The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-14

witnessed the oxaltation OF court favor
ties, without distinguished service. over
the Scared heroes OF many battles or
aggrandizcd by executive appropriations
out of the treasures of PROSTATE ponpl"
In violation nf the act or congress which
fixed the compensation OF allowances OF
the military officers
The Democratic party stands committed
20 the principle or civil service reform,
and we demand their honest. Just ana I'M
partial enforcement
We drnuuncc the Republican party for
ifs continuous ana sinister oncronchmcnt1
upon the spirit ana operation Of civil ser
vice rules. whereby 1t has arbitrarily DIS
ppngnd with examinations for Offices IN
the interests of flVurit, and employed
all manner of devices TO oycrreach and
set aside the principles upon which the
civil service Is established
The race question has brought countless
woes 10 this country. The calm wisdom
OF the American people should sec 10 IL
that II brings no more.
To revive the dead and hateful race
and sectional animosities In any part OF
our common country means confusion.
distraction OF business ana Che rcopcning
OF wounds now happily healed. North.
south. east and west have but recently
stood together in line Of battle from the
wallis of Prkin 10 the hills OF Santiago,
and us ahufcrs Of % common glory and a
common destiny we should share frntcr-
nally The common burdens
We therefore denrecnt and condemn
the fluuruou like Eciusn ana narrow spirit
OF the recent Republican convention az
Chicago which sought 20 klndle anew
the cmhrrs OF racial ana sectional strife,
and Sc appeal from II 20 the sober COM
mon sense and patriotic spirit Of the
American people.
Tho existing Republican administration
has been spasmodic giraffe. sensational
spectacular and arbitrary. II has made
itself ID satire upon the congress, the
courts ana upon the settled practices and
usagrs of national and international law
II summoned the congress into hlsty
and futile extra session, and virtually
adjourned Dr. leaving behind It's hirht
from Washington mclllrd calendars
aud uunccompliShcd tasks. II made war.
which b. TIE sole power OF congress.
without Cos authority thereby usurping
ono uf its Fundamental pTnroEntivos- 1t
violated 90 plain statute of the United
State. 9s veil as plain treaty ohlign-
tions international usugos and constitu-
tioull law. and has done so under pre-
tense OF executing "a great public policy
which could have been more easily effect
cd lawfully con-tituuonally and with
honor.
II forced strained and unnatural con-
struCtinns upon statutes. uaurpine Judi
ciul interpretation and Substituting CON
grcsslonll enactment decree.
10 Withdrew from congress their GUS
tomnD duties of Investigation. which
have heretofore made the representa-
tlvr- of fhr people ana the states the
terror Of ,yll doors
a. conducted a sDCTetivo Investigation
uf to- own and huIatrd Of few sample
Cunvirts while % thew broad coycrlrt
over the bureaus which had been their
chosen field nf operative abuses. and
kept in power ~. superior officers under
whose administration the chimes had
been committed.
II ordered assault upon some monono-
ICES. hut. p1rllvncd by its first victory.
~ nuur uut the hlE of truce and cried
ont chat it would not run nmuck '-
leaving IFS future purposes bccloudcd by
IT'S Vacili1tiouS.
Conducting the mpaign upon this dec
llrntlon of our principles and purposes,
we Invoke for our candidates the sup
port not only or our great and time
hnnortd nrgI El2afion. but also the active
assistance or ull of our fellow citizens.
who. dlsrppnrdinE past differences upon
questions no longer in issue. desire the
porpotultion Of our constitutional gov
eminent as framed and established by
the fathers 81 the republic.