Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-28

Its history for the past forty years ha
, been history of a series of unmitigat
ed political blunders. Today it stands
without candidate, without a platform
and without a reasonable hope of tn,
future. The energies of the party in sc
far as there is such thing. are devoted
to the effort to shake off the old MAJ
of the sea- that rode them to disaster IL
two presidential years, but the olc
man does not let go very easily. He i:
holding on with wonderful tenacity anC
while that is going on, where stands the
democratic party in congress-pre- emf
nently party of obstruction and oppo.
sition? These mighty questions tha
have come before congress growing out
of the Spanish war. the questions thai
have come incidental to the acquisition
of the islands of the Pacific are sugges-
tons of opposition. They stand in the
house of representatives today as they
have stood in the senate for the last
six weeks without any suggestion OF pol
icy, without any proposition looking tc
the settlement of these questions bu,
simply occupying hours, days, weeks
and months in abuse of the republican
administration advertising to all the
world their false Indictment of the cor
ruption and wickedness and cruelty and
| barbarity of our army which they al
leSe, denouncing our soldiers, abusing
our officers snd degrading our flag
| publishing to all the world that our
army is body of organized BashibaZ-
| ouks without making any one single
suggestions that looks to the settle-
ment of the questions that the people
are interested in.
Upon the tariff question they have
no policy. Upon the financial question
they do not know whether they are for
Bryan or Cleveland or whom, but they
simply stand blocking the progress of
legislation, hopelessly stranded amid
| the wrecks of their misguided leaders.
This is the democratic party of today;
this is the party that asks you here in
Ohio to endorse their suggestions by
electng their ticket in the coming cleo
| TONS
Following Gen. Grosvenor's speech
the commiNee on resolutions reported
The Platform.
The platform opens with beautiful
| tribute to the memory Of the late Nc
l<inley.
The administration of Roosevelt is
cordially endorsed and approved and
unreserved support is pledged to His
| frank able, courageous efforts to pro-
| tect public interests"
Governor Nash,s state administrative,
and the legislature, Senators Foraker
cation are highly commended and en-
n to- "a
the general prosperity of the country
which has followed the first election of
Mckinley, thru the establishment of a
protective tariff law and the gold stand
ard and the platform declares demo-
cratic success With even the mere shad-
ow of impending free trade would des-
troy confidence unsettle business,
alarm industrial interest and check the
demand for labor.
I'VE congratulate the country upon
its record of diplomatic achievement,
without parallel in our annals, and
which will forever rebound to the cred
it of the administration which, avoid
ing alliances and entanglements in its
foreign policy, has kept steadily in view
the glory of the American flag, growth
and spread of American commerce,
steadfast support and maintenance of
American doctrines and traditions. and
has wrought for the present and future
in the interest of world wide peace and
progress.
No question now pressing for at
tention can be of greater Importance
than that which concerns the relation,
of capital and labor and we pledge
ourselves to the protection of these
two servants of civilization. We well
come investment of capital within oui
state to the end that may be steadily
and profitably employed in adding to
the wealth and prosperity of our peo-
pie
TO secure for labor the considera-
ton it deserves, to uphold the dignity
of toll; to create a healthy public
opinion on the subject of labor and the
justice of its receiving a. full share of
the values 1t creates; to bring labor
and capital together on common ground
in adjustment of such questions as
may concern these two great factors
in production it is necessary that la
Dor should be intelligently organized.
We believe in fewer hours and larger
rewards for labor. We favor such laws
as will harmonic the interests of la
Dor and capital and tend to tighten
the burden of toll"
The resolutions favor continuation
of the liberal pension policy inaugur
ated by the republican party; advo-
Gates extension of postal rural free de-
livery service, wherever it's exten-
sion may be justtied;" recommend
substantial and uninterrupted in
crease in the strength of the navy:
urge legislation that will expedite
construction of the isthmian canal Re
enactment of the Chinese exclusion
bill is endorsed.
We recognize the necessity of co-op-
Grafton in order to meet new conditions
in the industrial world, and to compete
successfully for the worlds markets. but
all combinations that stifle competition.
control prices, limit production, or un-
duly Increase the profits or values. and
especially when they raise the prices of
necessities of life, are opposed to public
strong hand.
The republican party is the only one
that has dealt courageously and hon
estly with the trust question. 1t enact
ed as early Us 1890 the law framed by
that distinguished statesman, John
Sherman, to prohibit and punish COM
binations in restraint of trade, control
Wagtes, or advancement of prices. This
act, framed by republican statesman.
passed by a republican congress ana
signed by republican president, has
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