Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1900-09-04
Te.-pAaIIIs paoMlses
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a,

A Coordination OF the declarations OF
the Ksnsas City platform and the per-
sonal statements Of Nr. Bryan, concern
Ing questions Of national importance,
produces horoscope for the country
that its voters will be slow 70 indorse 1t
the polls In November.
Porto Rico would either b erected
into territory or turned adrift to shi {
for itself, with . pronounced leaning
toward the policy Of abandonment. The
Republicans are charged with enslsving
aud impovefishing the island notwith-
standing the fact that this years volume
of business there, both In imports and
exports, 10 about 100 per cent larger
than Il was last year.
Cuba would be abandoned at once.
All officials, both civil and military,
would be withdrawn, and the Cubans
would be told 70 work out their own
future. Furthermore, this country
would have 70 trust to the honor and
ability Of . government not yet created
for repayment OF the money loaned and
spent for the benefit Of that Island.
The mutually jealous tribes OF the
Philippine archipelago would be given q
stable native government without the
employment OF force. How this ID TO be
done Il . detail too slmple TO be ex-
| planned. The foreign population would
look to the FllIplnos for protection. The
United States, without any rights on
lands, would use the navy TO protect the
natives from European aggression and
would take their part In European quar-.
reis. II Ia worth while to notice also thsi
when the Democracy ID talking about
Fillpinos, II insists that they should be
treated ~ the Cubans are, and when
speaking Of Cuba II arraigns the conduct
OF the Administration In Cuba - beine
burdensome, wrong and imperialistic.
| IL Ia demanded that the United States
take some formal action toward stopping
the war In South Africa. How this u
to be done Il another unimportant detail
which the country 10 asked TO leave 4
the wisdom OF the man whom Mr.. Bryan
NAV select for Secretary of State.
An army OF 5000 or 10000 men w
are told Il entirely too large for littl'
nation Of rs, O00, 900. Less than one sol
der. for every 1000 Inhabitants ID
threat and menace to the perpetuity o
free Institutions, and we are told that nj
era of militarism 10 threatened. tn
Democratic candidate would protect tn
country from internal disorder and ex
ternal aggression with Bryan Soldiers
lClubs.
| The country Il told with words Of pro
phetic solsmnity that unless Bryan !
elected Ia November there will be n
more Fourth Of Julys, so Il can be see
that the matter Ia getting serious.
| Then there II to be good deal OF wiz
Ing out all along the line. Trusts an
business combinations are to be wipet
out; the Dingley tariff Is to be wipe
out; the gold standard IL to be wipe
out; national banks are to be wiped out
injunction by the court IL TO be wipe
out; and the party Of Lincoln 10 TO b
wiped out.
No encouragement is to be given :
foreign trade. But the cheap product
OF Europe and Asia, made by cheal
labor, are to come into our markets un
der q tariff for revenue only, not proteS
ton, and they will destroy our home In
dustries and make American labor n
Idle as II was under the administrator
Of President Cleveland.
These are some OF the serious change
promised by the TrLpartite candidat
for the Presidency.