The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-05

based upon the debts and liabilities OF
the government.
/ We stand for bs-netalisrn ans. rot for
! nlonometalic standard of either ont
or the other metal.
Fifth. he dominant party has recently
| made The fraudulent declaration that II
| favored The Monroe doctrine: and yet
their President and Secretary of State
lave done ali in their power 20 nulilfy
and aprosate that famous and Inuci,
| Ecvercd Democratic doctrine.
In the name OF Its Democratic author.
! James Monroe. l denounce their vauatad
| advocacy of this truly American doctrine
as false and hypocritical. we stand for
| this doctrine in It's essence ana form. and
/ demand lis rigid enforcement.
| THE ISTHMIAN CANAL
/ SIKH. Il; order TO obtain place and
| power. they pledged themselves. in the in
| terest OF an espaniing commerce, 10 con-
! great oceans. They have rspudfated this
| commerce.
They have negotiated the EaS-Paunce-
| fote treaty, which virtually abroEates
! the Monroe doctrine. renders II impossible
! 20 build an American canal. Under the
| terms and provisions OF this treaty, which
Is English and no: American. the canal
| can never be constructed We stand for
| an american canal. owned, constructed.
operated and fortified by America.
| Seventh. They declared In their platform
| that their party was responsible for the
| merit system, that Il was their crea ture
and that the civil service law should be
| protected and its operation extended
Their protection OF this law has been
| such as the wolf gives the lamb. They did
not dare openly repeal the Law Or 10 -nodi-
! fy Il by an act OF Congress. but they have
| :nSid!ously. by an order from the President.
extorted from him 70 sid them 70 obtain
! and hold political power. greatly impaired
| the efficiency q the law.
By the Presidents order many thousand
| lucrative offices regularly covered by the
! civil service law were taken from under
| the protection. and these places turned
| over TO his partisan followers in vain ef-
| fort 10 satisfy their political greed.
| Eighth They decinred in Their platform
| II favor OF the admission % the Territories
| Of Arizona. New Mexico and Oklahoma
as States Of the Union: yet, after nearly
! four years OF full power they are still
! Territories. Under the wicked rule OF law
| as now applied By the Republican party
| t. some Of our Territories, they may al an
early date find erected between themselves
| and the balance OF the Union q tariff wall
which will serve 20 pauperize them while
It enriChes others.
PORTO RICO POLICY.
Ninth. When Congress last assembled
the President, in his first utterance. ad-
dressed 20 the representa- tives fresh from
| the people. soleulnir urged upon than that
| j; vas their plain duty 70 give free trade
| to Porto Rico. His party leaders quick to
obey MS Injunction, made ready 20 comply
| with his recornnendattur But IN a night
| almost IN the twink!:ag OF an eye the
mighty n1agnates OF the trusts sweep: down
upon Washington and inta-possd their
strong arm, and plain duty vanished like
| mis- before The rising sun
The President wheeled into line. the Re-
publican party reversed us policy and
Sc. up q tariff wall between the island o.
| Porto Rico and the remainder OF the United
states II is not at ali surprising that n
the recent. somewhat lengthy. declarations
| OF principles enunciated by the party, in
convention assembled. while they enlarged
upon almost every political question. they
could not ind the space 10 point with prtia
20 me achieFeTnents Of their party IN its
| dealings with that unhappy Island.
The Democratic party STANDS for eoua!
| taxation, equal rights and opportunities to
all who come under the folds OF the nag.
| Tenth Taey wholly failed BIZ thar lagis-
| lation, or by the cheaper method OF. plat
form declaration. 10 tell the country what
/. their policy is in respect 70 the Ph:lipnine
Islands. For Two years By their equivo-
| eating policy, and no policy at all, they
| nave continued in that archipelago 2 war
| expensive in human blood as well as in
| -9l0!fey- Incompetent 20 deal with this
| question. and too cowardly to avow taeir
| real purpose OF imperialism and -nilitarism
in dealing with these and kindred colonial
| questions, they should be retired from
power and the control should be given 10
| 2, party honest, bold and patriotic enough
| 10 apply American theories and o7ecepts
! 10 existing conditions, and thereby solve
| them in harmony with the underlying
| principles of the Declaration Of 1adepen-
| dence and the Constitution OF our coun-
Try.
TREASURY SCANDAL.
| Eleventh Another part OF the Issue IF
| the campaign this year IS the scan6alous
| dealings Of high Cabinet officer with
| private banks Of the country These scan
| dals are notorious. and are based upon The
| earnest and repeated written demands OF
| the officers Of some OF these banks that
| they should be favored b. Iris adminfstra-
| ton because Of money contributed by
| them with which TO buy The Presidency OF
| 1895.
Correspondence submitted 10 Congress
| shows that, in one case at least, an appeal
| from an institution in New York city TO
| the Secretary Of the Treasury for financial
| assistance because, as II was claimed. the
| officers Of that bank had contributed Iiter-
| ally 20 the election Of the present Chief
| Executive was not made in vain, and the
| asked-for assistance in this case from the
| government was freely, i not eorruptly,
| given.
| Twelfth. The scandals which surround
| ed the War Department in feeding en-
| banned beef to the soldiers il its pur-
| chase OF old yachts. tugs. ocean liners,
| ocean tramps, barses, scows, etc, for use
| as army transports constitute an iuapor-
| tant chapter.
| Thirteenth So also the scandals in con-
| nection with the postofTiee matters in
| Cuba and the scandals in connection with
T! the expenditure Of the funds OF the Paris
exposition Time Will not merit an am
| pl!:ication Of all these scandals.
| Fourteenth. They loudly proclaim that
| theirs is the party OF liberty, ana in their
| ra!nglory boast OF their very name. Re
| publican platform, yet they are caught
| cocUetting and forming secret entangling
| alliances OF thssmost deJestable. character
| with the old mother monarchy They
| stand supinely by and refuse even an ex-
| preston Of sympathy with the Seer re-
| pubiics in their heroic and unequal strug-
| gle Tor existence as against the gross OPP
| pTessiOns and brutal efforts al enslave-
| Inent OF the same old tyrant who went
| down in defeat when he sought 10 prevent
| the establishment OF Or own Iberty-loT-
| ing Republic. They thus permit brave
| people in love with their free republican
| institutions RI from he