The Penn's Grove record., 1904-09-30

made his letter of acceptance known OF
Monday. In part he wrote as follows
on sgrave public questions"
BELIEVES IN GOLD.
wish here, however, again to 'refeI
to my views there expressed as to thu
gold standard, to declare again my I'M
qualified belief in said standard, and tt
express my appreciation of the action Of
the convention in reply to my commun
ication upon that subject.
IMPERIALISM.
The overshadowing Importance Of
Constitutionalism VS.. Imperialism i'm.
pels him to refer to it again. Already
the national government has become
centralized beyond any point contem
plated or imagined by the trainers Of
the Constitution. How tremendously
all this has added to the power of the
President! 1t has developed from veal
to year until it almost equals that OF
| many mOnarchS.
The magnitude of the country and
its diversity Of interests and population
| would enable a determined, ambitions
and able Executive, unmindful of Con-
stitutional limitations and fired with
the lust of power, to go far in the usur-
patton of authority and the ~aggrandize-
ment of personal power before the situa-
ton could be fully appreciated or the
people be aroused.
The issue of imperialism which has
been thrust upon the country involves
a decision whether the law of the land
or the rule of individual caprice shall
govern. The principle of imperialism
may give rise to brilliant, startling,
dashing results, but, the principle of
democracy holds in check the brilliant
Executive and subjects him to the Sob
er, conservative control of the people.
THE TARIFF.
Tariff reform is one of the cardinal
principles Of the Democratic faith, and
the necessity for it was never greater
than at the present time. 1t should
be undertaken at once in the interest of
all our people.
The DingIey tariff is excessive in
many of its rates, and, as to them at
least, unjustly and oppressively burdens
the people. 1t secures to domestic
manufacturers, singly or in combina-
ton, the privilege of exacting excessive
prices at home and prices far above the
level of sales made regularly by them
abroad with profit, thus giving a boun-
ty to foreigners at the expense of our
own people.
It's unjust taxation burdens the peo-
pie generally, forcing them to pay eX-
cessive prices for food, fuel, clothing
and other necessarieS of life.
1t levies duties on many articles not
normally imported in any considerable
amount, which are made extensively at
home, for which the most extreme pro-
tectionist would hardly justify protect
i've taxes, and which in large amounts
are exported. Such duties have been
and will continue to be a direct incen-
tive to the formation of huge industrial
combinations. which, secure from fore
ign competition, are enabled to stife
domestic competition and practically
to monopolize the home market.
He also declares for McKinley's re-
ciprocity policy in his last speech.
TRUST REMEDIES.
l pointed out in my earlier response
the remedy which, in my judgment,
a effectually be applied againstmono-
poles, and the assurance vas then CIV
en- that if existing laws, including both
statute and common law, proved made
quate, contrary to my expectations, l
favor such further legislation, within
constitutional limitations, as will best
promote and safeguard the interest of
all people.
Whether there is any common law
which can be applied and enforced by
the Federal courts, cannot be determin-
ed by the President, OF by a candidate
for the Presidency.
INDEPENDENCE FOR THE FILIPINOS.
In some quarters it has been asSum-
ed that in the discussion of the Philip.
pine question in my response the phrase
''Self-gOYernment" was intended to
mean Somethingles than independence.
1t was not intended that it should be
understood to mean, nor do l think as
used it does mean less than independ-
ence.
However, to eliminate all possibility
for conjecture ] now state that | am in
hearty accord with that plank in our
platform that favors doing for the Fill
pinOS what we have already done for
the Cubans; and l favor making the
promise to them now that we shall take
such action as soon as they are reason
ably prepared for it.
PANAMA AND NATIONAL GOOD FAITH.
An isthmian canal has long been the
hope OF u statesmen, and-the aYowed
aim of the two great parties, as their
platforms in the past show. The Pana-
ma route having been selected, the
building of the canal should be pressed
to completion with all reasonable ex-
petition.
The methods by which the Executive
acquired the Panama Canal route and
rights are a source of regret to many
To them the statement that thereby a
great public work was assured to the
profit of our people is not a sufficient
answer to the charge of violation of ma
tional good faith.
PENSIONS.
The national Democracy favorsliber-
al pensions to the surviving soldiers
and sailors and their dependents, on the
ground that they deserve liberal treat
ment. 1t pledges by its platform ade-
quate legislation to that end.
But it denies the right of the Execu-
tive to usurp the power of Congress to
legislate on that subject. Such usurpa-
ton was attempted by Pension Order
No. 70, and effect has been given to it
by a Congress that dared not resent the
usurpation.
1t is said that ''this order was made
in the performance Of q duty imposed
upon the President by act of Congress-
but the provision making the imposition
is not pointed out.
Roosevelt defends his giving a service
pension without law, by saying Cleve-
land set a precedent. Nh. Parker says:
Our people must never tolerate the
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