New-York tribune., 1902-08-04
THE REPUBLICAN RECORD.
CAMPAIGN BOOK ISSUED BY THE CON
GRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
por1CrEs OF THE TWO PARTIES ON TRUSTS
AND OTHER GREAT QUESTIONS
CONTRASTED.
CONTRASTED

Washington. Aug S-The textbook for the CAM
paign of 1902 has been issued by the hepupii0a" u"
Congressional Committee. The book whlch - u, u
pamphlet form. containing $50 pages. makes HOeral
quotations from the speeches of Mckinney anu
Roosevelt. and contains extracts from thef iie9
saEes to Congress in support OF Repuohcah uoc
trines The book reviews the record OF the heiu'
Hcan party from its beginning to the present t'l =,
Under the heading. Protection and FrosperIy'
etebtv-one pages are devoted to advocacy OF Fro-
lection. :. o
twenty pages are devoted to trusts. and IN open
ing the discussion the book thus describes 'iie '
tude of the two parties:
The attitude of the great parties @ on fbe ehf De9
cratic party looks to constant agitatiqn Win In @ tU
restrictive legislation that OF the psrhifrarv d
vance in prices reduction in vases b Ieefs
Exclusive control but not the destruction pH eSis
atinn or injury bv fictitious agitation OF egltlmaIe
enterprise, through great manu- oricas Of manu-
factures reduced and permanency OF eHiioS iiie'''
assured.
Following this is the record OF the FepuO.ie'
party on the trust question mention oelie nav"
tba sherman antitrust law. Mckinley recon-
rnenda+ions legislation proposed by Republicans
and a quotation from President RooseNell9 me
sage TO the with Congress- which IS ueSo'+'eN
as conservative but fearless The assertion Is
made that the share of the trusts IN ousiHesS 10
comparatively small. The book says
The trusts have not occupied as great a plafe f
IN the manufa acturfng industries as they nave IN
public discussion
Further along it is asserted:
The Republ1can administrations Of President NC NC
Kiniev and President Roosevelt have mace St sUoq
law There has been nc shlrklng OF utc4 I4StnS tho
trusts There been hesitation for fT Rannb nfe
law would not prove effectlye IN ap or corpor-
alton above the law
The assertion also is made that free trade Ens
land is the home of trusts" ,,,,--.-o.
Ninety-fve pages are devoted to the fhliipP-l-es M
and the Republican insular policy. including the
IL s,agee NJ the ACQUISITION Of the islands, the
conduct of the army. declarations from prominent
neople that the Fipinos are not ready LOT lHue
pendence and a large portion OF Admirai DeWeS
testimony before the Senate Philippine ConlfftIee'
in which he gave his opinion Of Aguinaldo Presl-
dent Roosevelts Memorial Day address - 1ar aS
- fars m The conduct Of the soldiers in the Phil-
;rn,nee is quoted entire. There also is some olS-
cussion Of trade with the insular possessions
More than twenty pages are given to the discus
sion of the gold standard and an outline oi INC
I9en,blican policy on financial questions
A cbapter is given to diplomacy in the orient
5 q is said that ''McKinley's policy saved China
from dismemberment
The declaration of the late Amos J. Cuiilii's
when 1 refuse vote to protect the h'e9 u
American soldiers I hope I shall be paralyzed -
80 - obantar which declares that the Demo-
Gratis oppose army appropriations
Reference is made to the repeal OF the war
-.xee and credit is given the Republican party
for the isthmian canal =. l.,
considerable space IS given TO CUBA ana II -
oor+a6 chat the groundwork Of a republican
form of government was laid by the Cnl'eo states
under a Republican policy
Liberal quotations are made from freS'oeil' NJ
I<inIey's last speech at Buffalo reference - nau
- por,,hr,can efforts to revive the American rner-
chant marine. The LVIIth Congress is spoken OF
as "a distinctively business Congress. ana us
priucpaI acts are mentioned. especial reference
being made to the new policy in aid Of reclalInlng
.ba srid lands of the West. The Republican party
e shown to be the friend Of the old soldiers, an4
+ba nension laws it has enacted are ellulhtIdJe Jeu-
I!le a3G tl,st rural free delivery is due to Re
nI,biicsn legislation and administration. ,.
In the closing pages of the book there Is d
ter entitled democratic Harmony me 1llutll l
Club dinner is mentioned an6 qV6taC"n 6 ets aUtt
~ WfIIiam J Bryan and Henry Watterson on II
and the efforts toward Democratlc ""i iiioiS 81
The book is intended for the use OF campaign p{
orators and is designed as an eApo9i'i'ii u '>0l
Iican policies generally