The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-13

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ability. If there II doubt upon this, point
let the doubter examine the employs
doing manual labor in any great manu-,
factory or on any great railroad, ana
find out how hp ar ~ ,he sPxty.two
seventy, and whether these mcnAarc stu
employed at the highly paid tasks which
they did in their prime. as mater OF
ployces when they have reached these
ages, and In nations where old age PEN
sions prevail they always begin some
where between the two limits thus SCI.
It is easy. to test our opponents sincerity
in this matter. The order IN question IS
revocablc at the pleasure Of the execu-
tive. II our opponents come into power
that they will treat the veterans Of six,
ity-two to seventy as presumably In full
bodily vigor and not entitled to pensions.
Will they now authoritatively state that
the issue. If not, then we have the right
to ask why they raise an issue veh CHI.
when raised, they do not venture to
meet.
Covert Actions.
s..In addition to those acts OF the adj
ministration which they venture to assam
OF others which they dare not oyertly or
officially attack, and yet4which they Gov
Gritty bring forward as reasons for the
overthrow OF the party. In certain great
centers and with certain great Interests
our opponents make every effort to show
that the settlement of the Anthracite Coal
Strike by the individual act Of the Pres!-
dent, and the successful suit against the
Northern Securities FCompany-the Merger
su.t-undertaken by the Department OF
Justice. were acts because 9, Of which .,ll ne
from power. Yet they dare not openly
condemn either act. They dare not IN
any authoritative orr formal manner say
error committed in the method Of action.
or In the choice Of instruments for put
ting that action into effect. But whe.t
thsy dare not see manfu se n
through special agents. It is perhaps
natural that an attack 80 conducted
should be made sometimes on the ground
that too much. sometimes. on the ground
that too little. has been tone. Some of
our opponests complain because under
tho anti-trust and Interstate commerce
been unsuccessful. The. Democratic State
were not undertaken which would have
been successful The Democratic State
thracite Coal Strike By demanding in de-
liberatc and formal fashion that the
national government should take possess
lat convcntorts causetnow condemn the
fact that there was any action by the
President at although they must know
that 1t was only this action by the
President which prevented the movement
for national ownership of the coal fields
from gaining. what might we'll have been
an irresistible impetus. Such mutually
destructive criticisms furnish an ADEQUATE
measure of the chance for coherent action
or constructive legislation If our opro-
5ncnts should be given power.
81 Democratic Policies.
&C. ,,,,,.,, For Nh a +o.,r onnone,4r onen-r
" or covertly advance in the way OF
an attack on the acts Of the administra-
ton. When we come to consider the
policies for which they profess to stand
arising when statements Of policy are
SO made that they can he interpreted In
different ways. On somc@o of the vital
questions that have confronted the
opponents take the position that silence
is the best possible waylsto convey their
views. They contend that their luke
warn, attitude. Of partial acauicscence in
them to be made the custodians of the
financial honor and commercial Interests
ruin. Being una ble to gree among them
selves as to whether the gold standard
is a curse or. a blessing, and as to wheth>
& er We ought or ought not to.hnve free,
have apparently thought it eXpedent to
avoid any committal on these subjects.
and individually ca CHI to follow his par
t!cular bent. Their nearest approach to
1T is now ineXpcdicnt to q assert their con-
v.ctions one. way or the other. and that
the establishment Of the gold standard
by the Republican party should not be
disturbed unless there Is an alteration in
the relative quantity of production OF
silver and gold. Men who hold sincere
convictions on vital questions ca respect
equally sincere men with whose views
t..y radically differ; and men may con-
fess a change of faith without con,pro-
But It is difficult to respectan attitude OF
mind such as ..'ls been fairly descr. bsd
above; and where there Is no respect
there can be no trust, policy with SO
slender, basis Of principle would not
ness adversely.
We, on the contrary. believe in the gold
standard, as fixed by the usage and ver-
diet Of the business y, world and IN
principle-as matters not Of monentary
4Se peees 0 and q asan a
withog{ r ialnsd to ther
against IL What they w regardea as debsssd
monetary SYSTEM The, policies which
they championed have been ,steadfastly
\ the act Of March H. 1900, Congress estab-
llshed the single gold standard as the
measure Of our monetary value. This act
received the support Of every Republican
except one in the Senate. or our oppo.
nents, eleven supported 1t In the House
and two In the Senate, and one hundred
nnd fty y IN 1se b ous seco ana
Of the last seven Ven years proves that Tic
aty payer enn Do ase1
Improve and strengthen our monetary sys-
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