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Those tropical possessions. however, seven
thousand miles from our shores. have
changed all this and have IN effect put
us under bonds TO keep the peace. The.
new conditions call for IL management
OF foreign affairs the more circumspect
/ foreign markets In all parts OF the world
has excited the serious apprehension of
all the great industrial peoples It is es-
here strictly 10 tbs tradtional policy Of
T tho Country. rs formulated BY It's first
PRESIDENT, and !, never eyer, n my Judgment.
relations With all nations. while avoiding
entangllng alliances with any. Such II
policy means the cultivation of peace
Instead OF the, glorItlcatlon Of war and
Of spectacular intermcddllnG with tho
affairs OF other nations, ! means strict
Observance Of the principles of lnterna-
that g great state, by reason. OF Its
strength, may rightfully appropriate the
sovereignty Or territory OF n small state
for other American states that we claim
no rights and will assume no functions
save those of a friend and OF an ally land
defender as against European aggresslons,s
1t means tnat we repudate tho role OF
the American continental policeman; that
we refuse to act as debt collector for for
elan States or their citizens; that VIC re-
spect the Independents sovereignty of each
American State and Its Right to preserve
order and otherwise regulate Its own In
ternal affairs In Its own way; and that
any intervention In Its affairs by us Is
limited to the single office of enabling Its
people to work out their own political and
national destiny for themselves free from
the coercion Of any European State
Reform in Governmental Elk
penditures.
< Twenty weight years have passed since
the Democratic party Of the State OF
New York, In convention assembled, re-
commended to the National Democracy
the nomination of Samuel j. Tildcn ms III |
candidate for tho Presidency. and de-
cared 1t TO be their settled conviction
that a retnrn to the constitutional. prsnr;-
r s of the ef foneTs of Of lie Repbie
the first aud most lmperious duty Of Tie !
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| mission. General John c. Black. formerly
! commissioner OF pensions and comma ndGr-
! in-ehlef Of the Grand Army Of the Re.
! when in n recent address he thanked the
! President for what he had done. and adj
yised his :, hearers to use their In
effect. Full confidence after all seems
J not to have been placed on the defense Of
jnstitiea,lon, for It Is pleaded in nltiiga.
did something looking in. that, direction.
| Even II that were so-which Is not adj
| mltted-our9 present duty would be none
must never tolerate the citation Of one
! act of usurpation Of power as an excuse
for another. Tie first may POSSIBLY be
on tic f first easnot BE- In explanation atom
however. II should be said that tho order
relied on simply provided that the age
esSss years should b sr6 be rs nanua
labor. Few men are able to perform
manual labor at that age. but nearly all
men are at sixty..two. The, first order 10
the otheris based on the assertion Of that
which Is not true as general rule.
The he oa ingnry 4 y yM are you % sqng
form II IS said BY tie administration in
reply to the public criticism of this order,
that 1T Is easy to test our opponents ,
question is rovocabe at the pleasure Of
the Executive. If our opponents come
into power they can revoke this order
and announce that they will treat the
veterans Of sxty.two and seventy as
presumably In full bodily vgor and not
entitled to pensIon VIII they aut horitn.
lively state that they intend to do this?
If 50, we accept the Issue"
This suggests the suspicion, at least,
that the order was made to create an Is
sue-that II was supposed to present
strong strategic position In the battle Of
ballots. "on the assumption that the or.
revocable at the pleasure Of the Execu-
tive, It having been an attempted, though
perhaps unwilling encroachment upon tho
legislative power, and therefore unWar-
ranted by the Constitution, | accept the
challenge and declare that II elected, !
will revoke that ORDER" But | 90 furth.
err and say that that being done, Will
contribute my effort toward tho enact
ment Of a law to be passed by both houses
OF Congress and approved by the Execu-
tive that will give an age pension without
reference to disability to the surviving
heroes Of the Civil War; and; under the
'provIsl Ions Of which a pension may be &C.
cepted with dignity Because OF the con-
seriousness that It comes as a Just due
from the people through their chosen re-
and not as largess dlstrlb-
uted by the Chief Executive.
Foreign Relations.
The foreign relations Of the government
have in late years assumed special I'M
portance. Prior to the acquisition OF the
Philippines. we were practically vul-i
nerable against attacks by foreign states.
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encc. Promotions and, appointments have
been. frequently based OH fayoritism in
stead of merit. Trials and court-martials
indicating political interference. These
and other abuses should DO corrected
Pensions for Our Soldiers and
Sailors.
The national Democracy favorS liberal
pensions 10 the surviving soldiers and
sailors and their depsnd,e,nts (, on the
pledges BY is p!atf9rm a de-
MES the right OF the Executive to usurp
the power of Congress to legislate on that
subject. Such ,usurration was attempted
been given to 1T BY d Congress that
dared not resent the usurpation. 1t is
said that this order was made In the
Of upon t h he
provision making the imposition Is not
Eass whS 4 e 9ar doa 19
ii does grant rant pensions TO those Suffering
FROM any Z, mental or physcai dlshblity
ter, not the result OF their own Vicious
habits, which so lncnpncltntes them from
the ,nerformances OF manual labor as 70
render them unable to earn a SUPPORT
is IN effect set aside BY order No rs as
toaail persons over sixty-two,
In Tho meantime. many OF our soldiers
and sailors long survived ,hn. ago Gof
si%ly-twotnn passed, away, without re-
torneys. hunting through tliet statute,
failed to find there Il, provision giving n
pension to all who had reached sixty-two.4
tlee OF congressional action giving II SER
vice pension 10 AL veterans. Bills to that
effect were Introduced In Congress, And
eyer claim to llaveNmade the discovery
tllutrtle President had power. to treat the
statute as II Il road that When ~ claim
ant had passed tho age Of siSty-two yenrs
ability To perform manual labor. and
therefore entitled to a pension,
Not a Valid Excuse.
/. The president ot the GiyA Service Com-
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that relieves the country at large from
ultimate liability.
Panama Canal.
An Isthmian canal has long been tho
hope Of our statesman and the avoWcd
aim Of the two great parties, as the,r
platforms IN the past show; Inc Pn iiiaina
of the canal should be pressed 70 COM
pletion with all reasonable expedition.
The methods by which the Executive
acquired the Panama Canal route and
rights are source OF regret to many. y Q
them, the statement that thereby great
public work was assured to the profit OF
our people is not sufficient answer to
the CHARGE OF violation Of National good
faith. e}s
They appreciate that the principles and
healthy convictions whlchxln tmeir MnrM-
s sli at that We shall be blind to tho
nature Of the mears employed 70 pro
our w nrinape oa
our good or i'll. will have q more banoli-
cent Influence on our future destiny than
all our material upbullding, and thnt We
should over rememnsr IN Inc ! .uu a on y,
that we, or even all mankind. may have
n resultant good Is renugnant 10 the
principles upon which our government
Under tho laws Of the United STATES r!'
proceed with due diligence In the work
or constructing tho canal. That duty
should be promptly performed
American Shipping.
3 Our commerce IN American. bottoms
total exports and imports, For forty
years prior to 1861, when tho Republican,
party came into power, our merchant ma
rino carried an average .of SO per cent
of or foreign commences, by 1877 ~ had 4
dwndlnd to twenty-sevenl per cent, Now
we carry hut a contemptbly small frac-
ton or our exports and Imports
was greater by almost one hundred tl,ou-
sa nd tons in lSl0-neary a hundred years
ngo--than 1t WAS last year. ln%the face
of the continuous decline IN the record
fortyrthree years. the promise of the,
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,cllse for waste OF the public funds Of
tlcial extravaganco is o. flcial crime. n s 81
No ation.

