The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-06-10

crate Judgment IS that the batle against t"' S'aHs
OF trusts which obtain by legislation undue power
to restrain trade viii be the overPowering issue
"The Democracy has always opposed trusts, but
heretofore this issue has been Of secondary imPor
lance During the last few years, however, trusts
and combinations Of capital organized 70 restrict
trade and crush the small dealer, have become SO
bold and daring, seriously menacing our form Of
Government. that il is highly important that some
decisive action should be taken To- restrain them
Ii VIII be difficult matter to forma bin 70 throttle
trusts and bring them within the meaning Of the
law.
LEGITIMATE Business SAFE
..Corporations orgaf,ized TO Transact ftir aud
Legitimate business with aim or intention 81 dc
stroviug the small dealer, must he protected. But
the great powerful law breaking monoPoies who
haunt their power ard their iliegitimate trnss'c-
ton, in the faces Of the public. must he grappled
with. The business interests Of the country must
be protected.
MANY trusts are formed TO corner some article
Of merchandise or manufacture which IS necessary
10 the happiness and comfort Of consumer. These
lnonopoles fix their own prices, squeezing millions
Of dollars annually out OF a cre'iulous public.
Through their massed capital trusts often arr able
70 dictate ana control legislation
state legislation designed 10 cope with organ
lied monopoly cannot alone l. effective. The VA
tloneI Legislature must deal with his great qae>-
ton. II the Democracy isagain uSherci into power
I have no doubt that some sweeping legislation
Will be enac5e,i to coudne them to a proper and
legitimate sphere Of business.
REUNITED pEsoceAcY.
DO You think the Democratic party VIII "c
united IN the coming contcstT
.,Yes.I really do. IN hygone ycsn ihcTe have
been differences Of opinion between men 81 'hc
same political faith and AZ times there has been
s.leh bitter feeling between pslrtisans Inst men
who did not believe in the platforms enumerated
have left the PARTY: but like the proiigal sou hey
invariably have returncd.
TO my mind there Is no mason whY ihe Demo
cratic party should be split We SarlS' hops 30
win 80 long as We are unable - prcseni soiia
front But in the pcxt canrzign look io' a re-
united party. men to bury their Differences an! ct
together on some common ground and 20 oui kama
in hand 10 do battle with The enemy.
oCE sr-R5Ecrs N rHI.IFFINrs-
The World correspondent callsl NJ. GoruEai'' s
attention 70 the cahIegrans from Manila suggesting
the dispatch Of more troops 70 Fut down the r.
bellion
III Is not surprising 20 me the senator sid.
.-tha, otis called for rnorc help when The Admin
sstration rtifed It's peace treaty and brought uFoa
Us obligations and conditions most extraordinary
and alarming il bar-Asnrt Tor an endless rebellion
In ;he Philippine Islands.
eve are confronted today with condition q a.
airs too broad in SCOPE and too deep in meaning
for the ordinary human mind 70 comprehend
Never before In the history Of the American Eep1e
lie have questions OF such magnitude presented
themselves.
eve have taken into oar possession and under
oar wing class Of people halfcivliiEe,l. tzrtsare
trracherous TagaIs foreign ia Fa;1fe. custom and
habit 20 ;he worst specimen Of the American aud
are cnieavorins 20 force upon them form 81 gov
eminent 81 hieA they DO not wan; and which they
could not enjoy even though & werr hsiened nI'n
them IN short, The Administration hss nudcriascn
10 inject liberty info the naked Filipinos through
the medium of IA pid -fr guns and high xpier.Ses
rIlIrlSos FlE From WHIPPED
| I've have been led 70 believe RON General oiis
dispatches that the Fillpiuos aye whipped into sub
sciion that they are aow ready 10 lay down 'hf''
I arms rome IN under the stArrY Banner accept o''
form OF civilization and enjoy the rights Of frce
I people Yet there came 10 the War Department q
I cablrcram asking Tor more troops Why this dis
I ratch il the Fi8pinos whipped
Does OTIS after aIaying strife and bringing The
Filipiuos into submission. need more men 10 bold
the Tagals ina subdued state These afe questions
/ Of Interest to every American.
MY opinion IS that the Flpinos are A. far irons
/ being whipped today a. they were when ihe insnr
reetion began The warfare 10 which they arr use'
Is ia 10 sense civilized. On the contrary. Il Is
! guerrilla sight. and such may h continued IN
/ dehuitely Wild rowing hands OF uaSed sayages
Who make their abode in the interior hills 81 tn'
island. would forever menace American authority
| even II such were TO be firmly established
CIV orls noEE TRoors
| ..Uayinc gone into this troublesome dispute
however. there Is but one thing 10 do-ountinue ~
fighting AN the men and all the money neccssssrl
10 brir.. the war 10 close should Dc the motto o
every tr1lestirited American II is too late uow &
withdraw Il would be confession Of our ina
bIIity to cope with these barbarians and 10 Will
/ them into sublecton-it would be ignoninious 70
the American forces TO hack out of the Philippine
az this time.
| MY advice to the Administration Is to give oa
all the men he may need and 20 instruct him 4
| force lighting until some sort Of solution OF ih
| problem IS evolved.
| AS have said repeatedly in my public utter
ances. all this trouble could have been aveFte-i
the peace treaty had been amended We coult
/ have sent our Peace Commissioners back 10 uee
the Sranis ENJOYS with instructions 20 release tbs
whole Of the Philippine Islands. have Mania an'
| sufficient territory contiguous thereto for naya
and coaiing station
| III this had been done we would not today So
| this bogus white elephant. There would be no wa
| in the Philippines There would have been liiti
I los Of human blood and but small expenditure o
| public money.
acKINLEY's CHANGE or MIND.
| IF President Mckinley had been Of the SAINT
mind after returning from his Omaha trip as he va
when he left Washington Otis would not be calm.
| for more troops there would have been no endless
rebellion in sight. and the United states woulI
! have been content with the possession of nava
1 snd coaling base.
| If the peace ENJOYS had been free to carry on
| their original instructions 10 demand the cessior
of Manila and sufficient contiguous territory for
naval and coallng base-if they had been left fre'
to conduct the negotiations without being shackeS
BY further instructions, the peace treaty wonld no
| have provided for the acquisition of the entir,
| archipelago and Otis might be enjoying the sum
| mer breezes from the Atlantic or the temperec
blasts from the Adirondacks instead OF being
! chained to the tropics, shooting liberty into this
| Filipinos.
s'Three members OF the Peace Commission-Day
| Davis and Gmy--were averse to carrying out th'
Presidents instructions regarding the acquisition
Of the entire group OF islands. About this there car
be no doubt Witness the correspondence between
the Commissioners and the President, which la!
been printed in the shape of public document
IMPERIALISM AND NIIrARIsN.
"A policy of Imperialism must inevitably be fol
| lowed by militarsm Therefore, the acquisition O
| outlying territory, together with several millions
| of people, entails upon the Government manifold
dangers and responsibilities. Imperialism and mil
| itarism 90 hand in hand Is it small wonder
! therefore that the Administration endeayored a
the last session of Congress to foros upon the coun
try bill creating standing Army in time of peace
| of 100, 600 men?
This BILL as is generally known, came within {
hairs breadth of being enacted into law, and if i
had not been for the determined opposition OF few
Democratic Senators. it would be upon the statute
| books today. The Democratic party has always
been against an thing which smacked ofmilitarism
In and out Of the halls Of Congress have opposed
large standing armies and shall continue to do 81
| as long as l remain in public life.
"AnaFmy of undue proportion is always menace
to our free institutions and whenever this Govern
ment breaks away from its traditional policy o.