New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
THE SIXTEEN TO ONE.

against tne empire On TINS part alone OF the SIX
pect to win sweeping victory in November The
cratic party stands for the republic, for the Dec
laration OF Independence and the Constitution Of
secondIThe paternal and fostering care given by
Of Gorporations and companies into powerful or
5hree yeaTs Of RepbaR rule as While hey Go4
trolled the Presidency. the Senate and the House
of the Government trusts have been propagated
and fostered by legislation until they not only
but defy the very power Of the Government itself.
party in an aiiessd Attempt to restrain them IN
the dying hours of the late session Of Congress only
Phasize their inability and disincnation to grapple
acfo5e ohS[eTS ana Iegu@ae @ tRelr cGnduG5 ana ana
f5ct f6c is Their policies 81 have created them and
IhirdI,ailed to power March T. 1897 under
pledge 10 reform the currency. they seized the
first opportunity to fasten upon the land the high
looks of any country. 1his law was enacted, not
manuacS Surers 1t failed 20 raise SUFFICIENT revenue
Chf 9ut anSwerGd tne purpose Sa
many, and at the same time brought forth trusts
Of Egypt Their high protective tariff is the mother
FourtA--Ths Administration came into power
with a solemn declaration in favor Of bimetallism
ba IL @ ii IN s has sad % bt to s1g ksP
st2nGard Of gold, and mas endc 4ycred to destroy
built up powerful National bank trust and has
a US fqreHCy 6SSeq "rQH me aeofS {9r ana b
metalism, and not for a monometac standard
Fifth-The dominant party has recently made the
IraHdHlent deSlalation that It Iayored ,nS lonToe
Of State have done all in their power 10 pullify
cratic dcctrine In the .na ne Of its Democratic
"G9rnoa, SaIHtS az % rj,o agl3T octrpe "a faIss
and hypocrucal We stand for this doctrine in
its essence and form, and demand its rigid en-
sixth-In order to obtain place and power they
pledged themselves. IN the interest Of an expanding
commerce TO construct a waterway TO connect the
treaty. Which. While it Virtually abrogates the
Monroe Doctrine renders il iriTossible TO build
an American canal Under the ;erms and pToyS-
American. the canal can never he constructed. We
9peratdd .dF ana ad fortifed by America!
declared in o !hGT Sb er thnt
that It was their creature and tnat the Civil Ser
wee law should be protected and It's operation ex-
tended Their prota1uc Of this law has been
such as the Tolf gtyGs LaSE {,,. did not dars re
Congress. nqt th9y have insidtoGsly by an order T
them to obtain and hold political power greatly
impaired the efficiency OF he Itw. by lie res
iIiariy c"vered bv the civil se-vtcc law were taken
from under its protection and these places & turned
satisfy their political greed -,..s-. - ..,,-
Of ,h. admission Of the Terri5ores of Arizona:
New Mexico and Oklahoma as States @ Of The Union;
sui Territories Under the wicked rule OF law
our IsrT0ss they may @ at an Early Ga'e f hhe Inc
Union a tariH wall which will serve 10 paupertze
them while it enrches others
PORTO RIcAN TARIFF DENOUNCED
Nlnth-When Congress last assembled the Presi-
dent IN ms Tst s r6 n 10 Inc TEad
upon them that II was their plain duty to give
tree m obdS his 70 n3HSo made ready to comply WITH
his recommendation But In night almost In
the trusts swept down upon Washington and in
ike mist before the rising sun The President
wheeled into line the Republican party reversed
island of Porto Rico and the remainder Of the
IN aed Is "H IenbT T sdraTog ,e"1 r m
cples enunciated by the party in convention as
poitcai question they could not find the space to
in It's dealings with that unhappy island The Dem
ocratic party stands for equal taxation equal
Tenth--They wholly failed BY their legislation or
ten the country what their policy is in respect to
equivocating policy and no policy at all they have
continued in that archipelago war expensive in
deal with this question and too cowardiy to avow
their real purpose OF mPerialism and miltarism in
they should be retired from power and the con
patriotic enough to apply American theories and
precepts TO existing conditions, and thereby solve
the Declaration Of Independence and the Consti-
Eleventh-Another part Of the issue of the cam
paign this year is the scandalous dealings of high
These scandals are notorious and based upon
6cers 6f % n Of ee banks that b SSo35 f the he
favored by this Administration because OF money
Geny OF 1885 Correspondnce submitted 9P "f to Fres Gn
7rom an institution in New-York city to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury for financial assistance
had contributed Hberaly the election OF the pres
ent Chief Executive. was NOT made in vain, and the
ment was freely if not corruptly given.
Department in feeding embamed beef to the sol
diers, in its purchase of old yachts, tugs. ocean
Army transports, constitute an important chap
Thirteenth-so also the scandals in connection
with the postofice matters in Cuba, and the scan
daIs IN connection win me expenditure OF the
NIT an smPliiGation Of of al these scandals
the party of liberty and in heir ea' vangorS 1fS Is
boast of their very name Republican. yet they are
alliances Of the most detestabe character With the
old mother monarchy They stand supinely by and
Boer republics in their heroic ana unequal struG-
and brutal EFFORTS az enslaVement or the same old
tyrant who went down in uefeat when he sought
ino itp b, fre S mus nraVe people IN
from the earth, lest by word of sympathy and
c9m6ort f they & might Of offend the delicate sensibies
Fifteenth-An important chapter is the oft re-
peated promise. made to he broken that when the
tous war taxes on many articles OF prime necessity
should be repealed or reduced Though the war
is large and growing surplus in the Treasury. not
one dollar Of reduction in these taxes has been
made. 1t is known that delegation after delegation
Of citizens suffering from these burdens crowded
begged for some relief. is true that those Of us
who constitute the minority Of Congress Joined in
any and all measures that might in some, degree
was turned by the RepuoAcans to ali such efforts
for relief, and none came. 1t is we'll known also.
and it is vain for overburdened people to m look 10
them while present policies attempted TO be en-
from power the Republican party and in the resto9