Supplement to
TUB ALLIANCE HERALD.
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Friday, October 21. 1004.
ALLIANCE, - - - NEBRA8KA.
CHATS BYJUE WAY.
Republicans nre claiming nil the
credit for the rural free delivery sys
tem. The first step taken for the es
tablishment of the system was by
Democrats In the House of Represen
tatives. The ItepubllcaiiH desore
ohletly discredit, for when the system
was fairly started they used It us n
menus of filching from the people.
o t
The only Instance yet furnished In
which the Administration has yet
tdiown Itself reluctant to spend the peo
ple's money Is out of the fund of ?5O0,
O0O npproprJaled by Congress for the
procutloii of the trusts. There Is still
XbiO,000 of the sum unexpended and
available. '
One of President Roosevelt's attempt
ed Justlfleatlons of the pension order
Is Its popularity, as he suppofes. No
doubt. Indeed, It is popular among Its
benollclarles who control u great many
votes', but is It the part of a statesman
lo attempt to justify a questionable act
by the measure of Its popularity? Ills
defiance of the opposition on that
ground Is a rellcctlon upon the integ
rity of the whole American people.
o
The New York Tribune snjs "there
was no need for Sir. Roosevelt to write
anything" on "the notorious denial of
the rights of negroes and nullification
of the Constitution in the Southern
.States," because "his position is well
known." Yes, his position Is well
known, so notoriously well known ami
so utterly Indefensible that even he
was balllcd for words to square hlm
uoir, e
"What hns the Administration done
to the trusts?'.' asks the Memphis Com
mercial. "Address your communica
tion to Air. O. C. Cortelyoii, care Re
publican National Committee," replies
the Washington I'ost.
lion. Charles J, Faulkner, former
United States Senntor from West Vir
ginia: "There Is no question in my
mind that We&t Virginia will cast her
dieStoral vote for Judge Alton B. Par
ker and Henry G. Davis. The cam
paign Is a hot one on both sides, but nil
the Indications point to Democratic
success at the polls next month. I be
lieve our majority will bo from lil.OOO
to t.'O.OOO."
Ere the enrth had covered the form
of tho martyred President whom he
aiceecded Sir. Roosevelt said thnt he
.would wish only to serve out the unex
pired term. Now he not only wants
election, but It Is unmistakable that,
If ho wins in Nlovember, lie will
want re-election. Tho signs are lumin
ous that the trusts have bought him
this time, but, O trusts, will liu stay
bought?
. Tho New York Kvcning Sun pokes
fun at' your Uncle Henry Uassawny
Davis for using large words. As
though the Sun were the only earthly
mental entity familiar with the use of
polysyllables.
... ,
It' Is common talk, a common Joke, In
Wall Street, how complete has been
the surrender of the Administration to
tho corporations nml the trusts. The
iato Seeretnry of Commerce ami Lnbor,
with Its bureau of corporations to se
cure "publicity In the Interest of the
public," has been busy delivering the
goods.
Cortelyoii used to bo a "trust buster."
Now" he Is a trust truster.
...
"Wo Intend In the future to entry on
tho Government In the same way that
we have carried it on In the past," says
President Roosevelt In his acceptance
letter. It is the same kind of dellance
that Is tittered by the footpad, armed
with a bludgeon or "big stick." as be
stands over his prostrnte victim whom
lie hns robbed.
. .
Chairman Cortelyoii, when Secretary
of Commerce, had a bureau of public
ity under him. ,It was there that, com
ing into contact with the great corpor
ations, he seemed to be impressed with
the value of secrecy. He Is using It In
this campaign in his fat frying pro-
oesbcs.
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Congressman William R. nearst,
President of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs, Jias come back
from the West and taken a tlrm grasp
upon the helm of the organization. He
has Issued a stirring address to mem
bers urging them to "special activity
and untiring energy from now until the
closing of the polls."
o
"Where was-JIenry Cabot Lodge when
the Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Is
sued its recent report of the result of
et'rtaln Investigations? Among the re
plies to questions sent out seventy
seven merchants agreed that tho trusts
HiiJ raised prices, and the unsatisfac
tory condition of llvlug was due wholly,
or In part to "the existing tariff."
