Sistersville oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1896-1901, 1898-07-27

publican government, We declare
our opposition TO a large standing
army and navy as a permanent es-
adjustment in time of peace or for
the purpose of putting in subjec-
ton conquered territory and recall
the attention of the people the
warning given by the Father of His
Country to his countrymen in his
farewell address, to "avoid the ne
cessity of those overgrown military
establishments which, under any
form of government, are inauspi-
cious to liberty and which are to be
regarded as particularly hostile to
republican liberty"
We reafirm our faith in what is
known as the Monroe Doctrine, "
and earnestly oppose any departure
from or the setting aside of the
same as obsolete and outgrown, be-
lieving, as we do, that our safety
lies in adherence to the traditional
policy ofthe government as founded
upon that doctrine.
We denounce the republican
party for its extravaganza and
wasteful expenditure from the pub
lie treasury; for the increased bur.
den of taxation it has laid upon the
people under what is known as the
"Dingley tariff law" for the en-
enlargement it has lent to every
species of jobbery in connection
with the administration of the gov
eminent; for the corruption in seiz-
ing and annexing Hawaii; for its in
crease Of the public bonded indebt-
edness of the country; for its tail
ure to pass such needed financial
as would relieve the peo-
pie of the country from the evils i'm
posed upon them by the single
"gold standard" and for its policy
looking to the establishment of i'm
perialism and conquest as the future
of the government under republic
can rule. We hold its further con-
tinuance in power, imbued with
these ideas and purposes, to be dan
gerous to republican government
in this country, and call upon all
lovers of liberty to unite with us in
the effort to overthrow it at the
polls.
Resolved, That We are opposed
to legislation that has for its object
the restriction OF the freedom Of
trade and the shackeling of COM
merce, and demand that in tie ex-
ercise of taxing power, delegated
to the federal government, the
same shall not be perverted and
abused to the building up ofspecial
and favored interests and classes.
and that all taxation shall be for
public purposes only.
We express our admiration for
and gratitude to our brave soldiers
and seamen for their heroism and
courage, displayed upon land and
sea at Manila and at Santiago, and
for the splendid examples of Amer
lean valor in the person OF Admiral
Dewey and Commodores Schley
and Sampson and the brave sailors
under their command, and in Shat
ter and his generals and soldiers in
the capture of Santiago. They
should be held in grateful remem-
brance by their countrymen for
their heroic defence of its flag.
We declare that we are able to
protect American interests wher-
ever American interests are or
ought to be extended, and we are
therefore opposed to an alliance
with any foreign country.
As citizens of the Mountain
State we condemn the State gov.
eminent as badly miSmanaged and
incompetent, and we deplore the
humiliation of the people resulting
therefrom.
Ring rule and government by
cliques appears to be the motto at
the capital. We hold that the chief
executive of the state is largely re-
spon3ible for these deplorable con-
ditions. He has been willing and
has sacrificed every public interest
to promote his own political pre-
ferment and that Of the rings and
cliques which will do his bidding.
His favoritism and disregard OF
ordinary fairness came near dis
rupting the state guard and unfit
ting that great body of men for ex-
ecuting the important duties de-
volving upon them, while ridicule
from without aud dissatisfaction
from within the state were general.
We solemnly declare our firm