The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-10-14
"STRONG QUESTIONS"
Hartford Herald Asked to Ex-
plain Its Statements.
Filipinos and the Southern Ne
groeS--WhiCh Has C0nSti-
tutjOnal Freedom?
Render. KY. Oct. 5 1874

HARTFORD REPUBLICAN,:
The Hartford Herald of the 5th,
inst. asks what 1t seems to consider
some strong questions OF government
al policy. Let us look at these ques-
lions candidly but briefly.
"Do the people Of the United States
want for the next four years a Con-
stitutional government directed by
a wise. sane, conservative man like
Judge Parker or do they want tur-
bulent government run by war lord
whose sole idea is to have a great
standing army and to pick a quarrel
with any nation that darts to disturb
the chip on his shoulder" Will the
Herald be a little specific? VIII 1t
not tell us wherein consists the tur-
bulency OF the United States govern
meut, With what nation are we haV-
Ing trouble? We have fought only
one war In recent years. w: the
Spanish american war. Is the Her
aid now opposed to that wa! 1t was
the H.rAld's boast not long ago that
the Democrats kicked the Republic
ans into the fight. But time. Just a
little time, works wonderful changes
with a Democrat you know. How
about the great standing army" Is
Il not a well-known fact Of which
even the Herald Is appraised, that the
standing army Is to-day slightly be
low the actual requirement OF the
law
The Herald continues, shall we
return to the Jefferson simplicity
practiced under the Cleveland admin
istratiou, or shall we re-elect Roose-
welt and endorse the extiavagance OF
the last four years, when more than
two billion FIVE hundred thousand
dollars OF the peoples money were
vested In reckless expenditure"
First, Do you indorse the Cleveland
administrations? 1t has not been
long since you severely criticised
Clevelaud's administration OF affairs
and opposed his nomination when he
was so strongly talked Of only recent
ly. Now as to RECKLESS expendi-
lures" will you not tell us where
you would begin the reiorm' Would
YOU aba ndon irrigation and thus de-
prive thousands OF farmers otherwise
fertile and productive soil. or would
you stop the rural free delivery ser
vice thus depriving about twelve mil
lion people from getting daily mail,
or would You seek retrenchment by
cutting down the pension role?
The people are anxious to know
just how you propose to economic
govern mental expense any how; please
be plain. You are so sure 1t ought
to be done now tell as just how you
will proceed. But cannot take time
to quote the Hersld's other questions.
however, I will notice them briefly
The Herald Is greatly exercised
about the Filipinos. They must. or
should, have their freedom at once
Was 1t not through the influence OF
w. J. BrysE more than any other one
man Ia the United States that Con-
gress agreed to buy the Philippine
ISLANDS fro m Spain and pay her
twenty million dollars for them?
After all how are we to know tn
Herald IL sincere In It's averred inter-
est In the Filipinos' freedom? The
Filipino, let the Herald remember, Is
Just a "nigger." Now let the Herald,
which Is 90 solicitous about the Fill
pino negro's freedom and about up
holding the Constitution OF the Unit
ed States, tell candidly what 1t thinks
about the freedom of the Southern
negro here at home. Is the Herald
as anxious to apply the Constitution
to the negro here at home as 1t Is
abroad II not, why notf The Fill
pino has more freedom already than
the Democratic party accords the
Southern negro. Will the Herald
explain this tactf
The Herald wants the Tariff revised
as promised by the Democratic plat
form. Will the Herald point out how