The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-06

sign bill for tariff on the products of
that island.
''Hc must not denounce policy as one
of criminal aggression, and then at the
demand of a power behind the throne,
pursue the policy he has so denounced.
HE must not. while processing oppo-
sition to combines and conspiracies
against trade, send his emissariee to the
trust baron castles to beg, like LAZARUS.
at Dives gates, for subscriptions to his
campaign. He must not tend the moral
support of his administration to mon
archy in it's efforts 20 destroy a republic
Eut he must ever svmpathizc with u
people struggling for the right of self
government.
Instead of the Republican policy Of
no-metallism, he must offer the free
and unlimited coinage of the money me-
tails Of the Constitution the gold. that
polished the winged scandals of Hermes
and the silver that glitters in the bow
of Diana.
Instead of a panic breeding, credit
currency, controlled by the bank trust,
he must offer government paper con-
trolled by the people.
tween Democratic Expansion AMI Repub-
lican Imperialism. The first is natural
growth by the addition Of contiguous
American territory, into every foot of
which is carried the Constitution, the
flag and the Decalogue, and over the
shoulders of every inhabitant of the added
territory is thrown a purple robe OF
sovereign citizenship. 1t is q growth that
has added eighteen stars TO the field OF
blue in the Banner of the Free to sym
bolize the States that have been carved
from territory, annexed to the domain OF
this nation, by the wisdom and states
manShip of the Democratic party; this is
an expansion that is bounded on the
north by the Constitution Of the United
States, on the east ty the Monroe Doe
trine, on the south by the Declaration of
independence, and on the west by the
Ten Commandments.
How different this from the bandit
policy of the Republican Imperialism, with
its standing army, and bayonet rule of
conquered provinces; its government of
}lllen subjects against their WILL by
force and fraud; it's denial to them of the
protection OF either the Constitution or
the command which says: Thou shalt
not steal-a policy that would send our
Uncle Sam off his American range with a
cowboy hat, a rope and branding iron,
to rustic and brand-oVer all the loose
islands of the Orient, while hypocritically
chanting the long meter Doxology.
Democratic skies are tinged with a
roster hue today, than when we met in
convention four years ago. Then finan-
ciaI cataciSm had spread over the cOun-
try, and although it's every inducing cause
was easily traced to the errors and
follies Of the Republican party, yet we
were IN power when it came. and were
wrongly held responsible for the wreck
of shattered fortunes which followed IN
it's wake. Torn asunder by dissentionS
within, and disasters without, our party
faced gloomy and forebodng future
which seemed to augur it's dissolution.
The problem then was to select stand
ard bearer bold enough TO cover the rear
of a retreat; and save the party from de-
structon, if not from defeat.
"While discord with her flaming torch
confused the counsels then, from out the
sunset realm a champion came and babe
defiance to the encoming host. With the
strength of youth, and the wisdom of age,
with knightly mien and matchless speech,
he lowered above his peers and all who
saw him then with one accord, did hail
him chief and gave our party's banner
70 his hand Slowly despair gave way to
hone confidence took the place where
timorous fear had been; the broken
shattered columns formed again. and be-
hind him singing, came six million, five