The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-19
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AN ORGANIZED WrROCN1sHs
 Disraeli once described the Govern ment of Sir Robert Peel as an "orsan- ised hypocrisy" The words are apt to designate the predominant qualities of the Republican Party of the United States in this year 1904. To begin with their candidate for the Presidency is playing the role of hypoerite In pretending during the canvass he is an extremely quiet and orderly man. lc the hey day of his phenomenal activity 1t was announced he would be subdued by the Party managers and compelled to play in a role of meekness while the voters were engaged in debating the issues submitted to the people. The Democracy could ask nothing better than for Roosevelt to be unfettered during the next ten weeks. As his true and proper self he would both alarm and disgust the country. The managers have curbed him. however for the noa6s. and the contest must 20 on with the Republican candidate in this new and untried role of inof- fensive gentieness. his big stick put away in the closet. The hypocrisy Is there none the less.
 The hypocrisy of the platform is clearly shown in the opening para graphs. Tn the boasts there made IL is stated. and rightly. that the Repuo- lican Party has been in complete con trol of the Government for twenty four years of the forty-four years since
 1860, and in partial control for eighteen
 of the other twenty years. This last is also true. They have been fn com'
 plete or partial control for forty-two of the forty-four years; for every veal except two. Tn the very next para graph. but one, in describing the plight of the country in 1897, the platform contains this: We then found the country after four years of Democratic rule," etc. This contradiction Is slight however, in comparison with the other numerous hypocricies there to be found All the prosperity of whatever kind enjoyed by the people during the last seven years is credited to the Dfhgles tariff act, a most monstrous and Tying pretension. They claim to have firmly established the gold standard. while in fact. 1t is known of all men that they deliberately put aside legislation look- ing to that end in the hope they might still further perpetuate money scare They charge, and basely in our juds ment. the necessity for the Cleveland bond issues upon the Democratic Party when 1t is known of all men that the
 Harrison administration and Repuoh' can legislation in behalf of silver pre- cipitated the panic of '93 and compeiieo Cleveland to borrow money to conserve the integrity and honor of the country | They claim to have fought the wal with Spain. They were dragged, as member of Congress said on the noci of the House. by the "scruff Of the neck" into that war. The war was carried to a successful issue by the na- ton. North and South and West. Deni- ocrats. Republicans and Populists. They dissemble and prevaricate as to Forte Rico and as to Cuba. They declare tht Isthmian Canal to be an accomplished fact. Is itg The arid lands reclama' ton is largely the work of Democrats They claim all the credit. As for th'
 tariff, to prove the damnable hyprocis, of all they say about it, 1t is only nec' essary to call direct attention to the one point, that the tariff is framed 1T the interest of labor and the laborinf | man. The hypocrisy here is open, pal
 pablo. Manufacturers beg for hisi
 tarifr to enable them to pay higher
 wages to enable them to compete witt
 the foreigners. This Is pure bosh.
 We might go on with every item an'
 find a hollow and insincere note II
 every declaration, except as to the arm!
 and navy and pensions A big an'
 well i-organized army.-a a big and well organized navy, and a stupendous pen
 sion roll they have given us. and prom | ise still more on the same lines. T. souander, waste and steal has beel
 proved to be the accepted catch word
 at Washington, followed by one nor
 phrase, Hide the tracks"
 | The Republican Party today Is al
 organized hypocrisy and we believ
 will be judged and condemned as suci | in November.
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