The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-09
THE CAMPAIGN ISSUES.
FN-@ENATOR GoRMAN on THE POLITICAL
STU ALTON.

The n. y. U.o,ioi of Monday published
an interview with eN- Senator German on
the political situation, in which he said
"Silvcr to day attracts less attention than
imperialism. In every campaign there is
one issue which towers in Importance
above all others. Party platforms nvari-
ably touch upon many subjects. but history
has shown that some one plank always
rises supreme.
''ln the campaign of 1894, when | was
chairman of the National Con m;ttee, we
talked about many questions in the plat
form, but the principal battle cry was
Turn the rascals out" and Open the
books of the Treasury On this issue we
won a brilliant victory In 1888 the tariff
was the issue, takinga place of Importance
above everything else. In 1899 the force
bill, reduction of the tariff and evils
vice reform were the issues
-Four years later the money question
silver or gold-attracted the greatest at
tention. If public speaker desired the
ear Of his audience he felt constrained to
talk on this question. If he discoursed on
the Nicara qua Canal, free Cuba or any
thing apart from the money question, his
audience was liStlcSs, inattentive and
bored
"AnG the prominent issues in the next
contest will be-"
t'Thn bInStinnC r
stricting organized capital from its en-
croachmentS on the public" quickly re-
piled the Senator. NY de iherate judg-
ment is that the battle against that class
OF trusts which obtain by legislation undue
power to restrain trade will bc the over
powerng issue.
The Democracy has always uprosed
trusts, but heretofore this issue has been
OF secondary Importance. During the last
few wears, however, trusts and combina-
tlons of capital, organized to restrict trade
and crush the small dealer, have become
So bold and daring, seriously menacin .
our form of government, that it is highly
important that some decisive action should
he taken to restrain them 1t will be diff
cult matter to form bill to throttle trusts
and bring them within the meaning of the
law.
corporations organized to transact Il
fair and legitimate business, with no aim
or intention of destroying the small dealer,
must be protected. But the great, power
full, law-breaking monopoles who Haunt
their power and their illegitimate trans
actions in the faces of the public must be
grappled with. The business interests of
the country must he protected.'
do You think the Democratic party
will be united in the coming contest2"
Yes, | really do. To my mind, there is
no reason why the Democratic party
should be split. We cannot hope to win
so long as we are unable to present solid
front. But in the next campaign | look
for reunited party, men to bury their
differences and get together on some com
mon ground and go ont hand in hand to
do battle with the encmv.'
The correspondent called Mr.. German s
attention to the cablegrams from Manila
suggesting the dispatch of more troops to
put down the rebellion
1T is not surprising to me-" the Scna-
tor said, 'that Otis calls for more help.
When the Administration ratified its peace
treaty and brought upon us obligations
and conditions most extraordinary and
alarming it bargained for an endless re-
beliion in the Philippine Islands
MY opinion is that the Filipiuos arc as
far from being whipped to- day as they
were when the instruction began. The
warfare to which they are used is in no
sense civilized. On the contrary, it is a
guerrilla fight, and rs such may be con-
tinued indefinitely. Wild rowing bands of
naked savages who make their abode in
the interior hills of ihc island would for.
ever menace American authority, even if
such were to be firmly estab. ishcd
Having gone into this troublesome dis
! putc, however, there is but one thing to
do-continuc the fighting. All the men
and all the money necessary to bring the
war to close should be the motto of
every true spirited American. 1t is too
late now to withdraw 1t would be con-
fession Of our inability to cope with these
barbarians and to whip them into subjec-
tion-it would be ignominious-for the
American forces to back out of the Philip
pines at this time.