The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-07-02
Charles A. TOwne on the Republican
Platform.

publican platform by the Chicago con-
vention, former Senator Chas. A.
TowRe who abandoned the Republican
party eight years ago, and is low one
of the most brilliant Of New York's
Democratic orators, analy zed 1t plank
by plank.
1.-THE platform of the Chicago con-
vention is al excellent sample of Re-
publican platform bulldog" said Mr.
Towne. at is adroit, rhetorical, dis
ingenious, spacious, retrospective,
platitudinous, vain glorious, pseudo
patriotic, ambiguous and adaptable.
"The mechanism of that party is be-
yond comparison the most perfect in
all the history Of political organizations.
Subservient 10 the purposes of the
powerful few, 1t has borrowed from
the latter, as its managers, attorneys
and apologists, the ablest and shrewd-
men in the country. disciplined in
nnesse, cYnicAlly expert In human La
ture, past grandmasters in opportun-
Ism. These men a delude, threat
en-. cajole, temporize and be CON-
PLEASANT while mercIless in the pursuit
of Their purposes.
"No skill Of management could pre-
sent a greater proof of perfection than
that which is afforded by the success
OF these men in con- bining the millions
who are still voting for Abraham Lin
coin, and the hundreds who contribute
the colossal campaign funds OF the
party and recoup the disbursements
from their profitable partnership with
the government.
"This latest platform is a triumph
Of this sort Of leadership. 1t ~artfully
assumes credit for all the achievement
Of American Enterprise, all the result,
of invention, science and progress, al
the fertility of our soil, all the deversi
ty and the immensity of our natura
resources. And all the benefactioni
OF Providence. II CLOSES over Re.
publican mistakes and cheerful!y ap
propriates the fruits OF every body's &C
complishment. 1t praises the Repub
lican party for the liberation of Cuba
into which 1t was forced by public sen
timent and the Democratic party, ant
modestly faunts as Republican pro
perry the laurels won by American
soldiers and sailors; while 1t conven
iently fails to mention not only th,
deathless deeds Of the great Democrat
who won most Of the glory on laut
and sea, but also the specula'ions ant
populations Of Republican graf ers VIII
did all of the stealing afoat an,
ashore.
sit lakes credit for the arid lant
policy which was never a party ques
tion and in which Democrats were a
least as prominent as Republicans.
at points to the reorganization O
the army, but it does not mention
what the country but little appreciate
how that reorganization has resulte.
in establishing practically the same re
lation between Mr.. Roosevelt and tn
army as that which exists between th
Emperor William and the Germa.
army.
1T glorifes a big ''powerful" navy
but neither 10 this connection nor /
referring to the army does it call after
lion to the enormous increase in tb
national expenditures due to the nav,
military establishments. OF course
IS silent on the danger of militarisn
But it significantly devotes only on
short sentence to the subject of int.
national arbitration.
at attempts to Republcauize IL
inter-ooeanic canal which has been
national purpose for three generation
and in advocacy of which Democra
have been more prominent than R
publIcans. 1t ignores on this subie
the Presidents notorious defiance
plain provisions of law, and has I'll
audacity to commend the fragrant d
plomacy that violated our honorab
traditions and trampled upon Il
rights OF a friendly nation too weak
resist.
at appeals to an American porul
sentiment in a reference to 1.-THE Monr
doctrine, but fails to point out how /
Republican party's policy in The Ore
and Mr.. RooseVelt's 'big stock Or
gram in the South have imperiIed th
doctrine and deprived il OF much of