Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-03
DEMOCRATIC POsITION.

length. The slavery system in the Phil
ippines is briefly but tersey commented
upon.
DEMOCRATIC POSITION.
The Democratic position is set forth in
the letter of Adlai Stevenson accepting the
Democratic nomination for the office of
! Vice-President in 1900, in which it is
shown that the Democratic party has al
ways favored legitimate expansion, while
opposed to i1legitinate expansion.
WHO can guess what the Republican
party will do?'' is asked in commenting
upon the attitude of the Republicans to-
ward Cuba In the Introductory to the
book special attention is called to the
attitude of the United States towards the
South African republics, and the discus
sion of that subject well deserves the
special mention it receives. I'VE do not
have to guess what the Republican party
has DONE" is one of the strong statements
in this chapter. It is asserted that the
administration was an ally of Great Bri-.
tain, and the evidence adduced goes to
prove the assertion. The shipment OF
horses and mules, and similar incidents
of allied friendship. are cited. Whitelaw
Reds coronation embassy comes in for
q few short and terse comments.
COST OF THE PHILIPPINE WAR.
The cost of the Philippine war is made
the topic of an important chapter. Lhe
estimate Of Senator Hoar. placing the
cost of the war at $500 600, 900 and 10, 900
American lives. is given as the most con-
sentative calculation The figures of the
War Department are shown to be papably
one-sided by a correct citation of the fig
ures which reason points out as more
| plausible.
Tariff and the trusts form the next
great topics of discussion. The export and
Import prices are given in concise tables
%o1y frcp f>a1 o4c md nf
reports. The United States Steel Corpo-
ration is one Of the items to which spe-
cial attention is called in the Introduction
to the book. and the statistics given and
sta tements made are we'll worth reading.
1t is shown that the value of the trusts
yearly products of steel is about o0O0,-
o0O The tariff profits OF the steel trust
are given in an interesting table. For
the year ending March 81, 1902, the tariff
profit of this prince of trusts is shown by
official statistics to be SIS, 09S, $50. When
these figures are studied, it is no wonder
that the steel trust favors high tariff,
and of this great tariff profit is safe to say
that the Republican campaign fund gets
a good contribution.
TRUST PROFITS
The tin-plate trust and the American
steel and wire trust are discussed briefly.
The net tariff profits of these concerns run
up into the millions. The wire-rope truss,
window glass trust boraX trust, lead
! trust. printing-paper trust, salt trust. the
different chemical trusts. the plate-glass
trust, are fully touched upon in discussing
tariff and trusts. The tariff profits of
| these esta blishments are stupendous. and
! Chairman Griggs and his assistant writers
| have no reason to be ashamed of the
able manner in which they have treated
| this subject Evidently they believe in
! the old maxim, Figures do not lie, as
| they have given them in plenty.
| the worlds sugar problem is the next
subject commented upon Statistics and
| undisputed statements go to show that TIC
| United States are at the mercy OF the
sugar trust Mr.. Haveneyec is dealt with
| without mercy, and his testimony Is
quoted quite frequently.
| In discussing the record of the two par
I ties on the trusts. it is shown that the
| policy of the Democratic party mas peen
! openly inimical to the trusts, while that
of the Republican party has. been two
| sided and hypocritical. outWardly an
enemy, but inwardly a friend.
| Railroad consultations are made the
| text of an important chapter. 1t is shown
| that the increase in mileage of CONSOLE
| dated railroads since 1897 has been a. $50
| miles or 1919 per cent. The total mileage
| of large railroad systems is placed at
! 162, 24s miles, while the total mileage Tor
all the roads in America is put 1871 wv.
| RECIPROCITY.
| The reciprocity humbug is next touched
upon. and this is discussed at considerable
! length. and it is clearly argued that re-
| ciprocity has never yet done much Tor the
| country. Ship and railroad subsidies
form an interesting topic of corsdera-
ton. in which statistics are clted 10
nroye that subsidizing ship-builders ana
| railroads have never yet done mucn 10
| promote the commerce of the country.
Labor legislation is the next important
subject discussed In handling this mat
| ter tie authors Of the book present strike
statistics. and similar figures and state
nents relating thereto. Chinese eXciu-
sion is emphasized. The history OF the
Democratic party upon this subject is
siyen. and there can be no doubt of%the
utter sincerity OF the desire to exclude
the cheap yellow laborers.
Wages and prices come next. ana the
figures cited go to prove that wages were
lower in 1900 than they were in 1890
REPUBLICAN SCANDALS.
The great scandals happening during
tha Republican administration are fully
commented upon. Public funds squand-
cred in Cuba. the tyrannical Republican
rnl, of the House of Representatives.
civil service reform Winfield Scott
Schley. the army transport scandal. are
the chief among these. The sub-chapter