The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-25
Gksniffian Character of Republic
can Leaders Shown Up.
nOSEVELT'S HYPOCRISY REGARDING
CUBAN RECIPROCITY TREATY
,srse Which Has Been Pursued Toward the Trusts
Further Bears Out the Harsh Terms Which
Were Applied by the Texan.

mouse and sent II to the senate ceme.erv
where Pecksnifian bills arc hurled ro,er
to be resurrected They have not dared
report any bill during this congress. For
this reason the president. who declared at
Minneapolis. that he would 'shackle tho
cunning of these public enemies. whom he
calls in late message 'captnIns of indus.
try through tho attorney general. has
secured an injunction by consent against
the beef trust, enjoinlng them from doing
what they say they are not doing and In
securing no penal proceedings"
In reply TO n question from Mr.. Little.
field: What is your remedy for trustsT'
Mr.. Ball replied: ITO PLACE ALI,
TRUST MADE PRODUCTS on THE
FREE LIST, DENY TRUSTS THE PRIV.
1LEGE OF INTERSTATE TRANsPoRTA.
TON AND THE USE OF THE MAILS.
AND PLACE IN POWER AN ADMINS.
TRATIoN WHICH WILL RESORT TO
PENAL STATUTES AND NOT TNJuNC
TIoNs IN THE PROSECUTION OF
TRUSTS"
Mr.. Ball then referred to the Pecksnif-
nan policy of the republican party toward
the Territories. which had been promised
Statehood in their platform for eight years
past. But. said he, what is the use or
appealing to the cocaiued conscience Of
tho republican party?'
THE Pecksniffan school Is in the saddle
in republican treatment of the Philippine
test against the war, up jumps rerub
lican to remind us that Mr.. Bryan advised
advocated also a resolution to treat them
in the same way we promised to treat
Cuba At that time Speaker Reed, the
present speaker, Spooner. Dalzell, Hepburn
and every prominent republican leader
retention OF the Philippines, MIR. Bryan
made mistake in supposinc they would
stay out You fooled him. but not Sen
ator Boar who had associated with you
so long that he knew yen better. | VIII
NOT bubble about who started the war
with the Fihpinos. EVERY HONEST MAN
KNOWS THE WAR STARTED BECAUSE
THE REPUBLICAN, PARTY PRoST1-
TUTED A WAR BEGuN FOR LIBERTY
AND HUMANITY IN CUBA, TO ONE OF
GREED AND CONQUEST IN THE PHIL
IPPINE ARCHIPELAGO
when We protest against outraEes In
the Philippine islands, you say We are
slandering the army You dig down Ike
gnouls and revive the bitter memories Of
the civil war. When YOU say that the or
ders of General Smith to burn, refuse
quarter to prisoners, make ~ Samar
bowling wilderness, and Kill all over 10
years Of age; when you say that the tor
lures by the water cure and peeling the
Nhin FROM utipitsb Nt'NlLhS has nay fN'N'
lei in the war between the States, you
Islander the two greatest armies that ever
met on the field of battle Bomb proof
stay-at homes who are sending others to
fight while they stay at home and pay
tribute to the flag and the boys in blue can
not escape responsibility. You have cost
this country 5000, 10000 already; you have
increased the expense Of the army and
navy from 54.OO0.OOO in 1896 10 $4,000
Ooo in 1892. You send brave men 10 incur
disease, suffer death and come home man
acled 10 the cars while manlaoal shrieks
proclaim reason overthrown and inability
10 discern under what dag they Fought
You will add millions to our pension rolls
The blood and health Of thousands, the
treasure spent in this war is upon inc
head of the republican party. You have
violated our traditions, dishonored our MS
tory and perverted the spirit and genius
of a liberty loving government to enc OIL
despotic power. You are crushing out d
people who were our allies in the Far East
and WHO ARE BATTLING FOR THE
BOON OUR FoREFATHERS WREsTEp
FROM GREAT BRITAIN. You are estao-
fishing crown colonies over 1OrOOOWo oil
people, 7OOO miles from our shore where
the Declaration of American lndepehd'
ence can not be read except with solemn