The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-05

washington, September 1.-The demo-
cratic congressional campaign DOCK
which made it's appearance today Is a
volume of 384 pages, the major portion
Of which is devoted to the discussion OF
imperialism and trusts, 24O pages beng
given 10 these two topics, 115 to the
former and 125 TO the latter.
Upon the title page is the democratic
slogan, Equal rights to all, special
privileges to none" The volume opens
with the platform of 1900 and the reso-
lutions adopted by the democratic MEM
Ders Of the house at their conference,
June 18th, arraigning the republican
party for failure to give relief to Cuba
and to enact proper antitrust legisla-
ton. Then follows an extended criti-
cism of the republican campaign book,
many of the statements contained
ther being challenged as to accuracy,
especially those dealing with the trust
question. Under the head of imperial
ism. there is a long general review of
the Philippine policy under the follow
ing heads:
Attempt to Cover the Issue, Partisan
censorship, war DCpdI lIIlcIll IN VI
Suppression, Farcial Investigation, War
Department Investigation and that of
Senate Contrasted A Court Martial
stopped it Would Prove Too
Much, Court Martial Trials a Farce,
Cruelty Committed and Encouraged,
Crimes of War and Not OF Soldiers,
American Expansion versus Roman
Imperialism, Colonialisn and Trade.
Statistics against ColOniailsm, Keep
American Capital at Home, The Bur-
dens of Militaryism, Philippine Venture
Beginning of General Policy Of Colon
ialism, Our War III President, Philip
pines a Source of Weakness, Shall we
Spend Peoples Take at Home or in
Distant Lands, A Government for Car
pet Baggers mo Spoiliation, Statehood
for the Philippines.
This reView is succeeded by chapters
on General Miles and the aGministra-
tons d~iSgraceful record Of the military
authorities at both ends of the line ir
the Gardner case, the Smith court mar
tial; Torture as a Policy, review of evl
dence involving the wal department ant
1Etain army officers IN the Philippine:
IL violation Of the, laws Of war, thu
system, not the individual to blame, de
mOcracy the remedy for barbarities
fundamental objections to the Philip
pine government. act, slavery and polyg
amy under the protection of the flag an
vice and loathsome diseases iii the Phil
ippines.
The chapters on the tariff and trust
are crowded with statistics and figures
much attention being devoted 10 an at
tempt to show that protected trusts am
manufacturers get the enefit Of all tn
tariff in our markets and sell in foreign
markets at greatly reduced prices
Facsimilies of export lists are givel
and comparisons are made with price,
for like articles. A number of hi,
rust are discussed in detail to shov
that they sell their products abroa'
much cheaper than at home and tn
whole question is summarized in
chapter on the evils of protected trusts
which is sub-divided as follows:
Il, Political Corruption; ., Watere'
Stock; 3, COncealmeEc OF Expor
Prices; and 4. Juggled and Manufac
tured Statistics. The records of tn
two parties on the trust question ar
contrasted. Reciprocity generally is de
HOunced as a humbug.
The remainder Of the volume is de
voted to a variety of subjects, includin
government by injunction, the ship sub
sidy bill, Chinese exclusion, foreign al
fairs and the Schley case.