The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-08-06
OPEN LETTER TO ROOSEVELT.
A Powerful Presentation OF the Is
sues OF the Campaign

fp.n spsa lester 30 the President pah'lshea on
satnrlAy Aasg the New YarE wofi powerfully
saz4, up the issues % The csmIatgn a. iis ptfson'
sfsy * Fhsssiosr Roosevelt. The WORST says
Thas tarsualnt sssgas o. The CAMPAIGN il DOT. -
yaa wousl have g. Tres fraic % fve silver eat yea
yla1fsrtf- Ttss,siorr Roosevelt
Ta.s tSsse i fgrr,i upsn she country by yuar IN
asssss trnsprrameai All tairsts-yuur osu strong,
abts. aulbsti1ls r,z0aFcyfsi. militant. PASSIONATE
personality yasir versatile ami surprising genius
Ygft have rlagiassl var ard Threatened she future
fssr Of the saaugry b. proposing buliyiug over
lor,ishiy q thc 0gheS countries in tbs hemisphere
.nt oH,sfus % Constitute tEa tnlifsl states ihs
constable snd collector iog Europe in the rotten
All irycssoaslbse Sgagrs II Uentui sui sooth
Amcf.cs
Nou have by your recommend stt0as 10 Congress
AMI ynur ststatarr 10 it, eElrAyaEaness Increased
the "a tiaisAI expenditures during your soFfa g"
fsarr than = "A. 40 ouo-zn excess Of sii.oo"9
over the II peDi, iurcs during Prcssie1 Mckinney
term - hlch inCudei the cxpcascs Of the war VITA
Sgalal AMI cxcre,iIng the Gust q President tleSe
lands second ;erm by ss1.0Ootoo
Yoa 4ud the Congress % your party have con-
ycr,.,i surplus ol ss3eeooso in ise0 into deficit
u HsoFc stsa so the lsA year Just oiosd
ia yiew Of this surprising record Of atAsaaee
IL i t-stbsVs not strange, bat vail y Fcszritd by
IN. taxpaycrs ~ sisaiHCAnJ that the words econ
omy." "rrtrench mcnt' ana REFORM" once the
rule Of the nation AMI thu shibboeth Of statesmen
30 not once appear ia your entire speech Of accept
| auer-noi oacei
The principle Of protection has been maintained
b. every party that has held power iu this country
since the adoption % the Constitution ineieilhs
the administration Of eight Democratic Presidents
/ Representative CLARK. chairman Of the - Louis
Convention truly aid that ''lhe Democratic party
/ is NOT free trade party Protection however
necessary under some conditions. IS both neediess
/ and unjust when infant Industries have become
/ hoary mouopoles Il Is especially oppressive anu
/ exasperating when perverted to enable favored
manufacturers 70 maintain arbitrary high prices In
/ the home market while underselling foreign com
/ r.etitors Ia the markets Of the world
The free coinage Of silver which was the decisive
ISM. IN me last two elections is no longer living
/ question though there sye indications in your
.frech that You Will seek 10 revive IL The over
/ wheImiag verdict Of the people. regardless "i
marty In the last two elections: the law Of 1870 re-
establishing the gold standard. he enormous IN
crease in the worlds production OF gold the IAc'
that no party aud public man Of Importance no
| even Mr. Bryan is now advocating free silver anu
beyond all. the declaration ofyouF opponent Jadge
parker that he regards the gold standard as firmly
and irrevocabIy estabiished'-a declaration unre'
seryedIy accepted by the ST Louis Convention by
vote Of "a to lsl-adord cumulative proof that the
silver issue is dead and burned pest resurrection
Won boast that your policy is"to do fair and equa
Justice TO ali men paying no heed 10 whether mar
is rich or poor" Can II be maintained that tariu
law which enables favored manufacturers IN return
for big campaign contributions, TO levy tribute oil
| the whole body of the people as an example o
| fair and equal JUSTICE Who represents anu
| monopoly aud the rights of labor in your CABINET
| Is il secretary of the Treasury Shaw, the banker
who breaches that high prices are olessing-o
| Attorney General Moody, who has not iii'ed
finger to enforce the antitrust awse-or seereIar!
of the Navy Morton. lately a viee-presideht Oh IN
santa Fe Railroad an ally of the Beef Trust 20
SECRETARY Of Commerce and Labor Metcalf politi
cal representative of the Southern Pacific Railroad
or Postmaster-GeneraI Payne, long the Legislative
and lobby agent of railroad and other corporations
DO these acts of yours give very strong backing L
your words asserting equal regard for all classes
You say of the great organizations known a
trusts that eve do not have to explain why IN
laws against them were not enforced, but TO pom
out that they actually have been enforced. I'M
will be news indeed, To the victims of the unpuu
ished and unhampered Beef Trust and the ethe
.copspracies in restraint of trade" which confirm
to stife competition and TO rob consumers In de
iance of law.
mir CoTtelyou, formerly private secretary. wa
| at the head of the Department of Commerce Jus
long enough to acquire by 'diligent investigation
such Information as would be useful to the filler
your campaign chest. The public does not shar
this information There is no evidence that the la'
officers of the government are making use OF IL l
! suppress and punish such odious and oPpressiV