The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-29
TEXT BOOK OF POLITICS
The Democratic Campaign Publ
cation About to Issue.
the Administration of Mr.. Mckinley
missary Department in the Inter
est of Beef Observation-Disclosures
War Alliance with England.

missary Department in the Inter
War Alliance with England
The Democratic campaign text book,
which 1t is announced will issue from the
press about September 1, is said by Demo-
cratic leaders to be the most forceful COM
paign document ever put forth by the
Democratic National Committee. The first
part VIII be devoted to the Democratic
platform of 1860, with that OF 1895 added
The notification speeches of Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Stevenson are given in their en-
tirety, as is the Convention speech of Rep
resentative James D. Richardson, Chairman
of the National Convention.
The second part contains the Republican
platform and a review of the Convention
speech of Senator Lodge. who presided over
the Republican Convention AS Mr.. Lodge
was put forward as the chief spokesman OF
the party, his speech is treated as the OH
cial presentation OF the issues on which
the Republican leaders intend to make the
campaign.
Part states the origin OF the war
with Spain and recalls the stubborn resist
ance made by President Mckinley against
intervention in Cuba even after the Maine
had been destroyed and the causes thereof
made plain. The administration of the
War Department during the war with
Spain is dramatically set forth. THE dis
graceful prostitution of the Commissary
Department to the interests of the dealers
in a cd
form from the testimony of the commits
sion appointed by the President tribu-
nal which was popularity understood to
have been organized to acquit. The testi-
nony OF General Miles and of numerous
officers is presented to convict the Admin
istration of the charge of permitting the
business interests Of meat packers to out
weigh the health and comfort of the brave
soldiers who volunteered to fight the coun
try's battles.
The Engan Case.
Commissary General Eagans foul
...outhed abuse of General Miles, for which
he was court -martialed and sentenced to
dismissal from the Army. is also given.
This is followed by President McKinley's
approval Of the conviction and reversal of
the sentence. Instead of executing the
sentence Of dismissal, the President re-
lieved General Eagan from service la the
army, but permitted him to draw full
pay.
Attention is also given to the reckless
disregard of sanitation in the several
camps Of the army, more destructive to
our soldiers than Spanish bullets.
The Roosevelt attack on the War De-
partment and the round robin" signed
r.. CrrIn
demanding withdrawal of the tgoops to a
northern climate TO save them from utter
destruction by disease is presented in full.
In compliance with the mandate of the
National Convention and following the ex-
ample of the candidate another section Is
devoted to imperialism as the paramount
issue under the title OF THE Republic or
the Empire?" THE Presidents Philippine
War" is the longest chapter in the book.
It charges against the President gross and
paipable violations of the Constitution and
the usurpation by him both of the treaty
making power and the making power.
1t shows from the record that, although
Spanish sovereignty in the Philippines did
not pass to the United States until April
II. 1899, the President from December TO
April rode rough-shod over the Constitu,
tion to force a war upon the Filipino5 in
order to forestall Congress in the exercise
the Constitution, to determine the civil and
political status of the Filipinos. The war
waged upon them by the President Is
treated as a usurpation by him Of the war
making power for the purpose Of trsns-
forming friendly allies into implacable en-
emes.
The possibility OF a Republican recon-
struction policy in the Philippines and
their division into five States for admis-
.=,r int fha mi ia ri OF
The Presidents approval Of the agreement
with the Sultan OF Sulu is presented. in
which he upholds slavery and polygamy
under the United States flag. The report
of the Liberty Congress of the anti-Imperi-
alists is followed by a chapter giving nu-
merous decisions OF the Supreme Court
which clearly contradict the new Repub-
lican doctrine that the Constitution is not
the supreme law in the Territories. The
chapter on the cost OF Imperialism will az
tract general attention.
4 British Alliance.
The British ALI Ince is shown to exist,
and some of its work is recited-notably
the surrender to Great Britain of ou.
proper rights in the construction o: q
canal through Nicaragua; the surrender to
Great Britain OF valuable mining territory
in Alaska under the guise Of a temporary
arrangement the effort to screen the Brit
ish foreign officers from the necessity of
an apology for the violation Of United
States mails in South Africa by British
official. and finally the circulation through
one of the departments in Washington OF
British political pamphlets to create false
impressions concerning the cause of the
Beers.
The stealings by United States Republi-
can officials in Cuba occupy an entire chap
ter It deals with facts from the records.
The notification of the Constitution by the
Porto Rico act is shown to be Imperialism
applied" Extracts from the proceedings
of Congressional committees expose the
visible control of Congress by the Sugar
Trust. Extracts from the proceedings of
these committees show the presence of Mr..
Oxnard. chief lobbyist for the Sugar Trust,
and his advice, which was obeyed when
the customs tariff was imposed on COM
merce between Porto Rico and other ports
of the United States. A parallel is drawn
between the Porto Rican bill and the Brit
ish colonial system, showing that the Re
publican party prefers the British colonial
system to the republican territorial sys-
TEN of the United States.
Part treats OF the trusts, giving a list
of those corporations and giving the rene
dies proposed by each party. 1t gives he
record of the victory in Congress of ne
Armor Plate Trust when that body reli-
quished its control over the subject of the
price of armor plate and gave it over to
the Secretary of the Navy. This it did in
the face of the fact that the United States
has been compelled to pay s606 a ton for
plate which was being sold by the same
ton There is chapter on the discrimina-
tion hy the railroad companies in favor of