i fetal extravaganco is official crime. VI
!. No Recommended ton.
III There is not n sentence in the Republic
| can ,pla torn recommending q reduction
mot u line suggesting that the increase IN
| the cost Of the War Department from
$si, COCO in 1856 Ito SIZE, 000, 900 RI In 1901
should be inquired Into: and not 81 pa ra X
graph calling for q thorough investigation;
of those departments of the government
in which dishonesty has been recently
disclosed. GsfSs
The people, however, can by their votes
II they desire It, order such an investiga-s
ton and lnaugurate policy Of economy
and retrenchment. It Is safe to say that
this Will not be accomplished by endorse
Ing at the polls the r epubican8 nal orlty.8
Of the II ouse OF Representatives which
refused the investigation and made tho
appropriations, n or by tnuing In poW-tg
1er the A Illustration which made the n
disbursements s
Y Reform In expenditures must be thad
in the civil, itary and naval establish
ments, in order that tho national expen-@
dlturcs may be brought to basis OF
peace and the government maintained
without recourss TO the taxes Of war. S 6s,
s have put aside a congenial work. to i
in order to assume as best II can the re-
3sponsibilltles your convention put upon
mo. asitl5 3G 3abt
believes that a change OF measures and
of men at this time would be wise, and y
urge harmony Of endeavors as we'll as
Vigorous action on the part OF all SO Il
minded. 4 hi 81 a,55s II 8SS
The Issues are Joined and the people u
must render the verdict. FIJI
X Shall economy OF admin Istratlon be de-i
manded or shall extravagance be encour-
aged?
Shall the wronedoer be brought to bay AZ
by the people, or must Justice walt upon q
political ollgarchy?
Shall our government stand for equal <
opportunity or for special privileges? NJ
Shall 1t remain a government Of law
or become one OF Individual caprice u
p Shall we cling to the rule OF tho peo- b
pIe, or shall we embrace beneficent des. 81
potlsm7 XII
With calmness and confidence, we await
the people's verdict. n 545s5
IT. called to tho office OF President. q
shall consider myself the Chief AIagis-
faction, and shall ever be mindful of, the
fact that on many questions of ma tional 4
policy there are honest differences & or Z
opinion. believe In the patriotism. good
sense and absolute sincerity Of all the Z
people, i shall strive to remember that q
he may serve his party best who serves
his country best. +.
the duties or tho presidency, y
pledge myself, with Gods help, to devote III
all my powers, and energy to the dutles
OF this exalted Office. Fl
4 ALToS 81, PARKER, i
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POINTS FROM JUDGE PARKER's LETTER.