It has been more than n year and a
half since tho creation of tho Depart
ment of Commerce nml Labor, with Its
bureau of corporations, was estab
lished to open the books of the trusts
"in the interest of the public." Chair
man Cortelyou was In charge more
than a year, but the books have never
boon opened. The public has not seen
n page not a line of them.
Robert n. Stevenson, of Now Jersey,
says: "During the pnst three weeks
I haw traveled over the States of
Illinois and Indiana, nnd It is my hon
est judgment that the electoral votes
of both States will be cast for Judge
Parker and Mr, Davis. I met hun
dreds of Independents and Republicans
who announced their intention of vot
ing the Democratic ticket. I am nn
independent In politics myself. 1
voted for McKlnley In 1S00 nnd 1000,
but this time I shall voto for the ticket
which stands for constitutional gov
ernmeut raruer and Davis.
MOTHER WOMAN'S
THRILLING APPEAL
MRS. MARY BLACKBURN HAD MADE AN
IDEAL OF ROOSEVELT.
Mail She Had Deemed a Glorious Hero
She Now With Deep Disappointment
Confesses is a Menace to Every
Home in the Land.
Rome years ago Mr. Theodore Roose
velt seemed to me one of those young
men to whom mothers could point and
say to their growing sons: There is a
man, a mnu for you to tnke as your
model. I confess I did so. He seemed
to me to bo the Incarnation of a chival
rous knightly gentleman, with an am
bition to serve his country and by ills
example and his Influence to promote
In his fellow countrymen a lovo for all
that Is great and noble. Mnny of his
acts as Police Commissioner which
wore quixotic I ascribed not so much to
his lack of judgment as to his zenlous
ness. When he resigned his post as
Assistant Secretnry of the Navy to en
ter active service my own nature was
thrilled with love for my country nml I
applauded his act. It seemed to me
then that the call to arms had acted
upon him as It had upon me, that he
wanted to give the country the best he
had, his life, If need be; I, tho best I
hnd my son. I felt that I understood
him. 1 belleed thnt the almost clerkly
routine of his wtrk as Assistant Secre
tnry of the Navy hnd become madden
ing when the drum nml the bugle tired
the patriotic soul. But I was not al
lowed to dream long that my Roose
velt was of the stuff from which heroes
are mnde.
It soon appeared that n new rolo on
a stage set with war hnd been seized
upon by my Ideal. The character of n
dashing cavalry olllcer In the Buffalo
Bill trappings of Western prairies had
nppenled to him as the best method of
emerging from the comparative obscur
ity of u Wnshlngton depnrtment into
the full glare of national publicity.
Again ho hnd become a character, u
combination of Phil, Sheridan, Buffalo
Bill and Don Quixote. Ills ndventurcs
on foot ns described by himself or
chronicled by eye witnesses or criti
cised by military experts certainly will
not pass Into song nnd story.
Watching htm these many years nnd
experiencing in myself u transition of
emotions from perfect admiration for
his seeming nobleness of character to
calm contemplation of his masterful
ness ns a spectacular politician, I now
Venture to say,, that in my opinion
President Roosevelt Is the most dan
gerous personage who ever held the
oillce of President.
Theodore Roosevelt has one passion
ambition. Since he became President
ho has'one thought election. Senators
and political leaders for throe years
hnvo been,, mnd'! to feel their master
was In the AVh'te House. He held pa
tronage over t;iein ns n whip. When
-5enntorHAnim passed nWay all that
there was to the Republicanism of Me
Ivlnl.ey nnd Hunna passed with them.
Roosevelt has mnnaged the party as
his fears and his hopes of nomination
stirred him. If elected he will want
the pnges of history to record his ml
ministration with an event. God help
the mothers, tjie wives nnd sisters
when Roosevelt sets out with "a
mailed list" to make history.
President Roosevelt has been enlled
"strenuous," and Jhen oimlaw nbldlng.
peaceful, home loving husbands and
sons, who nre called, "cravens," "weak
lings," "cownrds." There Is a frenzy
about this that alarms. Like Napoleon
he npplntided large families. Is it be
cause they will yield soldiers to his republic-empire?
