The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-08


 "This is the old argument of kings from time immemorial-eoddle the Peo pie and deceive them and clam .Hs.s one man or class of men has the o''ine
 But this is not the principle TOT which our fathers fought an9 f ours which this great Government or ouis was formed. ,-e hava thought if they were told that in l2S years this country of ours should ,ars tan possession of eight millions or OrIens tals and forbid that the Declaraeioh tr 0, Independence should |, De tbeir erHhi schools, or read in their houses. so of inc
 They talk about the trace 9t 'n nS Phiiippines; if 1t were the weattn wa ,or M the Indies. 1t would not compensus ag sssinst the outrages we are committihs our Consultation and against hper.y. crv
 .The fact is that the trade IS Vers little, and would probably De HrGeh Idai more if we were to establish an reaSv ne% penasn Mhy sooernsa nos say to them that they are to have 1t later with guaaaa an if of this country that they shall nave l.; nf and that will be the end or uriont Ins ,u
 This country of ours is not adapleo to colonies so far away. :, oontin
 "One of the great dangers or cor, cUnrt Ia uing the Republican party In Prevail sna snat ths issy yPhgllppines' Mliu anes.e ''A "
 Syou nav say it is not possible; out if you will go back few years you will find that in their neeessities, whIn In hold control of the Government, they gave Nevada Statehood, to which w.1 sne was not and never has been entitled Admission of states: Later on when they were d tnr1H6 thev do with loss of power, what did they uo but take in four additional ROCKY Mountain States before they were en titled to Statehood. simply to control their electoral votes. ,,.h .b,s Tell me not that party witn tnis @ history will hesitate to take Tn tne ne Islands of the Pacific, if they need them to control the electoral votes ana thus continue in power. r+,, and especially it's candidate TOT fTssi- dent, Is towards imperialism. ..
 Tt is away from the teachings oi the fathers. What they presaich IS rst II go to Washington. All legislation must come from there, and we are for getting that the great strength ot this Government of ours has been m 1ne separate States, in their independent governments. and in the dependence of
 We complain of the way the Presi- dent has demoralized the army by his
 Take General Miles, for instance; man who had risen from an office boy In a store in Boston by pluck and hght, ing, and had won his spurs in the CIVIL War, and then upon the Western Plains succeeded to the satisfaction of every one.
 And yet, what did this war Presi- dent of ours do, but because he had exposed the tortures that were being practiced in the Philippines and othef mismanagement there, because he was a possible candidate for the Presidency what did he do, but endeavor to hu- ...tl ans< ks Iaafn "A
 What did he. do at Antietam when he delivered his address upon that bat tlefield--a battle that was won by Gen efal George B. Mcclellan. if ever bat tie was won by any one man--and yet this candidate, who claims to be hon est and fair. never even mentioned his name in his address.
 slight to Mayor. Mcclellan.
 "was it. think you, because a son name. was Mayor of New York city, and liable to be the Democratic candidate for President? Is this a sign of a great man-an honest statesman2 |. have a change and balance the books. They have had scandals in the Post o6lce Department; they shave had scan- dals in the Interior Department; an1 to turn ofl the search flight and expose the guilty, high and low we have been met by refusal to permit of any such Investigation.
 When we ask them to amend the tariff-to take of some of the iniquit ous duties--they say. We will consider that hereafter, but right now, we musC stand pat. and, if any change Is made, it must be made by the friends of the
 what a glorious thing this is--if n man is wronging you, If he Is taking and a change. he replied, I will con- sider 1t hereafter-after have taken as much as I want, or as much as need.
 "It Is the same as the burglar who is would like to punish himself? And yet there are people in this country who think and say that we should let this go on until the trusts and manu and then they will change 1t and give back some to. the people-when they are so rich they do not need more.
 Their Greed Will Increase.
 My friends, that will not work. The necessities of these robber barons will increase with what they get Their evil appetites grow quite as much. by what they feed upon. as beisg deprived of sustenance.
 Tt wa sout of a queens window that Jezabel coveted Nabob's vineyard, and 1t was out of a crowded harem that King David desired the wife of Uriah.
 So 1t has been from the beginning of the world until now: he that hath much wants more; ana IT the people want relief from this unjust taxation, they must get it-not from the men who are getting the benefit of this tax, but by their own votes.
 Possibly the greatest trouble from the excessive tariff Is the large revenues that come in. and the extra vagant expenditure it engenders. Already there is A deficit which the government must face-changing their books and striving as much as they can to cover 1t up until after election | day, but one that is growing.
 Just think-no more statements | until after election day. great gov ernment like this It would remind you of a broken down railroad in h. diana that was trying to fight off a | receivership.
 Tt is a proof of the. need of a change when the bookkeeper stops giving you l balance sheet.
 Tt is only twelve years since Presi- dent Cleveland and a Democratic Con- gress came into power, In the four years that they were in power their expenditures were about $40, 900, 900 a year. The Republican expenditures under Roosevelt are over $7OO, GOO, 900 | today with no war, with peace on earth and, as they claim, good will to men. Their expenditures are nearly double those of the last Democratic administration.