Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-10
NAMES CAMPAIGN ISSUES
EsnIn Says Presidential Fight vii Be o.
-Four NAN Pu-uts
DECLARES MONROE DOCTRINE ENLARGED
.CleveIand's Colleagues Claim United
states Now seeks 10 wake Its
Ministers Referees In south
American Bankruptcy cases.

NEW YORK. Feb. a banquet IN
celebration o. the birth Of sHuue J. TIL
den was hello o. the Tnden club tonight.
About 100 persons were present Robert z
Bowling. president Of The club. was toast
master.
Among those st the CUES; table we're
Joseph v. Folk. district attorney q -
Louis W. [. Heusel former attorney gen
erHl q Pennsylvania Charles s. Hgmlin Of
Boston. assistant secretary Of the treasury
under President Cleveland. and Attorney
General John Cuunesn Of New York.
The three speakers we're Messrs Hamlin,
Folk and Shepard.
Discusses P-resideBttaI Issues.
Mr.. Hsmlin was FIRST introduced and said
Il Is well 10 consider here the great CUES
tons over which the coming hEhI for the
presidency viii he vBEed-
J. The foreign policy OF the HdmiuisCrh-
ton
2 The treatment Of trusts and munupoBes
3 Tariff reform.
4 Economy IN government administration.
The great question whether the Philip
pines are Ultimately 10 be admitted as
Independence is now before as for settle
msnL. ] believe the vast majority Of the
democrats believe that consritutiouBlly one
OF me OIhtr OF these courses must ulu-
mately be adopted and in this would seem
70 be sustained by the Eupreme court Of
the United States. ] further believe thar
the majority are Of the opinion that they
should be given complete independence at
an early date.
Hitherto we have as q nation regarded
the Monroe doctrine in citation solely IN
the attempt Of foreign nations 10 force
political institutions upon the South Amer
icuu republics, aktng territory for that
purpuse and our action mas been guided
by the instinct Of misrepresentation. The
present administration. however. has sx-
Tnmnan the nnEWrNnE En Far TnEH FL mas nwHn-
ideally mace our ministers judges or ref
ereeF in bankruptcy for al South American
republics These states are Cheerfully en-
cuurREed by this means 10 syRde the pay
ment Of any specific ObliEB ton which their
citizens have incurred by putting forward
50 many other obligations incurred by the
citizens Of other nations that the result
would bs that the individual nations con-
cerned could recover no dividends whRtso-
ever.
Talks of Trust Regulation
The proper regulation Of industrial com
binatiuns, known as trusts, is also before
the people and many bills have been in
~troduced. which, under the guise Of regula-
ton. would practically amount 10 sucA
control over state corporations as 10 wipe
out state Ines and blish a centralized
form Of government not unlike that Of
not TO invoke the tremendous power in
vested by the constitution in the national
government in such a way as 10 destroy
the autonomy Of the states.
There iE q class comprising the consumers
OF Inc country IRON WnOm H. LTukLE seek
70 earn dividends on their wEtered capital.
To earn such dividends prices have 10 be
maintained above the normal level, indi-
Gated by the cost Of production. The mem
bers Of this class are entitled 10 Svery
protection which can be afforded by state
or national Laws.
( I believe the first step hOuld be radically
10 review our system Of tariff taxation 70
the end thai foreign competition may come
in 70 take the place Of that domestic com
petition which Is being destroyed. Then
by examining the effect Of foreign Compel
tion we shall soon fnd what additions
legislation is needed TO control mOuOpolies,
L Meanwhile the federal government should
enforce existing laws and provide new
lHEiEla ton TO secure as tC
what these combines are doing.
We should certainly strive not 10 fail into
the error. from the democratic standpoint
OF using the taxing power OF the national
government as an engine OF destruction o.
state property. as has been proposed II
numerous bills. Neither can ! view with
much enthusiasm the theory advanced TIA
all trust protected products should be put
on the free list. ] believe in the long ruT
II would be better calmly 10 lay down Ger
tain broad general principles in accordance
with which radical lowering Of taxation
may take place.
Mr.. Folk discussed the question of cor
ruption and declared that II samuel J. Til
den were nov alive he would find q situR
ton vastly worse than that he commended
against in the DAYS Of the Tweed ring. j
that day il WIS only the city Of New Yorl
tat Was effected, but since then corrup
ton has spread n all the great cities Of IN.
country ADC ST. Louis and Minneapolis wert
types Of What other cities would prove &
the real state OF affairs were known.