Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-09-25
HE TWO PLATFORMS.
SOME OF THE DEMOCRAT AND
REPUBLICAN UTTERANCES.
..ong Array Of Things Omitted from the
Democratic Pronouncement - Revolu-
Foreign Policy.

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Foreign Policy.
While the tariff and financial planks
'of the Republican and Democratic plat
forms deserv ,dly have a large share Of
the public attention, there are certain
othtr differences between them that
| ought not Ia be overlooked The pres
ence OF large Populist. and even an
archiSr, element in the Chicago con-
vention was noted at the time, and
had its influence in debating the plat
form and making the nominations. IL
found plain expression in the following
paragraph of the platform adopted:
We denounce arbitrary interference
by fede-..i .-..horities in local affairs
as violation of the constitution of the
United States and a crime against free
institutions. and we especially object
To government by injunction as a new
and highly dangerous form of oppres-
sion, by which federal Judges, in con-
| tempt OF the laws of the states and the
rights of citizens. become at once leg-
iAlators' Judges and eXecutioners"
The plain intent OF this is 10 deny 10
the general government the right TO pro-
tect its own fixed property or its postal
| service when interstate commerce is
imperiled by riots. 1t is simply a re-
Election of Governor Altgeldt's protest
| against the use Of government troops
10 protect the mails and public prop
erty at the time of the Chicago strike
riots, after Altgeldt himself had shown
his incapacity to deal with the mob.
and when not only the railroad and gov
eminent property, but the city itself
was in danger. IL Tz1isEza,Th,
The same hostility to the constitu-
tional and orderly conduct of public
affairs is found in the covert threat.
found in the Chicago platform. to re.
| organize the supreme court. After de-
| ploring the decision of the supreme
court on the income tax, the platform,
| continues: I'VE declare that it is the
duty of congress to use all constitu-
| tional power which remains after that
| decision, or which may come from it's
reversal by the court as il NAV here
after be constituted so that the bur-
! lens of taxation may be equally and
im2artially laid" .axsas -. ~ = as;;sp,,
inns means nothing less than that
the men who made the platform pro-
pose. II they come into power. to force
designations from the present bench
and 10 fill the vacancies with Judges
appointed with a special view to over
turning the income tax decision or
else to accomplish the same purpose by
increasing the number of Judges, the
new ones TO be appointed with the
same design. In either case the pur-
pose is essentially revolutionary in it's
CHARACTER. "a o. >gzgse s -.ss4s.::
The omissions of the Demo-
cratic platform are hardly less Of
iensIye j. the patriotic voter than it's
uttefaflce,. With the exception of a
single mild sentence of sympathy TO
the people of Cuba in their heroic
struggle for liberty and independence.
1t has not single word upon our for.
eign relations, nothing about the Ha.
waiian affairs which the present adj
ministration 50 badly bungled; moth.
ing about the attempted British ap.
gressions IN Venezuela; nothing about
the application OF the Monroe doctrine
to that affair; nothing about our inter
ests in Nicaragua and the West Indies
The Republican platform, on the
other hand, reasserts the Monroe doc
trlne toits full extent, and reatiirms the
right Of the United States To give the
doctrine effect by responding TO the an
peals OF any American state for friendly
Intervention in cases of Euro an
encroachment. 1t gives gener, ex-
preston OF sympathy to tie Gu
bans in their determined contest
for liberty and declares that the
United States should actively use
its influence and good offices to re-
store peace and give independence to
the island. 1t declares that the Mica
ragua canal should be built. owned
and operated 10y the United states,
and that by the purchase of the Danish
islands we should secure much
needed naval station i'm the West In
dies Finally, referring to the de-
of American propertv in
Armenia. ii declares that there and
everywhere, American citizens and
American property must be absolutely
protected. at every hazard and at anv
cost The one platform, as if ashamed
IF the colorless and unpatriotic policy
IF the present administration, is al
most absolutely silent on foreign af-
airs The other gives clear enuncia-
ion of our claims and demands as a
power among the ma
ions of the earth.
The Republican platform also de-
lares IN favor Of the early American
policy of discriminating duties for the
lpbuilding of our merchant marine. for
h. continued enlargement of our navy,
nd for complete system of harbor
nd seacoast defenses; for free and
ballot for every American
itizen, With a fair count OF the ballots
hus cast; favors a national board of
FILTRATION for the settlement of diff