President Roosevelt Is dangerous bo
cause If elected lie will be more than
ever tho innster of Senate nnd House;
more thnn ever the director of the for
eign policy of the nation; more than
ever the commander-in-chief of nriny
and navy. His feet will trample the
Constitution. He is strenuous enough
to.be the law, having proven his abil
ity to step outside constitutional limi
tations. If we who saw our fever-stricken
sons come back pale and wnsted, some
preiunturely aged ami others Incapaci
tated from bread winning, could cast
our votes; If we who are told that gen
tle woman's chief function in life is
to bo "strenuous"' In maternity, could
cast our votes; If we who believe thnt
the peaceful, restful home, .no love of
husbands and sons nnd the companion
ship of kindly neighbors Is man's hap
piest lot on earth, could cast our voles,
how many would be for Roosevelt? He
Is n mennce to the home. Ho easts tho
red glow of war on the hearth; the
sombre shadow of the grave on the cra
dle. Ho Is a man of lire, of blood, of
dangerous ambition.
MRS. MARY BLACKBURN.
DOUBTFUL TEDDY.
"When we take up the great ques
tion of the tariff, we are nt once con
fronted by the doubt ns to whether
our opponents do not mean what they
say."
Against that profound observation
of President Roosevelt may be placed
tho declaration in the Democratic pint
form nnd that of John Sharp Williams,
the leader of tho Democrats in the
House, on the subject nbout which Mr.
Roosevelt arrogates supreme authority.
Williams thus defined tho Democratic
idea on the tariff, which Judge Parker
npproved.
"The Democratic tariff idea, like ev
erything vise Democratic, is founded
ns nearly as possible upon the princi
ple of 'equality of opportunities and
equality of burdens. This samo prin
ciple extended to other matters of an
ticipated legislation will give you what
nomocracy means, or ought to moan,
with regard to them. It stands for
equality of charges by railroads and
transportation companies, with destruc
tion of the power of secret rehato or
open discrimination, whether ngainst
corporations or localities. Neither
Govof.imont nor Govomment created
corporations ought to bo permitted to
encourage or ontlnue in a course of
- 1 favoritism to any Individual, any In-
, torest or any locality. '
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SEIKONYICTION OF ODELL
(lis Perversion of People's 3Ioney
Very Like Republican Pi-uettcc at
Wnahlugtoii.
In his attempts to make satisfactory
answer to the charges of perversion
of the public moneys, mnde by the
Democratic Attorney-General of New
York, Governor-Chnlrman Odcll not
only hnndlcaps the man whom he has
put up to be his successor, but cou
vlcts himself.
The New York Sun Is not the only
Republican newspaper to bear out this
stntcnicnt. The Pittsburg Dispatch,
not a New York Journal, It Is true, but
one of the most powerful of the Re
publican organs of Pennsylvania, Is
amazed at the weakness and shnme
fncedness of the Governor-Chairman's
answer.
"The controversy," says the Dispatch,
"hns resulted In betraying the Gov
ernor himself Into tho highest olllcinl
endorsement of irregular methods in
dealing with public funds ever made.
It also includes the peculiar political
quality of an astute political niunnger
committing nn nctlon -which Identities
his lending Stnte candidate, with the
llagrant Irregularity endorsed by the
Governor.
"The Governor-Chairman, In his re
ply to Mr. Cunneen's charge that the
Canal Board, acting under tho Gover-nor-Chnlrmnn's
direction, had pervert-
ed 510,000 of. the people's money, by
nllowlng the payment of that sum to
favored contractors for work falsely
alleged1 to hnvo, been done by them,
makes no denial of the payment, but
says:
'"That certain money was due for
losses which hud occurred by reason
of the failure of the Stnte to permit
the contractor to continue his work.
This Is often done in business matters,
and It certainly was not improper for
the Canal Board to view It from this
standpoint.' "
Such a confession ns thnt hns shocked
even u Pennsylvnnln Republican or
gan. "The feature of this avowal,"
says the Dispatch, "that will Impress
Itself most forcibly on thoughtful
minds, Is the remarkable principle as
sorted by an eminent public man con
cerning the transaction of public busi
ness. , On account of indefinite, un
specified ami unproved claims on the
part of a contractor It is proper for a
public board to vote him money on u
separate claim proved to lie fictitious
and fraudulent! And the public man
declaring this method to be 'not im
proper' is the Governor of tho mot
populous nnd wealthiest State of the
Union!"
