Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-08-08
REPUBLICAN, PROMISES.

Taking for his text the first paragraph of
the Republican Text Book, just issued for
the campaign of 1909, Senator Carmack, OF
Tennessee, who is chairman OF the litera.
ture committee of the Democratic campaign
committee says what may be taken as the
general Democratic view of this newest pro.
ductlon of Republican literature.
The first paragraph of the book seems to
be given 10 the nature of text for the
whole, Ii reads;
"You do not have to guess what the Re-
publican party will do. The whole world
knows its purposes. 1t has embodied them
in law and executed them in administra-
ton"
This is quoted by the Republicans as
President McKinley's definition OF the Re
publican party before he was elected Pres
ident
Senator Carmack says:
81 think there is measure of truth in
this quotation. The whole country, II not
the whole world, ls beginning to know the
purposes of the Republican party, though
Il has not as yet fully embodied them In
law and executed them in administration,
There is pretty sale rule to follow in de
termining what the Republican party will
do, and that Is that II will not do what il
processes TO intend, and that II will do what
Il seems most anxious 10 avoid.
III the world knows the purposes of the
Republican party II does not gather its
knowledge from Republican platforms II
had always prolessed to be ardently in favor
OF bimelallism up to the very time that II
finally enacted the gold standard The world
may have known what the purposes of the
Republican party were, but the Republican
party certainly never intended that the peo
pie should know
"rhe same is true Of its record on reel.
procily. II Mr.. Mckinley were living to.
day be would probably confess that he hun.
sell was mistaken as to the purposes of the
Republican party on this question.
"Perhaps the world knows what the Re
publican party intends TO do on the tariff
and trust question Itprobably knows that
1t has no thought OF passing Mr.. Babcock's
tariff bill or MIR. Litlehelds antitrust bill,
but ] am very sure that the managers OF
the Republican party have very strong hope
that the people of the United States do not
know.
"When Mr. Littlefelds antitrust bill
went through the House Of Representatives
al the first session OF the Fifty sixth Con
gress, did the world know that II was the
purpose of the Republican party TO use that
bill simply for campaign purposes, aud then
let il die without one effort 10 save il at the |
next session Of Congress- There is certainly |
very considerable doubt in the minds of
some very prominent Republicans to-day as
TO what should be the purpose of the Re.
Publican party in dealing with the tariff at
the next session Of Congress. There are
some who actually believe that il will effect
q genuine revision OF our tariff schedules
There are Others who are equally as con.
ident that these schedules will not be
.ouched.
sometimes the Republican party EN-.
bodies an alleged purpose in law, and does
not execute il in administration. The Sher.
man antitrust law, for instance--that law
has its periods of activity, during campaigns,
but always relapses into nnocuous desue.
tude when the campaign is over.
"Does the whole world, or do the Amer.
AN people, know what are the purposes Of
he Republican party 10 the Philippine Is
Andsi The party leaders evidently think
: md 'hsy therefore consider 70 ar 1cces.
~ % ms any public statement on tbe /
. ,siion. a has smpLslcsiy decline a
= = ssrssf y islends 70 hold tas PaGip Z
- osrnaoe yasAal province.