Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-06
OMMUNICATED
COMMUNICATED.
THE POLICY OF THE ADMINS
TRATION.
WAsHINGTON, Sept. 2, lS9S.

comll republican State convention OF
Iowa would disclose the position of the
administration on the territorial or
colonial question. The convention wes
held AT Dubuque, Senator Allison's
home. Senator Allison has recently
been in conference with the President
at Washington and is sure to know his
views, if he has any. But on this point
AIli.ou's speech and the platform are
only straddle. A frank avowal Of
policy is evaded by the assertion that
the republican party has learned the
right 10 be entrusted with the task OF
solving the territorial, colonial and
commercial problems that have result
ed from the war" In other words,
tn. Y propose to play their game in the
DARK Now, you SEE it aud now you
don',' This is part Of the policy ol
evasion aud avoidance that has been
rxainled by near all the republican
STATE conventions neld this year.
O one point, however, the Iowa re-
nun,icsn platform after mauy years #
u i'll ng snd false preteuse, sven st 5.
Louis in 1896, is explicit. They come
4ul quar-, ly lor the gold standard. The
W Ii Mora fraud of au ioternationai
greemeul is abandoL ed. 1t is thread
barr, Not content with the steps 81
ady taken by them in the interest O
he hylocks Tor oPptess!ng and robbini
tae farmers and other producers, the!
d .oand fresh Consre sIoaal legis ioD,
lec airing gold TO he the only standard
of value.
l am very glad to see the temper aDn
spirit of The democratic State couvep-
nous this year aud also OF the congress
onsl district conventions. The Chicago
plai form, the noblest affirmation OF the
ilhts of man sirce the immortal det-
iaration Of Jefferson, is boldly reatfirm-
ed. The spirit of the party is manifest.
| The election Of 1896 was taken from us
oy aD enormous expenditure of money:
| Dy intimidation of the working men.
and by wholesale frauds. None Of these
foul instrumeutalitit S can be repeated
uccessfully i'll 1896 The misrepresen
tations and ISLANDERS OF the Chicago
olatiorm have ceased to operate and
.s now seen that those planks in it that
were most a5sailed embodied the most
vital truths Of our political system. |
refer especially 10 the denunclation OF
government by injunc iou" which
sweeps away our jury rial. refer also
20 the demand for an income tax y
means of which the wealthy pavenue9
| IF the land may be compelled TO bea
their share of the public burdens, or a
least d part of them instead of casting
them al upon the potr man. On both
these questions the final judgment OF
the people need not be feared.
Tne perversious of the democratic
creed have had their origin in that bot
bed of political corruption-New York
civ and State. Clevelaud's sole idea
of government Was to consult the rich
and minister to the greed Of the money
power. This temptation has heen the
bane OF the New York poiticlsns for
many years. Hill, after fighting f'r
awhile in the cause of the people, went
over to the money kings in 1893. Both
he and Cleveland were iguomniously
routed at the Chicago convention.
Money to burn was concentrated at
Chicago to buy triumph for gold, but
the convention proved unpurcha. cable.
cleveland at oace played the part OF
BENEDICT Arnold and Martin Van
Buren, and en- leavored 10 destroy the
party that had showered lis honors
upon him. He was followed by his
corrupt and unprincipled followers
everywhere, but six and half millions
of democrats stood firm by the orgsni-
za,ion. No other platform than that
adopted at Chicago could have rallied
such a vote. IL was a clean vote OF
true men with white faces and white
souls who could not be bought. Where
are tie traitors now? Who respects
them? Who does not respect Bryan,
Teller. Jas K Jones, John w. Daniel,
Altgeld and Blackburn who stood up
for the truth ?
The great body of the democratic
party were for free silver coinage.
There were two classes of democrats
opposed to it-neither of them very
numerous. Oae class of gentlemen
who were msled and homes ly sup
nosed that the example OF European
nations made it dangerous for Us tu 60
70 free coinage, yielded to the decision OF
the national convention and supported
the Chicago platform and candidates in
@ood faith. These gentlemen deserve
respect and honor, and ale entitled to
fair share in the honors and rewards
VI But there is another class of gold
democrats. They were wearing Mr'
Cleyeland's livery. They had taken
the kings shilling and loved the mas as
ter's hand-to fawn and TO crouch
Tley held faf Offices 6 ven In en uy
Cleveland and they would hoV in - -
their tenure of office by adherence tG
The old party in its hour of trial and
COZ fl ct. They never stopped to con-
slider that it was the democratic party
that had lifted Cleveland from obscurl.
ty and had given him tie power that
enatled him TO confer upon them .Ss .Ss
offices they held But they feared the
frown of their master. Prnclpl7' Z 'St.