DRYAN ANSWERS ROOSEVELT.
President's Clinrge Against AVllson
Tarltt Act Proved Unfounded and
Absurd.
William J. Bryan, In tho Commoner,
quotes from Mr. Roosevelt's letter of
acceptance as follows:
"It Is but ten years since the last at
tempt was made by means of lowering
the tariff to prevent some people from
prospering too much. The attempt
was entirely successful. The tariff of
thnt year (1SU4) was nmong the cnuses
which in thnt year and for some time
afterwards effectually prevented any
body from prospering too much and
labor from prospering nt nil."
This stntement Is in lino with the
declaration In the Republican National
platform for 1001 that "a Democratic
tariff has always been followed by
business adversity; a Republican tariff
by business prosperity."
Mr. Bryan theu proceeds ts show
that neither tho statement of Mr.
Roosevelt, nor the declaration in the
Republican platform Is justified by
history. "As a matter of fact," says
Mr. Bryan, " every panic during the
last thirty years originated under Re
publican rule and developed under Re
publican legislation.
"The gold panics which gave history
'blaeK Friday' ocenrred during tho
month of September, 1SC9, -when the
Republican party was In rower.
"The great panic marked by tho fall,
ure of Jay Cook & Co. occurred in Sep
tember, 1S73. Then tho Republican
party was In power and eleven months
prior to tho time of that panic the
Republican party had been re-elected to
power.
"It Is true the Wilson bill was passed
ten years ago. That was In 1S01. But
that panic did r.ot originate In lS'.H;
It did not originate in 1S93; it began
long prior to the Presidential election
of 1S02. That panic originated nnd
reached, its worst under that famous
tariff law kowu as the McKlnlej
bill.
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FRIEND ADDICKS.
How Mr. Roosevelt Has Stopped Op
position to the Delaware Boodler.
Thomas W. Lawson, who has always
been regarded as a shining light of
Republicanism and a liberal contrib
utor to the boodle funds of his party,
continues his story entitled "Frenzied
Finance" In tho October number or
Everybody's Magazine.
Much of this installment is devoted
to a scathing arraignment of Roose
velt's friend and trusted adviser. .1.
Edward Addicks. of Delaware. The
incidents leading to Addicks' entrance
Into the Boston gas field are fully nnr
ralcd. The "gas man's" alleged finan
cial crookedness nnd his known polit
ical rascality are shown up in a light
that must bring joy and peace to tho
soul of Theodore Roosevelt In a horn.
An entire chapter Is given to a nar
ration of the story of Addicks "cap
ture" of tho Bay State Gas Company
nnd the alleged corrupt methods by
which he profited to the oxtent of 9",
000.000. Tills man Addicks Is one of the most
notorious political corrupllonlsts in
the country.
Roosevelt, while Civil Service, Com
missioner. Asslstrtnt Secretary of the
Navy and Governor of New York.
went out of His way to condemn him
nnd expressed contempt for any one
who would have political relations
with Iilni.
During the first two years of his in
cumbency of the Presidential oillce
Roosevelt continued his opposition to
Addicks and Addlckslsm, and used his
Influence to bring about his overthrow.
Ho Joined hands with the honest and
decent Republicans of Delaware and
helped them to "down" Addicks nnd
save the honor of their State and
p..rty.
But how is it now? Does Roosevelt
still support the reputable wing of his
party in Delaware"' Not at all. lie is
hand In glove with the corrupt Ad
dicks. hns turned over to him and his
henchmen the Delaware patronage and
is apparently proud of Addicks ns a
political lieutenant nnd confidential ad
viser. In the oplulon of the best men
In the Republican ranks in Delaware.
Rooevelt, In tho hope of getting the
electoral votes here, has sold his soul
to the devil.
SHALL SEE THE DEVIL.
If Peacemakers Shnll See God, What
lo to Bccomo ot WarinakersV
In a speech made in Boston Octo
ber -1th, Introducing Secretary .Hay to
the International Peace Congress.
