Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-05

almost in the tWinklinC of an eye the
I mighty magnates of the trusts swept
down upon Washington and inter-
! posed their strong arm, and plain duty
vanished like mist before the rising sun.
| The President wheeled into line, the
Republican party reversed its policy.
and set up a tariff wall between the
island of Puerto Rico and the remain
der of the United States. 1t is not at
all surprising that in the recent some
what lengthy declarations of princi-
pies enunciated by the party in conven-
ton assembled while they enlarge upon
almost every political question they
could not find the space to point with
pride to the achievements of their
party in its dealings with that I'M
happy island. The Democratic party
stands for equal taxation. equal rights
and opportunities to all who come
under the folds of the flag.
Tenth-They wholly failed by their
legislation or by their cheaper method
of platform declaration to tell the
country what their policy is in respect
to the Philippine Islands For two
years by their equivocating policy. and
no policy at all. they have continued in
'ii't tiitIibtidSc W dl. expensive III
human blood. as well as in money In
competent to deal with this question
and too cowardly to avow their real
purpose Of imperialism and militarism
in dealing with these and kindred CO.
lonial questions they should be re-
tired from power and the control
should be given to a party honest. bold
and patriotic enough. to apply Ameri-
can theories and preceptS to existing
conditions and thereby solve them in
harmony with the underlying princi-
pies of the Declaration of Independence
and the constitution of our country.
Eleventh-Another part OF the issue Of
campaign this year is the scandalous
dealings of high cabinet officer with
private banks of the country. These
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 Of money con-
tributed by them with which to buy the
Presidency OF 1896. Correspondence sub
mitted to Congress shows that. in one
case at least, an appeal from an institu-
ton in New York City to the secretary
of the treasury for financial assistance
because. as il was claimed. the officers of
that bank had contributed literally to the
election of the present Chief Executive,
was not made in vain. and the asked-for
assistance in this case from the govern
ment was freely. If not corruptly given.
Twelfth-The scandals which surround
ed the war department in feeding en-
ba lined beef to the soldiers, in its pur-
chase of old yachts. tugs. ocean liners
ocean tramps barges. scows etc. for use
as army transports constitute an import
ant chapter.
Thirteenth-So also the scandals in con-
nectfon with the post office matters in
Cuba. and the scandals in connection with
the expenditure of the funds of the Paris
Exposition. Time will not merit an am
plitication of all these scandals
Fourtecnth-They loudly proclaim that
theirs is the party of liberty. and in their
vainglory boast of their very name, Re
publican. yet they are caught coquetting
and forming secret entangIing alliances
of the most detestable character with the
old mother monarchy. They stand SUI
pinely by and refuse even an expression
of sympathy with the Boer republics in |
their heroic and unequal struggle for ex-
istence as against the gross expressions |
and brutal efforts ut enslavement Of the
same old tyrant who went down in defeat |
when he sought to prevent the establish
ment of our own libertyloving republic.
They thus permit 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 sensibilities of their /
new found ally. Great Britain.
Fifteenth-An important chapter is the |
promise, made II be broken,
tndt Wncn the war CedSeu the
burdensome and vexatious war taxes on
many articles of prime necessity shouid
be repealed or reduced. Though the war
closed two years ago and notwit hstand-
ing there is large and growing surplus
In the treasury, not one dollar of reduc-
ton in these taxes has been made. 1t is
known that delegation after delegation of
suffering from these burdens II
crowded the committee rooms at WASH
ngton and literally begged for some re-
lief It is true that those of us who
If
in that appeal and declared our readi-
ness to support any and all measures
hat might in some degree remove these
burdens of taxation ffut deaf ear was
turned by the Republicans to all such
Efforts for relief and none came. 1t is
we'll known also that no relief will be
given by the party in power, ana it is
iain for overburdened people to look to