Wadsworth semi-weekly dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-06-27
he QUIT DEMOCRACY.

says.
Within the space of a short letter
it Is impossible for me to give all the
said reasons, but a few are:
Time has proven to my entire sat
isfaction that the doctrines and issues
advocated by the Democratic party
during the last few years. and the dire
results predicted in the event of the
failure of the American people to in
culcate them in and make them the
foundation of their governmental policy,
have utterly failed to materialize. but
the entire opposition has appeared.
"ror instance, six years ago we
made the free and unlimited coinage
OF silver a paramount issue, also tariff
Tor revenue only a chief issue, and we
predicted that unless Congress adopt
ed these measures dire calamity would
overtake us, that in six years our land
would be inhabited by two classes of
people only, viz, millionaires and pau
pers, and that there would be parctic-
ally no money in circulation to carry
on the business Of the country, and,
therefore. there would be a stagnation
Of business, poverty and distress in the
nation, etc.
"Now. time has proven that these
predictions. though conscienciously and
honestly made at the time. were
based upon a false theory, and have
not come to pass.
ION the contrary. never in the his
tory Of the nation have the people, as
a whole. been as prosperous as they
are today, and under the present gov
ernmental policy w are steadily grow
ing stronger and our influence as a
world-power greater; we are growing
richer and every day better
respected at home and abroad, as a
nation and as a people.
so far as the trusts and combines
are concerned. VIZ have them. DEM
ocrats and Republicans alike are sup
porting them, and it matters not which
party is in power. It will be obliged to.
and in my opinion will pass such legis-
lati n as will be necessary to meet
this common foe.
I so far as the Philippine question
is concerned. | wish to say that | am
not in harmony with. but am opposed
to, the Democratic party in its whole
sale criticisms and denunciations OF
our soldiers in the Philippines, and |
am heartily tired OF apologizing for
my party every time the subject is re-
ferred to, or whenever | meet q boy in
blue.
The Islands became n through
a force of circumstances for which no
political party is responsible. They
are the fruit OF the most righteous war
and greatest victory that has ever
been achieved since The u shone,
and think they (the ~islanders) have
no just cause for complaint when we
offer them the best. freest and most
liberal government on earth, just as
soon as they are in q condition to re-
cieve 1t; and | am opposed to this
everlasting kicking, and believe, now
that we have the islands, that we
should uphold the hands Of the admin
istration in controlling them, and we
should give them as nearly absolute
and free government as the inhabitants
Of the Islands are capable Of admin
istering under the dominion and lag OF
our countr.v.
And, in conclusion, | may say that
President Roosevelt's message IS, in
nv opinion, one Of the most able docu-
ments of the kind ever issued. It was
calculated to and did reach the hearts
ard monts Of the entire people.