Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-08-21
HE DESERTS PATTISON
Democratic Committeeman Declares
For Pennypacker.
DEMOCRATS CAN'T BE TRUSTED
Former Assistant Collector of PhiIa-
deIphia Charles Henry Jones Re-
fuses to Serve On Pattison's Com


deIphia Charles Henry Jones Re-
fuses to Serve On Pattison's Com
mittee.
(From Our Own Correspondent
Philadelphia, Aug. 1S-Charles Henry
Jones, who was assistant collector Of
the port under Cleveland, prominent
Democrat and member of the Phila-
delphia bar, has publicly declined to
become a member of Robert +. Patti
sons Democratic campaign committee.
In his letter, which says that the Dem
ocratic party cannot be trusted, and in
which he declares for Judge Penny
packer for governor, Mr.. Jones says:
REFUSES TO AID PATTISON.
Il am in receipt of your letter in
forming me that | have been named
a member of the citizens committee 10
aid the campaign for the election of
Hon Robert E. Pattison for governor.
| highly appreciate this honor and re-
gret very much that | am unable to
accept the position; but as | am not
in accord with the present policy of the
Democratic party upon the important
question of money and expansion, |
cannot advocate the election Of its
candidates for office.
Sound money and expansion have
always been, until the present time,
fundamental doctrine Of the Democrat
ic party Florida and the whole coun-
try lying between the Mississippi river
and the Pacific ocean, including the
Louisiana purchase, the annexation Of
Texas, the Gadsden purchase and that
vast extent of territory ceded to the
United States as the result of the Mex
lean war, were all acquired under Dem
Ocratic administration of the govern
ment, when the party was united and
powerful organization. This policy ad-
ded to the country more than two
thirds of its present area.
The territory acquired under ii now
comprises twenty states, and is the
seat of more than One-fOurth of the
population of the country. To this
expansion is largely due our present
greatness and prosperity, and the Dem
ocratic party is entitled to credit for
the great benefits that have resulted
to the country from this wise policy
in the past
EXPANSION IS NECESSARY.
Il can seen no distinction in princi-
pie because the results of the Spanish
war, which have been of so incalcula-
BILE benefit to the country, both at
home and abroad, have carried this
doctrine, in the natural course OF
events, beyond the seas. 1t has Ger
tainly added greatly to the power and
Importance of the country as a member
of the family of nations. and as we are
a commercial people the value of this
cannot be over estimated
"As one of the great powers of the
world we must avail ourselves of every
advantage that will enable us to per
form our duties as such, and to sus-
tain ourselves in our relations with for
eign powers. This certainly cannot be
accomplished II we retire within our
own borders and confine ourselves to
our own domestic affairs while the 9th
er great powers are pursuing a different
policy.
DEMOCRATIC HYPOCRICY
THAT the Democratic party favored
expansion beyond the main land Is
shown by It's record upon the question
of the acquisition of Cuba, which was
always favored by the party. and
strongly advocated during the admins
trations OF Pierce and Buchanan. | do
not consider the fact that the Republi-
can party happened to be in power at
the time the country entered upon this
great epoch in its history justifies the
Democratic party in changing its his
torical attitude upon this great ques-
ton.
Its hostility to this policy has been
carried so far that upon one occasion
in the house the party voted as a unit,
with one marked exception, against ap-
propriating the small sum of $500 900
to build shelter for our troops in the
Philippines.
CAN'T TRUST DEMOCRATS.
Il have followed the course of the
Democratic party in congress with
much interest, and am constrained to
say that, in my judgment it would not
be for the hest interests of the country
to put it in control of that body at the
present time, and, so believing, | find
myself unable TO support its candi-
dates.
THE selection Of senator of the
United States from Pennsylvania and
of members of the lower house Of con
gress will be largely Influenced at tbe
coming election by the attitude Of the
voters toward the head Of the ticket.
The contest. therefore. cannot be con
fined to state issues. or to the correc-
tion Of existing evils in the admins
tration Of state government. National
issues will be paramount.
Questions of state administration
will be subordinated If state issues
are incidentally considered no more