The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01
THE TEN LIVING ISSUES

The real, living, burning questions Of the
campaign are:
Though Rider or Judge?
Shall the people Of the United States have for
the next four years Personal or Constitu.
tional government-the sovereignty of party
dictator or the sovereignty OF the people "a
Rough Rider or Judge for Chief Magistrater
Ii-Reform the TIA riff
Shall the tariff never be revised except with
the consent and under the direction of its bepe.
fciaries-by "the friends of Its abuses, Its ex.
tortions and its determinations "-Or shall 1t be
revised in a judicial spirit by "the friends OF
the masses and for the common weal2"
nI-Curb the Trusts.
Shall monoplies like the Beef Trust, control.
ling universal necessaries OF life, continue to
receive the protection OF shelterlng tariff and
enormous contributions to party campaign
funds.
IV-The Abuse of Power
Shall the action of the President in Kidding
himself OF the one successful trust prosecutor
in order to placate the corporations-in making
his former private secretary and head of the
Department of Commerce campaign-fund
pointed to " diligently investigate"-in appoint
ing a railroad corporation official Secretary to
the Navy, and political agent of the Southern
Pacific Railway to the head of the department
10 supervise and curb corporations (all to aid
his own campaigp)-shall this " surrender of the
Rough Rider" be approved by the people1
v.-No Corporation Rule.
Shall the rule of corrupt corporations in poll.
tics and their controlling influence In govern.
ment be further enlarged and confirmed by
continuing in power party closely allied with
them by the granting of special privileges in
the tariff by the election OF corporation agents
To Congress and to State offices, and through the
reconstruction of the Cabinet to meet their
views?
VI-stop the Extravaganza.
Shall we continue policy of reckless extrava-
III. Ia NON "A itttNA 90
than S2'5OO O0O 900 during the last four years,
shall we return to reasonable economy?
vII.-Chesk the Corruption.
Shall corruption bred of too long lease OF
power, as instanced in the half.disclosed postal
frruds, in the land-ofice scandals, In the pension
abusss in the sale of offices and negotiations of
corrupt public contracts by Senators Dietrich
and Burton, be condoned and>eontinued?
vIII.-No "Big stick" Buster.
Shall the attitude of the United States toward
foreign nations be that of bully with "bg
stick and chip on his shoulder, or shall we
return to the policy of Washington and Jetfer
SON" Peace and friendship with all nations,
entangling alliances with none"-minding our
own business and expecting other nations to do
the same!
N-Wbat will the Filipinos do to us.
Shall we continue the malevolent effect upon
ourselyes of so.called benevolent assimilation"
In the philippines until IL Is too late TO Withdraw
from that deplorabe ana unAmerican adven-
the more dangerous the more we impose upon
them the veneer of our civilization--and until
the hybrid and forever alien races OF those
islands shall be incorporated into ouI body
polite. to cast the die In our National Conven-
lions az the delegate from Hawaii did at Kansas
CITY ia 1900; Ia participate in our elections, to
III in our Congress and eventually to help
govern those who now by force impose upon
hem government without consent and taxation
without representations
X" Let Us Have, Peace.
Shall We forty years after the end of the war
and after complete reconciliation of the once
hostile States, tear assunder by revival Of
the sectional issue the bonds of fraternity and
concord-and this when the people of the South
bevc inst secured the nomination of a conserya.
tive and sound-money Democrat for President
and have given repeated instances of the
strongest national and patriotic feeling9
An Independent Opinion
New York Herald.-Thursday july p, 1871
Judge Parkers telegram declaring
himself for sound money has made such
an impression that he may save the
Democratic party in spite of itself. The
comments elected from all quarters
show that Judge Parker's action has
won the confidence of the people and
that sort of confidence Presi-
dent Roosevelt has not inspired.
His imperialism and his dictational
ways together with revival of the race
issue in the South and other Rough
Rider fads have awakened among the
people distrust of Mr.. Roosevelt and
the Republican party quite as great as
the distrust which Organism, l6 to l
ism, populism and other freakish
"isms" had excited with respect to the
Democrats. Mr.. Roosevelt has the sup,
port of his intimate friends and politi.
cal proteges, but conservative people
eve him with distrnst. They ncLnnml.