The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-07-11
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic Platform IL Publish
Ell I'm this Paper.

The first plank is generalities about an i'm
exist.
The Porto Rican plank is not far out Of the
way. The Porto Ricans have not been treat
ed right.
The demand for the prompt and honest full.
hllment of pledge TO Cuba is surrlussage OF
words. Cuba Will never be anything else
Democratic administration Of this country
offered Spain sl2O0OO0 900 for the island. Their
descendants are not foolish enough TO throw
the island away in 1900.
The trainers of the platform didn't seem 10
realize that Porto Rico and the Philippines
OCCUPY the same relative position 10 tne
United states. The islands will IN tlme
become States OF this Union. Iheir citlzehs III trm
in time will be worthy TO be admitted 10 iulI
fellowship in this great nation, ana tneS =,
will be allowed to enjoy the dressings OF
freedom. Democrats who are opposed 10 Tha sH,
pansion should state their position: the
only possibility of expansion at present Is IN
China. If anti-expansionists would begin
the disintegration with the Phllllpplne is-
The "nersuasiye expansion reminds us Of
the persuasive methods which Grant and
Sherman used.
erly interpreted, that Ia: so as TO be OF 10
embarrassment TO our own growth ana e2'
The militarism is not question before the
people, but II it was, we should faVor Digger
army and greater navy.
The warfare against trusts Is put in to catch
files.
The reference to strikes is intended to catch
other files.
The fact that the labor organizations Of this
country are the most powerful and most dan
gerous trusts on earth seems 10 have been en-.
tirely ignored. II the trusts to Whlch the
platform refers were TO lay destructive hands
on property and murder inohensive citlzens
we would no doubt hear directly from the
platform on that subject. ,
Thn tort Ylo ly onl GnpnihnQfinnS ana
therefore pointless.
That plank about interstate commerce is
all right.
The sixteen -to-one plank Is 10 be considered
as rubbish not worthy of preservation.
The currency plank doesn't line up with
the sixteen-to-one plank.
= The national banking was the best result OF
Confederate war. and the Republican scheme
TO supply the needed money is the best that
human ingenuity has yet devised.
The popular election OF Sena ators IL rot, pure
and simple. ANY state can elect Senators, as
South Carolina now does.
The bid for the vote of strikers and outlaws
was not quite up TO the requirements. Ihe
president Of the labor unions should have
been nominated for Vice President But good
government, peace and order, demands that
labor violaters Of the laws should be brought
10 the bar OF Justice. There is infinitely more
danger from labor strikers who XII nones.
men for no greater crime than wanting 70
work, than there is from trusts by capitalists
The plank against the subsidy may or may
not be right. But II we had vote we would
and we would build more battleships.
The demand for the repeal OF the war tax If
right.
into the platform. II is the one enterprise OF
Kick. piSPo''''o" ~ WHICH 'He D''''"''
AS whole the platform is an exceedingly
poor piece OF literature.