The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-09-05
HA<N,A'S NAN.
Gsnnoct ta.ic Texs Sack Shows
Flaws in His Fa!!tics
Hs Is A WEAK E2oT 1s X.
Ths Presidents shorfcon'ngs
Are Many ard his oppo-
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Aoo;.e% Lro
AZ ajnst Him.

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TIE Democratic campaign text book
has been issued Tne first p>rc Is Dc
voted to the Democratic platform OF
1900, with that OF 1896 added tie
affirmation Of the latter 1t the haesSs
City convention makes it virtually "
part Of the platform Of l9oa
The notification speeches OF Ar
Bryan aud Mr.. Stevenson s7e gwen N
their entiretg, as is the convention
sneech Of Hoo. James D. Richardson,
chairman Of the oationa! convention
The second rsrr cortsios the ReFn5-
lican platform and review Of tie con-
yention speech of Senator Lodge, who
presided over the Republican cOnven:
iion. As Mr. Lodge vas rut ;of~ald
as the chief spokesman of the lar'y,
MS speech is treated as the cthrls' IRE.
sentstion Of the issues on hjch che
Republican leaders iGttrd 10 L. axe the
campaign.
ECHcEs Or THE SPANISH WAR.
Part 3 states tie origin Of the war
with Spain and recalls the stubborn re-
slsterce made by PGeslcect Mckinley
agsinst intervention in Cuba, even at
ter The Maine had been destroyed snc
the causes thereof lnada plain. The
administration Of the war department
during the var with Spain IS dramatic
ally set forth. The d;sSraceful PROS
titution of the commisssry department
to the interests of the dealers in can
ned bee" is produced Ia condensed
form from the testimony Of the com
mission appointed by the President, q
tribunal which was peculiarly under
stood to have been organized to SCOUT.
The testimony Of General Miles aud OF
numerous officers is presented 10 con-
vict the administration Of The charge
of permitting the business Interests Of
meat packers to outweigh tie heslth
and comfort of the brave soldiers who
volunteered to fight the countTgs bat
ties.
Conmissary General Eagan's foul
mouthed abuse of General Miles, for
which he was court -martialed aud SEN
fenced to dismissal from the army, IS
also given. This is followed by PresI-
dent Mckinley approval Of the con
viction aud reversal Of the sentence:
Instead of execa:i,g the sentence Of
dismissal, tie president decorated Gen.
Esgan By relieving him from 81 fur
ther service in the army, bnt permitted
him to draw full pay.
Attention is also given 10 the reck-
less disregard of sanitation IN tie sew
eral camps Of the army, more destlue.
tive to our soldiers thaa Spanish bu!
let's.
The Roosevelt attack on tie war dc
parlment and the round ro5;n, sign
ed by ell our high military tffcers 10
Cuba, demanding Withdrawal OF the
troops to northern c'i2aie to save
them from utter des:ruc;i0s % disease
is presented in full.
''TEE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
In compliance with toe mandate Of
the national convention AID following
the example Of the candidate, another
section is devoted 20 Imperialism as
the paramount issue e2Gar the tile Of
''The Republic or the Empire: The
Presidents Philippine Var" is the
longest chapter in the ho2k. 1t charges
against the president gros aod pslpaple
violations OF the coDsitC ion sad the
usurpation by him both OF the treaty
making power and the war making
power. 1t shows from Inc rec9sG that,
although Spanish sovereignty IN the
Philippines did not pass to the Uaited
States until April II, 1899, the presi-
dent from December TO April road rough
shod over the constitution TO force a
war upon the Filipinos in order to fors,
stall congress- in the exercise Of its
power both under the Treaty ard the
constitution, to determine the civil and
political status Of the Filjpinos. The
war waged upon them by the pen is
treated IS usurpation By him of the
war-making power for the purpose Of
transforming friendly allies into in
placable enemies.
The possibility of Republican re-
construction policy ia the Philippines
and their division into five States for
admission into the Union is clearly
presented. The presidents approval Of
the agreement with the Sultan Of Sulu
is presented, in which he upholcs sla-
very and polygamy under the Uai,e3
States hsg. The report Of the liberty
congress Of the anti inperialists is fol
lowed by a chapter giving numerous
decisions of the supreme court which
clearly contradict the new Republican
doctrine that the constitution is not the
supreme law in the territories. The
chspter on the cost Of imperialism will
attract general attention.
ANGLO AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
The British alliance is stosn to e1-
ist, and some of its work is r.ciied--
notably the surrender to Great Britain
of our proper lights in the construction
Of canal through Nicaragua; the sur
render to Great British OF valuable
mining territory 10 Alaska uncer the
buise Of atemporary arrangement; tee
effort to screen the British foreign OH
GERS from the necessity Of an apology
for the violstion of United States mails
in South Africa by q British official,
and finally the circulation through one
Of the departments in Washington Of
British political pamphlets to create
false Impressions concerning the cause
Of the Beers.
The stealings by United States Re
publican officials in Cuba occupy an
entire chapter. 1t deals with facts
from the records. The qualification OF
the constitution by the Puerto Rico
sct is shown to be imperialism ap-
piled" Extracts from the proceedings
of oooo-ecsinoo1 ncmui+reoc eyrasa h,