The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-10

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Up to the present it has not occurred
to Mr.. Pettigrew to introduce resolu-
ton making inquiry concerning the Re
publican gains in South Dakota.
The pending shipping bill aligns free
traders and foreigners in opposition, and
protectionist Americans in advocacy.
That is why Congress regards the pres
ent session as one in which to pass that
bill
1t is quite evident that the Kentucky
Democrats hope to carry that State this
year by the grand jury vote
Foreign Hobbies against American
shipping interests ought to furnish a
striking object lesson for American
legislators.
The government provided for Porto
Rico is far more liberal than that given
to Louisiana when that State was adj
mitted to the Union. A little expert
ence will assure the Porto RicanS of
the character OF Republican intentions.
But the Democrats will still be dissatis-
fed
To y ,1nl hoe
been pleading for divorce for Demo-
cracy and Populism. His grounds are
| logical, but the tribunal to which he APP
peals is prejudiced
The free trade New York tariff reform
club aided by foreign money, and serv-
| ing only foreign interests, is opposing
the pending shipping bill.
The Louisiana election was almost
unanimous Louisiana's disfranchise-
ment process works smoothly
| The leader of the Democratic minor
| ity in the House of Representatives has
been quite prolific in the matter of res
buttons of inquiry How about a little
| prodding into his own business of private
publication of public documents?
| The friends of the Wilson tariff are
the opponents of the pending shipping
aIy AS of ln clj
were the opponents of the Wilson tariff.
Col WatterSOn continues to explain
, his explanations of why he proposes to
support platform this year that made
him desert his party in 1896. 1t will be
recalled that in 1896 the Colonel CON
Quoted his bolt undera 'No Compromise
With Dishonor' banner His various
explanations go to show that the Col
onel has not compromised. His con-
nectlon with GOebelism has caused him
to execute an unqualified surrender
Mr. Croker is coming home to make
his November collections.
Those who are opposed to the United
states acquiring any more territory
seem to be under the impression that
Columbia has had all the children She
can take care Of, and has lost her ability
to train up the little ones in the way
they should 60.
Is it not about time for the Dem
ocratic party to call upon the country
to put them i'll power, so that they may
reduce the dangerous surplus in the
United States Treasury? That is one
of the few promises made by it that was
faithfully fulfilled, and in doing so, it
also reduced the surplus of almost every
citizen in the Union. AS a surplus
reducer and deficit creator that party
has a record that can not be successfully
assailed.
The free trade New York tariff reform
club is now saying that the passage of
the shipping bill will cheaper the fare
of immigrants, and increase the number
coming to the United States in order to
stir up the opposition Of the labor
interests. But as matter of fact, the
passage of that bill will decrease the
foreign ships coming to this country,
and thus reduce the number of immi-
grants, at the same time giving increas-
ed employment to our own citizens in
all parts Of the country.
Now that civil government has been
granted to Porto Rico, the Democrats
would have the country believe that a
great injustice has been done to that
little island. when the truth is that it is
to be granted the largest possible
measure Of self-government and edu-
Gated in American ideas of citizenship.
Not one cent of tax, either direct or in
direct, is to be collected from there that
will not be returned in the way of
schools, ports, roads, bridges, light
houses, and all those Improvements that
mark the progress of a vigorous and
growing people.