The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-11
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY Ii, 1908
DEMOCRACY DIVIDED.

the speakers was Mr.. Charles s.. Ham
lin, of Boston. He discussed leading
questions Of tho day, among them the
Philippine situation, the Monroe Doc
trlneJ trusts and States rights. He ex-
i pressed the view that ultimately we
L must either give the Philippines indie
pendence or admit them as States.
''the present administration has extend
ed this doctrine so far that 1t has prac-
ticnlly made our ministers judges or
referees in bankruptcy for all South
American republics. who are cheerfully
encouraged by this means to evade any
specific obligations which their citizens
have incurred by putting forward SO
many other obligations incurred to the
citizens Of other nations that the result
would be that the individual nations
whatsoever sf7-s4e,
~ Concerning trusts he said that our pol
icy should DO to reduce the tariff. not
on, trust-made articles alone. but on all
articles, to a revenue basis. and thus
admit foreign competition with the great
industrial corporations of the United
States; then, by examining tho effect
of such competition. we should find what
additional Legislation was needed to con-
troll monopolies.
''We should certainly strive" he ad-
dcd. mot to fall into the error, from
the Democratic standpoint, Of using the
taxing power OF the national government
AS an engine OF destruction of State
property
/ On. the same might there was a ban
squet in the city Of Washington, given
by former students of the University of
Virginia to do honor to their alma ma
ter and its distinguished founder, Thos.
jefferson. Among the speakers of the
Kentucky; Major Robert w. Hunter.
General Fitzhugh Lee and Congressman
William A. Jones' General Duke ap-
peared as the special champion of Pres
fdent Roosevelt, declaring that the
President had dealt wisely and discreet
ly and periodically with the negro ques-
ton and that. as the Democrats could
not hope to elect President in 1904.
he was in favor Of Roosevelt. He de-
clared that among the men on the Re-
publican side there was none whom ne
would rather trust than Theodore Roose-
welt. :, !, $50,
Major Hunter replied In humorous
way to General Dukes tribute to aoose-
welt. and then went on to review the
conditions which have led. up to the
present unrest In the nation, lament
Ding the fact that our doors had been
Thrown open to all nations and that our
Nag had been raised on foreign shores.
An short, General Hunter was opposed
Ito indscriminate immigration and op-
posed to expansion.
}, Then came General Fitzhugh Lee, OF
Virginia. riding furiously, as 1t were,
and waving the stars and stripes above
his head. General Lee spoke to tho
toast, .HOur Country" calling with an
eloquent plea for the strict enforcement
of the Monroe Doctrine and the estab-
lishment of a navy second to none in the
world. OF course, he referred to
gamestown-fer Il qhe not president OF
Ile Jamestown.s Exposition Company
end reviewed the events following the
settlement Of jamestown. In which events
Virginia had figured so conspicuously.
fHe was delighted that the United States
had acquired SO many rich islands and
declared in conclusion that Cuba must
be ours. He fairly made the eagle
scream.
Il Finally came Congressman Jones. who
took issue with General Lee, and In
responding to the toast .rhe Old Do
minion" denounced expansion and the in
crease Of the navy and expressed tho
hope that Nirginians would never be won
over to the policy of extending this ma
ton beyond It's present boundaries.
ii We have at some length referred to
the various views OF these distinguished
Democrats in order to show what dis
sension there is in the party ranks. GEN
cral Duke went so far MS to confess in
advance that the Democratic party has
no hope whatever Of winning in the next
national contest. and. while The Times
Dispatch is by no means willing to give
up, it is manifest that the Democrats
will not win unless there is more har.
mony in the party next year than now
exists. The situation Is such as to
command the most serious attention OF
the Democrats Of the land. for there
never was time when the Democratic
party was more needed nor when 1t had
more glorious mission. Republicanlsm
and Socialism are rampant and tho
only remedy for Republcanlsm and So
clalism is Democracy But the Dem
ocratlc party cannot win II its forces
are divided on all sorts of questions.
We must harmonIze, All must be viii
ling to concede something, and we must
& get together on solid. substantial. old.
fashioned, Jeffersonan Democratic plat
form II we would retrieve our LOSSES
.e-establsh the party and throttle those
forces which arc at work to destroy our
most sacred institutions OF government