The DIngey tariff is excessive In
81 many Of Its rates, and as to them, at
least. unJustly and oppresslveIy bur-
dens the people. It secures to domestic
manufacturers, slngIy or In comblna-
ton, the privilege Of exactIne Excess
sve prices at home.
!. !.
In the words OF our PLATFORM, we de.
mand "a revision and "a gradual reduc-
ton Of the tariff by the friends Of the
* masses and for the common veal, and
not by the friends Of It's abuses, It's ex-
tortons and determinations"
Since the last Democratic Adminls-
\ traton the cost OF living has grievous-
I ly Increased. Those having fixed In
I comes have suffered keeniy; those iY-g
4 Ing on wages, II there has been NV
Increase, know that such Increase has
not Kept pace with the advance In the
cost Of living.
In view of5the attitude Of the present
Executive, no new reciprocity agree
ment under the general treaty power
need be expected from him. Nor does
the Republican platform contain afa-
vorabIe reference to one Of the sus.
pended treaties. This section OF the
Dlngiey act stands forth as a monu-
ment Of legislation cozenage and poll
tcaI bad faith.
+ !.
n . am In hearty accord with that plank
In our platform that favors doing for
the FllIplnos what we have already
done for the ,cubans and favor maxi
Ing the promise to them now that we
+ b. Z, Il ~. 7 b
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ping during the last forty.three years
the promise Of the Republican PARTY to
restore II Is without encoura ement.
i. !. !. q
Recent disclosures show a need of
an lnvestIg alton of every dep artment Of
the government. The Democrats In
Congress demanded 1.-THE Republic
can aJorlty refused the demand. The
people can determine by thelr#vote In =
November whether they wish an hon
est and thorough investigation
i.
There Is not sentence In the Re.
publican platform recommending a re-
duetIon In the expenditures Of the gov
the Increase In the cost Of the War
Dcpartm ent from s34, 600, 900 In 1885, to
st15,ooo 900 In 1904, should be Inquired
Into
The people cam by their votes, II
they desire It, order an Investigation
and lnaugurate a policy Of economy
and retrenchment. II Is safe to say
that this will not be accomplished by
Endorsing at the polls the Republican
ma JorIty of the House of Representa-.
tlves, which refused the Investigation
and made the appropriations, nor by,
continuing In power the admInlstra.
tIon which made the disbursements.
4 Il
81 solicit the cordial cooperation and ID
generous assistance Of every m an who
Believes that a change OF measures and 4
ofmen at this time would be wise, and
urge harmony OF endeayor as well as
vigorous action on the part OF al 50 s
minded.
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Arrlericatl Citizenship.