Mayor Collins, of the Hub, said "that
if lie were to paraphrase a Bible text
to suit tho occasion It would be this:
'Blessed ure the pencemakers. for they
shall see God; damned be the war
makers, for they shall see the devil.' "
This utterance from Mayor Collins
In the presence of the Secretary of
State, while not directed at President
Roosevelt, is at least an excoriation of
the President when considered In con
nection with a speech he made before
the Republican Club 'of New York,
February lath, lS'JO, when he said:
"If we over grow to regard peace
ns u permanent condition, nnd feci
that wo can afford to let thokoen,
fearless, virile qualities of heart and
mind and body sink iuto disuse, we
will prepare the way for inevitable
and shameful disaster In the future.
. . . The peace which breeds timid
ity and sloth Is a curse and not a
blesslni'."
PRAISE FROM SIR HUBERT. '
.luil co Parker's Public Churnctcr
Kloqiioutly Extolled by the New
Ycrk Tribune.
Judge Alton B. Parker's refusal to
stand for the Presidency on a plat
form which ignores the money ques
tion and leaves In binding force as
Democratic doctrine tho free sliver
coinage planks of 1S90 and 1900 does
signal credit to the firmness and cour
age of his public character.
Judge Parker is widely respected in
this Stnte for the conspicuous ability
he hns shown in politics and on the
bench, and for the purity nnd integrity
of his private life.
Every man who kuows him cstooms
liliv.
The Republicans of New York have
nothing lint good words to say about
him in his private capacity and In his
Judioinl activities. New York Tribune,
July 10, 1001.
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PROTECTION ARGUMENTS MET.
Trusts, Combined, Defcnt tho Very
Object of the Protection Theory.
"The sole economic argument for n
protective turiff," said Colonel A. II.
Bacon, of Brooklyn, In Ills recent
speech to the Travelers' Club, "is the
ultimate benefit to the consumer by
means of lower prices through d6mes
tlc competition. The gigantic trusts
hnvo comblued domestic plants so as to
defeat the very object of the tarlll
under which they thrive. Prices nre
Increased until a shipbuilder on the
Clyde can buy American steel plate
$10 a ton cheaper than n shipbuilder
on the Kennebec, who row nsks tho
general Government for n subsidy
equal to S10 n ton to make up the dif
ference. " 'But,' &nys a Republican President,
'a reduction of the tailff would de
stroy tho small manufacturers who
arc still infants and wLo bask in the
shadow of the giant trusts.' This ar
gument Is too simple for children even.
The tariff is to protect ngainst the
foreign competitor, but the foreign
competitor must first destroy the larg
est domestic manufacturer before he
can get at the infants. Tho battle
must be waged between the giants,
for the foreign giant could not occupy
the home field without first defeating
the domestic giant; and, under this re
cent argument, any man by Investing
a thousand dollars In a.' steel plant,
fifty years from now could defeat the
reduction of tho tariff, even though the
American Steel Trust was furnishing
its product at every capital of the
world. No, the inpment one domestic
firm becomes a giant, Ityeryjifc de
pends upon its fighting every foreign
foe, nnd it thus protects every infnut
that coddles under its shelter.
" 'But,' again sny the orators: 'Amer
ican laborers must not be reduced to
the level of tho pauper labor of
Europe.' We are lcmlnded of the
traveler and his dog lost In the des
ert. Starvation stared them In the
face. The traveler cut off the dog's
tall, roasted it, ate the meat and
threw back the bone to the dog. This
represents the share of labor in the
tariff problem."
FOSTER'S RANK TREASON.
Iforiner Diplomat ami Republican
Loader Against u War Policy.
John W. Foster, an eminent Repub
lican and accomplished diplomat. In an
address before the American Bar Asso
ciation a few days ago said:
"It has b?eu reported lu the press
that the Secretary ot the Navy hns an
nounced himself in favor of n navy
equnl to tho greatest In the world. 1
trust he has been misquoted. Our
Government should be ready to enter
Into an engagement for international
disarmament, nnd not one 'looking to
further Incrcnso of the nuvy. This
country should hold itself to other and
far uore peaceful pursuits in the set
tlement of strife than to tho making
of implements of destruction and
death."
