The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-29
LUCKING's HOT WORDS.
Republicans Have Platform Of
Self-Praise and Cowardly Silence

Self Praise and Cowardly Silence
(Irrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. c. June 2.-Fep-
.esentative Alfred Lucking, OF the De-
trot (Alichigam District who IS III tho
CITY to-day, has about the most decided
views on the Republican platform adopt
cd at Chicago that have yet been ex-
pressed. Mr.. Lucklng, who is one OF the
able Democrats of the House, SAID. In
discussing the announcements OF the Re
publicans in national conventions;
ut issa platform of oxtravagant self
praise, of negations and o! cowardly 81
lCnce.
Not single direct statement or prom
Use on a live question in 1t.
mo hope of self-government Is held
out to the F'ilbpinos. or of reversal of the
policy Of loot and carpetbaGism and mill
lery rule over those eight million peo-
Pile. Practlcing in those islands RUE
OF dcspotic and selfish colonialsm far
worse than Englands rule of the eight
zenith century, not a ray or horc is held
out Of change or more liberal treat
lnent.
knowing that the Democratic party
will make an Issue OF Philippine indie
pendence, as 1t did in 1900, this platform
lodges the question and maintains a cow
f.rdly silence.
Secretary Taft. speaking for the adj
min!stratlon. has been working anu beg
cling for free trade with the islands or 4
substantial reduction of dut ties. but the
stand patters crushed him. a cowardy
silence Is maintained on this point.
ut contains no promise to change a
single schedule or to take the shelter off
the trusts. Having full knowledge that
tho American people desire to know It's
position OH the Iowa iden. it lodges
and keeps a cownrdly silence.
KNOWING that o. great section Of this
country demands reciprocity with Can
sda. and urges 1t ms a living and vitnl
issue, it maintains q cowardly silence.
"knowlng that the people demand the
prosecution Of monopollst.c trusts, 1t
maintains n cowardly silence.
ut is the first platform of any party
to defend the trusts. which It does by
saying that they arc an economic devoi-
opinent of the times and II seeks TO give
them an appearance Of responsibility ~
classlng them with labor organizations,
saying that neither of them mus ,lans-
gress the law, but 1T promises no new
legislation, nor n vigorous y 'osecutlon of
The present laws. Tho Repu plicar plat
forms of four and eight years ago were
Ear more specific on this point.
"'The people demand the election Of
United States senators by direct vote,
hut the platforms maintains coward.y
silence.
"The platform lodges In cowaldly
manner the party's malodoroua ship
subsidy record of tho last session, and
"vades the issue OF subsidy or no sub
sidy.
1.-THE platform maintains u cowardly
silence on tho pressing question of wleth-
or the public moneys shall continue to be
loaned In vast sums, witllout interest, to
tavorite banks.
1.-THE platform administers tatfy to the
President nd naGsseam, but is silent on his
biggest and longest fight. namely: Cuban
#;eciprocity;' which fact alone proves tbs
absolute control Of the stand paltors.'
in the facegof depression and paraly-
sis overtaking our industries for i year
past, the platform repeats tile old false
hood about continued prosperity, 1t is
like the ostrich sticking his head in tho
sand, surprising his body to BIZ hidden,
1T reasserta tho old fa!senood, 'iie-
publican tariffs have ALWAYS been fol-
lowed by business prosperity as tho
people could forget the seYefesl panic
and hard times In our history. shat of
1873 to 1SI0, all under RepuGlicall high
tariffs.
Notwithstanding the business depres-,
son, which has been settling down upon
the country for the last year, the de-
crease in revenues. a deficit staring the
extravagapt administration In the history
a line or word IN favor of economy or
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