5ss american CltlzenSn1p.
Tie pledge Of the pla,sfoTm to secure
naturajzed, at home and abroad the
equal protection OF the laws and the en-
joymcnt Of all the rights and privileges
treaties, as their just due. should, be
ncnt Of that result 1t is essential that q
p;nssp PC Issued by the s9yerl,ment q the
shall be accepted the world over as proof
of citizenship.
Civil Service.
The Statute relating TO Civil Service. is
me 9tGome q the EFFORTS Fl though lu
Operation Under It has frequently been
Of such {, character as to offend against
tllc spirit of the statute. but the results
a t,a,,, even Under n partial enforce,
both deserve and command the ,Itterance
OF the. Democratic purity that i stands
committed to tho principle OF Civil Service
ttlal enforcement.
Reclamation of Arid Lands.
A vast expanse Of country In the west,
portions Of which are to be found In each
OF The sixteen States and Territories.
M n the law. Is directly affected
Intelligent and persistent efforts Of lead
Ing citizens, providing for The recIa ma
ton OF the arid lands for the benefit OF
inomc-seekers. During the years OF the
development Of the measure which finally
received the vote ofievery member Of the
upper house Of Congress, 1t encountered
opposition, based to a, large extent epon
the view that the aim of its promoters
was to secure the benefits Of irrigation
to private owners at government expense,
The aim of the statute Is, however to !
enable this vast territory 10 reclaim its !,
arid lnpds without calling upon the tax
payers Of the country at large to pay
wi be fully ACCOMPLISHING must Depend
IN large measure upon the ability So
briefly Of Judgment, Independence and
honesty Of the officers OF the Interior De-
partment having this great work In
IN 1902 the main canals and bitches in
the region affected aggregated more than
nltyTllnc thousand miles and the work |
or recla nation Is but in Its Infancy. The |
tota! cost Of construction Of the necessary
nead-gates, dams, main canals, ditches, |
reserve. rs and pumping stations was at |
tnat time little over ninety-tlree mil
lions It dollars, which of itself suggests
the hundreds OF millions that may even
tuaily be invested In the territory covered |
by the statute The magnitude of the
conception, and the enormous expense its |
carrying out involves, make us realize I
the overwhelming Importance Of n broad
capable and honest administration Of the !,
work authorized by the statute II effect
is TO dc given to that part OF the plan
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CONVENTION PROTESTANT. EPlsco-i
Il PAL CHURCH !. BOSTON, MASS, oc-R
{TOEER 5TH TO 28TH, SPEC lAL.
RATES VIA C, & o. AND .

~ WAI ER ROUTE. N n M
For he aove convention, the Chesa-t
4peakc and Ohio viii sell tickets from
Richmond to Boston and return Via either
Norfolk and Merchants aad Mtners'3
Company or via Norfolk
Old Dominion and Sound Lines, AT faro
,oi SIS, the rate via Norfolk. Old Dos
minion and rail route beyond New York
being sia tickets on sale October ISL
"a and Sd with final limit OF October alst. (
Meals and state room Included on tia
steamer
a delightful sea trip at low rates
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shall take such action as soon as they
are reasonably prepared for It. j
!. !.
The liberation OF tyranny over others
will soon breed contempt for freedom
and self. government and weaken our
& power OF resistance to Ins dlous usur.
patton of our Constitutional rights.
i. !. X "
8 It Is essential that a passport Is
sued by the government of the United
States to an American citizen shall be
accepted the world over as proof Of
citizenship. "a
An Isthmlan canal has long been the
hope Of our statesmen and the avowed
aim Of the two great parties, as their
platforms In the past show. T he Pan
ANA route having been selected, the
building OF the canal should be pressed
to completion with all reasonable ex-5
petition.
The methods by which the Executive
acquired the Panama Canal route and
rights are source Of regret to many.
e We should ever rem embcr that
Y the Idea of doing a wrong to small
err. weaker nation that we or even all
mankind, may have a resultant good
is repugnant to the principles upon
which our government was founded.
i. 4. 4.
American shipping IN the foreign
trade was greater by almost one hun
dred thousand tons In 181o-ne afly
hundred years ago-tt1an It was last
year. la the face Of the continuous
decline In the record of American ship.
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PENSION ORDER CHALLENGE AND ACCEPT NEE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

