoriiv IT
fl'.e house 1o submit to a well o-guni.c < "
minority. The republican national ooiivo'i
rion. instead of rebuking ! : ! : itt'ck r ;
popular gcvernment , ouliTgl/ccl coui-.c s ; .t\fl
iiOJninated as the ropublicau candidate f <
vice president one of the men who sliaif'
! n the responsibility for the coercion cf t- :
house. Our party demands that "the IK.-
if representatives shall again become . -
deliberative brdv. controlled by a ir.ajori-
ty of the people's representatives , and iu , ;
- the speaker. " and ' < pledged to : ; dr i > :
"such rules and regulations to govern tlif
. -.ijc.iltV of Us nieiiifrors it : uheet its ( IcII !
orations and control legisHtioil. ' *
"yiiill the people rul" ? " Tiio.v r-\n iu'
do so unless they can eontro ? the hons- ( ;
representatives , and thiough thojr n-pr--
-entatives in tlie hous < > gJVe expression to
their purposes aid their ( ' { -sires. The re
publican party is committed to the met.'icd.-
i.'W in vogue in the house of representa
tives ; the democratic p.irty is pk--lg'-iI t <
sucJi a revision of the rules as will brhg
ihe popular branch of the federal government
mont into harmony with the Ideas of those t
who framed our constitution and foKiiif.1
our government.
"Shall the people rule ? " I repeat , is d , >
Blared by our platform to be thf overshut !
awing ( juestion. and as the campaign pro
.jre.bseP. 1 shall take occasio ; : to ilisc'ifs
ihis ( luestion as it manifests itself in otlK'i
issues : for whether we consider the taiir. '
luestion , the trust question , the railroad
iiiedtion , the banking question , tht labor
ir.esticu. te ! ( ] : : c.tii > n of Lsiper : ili.--n. tin-
Jeveloi iuent of our waterways. < > r anv " oth-
r of the numerous proMeius which "press
'or solution , ve shall find that the r"tl
luestion involved in each Is , whether the
coveiiimcnt shall remain a men ? Im.sine p
is < ct of fi-ivor Decking corporatio-is or bo
n iiistiunieiit in the1 hands of.the penp'.e
'or the advancement cf the ' -oniiuon we.il.
If the voters are -atisiied witli the reci.ril
if the republican party asstl witii its ; : iii ;
igemcnt of public alT.-iirs we can not rea-
'oiiably ask for a change in admhilstiation ;
f .however , the vot'-i.s fee ! that the. people. :
s a whole , have too little ! ihence ! : >
liiaping the policies of the government : if
hey icel that great combinations of capi-
ul have encroached upon the rights of t ! ! : >
. : vs.-e.s. and sni'loyed the instraweiitaJi i . - -
f government TO secure an unfair . - > hare c.f
he t > tal wealth produced , then wo liavo . -
ight to expe-ct a verdict against tlie ! opii- !
ican party and in favor of ihc democratic :
ravty : for our party has risked dt-foar
ic , siifl'cred defeat in its effort to arouse '
h conscience of the public and to bring
bout that very awakening to which Mr.
'aft lius referred.
Only these are worth v to be entrusted
ijth leadership in a great cau e who are
i-illlng t < > di-- for it. au l the democratic :
arty has proven its wcrthin ss by its ro-
u > al to purchase victory by delivering tlie
eople Into the hands cf those who have
espoiled them. In this contest between
enmrracy on the uno side aid plutocra-y
n tne other , the democratic partv hn's :
ilen its position on tiie side of' equal c
< : l > ts. and invites the opposition of those
ho use politics to secure special privileges
ml governmental favoritism. Gauging the
regress of the nation , not by the happi-
ess or wealth or relluement of a few , but
"by the perversity and advancement v ! the
I average man. " the democratic pnrty
. charges tlie republican pnrty with being
| the promoter of present abuses , the oppo-
I nent of neccHsa'-y remedies and the only
I bulwark of private monopoly. The demo
ciatic pnrty affirms that In this compnlgn
it is the only party , having a prospect of
siiccosp. which stands for . | .slice In gov
eminent and for etulty | in the division oJ
the fruits of Industry. j
We may expect those who have committed - ]
ted larceny by law and purchased Imrnu- {
nity with their political Influence to at
tempt to raise false Issues and to employ
"the livery of Heaven" to conecnl their
evil purposes , but they can DO longer de
ceive. The democratic party is not the en
piny of anv legitimate industry or of honest
accumulations. It Is , on the contrary , a
friend of industry and the steadfast protector -
tector of that wealth which represents of
service to society. Tlie democratic party
does not seek to annihilate all corpora-t
lions : It simply asserts that as the gov
ernment creates corporations , it muxt re
tain the power to regulate and to control
them , and that it should not permit any
corporation to convert itself into a mo
nopoly. Snrelv we should have the co-j
operation of all legitimate corporations In !
our elYort 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 bad can tlie good be made secure. )
The democratic party seeks not revolu
tion but reformation , and I need hardly re
mind the student of history that cures are
Tiiildost when applied at once : that reme
dies increase in severity as their applica
tion is postponed. lilood poisoning may be
stopped by the loss of a finger today : It
may cost an arm tomorrow or a life tliei
jipxt day. So poison in the body politic ;
cannot be removed too soon , for the evils
produced by it increase with the lapse of
time. That there nro abuses which need
to bo remedied even the republican candi
date admits : that Ids party is unable tf >
remedy them has boon fully demonstrated
( luring the Inst ton voars. I have such con-
fidone in the intelligence as well as the
nati-lotism of the people that I cannot
doubt their readiness to accept the reason
able reforms which our pr.rtv proposes
rather than permit the continued growth of
existing abuses to hurry the country on t < r
re'Ti diof ; more radical and more dnisMo.
