Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-07-26

edness, and resumed specie payments in
1879.
1t stood for internal improvements, devel'
opment of our resources, liberalization Of
industries, expansion Of our commerce, en-.
large ment of reciprocity, building the con-
tinential Pacific railroad system that re-
deemed the imperial west.
1t has rebuked Democracy In multi
tudes Of instances, by showing that Ding
ley law increased gold in treasury TO the
highest point, against the reduction and
withdrawal under Wilson tariff law. 1t
has answered Democracy's claim that
protection has survived its usefulness"
and ''cannot be adjusted to our expanding
policy" by ample revenue, enlarged for
eign trade, and unparalleled internal con-
ditions. 1t has demonstrated the falsity
of Democracy's charge that "if we don't
buy abroad we cannot sell abroad" by
foreign demand never before parallelled.
1t has rebutted Democracy's claim that
our financial policy would contract the
currency" by the many, many millions
more in gold, and more per capita than
ever before, and made our own people
able to subscribe five times over for ma
tional war loan, and to respond to foreign
war loan literally. 1t stands for Nicara-
guam Canal and for American control, and
for the obligation Of all treaties that Inn
pede or imperil same.
1t stands for protecting and providing
for American shipping and such legislation
and concessions as may be requisites to
develop the same.
1t stands for regulating trusts upon le'
gal, equitable and business principles and
and not according to anarchy.
1t stands for Nationalism against Demo,
cratic sectionalism. 1t points with eIult'
ant pride to the measures of reconciliation
of Republican Congress, and the con-
duct of President Mckinley in eliminat-
ing the last measure of the civil war;"
and the recognition and reward Of brilliant
soldiers of the lost cause by service in our
war with Spain, etc., and the Presidents
attitude towards the care of Confederate
dead.
1t stands for those policies that provide
revenue for governmental purposes,
whether from customs, internal revenue, or
otherwise, as against those of Democracy
which made bond issues in time Of peace
imperative to provide funds for the pay
ment Of ordinary current expenses Of the
government.
1t stands for those policies that put the
burdens of taxation from the shoulders OF
the masses and compel the luxuries or
quasi luxuries to bear the responsibility.
1t stands for holding fast to those meth
dds that will put US in the forefront in
the project to compel the maintenance
of an "open door policy" in Asia among
the nations of Europe.
1t stands for those policies that import
foreign gold, give US the balance Of trade,
attract foreign trade to our shores, revive
industries, employ labor, invest capital,
subscribe for bonds, enable Federal Gov.
eminent to buy in our national bonds be-
fore due, against Democracy's policy that
forced bond issues with which to run
the government, reduce failures and pre-
vent expectation Of gold.
1t stands opposed to the assaults Of
Democracy against the judiciary for the
repression of mob law, and the demands
to destroy or imperi by legislation and
policy the obligation and sacredness of
contracts; and the purpose to repudiate
public faith, and the con6scation Of
wages by forcing us to a standard that
compels acceptance Of deprecated dol.
lar; and approaching unlimited fat money
and thereby threaten our monetary &C.
curity; and the assailing of the doctrine Of
Federal authority to protect interstate
commerce from assaults. of mob rule, and
incidentally public and private property,
the peace and security Of life, of person
and state.
It stands for the doctrine of expansion,
not only commercially, industrially, po-
litically, but territorially as well as justi-
fed by the principles of our Declaration Of
independence, the provisions Of our Fed
eral Constitution, decisions Of our judici.
airy, statutes of Congress, our traditions
and history, our political contests, our
growth. our position, dignity, power and
statue as an independent sovereign ma
ton. 1t stands for progress not retro
erosion. 1t stands for all that progress
sive and enlarged Americanism implies.
1t stands for the policy that territorial
aad trade expansion are inseparable and
mutually interdependent, and asserts that
we must either restrict our productions
or enlarge and expand our markets, and
we cannot measure up to the full stan
dard without territorial acquisition.
1t stands for pure elections, and charges
the Democratic party in Virginia with
the paternity and use of an election law
conceived in dishonesty, born in iniquity
and executed upon the principle that
"nothing is to be left to chance" and that
the will of the booth and ballot box Gus
todian shall be supreme and without APP
peal The masses are enslaved. The
machine is supreme. Democracy is the
machine. Law. principle, religion and
conscience are not in command.