The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-06


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object in a ship subsidy Is 10 increase the
wages OF sailors, why not decide upon the
percentage OF increase advisable, make
the appropriation and pay IL over TO the
sailors themselves
IL would be far more justifyable 10 pass
law TO give every sailor and man and
woman In the United States earning less
than one dollar day an increase OF 90
per cent than IL would be by protection
OF ship subsidy 10 pretend 20 have that
end in view while the money raised from
consumers by taxation instead or be-
ing paid directly over 10 the laborer
who constitutes the pretext OF the law.
is percolated through the hands or others
10 whose fingers most OF it.and sometimes
all OF II stick.
oBEYs STAND PAT PREcEPT.
The Republican platform, TO sum IL
all up obeys the precept TO stand pat
in every respect, except one and that Is a
respect upon which well enough might
very we'll have been left alone.
That is the plank In which this ian-
guage Is used: I'VE favor such con-
! gressional actions as shall determine
wheteher by special discrimination the
elective franchise in any state has been
unconstitutionally limited, followed by
the promise made, in that event, 10 re-
| duoe Southern representation in the
| House OF representatives and In the cleo
toral college. The pledge is TO reduce
representation IL II Is found that thesuf-
frage has been ''unconstitutionally lin
/ ited.' The only unconstitutional limi-
J tation' would be in the violation OF the
! fifteenth amendment because OF the
race, color or previous condition of servi-
| tude."
"Unconstitutionally limited" The ad-
Hl..fF
! fools nobody. especially when one re-
members that the author OF the phrase.
or at least the voice that read It, was
the author OF the old force bill"
Whether or not the suffrage has been
| "unoonstitutionally liminted is a matter
for the courts 10 determine and n report
| or Republican committee on elections
In the hast congress so confesses H. II
man be "unconstitutionally" denied the
Suffrage then after a determination to
that effect he can vote-that Is his remedy
and the right remedy Having voted, of
course, there could be no reduction OF
representation on this account
ABOUT THE DEMOCRACY.
But enough about the other party.
Some things about ourselves-one thing
tho country can rely upon: the Democ-
racy Will nominate for president. a man
trained in the ways OF the constitution
who Will not usurp legislative or judicial
functions: who will not recklessly vio-
late international usages. even with the
weakest nation no matter how tempting
the profits to be reaped by It; who will
not keep people guessing about what he
Is going to do or say next.
1t will nominate him upon a platform
ignoring dead issues and dealing with
every present live issue in tones certain
and unmistakable, favoring economy oi
administration. enforcement OF honesty
In the public service. wise and business
like administration and reduction OF the
tariff by the friends of the masses and o,
the common veal and not by tariff bene.
hciaries and their representatives alone
reduction which shall aim at equality
of burdens and equality or opportunities
and whose ultimate object shall be II
raise revenue by taxation to support
the federal government In virility but In
simplicity-an object to be reached In q
! business-like. conservative and common
sense way, with due regard to existing
conditions and by steps constituting ir
own justification and. for the justification
OF further reform.
WILL. NOT FAIiTER
1t will not falter when II comes to de
, claring for a reduction of tariff taxatio,
3 on trust produced articles to point wher
: foreign competition may enter the Amer
team market, when combines. seeking mo
nopoy, raise their prices TO the American
; consumer 20 the point OF extortion. no
I will II falter In declaring for reduction
where American concerns habituall,
charge American consumers highe
prices than those charged foreigners 70
: identical articles. 1t will como out fa
footed for amcable rather than retalia
: tory trade relations with the other ma
tons Of the world, and especially TO
generous reciprocity with Canada.
1t viii denounce the Needless and reck
: less uttsrances OF the candidate OF tn
: Republican party for president, In his let
ter TO ex-Secretary Root upon the secon'
anniversary OF Cuban Independence. i
will announce I'm no mistakable way tha
: we have no duty of any sort 10 Inter
vene In" the Internal affairs of othe
countries, because they do not conduc
themselves WELL" or because they d.
: not know how to act with decency, II
: Industrial and political matters" or be
cause they DO not keep order or becaus
, they do not pay their obligations"
NOT A DEBT COLLECTOR.
we will announce Enthusiastically to tn
!, world and TO the nations OF Europe tha
/, we will not make OF the army and nav,
OF the United States constabuiary 70
the collection OF their debts from tn
, governments OF peoples of South an
. Central America. Dempcratbc odmnistra
tion will find In our treatment OF Cub'
|, an example OF American courage, Justic
and magnanimity. an example TO be Init
lated as soon as II can be wisely an
safely done In the Philippines, ultimately
leaving them and giving them the prom
ise now thus to leave them free and inde
pendent 20 work out their own destiny Il
accordance with their own race traits
tendencies and capabilities.
The Democracy In my opinion. believe
that the white man will have troubl
enough 10 maintain in It's full integrit.
the white mans civilization In all part
OF his own country and II Is neither nj
duty ner his right to supertmpose his civ
ilixation by force upon the brown man u
the brown mans country. A Democrat
president, such as he whon we shsI
nominate, will devote himself to IN
faithful execution OF the laws OF TN
United States as they are written wfthou
executive construction or usurpatio'
whether under the pretext OF necessit!
or under the pretext OF superior wisdom
ana Will leave TO the legislative branch o