West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-23

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before tie c',io Association OF Demo
cratic clubs l1s. week. sah IN part:
Every trust. Ia America Is nrh,lng the
nneinD'rhtlc PLATFORM Even the alleged
can Ice trust Ia New York controller hy
ION iatt son. are lighting our plat fortn.
Mhy. N they thought wc would not over.
throw the trusts thcy would not unUt tts
trusts 90 not hFht for nothing. The
the spine. the limbs and the soul 81 the Ise.
puhlienn party OF today They ~ n. con-
great motto from its banners a.rI have
substituted vulgar dollar mnrs The
men Who today spcak for the Republican
who have to change their song every moon
~ defense OF their r1nsters aud secret cu-
On the other hand. the trusts are only
spcck or the tail Of the Democratic
party. nhd II ts doing It's best to lash them
on IL pFder To pcrpetuatc their power
,hc trusts are now raising millions OF dol
iats 70 heip Mark Hanna debauch the
american elections. Will You help them
OF VIII you stand for your own lndeprnd.
encc anu the happiness OF your childrcnY
"A year ago the newspapers aud the men
That spoke for the administration talked
OF the early partition OF China. England
has alrSQdy taken a harbOr: Germany had
taken hnrbor. and Russia had taken a
hhtbor We were told that we must Keep
nearby tree behind which we couid hidc
untli The holdup took place. when we could
dnSh,y rug, owl snd get our share OF the
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has unexpectedly arisen. Bsgiaud has her
hands full In Africa she is not In a posi-.
spells: therefore she does not want a par
tition to take place at present, and in
slnhll} inc mckinney administration issues
nm cdict that China must not be parti.
Toned whether the cdict was right or
not - iminat"rial IL was issued to pro-
tcct English interest IN Is time that ihia
tOadyisn should end
In tie spring OF lS0s the Democratic
leans, forced the administration. agninst
lis VIII, TO go 10 the rescue OF outraged
April. lSOs. congress declared war mgslnst
SPAIN M hc"alf oG Cuba. We disdnined
the thought or conquest: we disdaIncd The
ihonghl oc mud-gIsihblng; we went ont ON
F." mission ut humanity: we were true to
oar trudi ions. and We won tho encomi,,ns
dcclntcd thnt forcihlr annexation would be
Siimlna' aggresSion But no sooner had
which opposed IL turned around aud dcter-
murd to make all out OF IL that WAS nos
TRACES rmbni,r .f ,,ni,,i m"i Hi,s V ,,,,I
embaimcd stfipplinc- for officers 20 com.
~ "' i.'" ,'.'.'"'. tO'ecs. The war
nilSh. 10 lasted Tut Tow months: II has
Dy,n over nearly two years Yet we are
h,ll 'iiE tLihS ~ wal. Long before we de
ciarcu war against Spain In behalf OF Cuba
BE- people of the Philippine Islands had
bptn wmR'ng war for their own lndcpcnd-
ence. Ihry continued this warfare and
nnAliy droN" the SptDlards OF the islands
Ana W. are now engaged IN a war To rob
the islAndrrs ~ their independence and
make The people subjects NOT citizens. 81
ih!S rcpuuur. There is today no qucstlun
of expansion before the American ncnUir
und al the ,lk ahOnt expansion is siniply
~ SH ,pI' 10 '"h@Shi Inc Iacis aud to mis-
er We shall 40 into the colonial business
WIN ihzldnu ana the despotic nations OF
York who had become famous FOR having
been alone la Cuha-a gentleman who ms
two "ls aud a double IS. which fonr
is l, sisn,ly pgmpous posing and
>StrcnuouH sifuttiDg left the cuIiltal or
New York and went TO ST. Paul and dc.
nNcrcd speech To the association OF Re.
kupl'in clubs The speech has not. from
peslhnlng Z" 'rd. single argument or a
single accurate historical reference; a speech
tnht Is made M 0f invcctivc. mlSrcprcsent-
Democrats lac said: They stand Tor law
IesncsS ana disorder. for dishonesty ana
hiSnonor. for ircnsr and disaster an home
and cpwHrlly shrinking from tuf, nhrraJ
rms ~ u reelection on the Intelligence and
patriotism ana thu honor of evcrv Dc1n"
To IN" six ana one half millions OF mon who
supported Air liyan In 1896, ANA to the
10 support him In 1900. lie gives no 'focts
anu advances NO arguments In support OF
pnis himself In evidence Aside from
LTuihiulncss. Y Involves his sincerity and
what BE- his history / find il rccordc,l
year" ago that he WAS Il member OF inc
ne reused the hopes Of the country 10y max.
