The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-05

achievements Of their party In its deal
! ings with the unhappy island.
The democratic party stands for
equal taxation. equal rights and op-
! pOrtunfties 70 all who come under the
/ folds Of the flag.
Tenth-They wholly fs1ed By their
/ legislation OF BY their cheaper method
0f platform declaration 10 tell the
country what their policy is IN respect
% the Philippine islands. For two
years by their equivfca-ing policy. and
no policy at all they have continued
in their archipelgO war. expensive IN
human blood as we'll as n nsoney. n
competent 10 deal with this question.
and too cOwardly 70 avow their real
purpose Of imperialism and militaryism
in dealing with these AM kindred col
onial questions they should BE- retired
from power, and the control should Be
given 20 a parry honest. bold and pa
tri0tic enough. 70 apply American
theories and precepts 20 existing condi-
tions and thereby solve them in har-
mony with the underlying principles
OF the declaration Of independence and
the constitution Of our country.
ThiTtsenth-So also tn scandals in
connection with the pOs-office matters
III NAD6r ana LEE .-tl- IN EJLEEE-
ton With the expenditures OF the funds
q the Paris exposition. Time will not
merit an amplihcation Of all these
scandals.
FOurreenth- They loudly proclaim
that theirs is the party % liberty. and
in their varfnglory boast OF their very
name, republican platform. yet they
are caught corQuetting an dforming
. a -e
detestible character with the old
mother monarchy.
They stand supinely by AID re;Zss
even an expression OF sympathy for tye
BOer republics in their heroic and IN
equal struggle for existence as against
the gross expressions, nd brutal ef-
forts at enslavement OF the same old
tyrant who went down in 6efea- when
he sought 10 present the establishment
Of our own liberty-lov.rg republic.
They thus permit a brave people in
love with their free republican insti-
tutiOns 70 perish from the earth. lesc
by one word OF sympathy and comfort
they might offend the delicate sensi-
bilfties OF their new found alley. Great
Britain
Fifteenth-An important chapter IS
the Oft repeated promisa. made 70 BE-
broken. that when the war ceased the
oppressive, burdensOme and vexatious
war taxes on many articles Of prime
necessity should b4 repealed OF re-
duced.
Though the war closed two years ago
and Notwithstanding there Is a large
and growing surplus in the treasury
not one dollar OF reduction in th=sa
taxes has been made
II IS known that delegation after
delegation Of citizens. suffering from
these burdens. crowded the committee
rooms at Washington. and literally
begging for some relief. Il is true that
those OF Us who constitute the minor
irF OF congress Joined in that app4aI
and declared our readiues To supD0rt
any and all measures hat might irt
some degree remove these burdens OF
taxation But a deaf ear was turned
by republicans 20 all such efforts for
relief. and none came.
II IS we'll known also that no relief
Will Be given by the ralry in power
and it is vain for overburdened people
20 look 20 them while present ,,oIfrias
ara attempted TO be enforced.
The only hope for relict lies in hlrl-
ing from power the republican partv
and the restoration OF the party which
believes in simple and enconomical
government.
Sixteenth and lastly-The cost OF re-
publcanism and its twin monster i'm
periahsm.
Ihis Is neither the time nor occasion
TO discuss in detail the increased an
appropriation made necessary by the
republican policy OF imoerialism.
brleny l viii menion thar the averag.
OF appropriations per year for all pur-
poses or government for the two wears
Immediately preceding the Spanish
american var was about s+75. Coo coo.
Ine average expenditures per annu7,
Tor each Of the three years since rba
war. including the fiscal wear uroD
which we have just entered. shows =,
increase OF nearly $500 OO0 90 The -o-aI
increase for the three years will ba
nearly $500, 0O0.00 And in like ,,,,,,.,-
ton Il will go on.
This shows the difference I'm -t.. ,,.-
OF the empire as against the rap,ibrf,
Ahese hgures refer only TO the money
oost OF the change. and DO NOT include
me expense Of the blood of the Amer
can boys, the price Of which is far be-
Sohd computation. In the republican
congress just closed not one dollar
could be had for much needed public
buildings throughout the country AT
nome but many millions We're prompt-
y voted 90 prosecute war in the far
away Philippine islands. Nor a dollar
Tor necessary Improvement OF our ri,,-
ers ard harbors ar homo. bur millions
20 De stolen and squandered in Cuba