The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1900-06-23
DEMOCRATIC LETTER.
THE REIGN OF CORRUPTION
TAKES A RECESS.
Shameless PrOnlsacy of the Republican
ADMINISTRATIVE = Starving the People
70 FAttsn the Purses Of PeIitIcaI Hsslsrs
OF High and Low Degree.

Congress has adjourned. and the Is
sues upon which the presidential cleo
ton Is 10 be fought in November have
been Joined Three years OF MeKin-
ley's administration have proven that
the Republican leaders are drunk with
imperialism, mad with militarism,
prohigate with government funds,
reckless In foreign relations, and cor
rupt in their dealings with corpora
lions True only TO the trusts. the
Republican party has abandoned the
constitution and the principles on
which this government was founded.
The Democratic party win appeal to
the country to bring the government
back to the paths Of truth and sober
ness, TO stop the radical and reckless
expenditure OF public funds, to give an
honest and impartial enforcement Of
the law, to bring the nation out Of its
entangling foreign alliances and wars
Of conquest into a condition Of peace
and open-handed friendship with all
the world, to take steps toward remov-
ing the dangerous control OF the ma
lions finances from the national
banks, to pass laws that will curb the
trusts and take from them the special
privileges whereby they have grown
30 great, and last. but not least, to
turn the rascals out" On such a
platform, and under the leadership of
Bryan. the Republican party can be
swept from power In every branch of
the government by a combined, united
and harmonious opposition.
The most important and patriotic
duty Of the Democratic party will be
to defeat the Republican ticket next
November. The details of reform in
administration can safely be trusted
to Bryan and Of reform in the laws OF
the congress which shall be elected
with him.
The country is more concerned in
bringing the government back to safe
and sound principles OF administration
than In any single law which might be
enacted. however important such law
may be to the welfare OF the country.
Honest administration Of the govern
ment on constitutional lines is the
foundation upon which reform OF the
law must be erected. No law, however
good and salutary, can be of avail I'M
less II IL honestly administered. There
are good laws on the statute books
now which have become dead letters at
the hands OF the present administra-
ton. The Kansas City convention will
give earnest Of its purpose to meet the
demands Of the country.
Every honest and patriotic citizen
wants clean government, whether he
be q Republican, Democrat or Popu-
list. He wants an impartial applica-
ton Of the law. He wants an econom-
ical expenditure Of public funds He
wants the public service to be free
from scandal and corruption. He wants
an equitable adjustment Of taxation.
He still believes In the constitution.
He Is opposed to huge standing army
and to eptangiing foreign alliances.
He is opposed to trusts and the spe-
eial privileges which have created
them.
Mckinley has not given a clean ad-
Hanna's political bench
men have filled the public offices, have
openly and 1agrantly violated the civil
service law and have stolen public
FUNDS. The Cuban scandals In the pos
tai service, in the customs service and
In the army are merely the surface in
dications Of a corruption as wide
spread as the government itself.
Millions have been taken from the
public treasury under the fiimsiest
gloss Of regularity an1 legal form. No
one who knows win attempt to deny
hat political favorites were permitted
10 make contracts for army and navy
supplies at prices out Of all proper
Ion to the value Of the articles fur |
1ished. Scores of vessels were sold |
% the government at three times their |
letual value. with commissions to po-
itical favorites quite equal to the price |
which went to the actual owners Of |
he vessels. Worse yet, legislation was
'orced through congress. Ike the ar
nor trust grab, for the sole purpose of
furnishing Mark Hanna with q Re-
,ublican campaign corruption fund uf
This notorious and fragrant
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