IA. tbs easy to test out opponents sim
certify il this matter The order ii
question is revocable at the pleasure
OF the executive. If our opponents
come into power they can revoke this
order and announce that they will treat
the veterans Of sixty-tWo and seventy
as presumably i'll full bodily vigor and
not entitled to pension. Will they all-
thoritativelY state that they interd5to
do this? If.so, we accept the issue.
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"a & . j. 8 Is d
Republican, party to restore It Is without
encouragement. Tho record OF the Demo-
cratic party gives insurance that the task
can be more wisely entrusted to 1t.
1t Is an ardous task to undo the effect
Of forty years Of decadence, and requires
the study and Investigation OF those best
fitted by experience to find the remedy
which surely does not lie in the granting
OF subsidies. wrlng from the pockets OF
all the taxpayers
Investigation Of Government De-
partnents. Il
Recent disclosures, coupled with the
rapid augmentation Of government ex.3
pendltures, show need Of an Investlga.
tlon Of every department Of the govern
n,ent The Democratic Congress demand.
ed It. The Republican, majority refused
the demand. The people can determine
by their vote In November whether they
wish an honest and thorough Investiga.
tion. A Democratic Congress and Exc
cutIve will assure It.
Army and Navy.
We are Justly proud OF the officers and
men Of our army and navy. Both, how
ever. have suffered from the persistent
injection Of personal and political influ-
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JUDGE A. Is. PARKER.

On the assumption that the order,
as stated By the administration, is re-
vocable at the pleasure Of the execu-
tive, it having been an attempted, even
though perhaps unwilling, encroach-
nent upon the legislative power and,
therefore, rinwarranted by the Consti-.
tuition, i accept the challenge and de-
clare that if elected ] WILL REVOKE
THAT ORDER. ( .5s
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CURED A LAME BACK AFTER is g
s.s.A9 YEARS OF SUEEERING.a " Y ~

II had been troubled with lame back for!
fifteen years and found a complete res
covery In tho use of 3Chamberlalns Pain
Balm says John g, Bisher, Gillian, Ind
This Eminent is also without an equal for
sprains and bruises, II is for sale By al
druggists.
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tempt for freedom and self-government
ana ana weaken our power Of resistance to
lnsidlous usurpation OF our constitutional
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Reciprocity

In my address 20 the Notific ation Com.
5mlttee, | said that tariff reform "ls de-
5manded by the best interests Of both
manufacturer and consumer" With equal
truth It can be said that the benefits Of
reciprocal trade treaties would enure to
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The Tariff and Trusts.

Tariff reform Is one Of the cardinal
principles Of the Democratic faith, and
the necessity for II was never greater
than. at the present time. II should be
at once 10 the Interest Of all
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Trust Remedies.

4 |fponted out In my earlier response the
remedy, which In my Judgment, can Of.
fectuslly, be applied against n1onopoIIes,
and the assurance was then given that II
exlsting laws, Including both statute and
common law, proved Inadequate, contrary
10 my expectations, favor such further
teglslatlonl within constitutional llmta'
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The issue OF imperialism which has hecn
thrust upon the county involves decision
whether the law OF the land or /, he rue u
Individual caprice shall govern. The l,r.ii-
liant. startling. dashing results, but the
principle of Democracy holds Ia check
the brilliant Executive and subjects him
to the sober, conservative control ~ the
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rho people OF the United states sthi'd
Mt the parting Of the ways. Shall we fnl-
low the footsteps OF 'our fathers along he
paths OF peace, prosperity and content
incnt. guided BY the everything spirit oe
the Constitution which they framed for
us. or shnll We go along other and untried
paths. hitherto Stunned by all, following
bindly new ideals. which. though appeal
ing with brilllnncy TO the Imagination ard
ambition. may prove a will o. the wisp.
leading us into difficulties from which 1t
may be impossible to extricate ourselves
without lasting Injury TO our national
character and Institutions?
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4, solicit the cordial cooperation and
generous assIstance Of every man who I
believes that a change OF measures and
of men at this time would be wise, and y
urge harmony Of endeavors as we'll as
action on the part OF all SO +;
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that relieves the country at large from
ultimate liability.