The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-23

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rNay she be ever res.dy 60 rrutec
Americans IN person and property
wherever they may Journey In All III,
aide rircnlt Of the giobe. n IL ni
Aanerican duty. aud nat partiaas
duty, TO protect COR people in all part
Of the world. Capt. ingFaham OF IA.
old snsy wrote glorious chapter q
cur naval history in defense Of Marsls
kosta, q natnrnliEed American citizen
The national pride IA stirred and th,
fires Of patriotism kindIe anew wh4r
we read the STORY OF The herclSn o.
that splendid Eavnl officer In uphold
Ing the national honor and thu
Figbsa Of that humble adopted either
Of the republic. May the Gag forever
Heat upon land and sea &c the emblem
of freedom, and may il never Iwcom,
the syiDbo, Of deSpoiIxm or of III.
spirit Of mere comnwrcislinn.
NATIONAL ISSUES.
MIR. Chairman and fellow-citlzcns.
hive already occupied more time in In,
discussion Of state afI9irs than had
intended, and can therefore dc but
little more than refer briefly 10 Is.
sues Of national scope and importance
without attempting TO nmplify OF
elaborate. am in ecccrd With the
Kansas City platform IN It's demand
for sn amendment Ia thc federal con.
HiituiiOn providing for the election OF
United States senator's by direct vote
OF the people. During my cvngrrs.
sioDnl service repeatedly voted for
such an amendment, but they all
fuilcd 10 receive the approval Of thu
senate. favor the crcsfion Of de.
lartpent OF labor. believing that Il
Will aid In uplifting labor, aud In
bringing prosperity TO our people ct
home. and Increasing our commerce
abroad. During my public life 1 have
vuied for all measures demanded by
organized labor reported by the com.
mittee ON labor.
Labor has the God-given right TO or
ganize for It's own defense and It's
own welfare. The men who earn their
bread In the sweat of their faces
should he the beneficinries of wlse
and generous legislation, both state
and national Legislation should bind
labor and capital together in the
bonds Of friendly union. These inter
cHis are mutual and should never be
estrRuged or divorced. The object of
the law-making power and of those
IN charge of great industrial enter.
prises should be TO uplift labor aud
bring happiness 20 Che homes OF that
worthy class who create wealth. In
this spirit, and In this spirit alone.
viii capital secure its greatest re.
wards. The wisdom of the Almighty
contemplated the union OF labor and
capital by the tics OF mutual interests,
mutual aspirations and common
destiny, and LET not the greed OF men
or the mistakes of legislators put
them asunGer
OPPOSED TO THE SINGLE GOLD
STANDARD.
am opposed 10 u single gold stand
ard for the reasons have 80 REPEATED.
W given. and in much detail, both on
the hustlngs and In the national house
OF representatives. The intrenehfnent
OF The single gold standard, under the
law passed by the last republican con.
grcss, is detrimental 10 the best in
tereats Of the people. The limited
measure Of prosperity which the trusts
have Permitted the people 90 enjoy
during this administration IL a vind.
catiUn Of the quaniniiye theory OF
money advocated by the dcmocrntir
party. II the relatively meaEer in
crease In the output of gold, duo 20
The difcovcry Of new gold mines. has
given the country a degree Of pros
periiy, how much Esatcr would II
have been had the mints OF the United
states been opened to the free and I'm.
limited coinage of both gold and sill
yer ut the old ratio Of 70 10 !. the gov
'rnIBent experimenting this output
with the Issue OF legal tender notes
rather than national bank currency?
The currency Legislation Of the last
congress has still further enlarged and |
fortified the powers of the Money |
Trust, already dangerous menace 20 |
vi our interests.
AND STANDING |
ARMY.
am opposed 10 the spirit OF mill
arism which dominates and controls
he republican party. and vet admit
hat VI we are 10 have n colonial en-
ire Il can be maintained only BY a
nrge standing army and n great all.
FORMAL navy. But fsllow-citizeus, mil
tariSm Is q costly lcxury. The five
-rtat powers Of Russia, Great Britain,
icrmAny, France and the United |
'iates appropriated during the last rs.
nj year sS55, 923, s62.&2 to maintain
tupHdous military and nayul estab-
lshmenis. TIE appropriations of our
Iwn government reached the stagger-
my totta of si.0 ,29s.s06.21. little
more ilan one-iifth af the entire out
ny. ! may also adj that since the
declaration of war with Spain the
United States has appropriated $685.
oa,23s.7o TO meet Spanish war
expenses, TO subjugatc tho Fill
pinos and 10 uphold the
cpuhIIrsn colonial policy OF conquest
nd criminal aggression" The actual
mr. expenditures during the last fiscal
ear were si.7s for each one Of our
oprlasson.
Already the regular army has
rown under this administration
rom $4,000 TO 100000 men, and yet
be demand Ii for still further in
rcase. That accomplished soldier.
ZEN. Lawten. whom personally
new and loved, yielded up bis life
I the front Of our lines fighting the
ilipinos. In PARKWAY Luzon. Before
bis intrepid soldier foil up
n the field Of battle, he left upon
ur official records the opinion that at
last 100000 soldiers were necessary
D smbjugate the FiIlpinos. II is said
hat the war In the Philippine Archi-
elsgo Is practically ended. THAT Is
, say, the censored dispatches 40 de-
Iare. and yet. my feilow-ciiizens. In
he presence of thnt appalling danger
, our minister sad our missionaries
! Pekin, with thousands of semi-bar-
srisns elamoring for their blood. the