The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-27
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN BOOK
Warm Shots at Republican
Misgovernment.
SCANDALS OF THE WAR
The Fundamental Principles OF De-
mocracy-The Money Question-The
Chinese Wall Made a Wreck
by the War.
Washington r Of the standard.
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Washington, d. c., Sept. 23-The
democratic congressional committee has
just issued the annual campaign book
of the party. 1t comes from the printer
considerably earlier than two years
ago. which is an evidence of the pro-
g~ressiveness and enterprise Of the pres
ent management.
Vice Chairman John r. Osborne and
Secretary Kerr have lone excellent
work in this compilation. The book is
of z75 pages. II contains a large
amount OF original matter and more
than the usual amount of interesting
material and will be found very valu-
able as a text book for democratic
speakers.
: On picking up the book the first thing
10 meet the eye is a quotation from JEFF
ferson, as follows:
Let the hands that do a nations
work, that produces a nations wealth.
also guide a nations government, and
all win be we'll"
Opening the book the inside title page
discloses ex-Postmaster General John
wanamaker's structure in Quayism, in
which he says:
"I have been a republican since 1860.
but my party stinks in the n~ostrils of
decent men" etc.
This statement comes with great
force and peculiar effect just now. when
the country is teeming with the scan
dals of the war and political corruption
of the republican party.
The first pages of the book are taken
up with the Chicago platform and the
fundamental principles Of democracy
are defined similar to 1896. Then fol-
lows a Jeffersonian article on the CEN
tenary of democracy. showing the his
snrr ~ the tuUn carly nnrffpG and the
formation OF the democratic party.
From the writings Of Thomas Jefferson
II is shown that the democracy, at that
time. as well as the present. favored
bimetallism. Opposed a public debt and
favored economy, favored the annexa-
ton Of Cuba, urged the necessity Of a
navy to prevent insult. opposed foreign
alliance. a nominal aristocracy. and
banks of issue.
IT is pointed out. there Is no division
among the people upon the subject OF
war. except as IL may effect our do
mestic finances. The financial question
must therefore remain the dominant is
sue of the coming campaign. The
money question is ably dealt with from
a democratic standpoint. in n number
of articles in which facts and figures
are quoted and given to maintain the
democratic plea for equal rights for sill
yer as well as gold.
In an article entitled Quantity Of
Gold Inadequate to Justify n Gold
Standard Of Valuation" IL Is proven
that the policy OF the republican party
as now declared is 10 commit the coun-
try more thoroughly TO the gold stand
ard by retiring standard silver dollars,
silver certificates and treasury notes.
suggesting that we look TO the mines
for a sufici5.st yearly quantity ~ gold
TO supply the growing demands Of
trade. The present ratio Of money to
wealth in the United States is less han
l 10 IS. The increase in production Of
gold is not sufficient to meet the In
creased demands Of trade and the loss
by abrasion.
An article on silver and wheat points
out their elatlon and proves that eco
nomic laws do not change. though on
ditions do. With continued demonitiZa-
ton of silver and gaunt famine in for
elgn countries. wheat and silver prices
diverged for n time. But when the minis
of India were open 10 silver and India
had wheat 70 export. silver and wheat
kept close together. as they always
have. Tables to substantiate this are
shown in wheat, cotton, oats. corn and
other cereals.
II is demonstrated by statistics from
the treasury department that the pres
emit volume of money is inadequate and
that the frequent stringcncy In the
United States has steadily decreased
and is insufficient TO meet the demands
giving the money centers undue adj
vantage over the isolated and aEricult-
ural sections Of the country.
The decline Of our merchant marine
is pointed out with considerable force.
The writers of the article say the war
Just closed has made a wreck Of the
Chinese wall, and the restrictive bar