The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-05

OF the aisles, IT required some little time
for the committee to reach Mr.. Richard
son.
The four men marching in single file,
plowed their way to the side of Chair.
man Thomas. Coy, McCreary advanced
to the front of the platform ana intro
duced Mr.. Richardson who bowed his
acknowledgements of the cheers that
swept through the hall.
He said
The last great contest for naional SUI
premacy was fought MALAY upon one is
sue-that is to say one issue was para
mount in the struggle. That issue was
Familiarity called Sixteen to One.
The momentous issue this year IS again
sixteen to one, but the sixteen parts to
the one part of this campaign, which /
will briefly discuss, are wholly different
from those of 1895. / will refer to the six
teen parts first and then to the one part.
These sixteen parts are:
First, we have the issue fraught with
indescribable Importance to our people
native born, and those who have for
patriotic reasons cast their fortunes with
US mainly, that of the republic against
the empire. The Republican party stands
for empire. The Democratic party stands
for the republic, for the Declaration of
Independence, and the constitution of our
oou ntry.
Second, the paternal and fostering care
/ given by those with whom we contend,
to the combinations or corporations and
companies into powerful organizations
Familiarity known as trusts.
Third, called to power March 4, 1897.
under a pledge to reform the currency,
they seized the first opportunity to fasten
upon the land the highest protective
tariff law ever put upon the statue books
of our country.
This law was enacted not to raise reye-
nue., but to give protection to favored
manufacturers. Their high protectiYe
tariff is the mother Of trusts.
Fourth this administration came into
power with a solemn declaration in favor
of bi-metallism and pledge to promote
It, 1t has failed to keep that pledge. 1t
dard OF gold, and has endeavored to d.
stroy all hopes Of bi-metallism.
Fifth, the dominant party has recent
" made the fraudulent declaration that
it favored the Monroe doctrine and yet
their president and secretary of state
have done all in their power to nullify
and abrogate that famous and revered
Democratic doctrine.
Sixth, In order to obtain place and
power they pledged themselves, IN the in
terests of an expanding commerce, to con-
struct waterway to connect the TWO
commerce. They have negotiated the
Hay-P auncefOte treaty which virtually
abrogates the Monroe doctrine, and renders
impossible to build an American canal.
Under the terms and provisions of this
treaty, which is English and not Ameri-
can, the canal can never be constructed.
Seventh. They declared in their plat
/ form that their party was responsible for
the merit system, that it was their Great
ure and that the civil service law should
be protected and its operation extended.
/ Iho1r protection of the law is such as the
wolf gives the lamb. They did not dare
to openly repeal the law or to modify it
by an act of Congress, but they have in
sidiously by an order from the President,
extorted from him to aid them to obtain
and hold political power greatly i'm
paired the efficiency of tn law
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, at
ter nearly four years of full power, they
are still territories. Under the wicked
rule of law as now applied by the Republi-
can 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 will serve to pauperize
them while it enriches others.
Ninth, When Congress last assembled
the President in his first utterance adj
dressed to the representatives direct from
the people sOlennly urged them that 1t
was their plain duty to give free trade to
Porto Rico. His party Leaders quick to
obey his iniunotiOns made ready to COM
ply with his recommendations. But IN
night, almost in the tWinkling OF an eye,
the mighty magnates of the trusts came
down upon Washington and interpOsed
their strong arm, and plain duty
vanished ike the mist before the rising
sun.
Eleventh, Another part of the issue of
the campaign this year is the scandalous
dealings of a high cabinet officer with
private banks of the country.
Twelfth, The scandals which sur
rounded the war department. in feeding
embalIned beef to the soldiers. in the DUR
ports constitute an important chapter.
Thirteenth, So also the scandals in con-
nectiOn with the pOstOfice matters in
Cuba, and the scandals in connection
with the expenditure OF the funds Of the
Paris exposition.
Fourteenth, They loudly proclaim that
theirs is the party of liberty, and in their
vainglory boast of their very name, Re
publican party, yet they are caught
coquetting and forming secret entangling
alliances of the most detestabIe character
/ with the old mother monarchy. They
stand supinely by and refuse even an ex-
preston of sympathy with the Boer repub-
lies in their heroic and unequal struggle
for existence.
Fifteenth, An important CHI apter is the
oft-repeated promise made to be broken,
that when the war ceased the oppressive
burdensome and vexatious war taxes on
many articles of prime necessity would
be repealed or reduced.
Though the war closed two years ago
and notwithstanding there is a large and
growing surplus in the treasury, not one
dollar of reduction OF these taxes has been
made.
4 Sixteenth and lastly. The cost of Re-
publicanisln and its twin monster inn
| perialism.
This is neither the time nor thu occa-
sion to discuss in detail the increased APP
preparation made necessary by the Repub-
ltcan policy of Imperialism.
Briefly, however, l will mention that
the average Of appropriations per year for
all purposes of government for the two
years Immediately preceding the Spanish
war was about $40, 600, 600. The average
of expenditures per annum for each of the