This is rank heresy; In fact, it is
treason to Roosevelt. It is likewise
evidence that Mr. Foster Is not looking
to tho Administration for any more
jobs ns arbitrator of international dif
ferences or negotiator of treaties be
tween this and other countries.
Of course Mr. Foster is well aware
that the Secretary of the Navy has not
been misquoted. Ho is on record ns
snying that be favors the construction
of a battleship of 20,000 tons displace
ment, ono that will "knock tho spots
off" anything In this line yot lnunched
nbrond. Tho Secretary of the Navy is
the President's "Me, Too," so It is safe
to predict that the gentleman with the
"Big Stick" will not be satisfied with
the size and destructive capacity of the
battleship Connecticut just launched
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He wants
a ship one-fifth larger than the Con
necticut. It is doubtful if he will be
contented with the navy until he has a
battleship as large as tho biggest Brit
ish and the biggest German battleship
combined. A battleship powerful
enough, without nsslstnnce from other
ships, to make any South American re
public "behave itself with decency,"
"be orderly" and "be prosperous."
Colored and White Republicans How
"Apathy" has been dispelled Iu
Grant County, Indiana, and there the
first blood of the campaign hns been
spilled. Tho trouble grew out of rival
ry between white and colored Repub
licans nt Lnndesville and ondod in a
riot. One man had his collar bone
broken nud another was badly
bruised about tho legs and arms. Sev
eral arrests were made for rlutlnc
ai.il j'sault with Intent to Lib.
UNSURPASSED DOCUI
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JUDGE PARKER'S LETTER A NE KC
LARAT10N OF INDEPENDENCE.
Imperialism is Struck the Hardest Blow
It Ever Keceived"Repnblican Job
bery Will Breed
a Panic -
r.
Ciiarlcs M. Brown, a citizen feTU
Worth, Texas, sends to the FortV0111
Record the following eloquent com
ment upon Judge Parker's letter of ac
ceptance: "I am Hearing the half century line,
therefore have been reading letters of
acceptance from Presidential candi
dates for many years.
"I nm frank to admit that only two
documents ever given to our t)UblIC-iiff'
otitriyalstheettpr'nfrttJolttfiir" "-' ? .'JtV - ? ,
Uh'snnttnrTndgeAUon BPaBf&r,-.; ' .
vjter. those two l&lng the Dcclnrajlbtf S$K , .';. , "
iddnolwlolipA nnil tlin Pnitfetlliitlnti. oftTT"
vtJie United States, I might hddjmlW
micre never was a uocument wniien in
wils country by a.nj' inatu dead or Jiv,
ujug, so nearly conforming to-our Con--- -gtltutloii
us the one under discussion. ' .
i"It Is a new declaration of Indepetid
ice made by a wise, honest, wholc
J50liled statesman for itho patty of the
iicople. it is firm, outspoken and to
jifio point, arraigning the Republican ,
Inachlno before the public bar in Its ,
frijjie colors, showing Its standard bear- ; . '
Rr,as usurping his lofty position by ns-
Burning prerogatives not allowed by
Motfr Constitution. n.
B&Itis not a lengthy document, but no;
Krnvft Is snnppfliiolis! onrh ftno pnnhtK .
jrajth telling effect. There are no sub- 4
jtriuges, no sopnistry, out strnigut out--
sifiuldei' blows for tho nconle's rlclitk V
mtider our Constitution. '- '
'aJIinpeiinlisiD is struck the hardest
Q5jov it ever received In this country.
ghd If the American people do not
SwSkcn to the notq of warning sound- .
Mb.v our Presidential candidate and '
fohClmiDS tho Bepubllcnus lnpower it- ,
Jfllljonly be n matter of time until wo
slinH have a one-man government un
dorirtur people's Constitution. He will
Ijoj&ailled President of- the United
Stages, but in reality will be, 'tho mon
aTpll of all he surveys.'
jKl'lfe question now before thcpeopJcr
ojjtuls country IS, whpther -we shall
liavo'-n Jcrfcrsoulan or,n IXamlltonlnn
forTr, ht government, ifor the Republl-
cnMpprty Is fast centralizing thegpv
oiwilgntnl power iu ono man or allow-:
lirLflltij lender to be the supreme dicta- t
torj&togardless of the people's rights.