Tho. platform of our partv closes witli .T
brief statement of the party's Ideal. It
favors "such an administration of the gov
ernment as will insure , as far .is human :
wisdom can. that oju-h. citizen shall draw
fr < > m socjetv : t reward commensurate with
his contribution to the welfare of society. "
( . ' ivornmonts are good in proportion as
'hev assure to each member of'soci/jty. so >
fnr as government can. a return commcn-
s-ir-ito with individsiul merit.
Tiifte is a divine law of rewards. When
the creator gave us the" earth , with Its *
fruitful soil , 'lie sna iine with Us warmth.
> iul t ! > e rains with their moisture , he pro-
' Inhi'od. : rs cloarlv as if his voice had
thiitidejnl from the clouds. "Oo work , and ;
( cording to vour industry and your intol-
H'renee so Fhal ! bo your reward. " Only
"hero ii'iglit hr.s overthrown , mining un
dermined < ! government s'isnended this
' : iw lins : i different law prevailed. To oon-
"nriu the govornniont to this lav. " ought tn-
' e the ambition of the statesman , and no
arty can liavo a higher mission than to
rte it a re-ility wherever governments
an legitipiatolv operate.
Kocegnixing that I am indebted for r | *
lotnination to the rank and file of our
trtv. and that : > nv erection must come. If
: t < -oro. at nil. from the nnpureliased and
"M-M-rehasonMo sufTrage of the American
x-r-ple. ' iiromlso. if entrusted with tlie re-
-nfinsiliinties of this ; lii-'h oflico. to conse-
vifo wii.-'tever ability I have to tiio one
-Tri : < ; so of i.i-tkii'g tbi . In fact , a govern-
"oiit in vl'ich the pooido rule a govern-
lout which will < ! o justice to all. and offer
'o evorv one tjr ] > li gn st iiossiblo stimulus
'o ' _ " -o-t and per istcnt efort. by assuring'
'o ' each the fnj vmonp of his just share of
' 10 pro 'O"d < ? of his toil , no matter In what
n-irt of ti'c vinovard he labors , or to what
occupation. i > rofessimi or calling he de
votes himself.
COSTLY CHBI3TMAS TOYS.
/V Mechanical IVIennjieritf , IJaitlcSeld ,
A German paper has collected some
instances of remarkable Christmas
presents made in England.
One of them was : i menagerie of me
chanical wild animals , constructed for
the children at a big country lionise. An
annex \vas built to the house to ac
commodate the collection. It consisted
of several rooms , and each was deco
rated and furnished to represent a
scene in some distant part of the world.
One was an Arabian desert , another an
African forest , and another an arctic
The animals were all housed amid
appropriate surroundings. They all
moved more or less by clockwork , and
all roared or bcHowed or barked more
or leas like their prototypes.t -
All were clad in the natural skin of
their kind and gave a. lifelike effect.
The lion alone cost $3,000 , and several ,
other animals were almost as expen
sive. The bill for the entire collection ,
it is said , exceeded ? 50.0CO. " .
Another notable Christmas present is
dc-scribed-as the gift of a distinguished
army of.Iu.-er to his sons , who are also
to pursue a military career. The en
tire floor of a large room has been con
verted into a model of one of the bat
tlefields of tlie Boer war , in which the
father participatrd. t
There are hills and valleys , villages ,
farms , fields , woods , and a river flow
ing with real water. The whole is tint
ed in natural colors. The armies are
represented by L'GOO toy soldiers , with
fyxty-five toy cannon and a complete
transjiorL train. The cost of the elab
orate toy is given as $1,400.
A working model of Nelson's flag
ship , the Victory , is quoted as costing
* . 00 , and ii Kcr.tlrnian living at Wim
bledon is said tO have surprised his 1-i-
year-old son with whole
a railway sys
tem with SCO yards of track and a com
plete equipment of rolling stock at a
cost of : ? iMO.
For some little girls , a little house
built to their measure was erected-
Tlmf is to say. the dimensions bore the
same relation to their height that an
ordinary house does to the"stahire of
adults.
There worn six rooms , completely
equipped with children's size furniture. ,
jven to real bric-a-brac , table equip
ment , and oil and water-color paintings.
The expense of building and furnish-
inc tiie house exceeded $5OCO. Later
in automobile garage was added to ao
L-omniddate two toy automobiles.
Aboat It.
" ? - . Glizzanl. " asliod the caller , "are
on carrying ail the life insurance you
" "
nn afford" :
"Xo. " answered the man at the desk-
'I can atTonl more , ami I had expected to
nice out ir.oro , but from a note I got
rom my employer this morning I have ,
io iiii to sn.-ipect that I'm carrying ace
co < l denl moro th.nn I am worth. "
Tiie ilL-ai Thing ; .
"There are no literature genuine In
his age. Where do you flnd nowa-
lays the words that burn ? "
"In the books of corporations when
Canted on the wifriess stand. " Baltfc
acre American.
