The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-04

Washington. September 2-tStnd Corrc-
spondence 1.-THE d, mocruuc camDaiga book
for the congressional elections OF lJ12 g
ocing dirtnbatcd today Us sccretarg
Chsrlcs A. Edwards Of the cpmmttee
which has is headquarters " this ci'r.
q Is paper hound volume OF 3si pagtA
So subject maltsr is 4ftractivelT haad.ca
and J. Is acai typosrophlcally
A pcrusnl Of the book leads % the be-
lief thnt It contains nothing that VIII have
20 he apoogized for or rearanged IN Oct
crrBoc 10 the wishes Of lca,iiug IN nbsrs
Of the party. as has been tho ense vita
the seat book watch the republicans arc
using ia their campaign The various sub
jccts touched or nre handled In manner
which euves little 10 be desired from the
democratic standpoint and every asscr ION
made 10 becftd MP by incontroycrtiWe
facts The matter Of the tnrln and ttustt
is dealt with rxhaustively aud in such A
way rs TO appeal with particular fore to
the people OF the country who ever si3cc
the beginning OF republican domlpntlon.
have been compelled 10 pay Inflated prices
for supplies OF al kinds as result q
the prevention Of foreign competition AID
the unboundcd latitude gwen greus com ).
nuticps Of chuital
Imperialism ' another subject 10 vii N
much attention Is given and fneis con
corning 4 are so presented rs to bring ont
Mi Of thc strong points made By the deno-
Gratis during the ms; session Of congress,
RAID TO rciutc the republican allegation that
the democratic position Is simply oue OF
citi,lsm Of the army MS a whole In the
sociiea deyo.cd 30 imperialism there IS n
a.. \.
The government, statement OF the demo.
cratic position oil lhe Philippine Question;
a eistcry Of tho war IN the Philippines since
Gey iloe; q detailed statniaent concerning
/ the cost Of the war; a chapter on tae at
atuac 81 tbs administration toward Gcnsral
Mltes another on tie casc Of Major Gar.
ucner Il chapter on the court marital OF
General Jacob Smith. the author OF tho in.
faiuous XIII and burn" order; several pag $
on the fortune indicted or natives by
I United states soldiers in the Philippines, in
1 which is Included long iet OF stare,
n.cnts made under oath hy witnesses who
testified before the senate committee on
4 the Philippines during the helrings he d
/ Inst winter. Included in this list e. the
sIatemcnt Of CAPTAIN Jesse Lee Ilall OF
! Texas. which, white it showed conclusive.
/ y that the water cure was COMMONLY prac.
tced in the islands was declared by sen-
4 utor Lodge to be one Of the strongest bits
Of tcstimony-from the republican stand
! point ever given before the committee. The
letter Of Private Weir regarding the Ar.
! mold case the presentation by senator cut
4 berson Of the papers In which, It may be
! remembered. created profound sensation,
! IS also included. as arc practically all the
matters Of like nature watch appeared
( ~ Tho Post from time TO time Inst winter.
smother chapter Is devoted TO the pro-
4 tests made by republicans who arr not Sc
blindad by so-caHed party fealtv as to be
/ unnble to see the terrible errors OF the
policy pursued in the far off Islands OF
4 the Pacific Included in this chapter nra
e1trncts from the speech made by Rrepre-
sentative sIbley Rep, PAD, on April y,