'jTlSre never was a time in tho his
toryiof. our country vrheu this dictator
shiplli'as so openly shown Its cloven
footSttThd bid by Roosevelt for the G.
A.!It?BVvoto by his famous pensioner-)
derHTrpves this assertion. ,,. 4v,
"ASi there can be no change In our
financial condition, Judge-Parker being , , '
IrroWedbly a gold-standard man, it Is '
hlglitiuie the Democrats wereMn gov
ernmental harness, turning the calcium
llgh'g'o'lrtruth on tho last four years of -Republican
office-holding rottenness.. ,
"ifcmhatlcally say that the indlca- ,
tlons that the' Government Treas-. .; .
ury wUelng dnlly looted by corrupt
practices nnd another four years of .
Repitgljtjin jobbery will throw' lAU1
conn to into the greatest panic nwr
knowfiun Its history.
"It dspparent that every Republi
can liffifliq country who Is hidebound Is
swnllqwing Roosevelt, bag and bag-
gngc.mjMT must rely on the Indepeud-' .
ent votti in sweep us Into victory. '
"OuHjliflug expenses, under the ex- v
trcmcVl:IgU tariff, are daily increasing.
The trfis-jgare combining to raise tho
price oiioiir necessities and there is no
hope tBinedy this great evil under ,
the sophistical promises of the party In
power. fg$
"My cpnntrymen, I tell you that 1004
is tho geli the people of the United
States h"obld repudiate dictatorship,
high tafajootlng the public treasury - '
nrd machine politics, and I honestly
believe Democratic tidal wave will'
sweep overt tuo ianu next novemuer
unit wiiiiviiuuii iuu iu'iiuuui;uu iuuj;
bury I trout of sight."
i PROMISES.
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Fuir niiri)iulto Aro the Democrats;
AtisurdiyjVaguo Hie Republicans. '
Colouelflfttcxander S. Bacon, the
woll-kuowIyJ8rooklyn lawyer, Iu closing
his cxcellcntfpecck to th- Commercial
Travolcrs'JCjub, said In conclusion:
"The Dsmoratic party says: 'We
promise, nojjf.'tppnssa resolution similar
'to thnt wUIchferanted independence to
the C'iibnnsTJriio have thrived so -much
better ungecfuheir own thnn under
our inllltiiryjqavernnient. Wo do this
because itfilKjlmltted that the better
clnss of Filipinos, who would do the
ruling, nre "f nrlafuperlor to the Cubans.'
"The RepTibubans say: 'Wo do n6w
solemnly promise that nt some time In
the future vweftvill medltnto seriously
upon tho ijjMmiiety ot meditating
ugaiii.' m
"IKnnocrncyaijnysi 'We believe in
expnnslou, Imtnot in imperialism. We
believe thaflQtyr Constitution "Should
follow the Hapyaud that -we should -have
no territoi that we do not ex
pect nt soirfajtliae to adopt into the
family of SJtes)i Expansion -adopts
children. Iwpjrlifllsm buys slaves. Re
publican impeiiVljsra would conquer,
rule and bullythrfjvorld, through brute
force. Democrtflfc expansion would
take in only cfoutKUous nnd homogene
ous peoples, lit viquld extend the Mon--roe
DoetrJncftb; wpubllcs everywhere
until nil peopjlf ijfro homogeneous re
publics, dcspotSj ii'membered only ns
a faint nieinoryl ,jpid nil the world-at
peace, r
ruled byllftyg. under tlPtT'
arm of tW-fo'l-Ut republic."
tectiug arm
Uncle Joo Camion's ltaro Humor.
"I'ncle" Joe Cnnnon, in all of his
speeches in localities where gold Dem
ocrats are numerous, reminds his hear
ers that Judge Parker voted for Bryan,
and then asks, "Can you trust such
a man to uphold tho gold standard?"
This is rich. "Uncle" Joe's silver rec
old is ns follows:
In 1878 voted to pass the Bland free
silver bill over the veto of n Republi
can President.
In 16J)0 voted voted for the Sherman
silver purchase Inw.
Later he was one of a few Republi-
t caus who voted against the repeal of
that law. which was urge J by Grover
i vvdand.
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