INK speech against class which he
CHHcd the criminal rich. Eut he at once
dashed thesS, hopes by turning around aud
Niciug with aud Tor these very criminal
riCh. whom he had denounced
IN the years 1898 he held a federal Of
fee Ia Washington. aud in order To escape
paying his taxes In New York hc signed
an Affidavit and sworc before In" cvn5.Ii,S.
lnf Tod that hc was not n citizen OF New
York 70 this VAS true. then. under the
constitution of Ncw. York hc would not
have been eligible for the Governor OF
wat stale. iiy subsequently accptiug n
nomination aud election 10 that Office he
showed mat hc did not believe his own ain
daVit. iris hciug So, may IA NOT be tbat
lac ,lo"s not believe the charge which he
ne cnl'tcG ihc spanish war In Cuba. and,
although his regimen! WIS commanded hv
another mhH. lac succeeded by means OF
luut hudc'h W"iUnu OF warfare known ms
a newspaper bureau. in wining more re-.
no"n iu week than General Grant did In
TOUT years 60, haid hehtiHS. aud he seems
BOASTS ot i,' ing VIII his own hand shot
grom the bat icheId. The records ut Aiban2
snow mat The governor got the Legislature
p0i1ti"ha- e most righteous law But the
records also show that az tie demands of
i0in iiatt aud Tue corporations he con-
haad Y change this law. as the corporation
Tho canal fund ~ New York has b.o,
robbed 90 about {9.00OOJO by Republican
P9htlcifh., "nd. although he talked loudly
p''nE"t ohr "i these men TO Justice Let
VS. iglt uG1ir From his speech:
tNi,et i,..nitc labor, they finally ala
decide at h.usus CITY that they stlll be.
level in it'e silver. This decision was
te'Serd ny thrit committees by vote of 20
20 -, - mat " Hppars they only have -
prf rcul ."i faith TO- their ascent dollar
Had tire governor stuck to the truth he
forld have told his audience that there
,"iS,gr Two ACTS of delegates at the Kansas
l'9 '@uNrpi rn. one set wanted simply
,9 lc4uFi' tac Chicago PLATFORM claiming
th't ii1smnl gus that platform contained
og.,i'.,,- .'' ,,,,f3' ~ p5ans on the hnancial
ti'h We sI .n7t was necessary. The other
p''i Dl lrireucs Insisted on having
-peeiIi r... .atlpn Of Tho hnanciaI blank
nnd n ~ Higd Had they failed and
we Hl'He Nl1ugrm. simply boon rcanirm-
ci. ihr i.ciralf FOR Which the party
ti1uis ruri have been The snmo ii wgs
Int H NiNtTCnCg 10 PRINCIPLES bntvycou a..
49, Lut simply difference Of opiu-
ihat pr.nciuin To- the country Now bcar
~ dei'n>r "f the presidents policy
when. ir-9uga Jefferson. the egcat
west h.yoId tht Ws.lsslppi ygfs noo,,treJ
when, iuErly through tic HHrumrntai
~ N JsrS-'n Florida was added ip the
1i1n populations. rf.. governed rrref. ole
and exactly IN iho fhcory under which ITO
Hugo. cal Willie resisting troia rob.
Philippine Gre uow caspnod President
geuerspu hcfrrfd fha I.ti lot. f.lrafras ~
inst as PRECEDENT NcEiai.r nsirrd he
lni,ppine, .nd Auhre. l-.u warfcd
guIrod fioriGH .r,m e.l,u tu. a. C..ner,t
MacAfIhnr it NOW Hirrg Heginst tic
s''a'nt. nlt1 thr [. rlls iu l.uzou unless
'i. wa ir II. .irf Jefferson and
gH' goo r" uarI rf h.uor which Ina
r.'N N"iH ' HffticuiHFIF Ihtlre wc cHu-
P2tf 70 .'n' hieh praise 90 President
NDw rht rrr the historical factor Whom