The Washington times., 1902-09-03
Congressional Committee
Ready for Opening of
Campaign.
WIDE RANGE OF DISCUSSION
In Addition to Trusts, Imperialism and
Philippine Question, the Rsbecca
Taylor Case and the Assault on At
torney General Knox Are Handled.

The Democratic Congressional Com
mittee will to-day make public its cam
paign text book for use in the fall cleo
tions. The first edition of the volume
has been printed and is being sent out
to the various state chairmen and dis
trict committees. as we'll as to the Dem
ocratic members and candidates for
Congress.
The publication of the book has been
delayed somewhat while an additional
chapter was written in answer to scme
OF the arguments advanced in the Re-
publican text book and by reason of the
difficulty which. the committee expert
discount sheets by which it purports 10
show that articles manufactured in this
country under protection of a high tariff
are sold cheaper abroad than at home.
The book has been very carefully pre-
pared and contains sSi pages. II EN-
braces a wide range of subjects. cover
irs all the issues of the day from inn
perialism TO the Rebecca J. TAYLOR case
in the War Department and the ssault
upon Attorney General Kncx recently at
Atlantic City. Mention of the latter SUBJ
ject is made in connection with the divi-
sion OF Republican opinion upen the
anti-anarchy bill. which passed the SEN
ate and which. the book says. is rerudi-
ated by the best lawyers en- both sides in
the House of Representatives. 1t adds
"a bill under which Mr.. Cramp would
have been hung for treason for striking
Attorney General Knox at Atlantic City
on the 9Th of August. 1902. =
Imperialism, Tariff, and Trusts.
BY far the greater portion of the book
is devoted to discussion OF imperialism
and the tariff and trusts The former
occupies first place in the volume follow
ing the Democratic platform of 1900 and
the chapter in reply TO the statements
contained in the Republican campaign
book.
Under the caption General Review of
the Philippine Policy the book says:
Republican leaders are making
frantic effort to divert public attention
from the real issu< involved in this Phil
fppfne problem by raising the cry that
the Democrats are defa ming the army.
1t is vain charge and false issue
It is chara cieristic of Republican
habits of thought that few high Off
cials in Washington and few officers
In the Philippine Islands. who alone are
responsible for the most of the atroci- |
ties complained of, should be regarded |
as the army. while the great body of |
private soldiers. who have had no sym |
pafhy with such practices. are counted |
as nothing. General Smith himself bears |
witness that his soldiers end subordi- |
nate officers did not approve of his
.howiing wilderness policy, but TO the /
Republican mind a criticism of Smith is |
an attack on the armr.'
Yet those who persecuted Miles and |
who bounded Schley do not think that |
they have assailed either the army or
the navy. Democrats in boti, houses of |
Congress have defended the great body |
Of soldiers from he charge OF any will
ing completely in the practice OF tor
ture. town burning and wholesale de-
vastation cf entire provinces Repub-
licans have defended the army by CON
tending that these were the acts of the
soldiers instead CT being the acts o. GER
tain cfIicers''