The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-03
WAR;
The DemocratiC
sionaI Campaigl
The VOLUME JUST
n
THE VOLU Me JUST
Equal Rights to all. Special
leges to None.
THIS SLOGAN ERBLAzoNs TITLE
II is Devoted Chiefly TO a Discussion Of
Trusts and Imperialism, But There is
No Lack Of 0iher Strong

(By the Associated Press


Washington, D. c., Sept. 2.-The Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Book
which made its appearance TODAY is
volume of 3S4 pages, the major portion
of which is devoted to the discussion of
Imperialism and trusts, 24O pages being
devoted to these two topics, 115 to the
former and 125 to the latter Upon the
title page is the Democratic slogan.
Equal rights to all, special privileges to
none." The volume opens with the plat
form Of 1900 and the resolutions adopted
by the Democratic members Of the House
at their conference June 19 arraigning
the Republican party for failure TO give
relief to Cuba and to enact proper anti
trust legislation Then follows an ex-
tended criticism of the Republican Cam
paign Book many statements contained
therein being challenged as to accuracy,
| especially those dealing with the trust
question. Under the head of Imperialism
| there is a lc-g general review of the
| Philippine policy under the following
heads Attempts to divert the issue.
PARTISAN censorship, War Department
policy of suppression, farcical invcstiga-
tions, War Department investigation and
that of Senate contrasted. a court mar
tial stopped because 1t would prove too
much court martial trials farce, cruelty
| committed and encouraged, crimes of war
and not of soldiers, American expansion,
versus Roman Imperialism, colonialism
and trade, statistics against coloniaIism,
keep American capital at home the bur-
dens of militarism, Philippine venture
\
ism, our war-like President, Philippines
a source of weakness, shall we spend peo-
ples taxes at home or in distant lands
a government for pet-bagger,. and
spoilation, statehood for the Philippines. :"
This review is succeeded by chapters
on General Miles and the administration.
disgraceful record of the military au-
| thorities at both ends of the line in
the Gardener case, the Smith court mar
tial, torture as a policy review of evil
dence involving the War Department and
certain army officers in the Philippines
| in violation of the laws of war, the sys-
| TEN, not the individual to blame. De-
mocracy the remedy for barbarities. fun
dGmental objections to the Philippine
| Government Act, slavery and polygamy
under the protection of the flag, and vice
| ana loatnOne ulSedSe IN Jne PnlllpplneS.
| The chapters on the tariff and trusts
are crowded with statistics and figures.
much attention heing devoted to an at
tempt to show that protected trusts ana
manufacturers get the benefit of all the
tariff in our markets and sell in foreign
markets at greatly reduced prices Fac
! SMILES of export price lists are given
and comparisons are made with domestic
prices of like articles. number Of big
trusts are discussed in detail to show
THAT they sell their products abroad
much cheaper than at home and the whole
| question is summarized in a chapter on
! the evils of protected trusts, which is
subdivided as follows:
| /. Political corruption.
2. Watered stock.
Concealment of export prices
4. Juggled and manufactured statistics
The records of the two parties on the
trust question are contrasted Reciprocity
generally is denounced as a "humbug."
The remainder of the volume is devo-
ted to a variety of subjects, including
government by injunction, the Ship Sub
sidy Bill Chinese Exclusion. Foreign AZ
fairs and the Sehley case.