The evening times., 1900-06-13
MANY BROKEN PLEDGES.
Disparity Between Promises and
Acts OF the Republicans.


Acts of the Republicans.
There was a number of callers today at
the Headquarters of the Democratic Con
gressionaI Committee on the parlOr floor
Of the Metropolitan Hotel. Some Of these
were well known men, AMI some were not
so well known. There Yas one general
theme which all discussed WITH evident
Iiking-politics. Some talked o; what the
Democratic party had done; 9th srs OF what
the Republican party had net done
1t appeared today that the latter di
vision OF the general .neme was the more
popular. One Of the conspicuous features
OF the late session of Congress, which as
repeatedly pointed out, vas the disparitx
between Republican promises and Repub
lican performances. OF the public bills
which became laws, there were exceed
ingly few, il was said, which bore any
relation to the pledges made by the Re
publican party in the National Convention
of 1896.
The platform makers in that year, il was
| said, addressed themselves particularly to
seventeen subjects: Protection, reciproci-
ty, sugar, merchant marine money war
veterans. foreign relations, Cuba, the Ma
Wy immigration. Civil Service, free ballot,
lyncnings, arbitration, homeEtea terri
tories, temperance and Womans rights.
The platform upon which Mr.. Mckinley
was presented to the electors Of America
| appealed For the popular and historical
justification Of their claims to the match
less achievements Of thirty years OF Re
publican rule"
A member Of the COngre ssional Com
mittee said: The programme which the
Republicans placed before the people, all
the numbers OF which they agreed to per-
form in return for the sufirages OF the peo-
pie. was as follows:
4" I. Promote protection
2. Renew and extend reciprocal rela-
tiOns
3 Protect domestic sugar production.
- 4. Build up merchant marine by dis
eliminating duties.
5. Maintain sound money and secure
free silver by international agreement
6. Take care Of veterans and scoid the
Pension Bureau
-. Construct an American canal across
| Nicaragua and protect American interests
in Turkey.
s. Restore peace and order to Cuba.
80. Extend the navy.
10. Exclude immigrants VITO cannot
read or write.
IL Extend the civil Vice.
u. Free ballot TO every citizen.
lS. Stop lynchings.
3" "A. Establish National Board OF LabcE
! Arbitration.
15. Pass free homestead oii.
=" '16. Admit Territories at early day
II Promote temperance and rights of
/ women
These things were described as the
| principles Of the Republican party. In the
matter Of reciprocity and under the power
| granted in the Dingley Tariff act. recI-
/ pTCcicy treaties were negotiated between
! the United States and France and wita
! Jamaica, Barbados, and others OF tie
/ British West Indies. That with France
/ promised TO greatly extend our business
/ with that Republic. II granted preferen-
1 tial rates on a large number Of articles Of
/ which We have a surplus ara that France
/ needs, and lowered the rates on French
/ products needed by Us. The treaties with
/ the British West Indies promised an in
| crease Of trade with people nearer 10 Us
/ than 20 their home Government. and were
/ as greatly desired by the pec9le who made
l them as they were By tbo tIsiueSs men OF
/ the United States who exI,srfs. 10 5eLedL
/ BY them.
| The conventions were sent 20 Congress
| early last December. and we're referred to
J the Committee on Foreign Relations
/ Tier they sleep in tomSs of dust, and In
| some instances the limit Il time within
/ which they should have beea ratiaed BY
| the Senate and confirmed By the House
1 has already expired
The premise 70 'sEiid Up the merchant
marile by discriminating duties was not
I put into execution. No attempt was made
/ 10 do so. When the control of Govern
mental affairs had been committed 10 the
| Republican party i was immediately DIS
| covered by that party that 10 build up the
! merchant marire by discriminating duties
| would conflict with the treaty obligations
| of the United states entered into with
| about thirty other nations.
Abandoning the theory Of discriminating
4 duties, there was framed bill in the late
! session, to grant bountieS to shiposners
and shipbuilders which could be sharde
| in only by special sub-elasses OF these
! classes. The bill was considered by 20
| many Republicans 10 be tnequi;abIe and
! by others to be dangerous party policy
that 70 effort was put forward 10 brng
| the bill before Congress for action.
| 'One Of the planks IN the Republican
/; platform was that which declared in favor
1 Of a firm, vigorous. ard digniied foreign
| policy. One manifestation of this policy
was the presentation to the Senate for
| ratification OF the hay-Pauneefote Treaty.
! containing repudiation of the Monroe
| Doctrine and an Omission that England
| has right to dictate policies in the West
4 ern World Then there vas developed the
| Administrations opposition TO the Mica
ragua Canal bill, be fertilization clause
| Of which was so Objectionable TO Tie ad-
| vocates Of a vigorous fcreign policy that
| * only escaped elimination from the Hep
burn bill by being softly modified.
! The promises to promote bimetallism by
! international agreement has been broken
and an opposite course pursued in clinch-
| ing upon the people a gold standard law.
| The Civil Service law has been eurtail-
F. Cd rather than extended no Territories
, have been admitted TO ; Siatehood. and the
| Navy is being developed along the lines
| laid down during the administration OF