The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-05


political greed.
! Eighth-They declared in their plat
form in favor OF the admission of 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 to some of our
territories, they may at an early date
find erected between themselves and the
balance Of the union a tariff wall which
viii serve to pauperiZe them while II
-enriches others
Ninth-When congress last assembled
the president, in his first utterance ad-
dressed to the representatives fresh
from the people, solemnly urged upon
them that it was their PLAIN DUTY
to give free trade to Porto Rico. His
party leaders, quick to obey his injunc-
ton, made ready to comply with his
recommendations But in a night, al
most in the twlnkling or an eye. the
mighty magnates of the trusts swept
down upon Washington and interposed
their strong arm, and PLAIN DUTY
vanished like mist before the rising
sun.
The president wheeled into line the
republican party reversed its policy, ana
set up a tariff wall between the island
Of Porto Rico and the United States
it is not at all surprising that in the
recent somewhat lengthy declarations
of principles enuaciated by the party IN
convention assembled while they en-
zion, they could not find the space to
point with pride to the achievements
Of their party in its dealings with that
unhappy island
The democratic party stands for equal
taxation, equal rights and opportunities
to all who come under the folds OF the
flag.
legislation or by the cheaper method or
platform declaration, to tell the coun-
try what their policy is in respect to the
Philippine islands. For two years, by
their eQuivocating policy. and no pollcy
ar all thew have continued in that arch
fpelago, a war, expensive in human
blood, as well as in money. 1ncoEnpe-
tent to deal with this question ana TOO
cOWardly to ayOW their real purpose u
imDeriaIisnn and militarfSm In deallnS
with these and kindred colonial questions
they should be retired from power and
the control should be given to party
honest, bold and patriotic enough TO
apply American theories and precepts
to existing conditions and thereby solVe
them in harmony with the underlying
principles of the declaration OF lndepeI-
dence and the constitution or our coln-
try.
of the campaign this year IS the scan
daIous dealings of high cabinet ofI1cer
with private banks of the country nese
scandals 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 by
this administration because or money
contributed by them with which TO oy
the presidency of 1896
Correspondence submitted to congress
shows that in one case at least, an ap-
neal from. an institution in New Y ork
city to the secretary OF the treasury Tor
financial assistance because, as II was
claimed, the officers or that BANK ha0
contributed literally to the election OF
the present chief executive was not
made in vain. and the asked-for assist
ance in this case from the government
was freely if not corruptly given
Twelfth-The scandals which sur
rounded the war department in feeding
embalmed beef to the soldiers In its
purchase of old yachts, tugs, ocean lin
ers, ocean tramps, barges. scows, etc,
for use as army transports constitute an
Importance chapter
Thirteenth-So also the scandals in
connection with the postoffice matters IN
Cuba, and the scandals in connection
with the expenditure of the funds of the
Paris exposition Time will not merit
an adjudication of all these scandals
Fourteenth-They loudly proclaim
that theirs is the party of liberty, and
in their vainglory boast OF their very
name Republican, yet they are caught
couuetting and forming secret entang-
ling alliances of the most detestable
character with the old mother Mon
archy.
They stand supinely by and refuse
even an expression OF sympathy with
the Boer republics in their heroic and
unequal struggle for existence as
against the gross expressions, ana pru-
tai efforts at enslavement OF the same
old tyrant who went down in defeat
when he sought to prevent the establish
nent of our own Hberty-loving republic
They thus permit q brave people in love
with their free Republican institutions
to perish from the earth, lest by one
word of sympathy and comfort they
might offend the delicate sensibiftfes
of their new found ally, Great Britain
Fffteenth-An important chapter Is
the oft-repeated promise, made to be
broken, that when the war ceased the
oppressive burdensome and vexatious
war taxes on many articles or prime
necessity should be repealed or reduced
Though the war closed two years ago
and Notwithstanding there is large
and growing surplus IN the treasury, not
one dollar of reduction in these taxes
has been made
1t is known that delegation after del
egation of citizens, suffering from these
burdens. crowded the committee rooms
at Washington, and literally begged for
some relief 1t is true that those Of US
who constitute the minority of congress
Joined in that appeal and declared our
readiness to support any and all meas
ures that might in some degree remove
these burdens of taxation But a deaf
ear was turned by the Republicans to
all such efforts for relief, and none
came.
1t is well known also that no relief
will be given by the party in power, and
it is vain for overwhelmed people to
look to them while present policies are
attempted to be enforced
The only hope for relief lies in hurl-
ing from power the Republican party
and the restoration of the party which
believes in simple and economical gov
eminent.
Sixteenth-The cost of Republicanism
and its twin monster Imperialism
This is neither the time nor the occa-
sion to discuss in detail the increased
appropriation made necessary by the
Republican policy of imperialism
Briefly, however. I will mention that
the average of appropriations per year
for all purposes of government for the
two years Immediately preceding the
Standardization war was about S445s-
600, GOO The average expenditures Per an
mum for each OF the three years since