The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-08-08
Prospect is Bright for Success of
Democracy.

Inc Au1ioWluk thpcIFlCW WIN w
vada's Congressman, Francis G. New
lands, appeared in Sundays San Fran
cisco Examiner.
Hon. Francis G. Newiands, of Me-
vada, one of the most prominent and
influential Democrats in Congress, is
of the opinion that the prospects for
Democratic harmony in the coming
campaign are unusually bright Mr..
Newlands takes issue with the policy
of the Republican party with regard to
the trust and Philippine questions, and
states that no hope of remedial trust
legislation can be entertained SO long
as the party remains in power.
Mr.. Newlands was seen yesterday at
the Palace Hotel. In an interview
with an Examiner reporter hereviewed
the political situation at considerable
length. He looks for a. Democratic
victory this November.
81 believe the prospect for Demo-
cratic harmony is good" said Con-
gresham Newlands. During 1896
and 1900 the party was passing through
an acute-crisis. 1t was endeavoring to
throw off the control of the men who
were really more in sympathy with Re-
publican than Democratic policies, and
who were disposed to favor lawless
wealth rather than to protect law-abid-
ing wealth and the honest endeavors
of the masses to secure prosperity and
happiness. That was period neces-
sarily of much recrimination, and dis
quietude.- ! believe that the truth of
our contention that the Republican
party was the party of privilege, of
monopoly, of favored legislation for
the few rather than beneficent legisla-
ton for the masses, is becoming clear
to the minds of many Americans who
have been identified with the Republi-
can party, and / look for graduakand
conservative reform, secured through
Democratic instrumentality.
HARMONY OF SENTIMENT.
81 believe that what we require is
harmony of sentiment in the party,
rather than the apparent harmony that
is produced by placating those who
differ with us in our views, and thus
attempting to secure votes. Nothing
can be accomplished by endeavoring
to secure the support of those who
really prefer Republican policies to our
own.o
ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN
"Whatwill be the issues of the cam
paign?' was asked of Mr.. Newlands-
''The principal issues" he replied,
twill be the Philippines, the trusts,
domestic development as opposed to
Philippine expansion and conquest,
and the general tendency of the Re-
publican party to favor privilege and
wealth at the expense of the produc-
ing masses.
"How about the trust question? Will
that be prominent issue?"
EYES," replied Mr.. Newlands, ''the
most prominent. The Republican par
ty will go into the campaign this fall
relying mainly upon the expressions
of President Roosevelt in his message
and his Pittsburg speech as Indications
of it's ANTITRUST proclivities. But the
question is not what Mr.. Roosevelt's
views are, but what the views of the
Republican party are ON this question;
and, above all, what the action of the
Republican party has been during its
six years of power just passed.
II regard Mr.. Roosevelt as pre-emi-
nent in the Republican party for sim
certify, earnestness and courage; but
Mr.. Roosevelt is not the platform of
the Republican party. He was never
elected President of the United States.
He was Governor of the State of New
York, and there he sought bring the
great wealth of that State into some
reasonable degree of contribution to
the State expenses. New York Repub-
icans forced Mr.. Roosevelt into the
Vice Presidency to get rid of a reform
Governor. Their action was not in the
interest of reform, but against it,.
They hoped to put him in position
of absolute inaotion. The action of
the assassin, not the action of the Re-
publican party, put Mr.. Roosevelt into
the Presidential chair; and outside of
the radical question of party differ
ences.. Democrats must eoncede that
President Roosevelt has conducted
himself we'll and that heis an Ameri-
can of whom every, American should
feel proud. The question is not wheth-
or Mr.. Roosevelt is a reform President,
but whether the Republican party is a
reform party. That is the issue this
campaign. contend that the Repub-
lican party is against the President.
So far as it's action is concerned, what
ever may be it's verbal expressions, it
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