The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-10-09
Hauls Tilmon Ford over the Goals and Disseets
Some Of That Able Lawyers Cunning
"a SOphlstry.

| iNg AAho huhO III itkhlh w Oul lelhIN
possessions" has been done by the in.
structions Of congress. II Mr.. McKinl, Y
has asked or received any instructions
from congress touching his dealing with
the Filipinos, the people have been kept
in ignorance of the fact.
Mr.. Ford's assertion that "no one is
in favor Of imperialism" does not
square with recent history. There is no
question hut that Great Britain is an
Empire; yet some OF us propose TO
adopt her colonial system, which is GER
tainly that Of an Empire. His tompari.
son of the course OF this administration
with that of Thomas Jefferson was q
skillfully constructed piece of sophistry,
but it falls completely to pieces when it
bumps up against the fact, familiar to
everyone, that Jcfferson's ideal Of gov.
ernment was the farthest remove from
che British system of a colonial Empire.
Mr.. Ford's denunciation OF the idea of
consent of the governed" as tomfooIery
shows him not to be a competent expo
nent OF Jeffersonian principles.
OF course, his assertion that 1--WE are
going TO hold them Philippines" may be
Gospel truth, hut it is not an argum ent,
It would not be the first time tina
nation ever did something that was
neither right nor expedent.
He l,f.,,,e. g a.. a,1..,t t,,i % NVat ipr
against the charge Of violating the con-
stitution did not cover the ground. The
fact that the Revised Statues Of 1904
speak Of Estates, territories ana places
subject to the sovereignty aud jurisdic-
tion of the United States" makes only
clearer the violation of the 18th amend
ment, when the administration sane
tions, by allowing, the eXistance OF
slavery in the Sulu islands. The amend
ment reads: Neither slavery nor invo-
luutary servitude, except as a punish
ment for crime, whereof the party shall
have been duly convicted, shall exist
within the United States or any place
subject to their jurisdiction" Can any
one deny that slavery exists undisturb-
ed in the Sulu islands or that they are
subject to our jurisdiction? Can any one
assert that this administration has cared
enough for the constitution TO make any
attempt to suppress slavery in the
SuIus, to say nothing Of polygamy?
Mr.. Ford's handling of the trust ques-
tion was wholly fetal. The fact
that Croker and Van Wyck are inter-
ested in the New York ice trust is no
credit 10 them, butit does not really
dispose OF the question, nor offer a So
luton. Croker is not managing" Mr..
Bryan, nor the Democratic party outside
OF New York. Heis supporting Mr.. Bryan
for the same reason that many a good
man is supporting Mr.Mckinley against
his honest onyictions-because he is
the regular nominee OF his party. II
Croker stood in the same relation to Mr..
Bryan that Hanna does to Mr.. Mckinley
it would be Il different proposition. The
assertion that Rockefeller contributed TO
Mr.. Bryan's campaign fund 4 years ago
and is now supporting him is a surprise.
1t does not come within many miles OF
agreeing with the well known fact that
the standard oil bank Of New York city
was liberal contributor to Mr. Mckin'
ley's campaign fund ;and has since been
receiving its reward from the treasury
department at considerable expense TO
the people.
Mr.. Ford proposed no remedy Tor the
trust evil, and in fact he followed the
Republican custom in that while he eX-
pressed abhorrance Of trusts, he wound
up the subject with expressions calcu-
lated to make his hearers believe that
trusts are a sign OF prosperity aud rot
really an evil after all.
But perhaps he made his weakest
point when he tackled Ghat he called
the ''silyer trust" and said II was the
worst trust OF all We hear no COM
plaints from the consumers OF silver.
In fact, could the "silver trust, " as
other trusts have done, double the price
OF its product, it would not only render
the solution of the money problem com
paratiyely easy, but il would be worth
untold millions TO this country. IL
would double the price OF all our exports
10 Europe on which the price is kept
down by competition from silver
standard countries. IL would place the
wheat raiser and others ON velvet, and
il would increase the Favorable balance
of trade" in an incaIculabie ratio.
3 Mr.. Ford made mastery defense OF
! Republican inaction in the matter OF
The Nicaragua canal, on the grounds
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty pro-
lhibi,ed this country irom building II
except in conjunction with England
and that the Hay PauncefOte treaty
yhich prohibits us from iortiiying ihe
canal or closing it in time OF war
gas absolutely necessary IN or
der TO make it possible for this country
4, build the canal. Tne weak point Il
this was that England herself had prac
tically abrogaied the Clayton'Bulwe
treaty many years ago By violating III
provisions, aud il had been dead "a
ter for several decades, a fact whlcl
jim Blaine, when secretary oil state
made her diplomats ackDowledge'
is only Of lale years that the Clayton
Bulwer treaty has been galvanized an