Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-21


Philippine Islands into the United
States must come in American ships.
There are only few ships available
for that traffic, hence the owners of
them banding together can take from
the unfortunate Filipinos every penny
that their produce is worth over and
above sufficient to keep them alive
An old lawyer in Pennsylvania was
asked what he thought Of the Presi-
dents letter. Reminds me of a de-
fantiants motion in arrest of judgment
aud sentence" was the quick retort.
If the Democratic position in this
campaign were not strong one Re-
publicans would not be SO persistent
in their efforts to misrepresent it.
"Do they intend to abolish Rural
Free Dei:Fery?" y?"-Roosevelt's letter.
Well, hardly. Having created that ex-
cellent extension of the postal system,
Democrats are not likely to abolish
it. Very likely, however, they will
overhaul it at the first opportunity.
After eight years of Republican rule
it has become necessary to root out
the grafters.
1t is one Of the Presidents ideas
that the voice Of the United States
would count for nothing in the Far
East il we had abandoned the Philip
pines He seems to think that the
greatness of the American Republic be-
gan with the organization of his
Ro' gh Riders and will end with his
s,,irement from the White House.
Mr.. RooSevelts attempt to inject the
sectional issue into the campaign is
resented and antagonized by some Of
the heaviest contributors to the Re-
publican campaign fund. The men
who have no sympathy with this
feature Of the Republican programme
are Northern capitalists who have
large investments in factories, rail
roads and banks, in the South. They
are Republicans, for one reason or an
other, but they will not support a
policy which will unsettle political con-
ditions in Southern States, causing a
shrinkage in their own incomes while
serving no good end whatever.
1t is just beginning to dawn upon
many New York Republicans that Tim
Woodruff has lost prestige by his
action in Withdrawing his name from
consideration by the Republican State
Convention without fight, thus plac-
ing his friends, and especially his
sponsor Thomas c. Platt, in an en-
barrassing position. 1t was Sam Fes.
senden who turned savagely upon Joe
Manley at st. Louis, in 1896, after the
Reed, and exclaimed, "Joe, God AL
mighty hates Quitter!"
Hon. D. H. Perry, National Com
mitteeman from Utah, says: at Is
pretty nearly certainty that the nine
votes of the three States Of Utah,
Montana and Colorado will be cast for
Judge Parker. In my State, since the
formation of the American party by
Senator Kearns. the prospect for the
Democratic party are growing hourly
clusively Of Republicans. SO there are
now two Republican parties In the
State. A triangular fight, therefore,
must rebound to ;,riAocratic chances"
Hon. T. e. Ryan, National Com
mitteeman from Wisconsin, says if the
Democrats do not carry his State he
will be a very much mistaken man
'The campaign out our way said Mr.
Ryan, 'is warming up on both sides
and | look forward to the most ex
citing contest that Wisconsin has seen
since 1892 The vote will be the larg
est ever cast and l honestly and sin
cerely believe that Judge Parker will
win out Conditions in Indiana and
Illinois are improving right along and
| believe that those two States will
show up in the Parker column"
protecting an industry as such II
one thing it means that Americans
shall be enabled to hold possession o.
their market, provided they charge
prices for their goods which yield
fair profit only. Protecting a. monop
oily in the industry is another thing; Il
means that foreign competition is tc
be cut off, even when the American pro
ducer charges unnatural prices. II
means that the trust shall be enabled
to sell a portion of its goods abroad