Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-08-18
lYAN'S PLAIN TALK
|.tnsses Paramount Questions of
j ,ba Democratic Platform.
s CT REPUBLICAN POLICIES,
.hp People In United states
Ar,uired Tcrrttorics-Dan-
Instrumentation and Mill
4 ,..tsm-.Thc True Republic.

M ..,.,lo, 80 ,haro,n
II response to tHe leHuel VI VIC NUM-
f,r the presidency by the mott
~ Oh Io' l,al,,,,,o,oo,, al
cat ion committee ol tue ue ei'loNi" "N9 "'
,,olfs Wednesday,, August {,
na] ]dH"P -. aid.
uiiam j. ItN an s''e
III chairman and Members of the Notl-
~ Enmmlttee. | shall, at an early
S9 "nd i'm a more formal manner accept
81 r9o%inatlon which you tender, &ad |
u What time discuss the various ques-
II ,o,,ered by the democratic platform.
e ,oy net be out of place, however, to
ii' fpw obserya tions ct this time
III tbe reufrai character Of the contest
vi H. rs ana upon the question which
$ecIorGd 10 be of paramount inheritance
I'm campaign, 400,
When say lhal lile lAsesl u i99I 20 a q
nc ogI" "Iy" dn gh,. othSr do not mean
M pluIHpCt az am onnonents have DELHI
4kay .1"t .1t.',, ta ai,,p Ia organized wealth
Hely chuoV't i,,g,Ionce in the affairs of
~ euUlln,,,,,l eu,l,,,,,,nt hrt do assert that on
N u.g,,',,,t i3e,,cs of the dav the repub-
" ll'3Ut 'I.' i 'damirated by those Influences
qal q pal,S tand to elevate pecuniary
nlcI CUltj and ignore human rights
ehsiu tpra {,,oin saId ieat the republican
" io2 h,,ia,.5 ,' in the man and the dollar
" aMk'{ ,t ut''t IN caGn of conflict il believed in
W tll"e ,, hofnra tbe dollar This is the
Y no1 ti,,,, u,birh ehonld exist betwe
wv ,.o i,'"',T Man me- bandjwork of God
.NT 9rst ,nnn, y Inc handiwork of man
VA VA T., f,rin,' F, in,n1rtance Man is the mas
" ~ ,noro,, r,lr,, tbr servant. but upon ali i'm
n n,,estions to-dav republican Iepis-
Il - t,,,5ts IN ,n,lfn Nancy the master
n AVn r,on a.. eervnnt
" "" r,o,jr, Of jefferson "euual rights TO
riT I'd i"pe' ene"ial nrivleges IN none and the
,etrine of Lincoln that this should be a
16ernment "of the people, by, the people
II for the people, are belhg ulsreRaTueu
N the lnsirumentaHtleS OF GoNerhheht
4beng used to ADVANCE the interests OF
Dc who are In position TO secure laVors
1h the government
The Desire of Democracy,
n 5.u,,o,,,,, n,.rt,, is NOT making war
~ f,1,,.t tp",itteitjan of waai1b' n
NV llie lisirae t,I nJ,etr,t eaon ~
R lu i I'3ii ,t,.tt, 1, ths "o,,tTar, s,j,,"s
" onU ,iti., tll, ,,r,ateet noseibia etin,-
.e' - ,'l'". IN S,,Gt ~ Frl,,,ias ~,
luo ~ ir t,. in,,n,art of tbo -
~ HV'' '.' 'i. li,',,.,t,, i,rhts ~
~ VI u'' ,I"U' r"t0tI 70 'l's "iN
VI geOGto "Iivu i'uutt,tt eIi.o
xcNtu' ItiiloN' "Ns 80 ~ {" 'i, 'lri'tHa
N 4 III NHit" tN,iS HlSihpel ut SVc'eI!
" snare according 10 ms merits.
~ one Ha9 ilstll " eAPeCl lt@oil @ so so-
w ulUie man " 4"li i Coilll'eilo"l lloli iol
service MhlVu ne IthueIs 10 society
NJ secures HioIG, IL Is az lie eApGlSe
! sOhlt ul1 vlSS' II II no ilJustlce 70 nlIl
3WeNeul MS uoIHB injustice 10 anoller'
4 MN VINO would, either through class
Shiauou vi III the duseliSe oi necessary
{slatoh' irtspass upon the rights o., 0i an
III we ueHlotIa'lG party says lhou
r. AoI
Republican Excuses.
gaingt MS 1rc arraypd a romnorative1v
RalI. but poutIca!ly and financially now.
