Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-15
HILL FOR HARMONY
Says Democrats Should Bury
Their fractional Quar-
reIs.
ARE UNITED UPON ESSENTIALS
Philippine Policy Termed a Dis
grace to Civiliza-
ton.


cal speeches developed at the .Ieffer-
son day celebration at the Demo-
cratic club last night. The gather
ing had been arranged by Tammapy's
new leader. Lewis Nixon. in the inter
ests of party harmony. David b. Hill.
for years persona non grata in Tam
many meetings, was the chief
speaker. He said:
why should we divide over the
questionable utterances of modern
party platforms. largely designed to
meet temporary emergencies which
soon pass away. when we are all
united upon the rock-bottom and fun
damental doctrines of our faith in
tended to last as long as our govern
ment itself shall endure?
Why should there be fractional
quarreIs over details when we are all
united upon essentials? 1t is the part
of wisdom for the democracy to push
To the front the issues upon which
there is substantial unaniinitv and
ignore those i'm regard To which there
are such serious and honest differ
ences of opinion as must be fatal to
practical success.
The administration of President
Roosevelt is all at sea IL has no
fixed policies and no conscientious
convictions. 1t 'wabbles' upon every
public question with which il as
sumes to deal. The messages and
public utterances of the president are
merely elaborate treatises upon ele-
mensary questions of government.
a. 4. m N ~ hi 4,
definite. He has no policy in opposi-
ton To that of congress and is pre-
pared TO approve whatever congress
does.
I'VE have learned TO distrust the
utterances of republican presidents
upon tariff questions. because they
are evidently not their own masters.
but are largely controlled by the
great tariff interests which usually
dictate the republican tariff legisla-
ton of this country.
IF any relief whatever to Cuba
shall be secured from the present adj
it will be due to the de-
cided stand taken by the democrats
in congress in insisting that Justice
should be done.
regime IN Pnlupptnes Attacked.
The policy of the administration
in the Philippine islands is a disgrace
to- civilization. The attempt with re-
gard to these possessions To initiate
the foreign policy of England has
proved a dismal failure.
The administration will send its
special representatives TO witness the
of king. but it has no
words of sympathy to express for
the brave farmers of South Africa
who are heroically struggling to
their republics.
Republican INCOMPETENCE to deal
with the financial question is almost
1t was ostentatiously
proclaimed that the gold standard
had been unalterably and successful
~ adopted by the Mckinley admins
tration, and now we are told that
new and additional Legislation is inn
peratively required for that purpose
and in order to preserve the honor
and credit of the country"
Evil In Combinations.
After defining the theories of gov
eminent as contemplated bt Jeffer-
son and federal parties Mr.. Hill went
on to speak of the question of COM
binations of capital. He said:
One of the great problems which
is now presented to the people for
their solution is how shall Jefferson's
sentiments be utilized for the pre-
vention of the evils which he fore
Swallowed? IL is not question for
political iugglery. 1t is not a cues
ton to be lightly dismissed.
lit is not for the true interest of
any community that few men
should be the employers and the
great body should be the employees
or servants. and this is especially
not desirable i'm republic where il
should be the policy of the laws to
rather than reduce the