The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-03
Ten Leading QUESTIONS.

Gil 1edul4lS " uSolAOll
We gave in thus column yesterday the
81 New York Woilds open letter to Candi-s
date Roosevelt The World follows its
open letter With a suil-up which it puts
d lii ten zeal. living, burning questions
Of tho ca,,>paign," AS follows: s5
I.--ROUGH RIDER OR JUDGE?
sinll the PEOPLE of the United States
have for the next four years q personal:
q or Il constitutional government-the SOW
4 ereignty OF a party dictator or the SOW
eregnty Of The people-a rough rider or
4 q judge for Chief Magistrate?
a ~ REFORM THE TARIFF.
y Shall the tariff never be revised ex-,
cept with the consent and under the dl-.
rection of its hencficiaries-by thc,
friends Of It's abuses, its cXtortions and
its observation-disclosures shall 1t be re-
y ri1cd III II judicial spirit by "the friends
4 OF the masses and for the common weal??''8
IiI.--cGRBI THE TRUSTS.
Stall ,nnnopolies like the beef trust,
controlling universal necessarics Of life,s
IS continue 10 receive the protection of a
q shcltering tariff. and enjoy still longer
Indulgence in tic non-cnforccmet ANTI
4. trust laws by; reason Of their enormous
K contributions to party campaign funds:
and their potential influence with party
~ leaders
q ! IT'LL ABUSE OF POWER.
r. Shall the action of the President in
Kidding himself of the one successful trust
q prosecutor in order to placate the cor
atons--in n,aiJng his former private
secretary ard lieal OF the Department OF
81 Commerce ca!niuign-fund solicitor from
the very cprpoih!icns he was appointed
to fdilisently invcstigatc"-in appointing
railroad corporation official Secretary
of the Navy, and political agent of
the Southern Pacific Railway to the head
OF the department tolsupervisc and curb
corporations. ta,ll tos.aid his own cam
paisnj--shalt this Surrender of the rough
rider be approved by the people? .,l
VIC CORPORATION RULE.
Shall tho rnlC Of corrupt corporations
in politics and theft controlling influence
in government he further enlarged and
~ confirmed by continuing in power IL
party closely allied with them by the.
granting of special privileges in the
tariff, by the election of corporation
" agents 10 Congress and to Stale offices,
and through the reconstruction Of the
Cabinet 10 meet their views?
VI-SroP til: IIxTRAyAGANCE.
4 Shall we continue policy OF reckless
@ extravngancc, rs evidenced By tho OK.
rendture OF more than $500, 100000 dur
Ing the last four years, or shall we re-
turn to a eHsonn bic economy?
YlI,-CHEcE THE CORRUPTION.
Shall corruption bred OF too long a
lease of power, as lnstanced In the half
disclosed postal frauds. in the land-pf-
flee scandals. in the pension abuses In
y the sale of Offices and negotiation of cor
r,pt public contracts by Senators Diet
sE rich and Burton in the purchase of al
seat in The Senate by the Democrat W.
e A. Clark. ratified by Republican soma
tors and IN the ascendancy and cncll-
tive recognition of notorious corruption-
tsts and professional spoilsmen. be con-
duned and continued,
vIlI,HO "BIG STICK CLUSTER.
Snail the attitude of the United States
toward foreign nations be that OF a bulk.
with a tbig stick" and chip on his
shoulder. or shall We return 10 the policy
of Washington and Jefferson--''Pe
and friendship with all nations entang-
lng alliances with none --mindine, on
IA own business and expecting other ma
lions TO do the same?
IX--NFHAT WILL THE FILIPINCos
sa Do TO5uS2
.3 Shall we continue the maieyolent effect
upon ourselves of so-called ..benevolent
sssllnsIation" in the Philippines until ii
5t Is too late to withdraw from that de
If porable and un-Amercan adventure in
As!atie colonialism-which becomes all
The more dangerous the more NE Impose
n upon them The veneer Of our civilization
-and until the hybrid and forever alien
~ races of those Islands shall be incorpc,
rated into our body polite, to cast tfa
die In our national conventions, as thl
delegate from Hawaii did at Raiis u
City In 1900; TO participate In our cleo.
tons, TO sit in our Congress and even,
itualy 10 help 70 govern those VINO nop
by force impose anon them government
without consent and taxation wiihou
Representation?
81 x,-7"LE;T lie HAVE 7PEAcE.n
Shall we, forty years after the end O
the war and after a complete reeoneila
ton OF the once hostile States; tea
nsunder by o revival of the sectional is
ana the bonds OF fraternity and concord
Y and this when the people Of the soutl
have just secured the nomination Of
IS conservative an1 sonnd-money Democra
for President, and have given fepeate