Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-04
DEMOCRATIC POLICY.
A Volume for Use 10 the Congress
sional Campaign.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF ITS CONTENTS.


Washington, Sept. 3.-The demo-
cratic congressional campaign book,
which made its appearance yester-
day, is a volume Of 1874 pages, the
major portion Of which is devoted
to the discussion of Imperialism and
trusts, 24O pages being given to
these two topics, 115 to the former
and 1875 to the latter. Upon the title
page is the democratic slogan,
Equal Rights to All, Special Priv
leges to None" The volume opens
with the platform Of 1900 and the
resolutions adopted by the demo-
cratic members Of the house at
their conference June 10, arraign-
ing the republican party for failure
to give relief to Cuba and to enact
proper antitrust legislation. Then
follows an extended criticism Of the
republican book, many Of the state
ments contained therein being chal-
lenged as to accuracy, especially
those dealing with the trust ques-
ton. Under the head Of Imperialism
there is long general review Of the
Philippine policy under the follow
ing heads: Attempt to divert the
issue, partisan censorship, war de-
partment investigation and that Of
senate contrasted, war department
policy of suppression, farcical in
designations, a court-martial stopped
because it would prove too much,
court-martial trials a farce, cruelty
committed and encouraged, crimes
of war and not of soldiers, Ameri-
can expansion versus Roman i'm
perialism, colonialism and trade,
statistics against colonialism, keep
American capital at home, the bur-
dens of militarism, Philippine ven
ture beginning Of general policy Of
colonialism, our warlike president,
Philippines a source Of weakness,
shall we spend peoples taxes at
home or in distant lands? govern
ment for carpetbaegers and spolia-
ton, statehood for the Philippines.
The review is succeeded by chap
tiers on Gen. Miles and the army, dis
graceful record of the military au-
thorities at both ends of the line in
the Gardener case, the Smith court
martial, torture as n policy, review
of evidence involving the war de-
partment and certain army officers
in the Philippines in violation Of the
laws Of war; the system, not the in
dividual, to blame; democracy the
remedy for barbarities, fundamental
objections to the Philippine govern
ment act, slavery and polygamy un-
der the protection Of the flag, and
vice and loathsome diseases in the
Philippines.
The chapters on the tariff and
trusts are crowded with statistics
and figures, much attention being
devoted to an attempt to show that
protected trusts and manufactures
get the benefit Of all the tariff in
our markets and sell in foreign mar
kets at greatly reduced prices. Fac
SMILES of export price lists are given
and comparisons are made with do
nestle prices of like articles. A num-
Der of big trusts are discussed in de-
tail to show that they sell their
products abroad much cheaper than
at home and the whole question is
summarized in chapter on the
Evils of Protected Trusts which is
subdivided as follows: 1, political
corruption; 2, watered stock; 3, con-
cealment Of export prices, and 4,
juggled and manufactured statistics.
The records Of the two parties on
the trust question are contrasted.
Reciprocity generally is denounced
as "humbug." The remainder OF
the volume is devoted to q variety OF
subjects, including government by in
junction, the ship subsidy bill, Chi
nese exclusion, foreign affairs and
the Schley case.