Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-05

up n powerful National bank trust, and
mas given us Il currency based upon
the debts and liabilities of the Gov
eminent. We stand for bi-metallism
ana not for u mono-metallic standard
oil either one or the other metals.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Fifth-The dominant party has re-
Gently made the fraudulent declaration
that 1t favored the Monroe doctrine;
| and yet their President and Secretary
| OIL State have done all In their power
| to nullify and abrogate that famous
and much revered Democratic doc
trine. In the name Of its Democratic
author, James Monroe. denounce
their Wanted advocacy of this truly
| Amcrican doctrine as false and hypo-
critical. We stand for this doctrine in
| it's essence and form, and demand its
| rigid enforcement.
| AMERICAN CANAL WANTED
| Sixth-1n order to obtain place and
| power they pledged themselves, in the
| interest of an expanding commerce, to
| construct Il waterway to connect the
| two great oceans. They have repudi-
ated this promise. They have negoti-
| ated the -Pauncefote treaty which,
| While it virtually abrogates the Mon
roe doctrine, renders it impossible to
build an American canal. Under the
| terms and provisions OF this treaty,
| which is English and not American,
| the canal can never be constructed.
| We stand for an American canal, own
| ed. constructed, operated and fortified
| by America.
| Seventh-They declared in their plat
| form that their party was responsible
| for the merit system. that it was their
| creature, and that the civil service law
| should be protected and it's operation
extended.
IMPAIRED CIVIL SERVICE.
Their protection OF this law has been
such as the wolf gives the lamb. They
| did not dare openly repeal the law or
to modify it by an act of Congress, but
they have insiduously, by an order
from the President. cNtorted from him
| 10 aid them to obtain and hold po-
| litical power, greatly impaired the ef-
| iiciency of the law.
By the Presidents order many thou
| sand lucrative offices regularly COW
| cred by the civil service law were
taken from under the protection. and
these places turned over to his parti-
| san followers in a vain effort 10 satisfy
| their political greed.
t,ighth-They declared In their plat
form in favor of the admission of the
| territories Of Arizona, New Mexico and
of Oklahoma as States of the Union.
| yet. after nearly four years OF full
der the wicked rule of law as now
applied by the Reublcan party
10 some of our Territories. they
may at an early date find erect
| ed between themselves anu llc
balance of the Union tariff wall
which will serve to paunerizc them
while IL enrichcs others.
| PORTO RICO AND plain DUTY"
Ninth-When Congress last assem-
bled the President. In his first utter
ancc, addressed to the representatives
from the people, and solemnly urged
upon them that 1T was their plain
| duty" to give free trade to Porto Rico.
! His party leaders. quick to obey his
| injunctionS, made ready to comply
| with his recommendations. But in n
| night. almost in the twinkling OF an
| eye. the mighty magnates of the trusts
swept down upon Washington and in
tcrposed their strong arm, and plain
duty" vanished like mist before the
rising sun. The President wheeled in
TO line. the Republican party reversed
| it's policy, and set up tariff wall be-
| tween the island of Porto Rico and the
remainder OF the United States. 1t is
not at all surprising that in the recent
| somewhat lengthy declarations OF
principles enunciated by the party in
convention assembled While they en-
! lareed upon almost every political
question, they could not find the space
to point With pride to the achieve
ments of their party in it's dealings
with that unhappy island.
The Democratic party stands for
equal taxation. equal rights and oppor-
folds of the nag.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS.
Tenth-They wholly failed by their
legislation, OF by the cheaper method
| of platform declaration, to tell the
country what their policy is in respect
to the Philippine islands. For two
years by their equivocating policy, and
no policy ut all. they have continued
in that archipelago war. expensive
in human blood. as we'll as In money.
Incompetent 10 deal with this ques-
Ton. and too cowardy to avow their
real purpose of Imperialism and mill
tarlsm in dealing With these and kim
dred colonial questions, they should be
| retired from power, and the control
| should be given TO party honest,
bold and patriotic enough to apply
American theories and precepts to ex-
listing conditions. and thereby solve
them in harmony with the underlying
principles of the Declaration of Inde-
pendcnce and the Constitution OF our
| country.
SECRETARY CAGES FINANCIER-
ING.
Observation-Disclosures part OF the issue
of the campaign this gear is the scan
dalous dealings of IL high cabinet oiii-
Ger with private banks of the country.
These scandals are notorious and are
based upon the earnest and repeated
written demands of the officers of some
of these banks that they should be fa-
vored by this administration because
of money contributed by them with
which to buy the Presidency of 1896.
Correspondence submitted to Con-
gress shows that, in one case at least,
an appeal from an institution in New
York city to the Secretary of the
Treasury for financial assistance be-
cause. as IT. was claimed, the officers
% t1,,t a,,lr 1,n1 firth inh har