The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-08
POLITICAL ISSUES THIS YEAR.
Hon. Alex VI. Dockery Outlines the Bat.
tie CRY for Democracy in the
Coming Campaign

| I'p' nave it'tll Sldttu WIN ~ltt
surprising ability by the great lead
er of our party. Mr.. BRYAN. in his
New York interview. and also by Mr.
| DeArmOnd in d recent but no less
able, communication to the Republic
that it becomes unnecessary to pre-
sent further views
1t is obvious that We are TO be- con
fronted with trinity OF great issues
i'll the comingcampaign- The money
and trust questions, associated with
the ISSUES of imperialism, will all
claim the attention of the people.
No graver issues have ever been con-
sidered by the American people. They
relate to war, finance, trade, taxa
ton and the fundamental doctrines
OF the republic The democratic
party has always been a party of ex-
pansion within the limitations of the
Monroe doctrine and along the lines
of the policy which gave TO the union
a splendid public domain, extending
its borders from ocean to ocean, and
from the lakes to the gulf.
EXPANSION, But NOT IMPERIALISM.
The democratic party, howeter. is
sternly opposed TO the policy OF i'm
perialism as it is enthusiastically de
voted to the legitimate policy of ex-
pansion. 1t seems that We should
not depart from the old safe paths
and the time tried cardinal tenets of
our governmental creed. under which
this country has grown to he the
greatest and most powerful nation OF
the earth.
| have not time to elaborate the
issues of finance and trusts. The
democratic position may be concise
ly stated i'll the proposition that this
country needs more markets for the
products of all its productive indus
tries. 1t also needs more money with |
which to move those products to the |
markets and less taxation. both local |
and national
These views should be enforced by |
4 reduction of the present stupendous
scale OF federal expenditures and of |
Deal taxation wherever practicable, |
oy reducing the tariff rate, rebuild
ny the American Merchant marine.
digging the Nicaragua canal and re-
storing the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 to l
The lowering of the tariff wall will |
destroy three-fourths of all the trusts |
which to-day vex the people, and the
other fourth can be eliminated by |
rational and state legislation impos-
ng heavy pains and penalties. The
'eductiOn of the rate OF tariff taxa
ion. as a means OF charging the area
If our foreign trade, should be rein
orced by the construction of
NICARAGUA CANAL,
which will aid in giving to our coun-
ry the rich markets of the orient.
Almost within cannon shot of Manila,
where Dewey won renown. there lives
'erhaps two-thirds of the human
ace.
The people of the whole country,
specially those of the south. are in
crested i'll the construction of the
Nicaragua canal to shorten the lines
Il ocean transportation and thus
i've the United States control OF this
pulent Oriental market.
The democratic party prefers a pol
Y OF commercial expansion which
NIL enhance the prices of the pro-
ucts OF the farm, of the mine, and of
he factory, and raise the wages of
abor rather than policy of mere
errltorlal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT involving
arge standing armies. excessive tax
ton and added burdens to labor.
t prefers that freedom of trade which
ill enable this country to surpass
in a contest for commercial
supremacy on the seas, rather than a
ystem OF tariff taxation which breeds
rusts and monopolies at home, and
mits foreign trade abroad.
The democratic party prefers a
ouble standard by which to ascer-
ain values, and thus restore a lust
luiibrium between money and prop
-ty. Under a gold standard the in
Eitable result, with normal and US
al conditions, is dear money and
Nv property. The policy of the
amOcratic marty couternpIa+as n