I'M num6cr VINO really pront by repub-
An poltcirs. buI win them are assoclaIed
large number who. because of their at
Ehment To- their partv name. are giving
hir SUPPORT 10 doctrines antagonistic to
4 former teachings of their own party,
spublcans who used to advocate bimet-
I'M now tTv 10 conVince tn tbemseives htJ C''iie
hi the gold standard is good renubIicans
DO were formerly attached ia lne rreen9
|ek are now seeking an excuse for civ
national banks control of the natiou's
Iper money. republicans who used 10
|bSt that the republican party w9e pay
/ reasons to support a perpetual and in,
easing debt, republicans who formerly
bhorred trust. now beguile themselves
ith the delusiOA that there are good trusts
pd bad trusts while. In their minds, the
be between the two is becoming more
nd more obscure, republicans who, in
pes past congratulated the country upon
Y small Expense OF our standing army
\, now ihdhihs hght OF the objections
flCh are urged against a large increase
4, permanent military establishment;
rapm(anS VINO gloried in our independ-
ce "hen the nation was less powerful.
pnce'e, 'eo% re,mhii.aa "gi iayor upon a foreign al
'ndemned "forcible annexation" as I'M irn.
oral and even criminal. are now SIRE
Hl II is both immoral and criminal TO
,PoSe forCible annexation. That partisan
" mas already blinded many to present
lngers Is certain. how LARGO n ,ortton
the republican party can he drawn p0' over ,voi.
-lhe new policies remains to be seen
tof a time republican leaders were in.
llnel to deny to opponents the right To
aueSe the Philippine policy of the ad-
inSlfation, but upon Investigation thev
uhd That both Lincoln and CLAW assert
ana exercised the right Ia critirien q
eSldent during the progress of the Meys
~ war
instead OF meeting the issue boldly and
'aUHmlttng a clear and positive plan for
'aniNg with the Philippine Question. the
publican convention adopted a nlatform
Y y su.tger i4trger part Of which was devoted to
,,ast.g T. and lf-eongratulation.
~ ~ attempting to press economic uues-
'Ts upon the country to the exclusion
lloSe which involve the very structure
our government, the repubiicon lead.
! give new evidence of their abandon.
I'm OF the earlier ideals of tho marty ana
lHeF complete subserviency 10 necun-
" considerations.
No Evasion.
. But they shah not be permitted to eyade
\ bo @apehdous and far-reaching issue
,Ci a .Hey nave deliberately brought into
nnar,l, Mia Oh politics, When the president,
)On a war with Snait ~ e. sthdte, entered
ons The struggling patriots of China
a ,y5VullFy, without regard to party. an,
@ugtL Sos M Although the democrats reoDg-
,tI ri mat the administration would neces-
"a "S " sdlh a political advantage from
y ', conduct Of a war which. in the very
'o,n 'ute OF the case, must soon end in n
'hhPlete victory, they Wed with the re.
'oILCahS IN the support which thew gave
,es "e president. When the war was
,ssosa 10, ana The republican leaders began TO
,eeef, 49, lhe propriety of a colonial poljcvy
'bboS'Iloh bss n at once manifested Itself
nota et ule president finally laid before the
.nena Srv treaty which recognized the in
asI pasvInuehce of Cuba, but provided Tor Tho
s,a5l 9s'ol %, ot the Philippine islands to Tho
'coe,, ,"ru states, the menace of imperialism
Valie rni so apparent that many nreferred
isSt the treaty and risk the ills thai
'en, no. loliow rather than take the chance
Ia 'G;.,L5escting the errors of the treaty hv
10 independent action of thie oo,,n,y,, vaty Ny
Trnst q, a., .u's 'ouii"S'
was amoro 81. '"Pie'
.leyed i'os If Sats, lne number of those who
I'd the war e'CeL 10 fatlty the treaty and
owe tbe war, "1 release the volunteers, re-
len giva ~ ~ usg LOT war expenditures, and
nee @ wbiob 10 ,i, the Filipinos the indepen-
new ~, tradtikh tiikht be forced from Spain
In view Of The crit,o,s,, n.,,.,
cs ya silu aroused in some quarters tahs ky this S
t9'Tn al tInl 10 restate the reasons given at
msriale' nv 5iile' l thought it safer to trust the
Il s'iIyah FG1lh, people to give independence to
ishrn,a aplnos than to trust The accom-
Ith'',leht M as Of that purpose To diniomarv
nj, ,diosa an untriendly nation Tjnnoln am,
'eu ea, an argument in the oueetion yhar
s,on %sheu' Can aliens make traatias
1er .to,, than friends can mnLa 10 ne ea'ie9 %,
an nete W That we are now in a hettor rosii
ts : successful contest against
Sst S me treaty been reiectnd n%ve Win otsn zen
ealy ratified a oiJ ieJecteu. WIN lhe
uled between , @ tut issue ls pre-