Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-07

Philippine Islands into the United
States must come in American ships.
There are only a few ships available
for that traffic, hence the owners of
them banding together can take from
the unfortunate F'ilipinos every penny
that their produce is worth over and
above sufficient to keep them alive"
An old lawyer in Pennsylvania was
asked What he thought Of the Presi-
dents letter Reminds me of a de.
fendants motion in arrest of judgment
and sentence" was the quick retort-
II the Democratic position in this
campaign were not a strong one, Re-
publicans would not be so persistent
in their efforts to misrepresent it.
do they intend to abolish Rural
Free Delivery" "-Roosevelt's letter
cellent extension of the postal system,
Democrats are not likely to abolish
it. Very likely, however, they will
overhaul it at the first opportunity
After eight years of Republican rule
it has become necessary to root out
the grafters.
It is one of the Presidents ideas
that "the voice of the United States
would count for nothing in the Far
East If we had abandoned the Philip
greatness of the American Republic be-
gan with the organization of his
Rough Riders and will end with his
retirement from the White House
Mr.. Roosevelt's attempt to inject the
sectional issue into the campaign is
resented and antagonized " some Of
the heaviest contributors to the Re.
publican campaign fund. The men
feature of the Republican programme
are Northern capitalists who have
large investments in factories, rail.
roads and banks, in the South They
are Republicans, for one reason or an.
other. but they will not support
policy which will unsettle political con.
ditions in Southern States, causing
shrinkage in their own incomes while
serving no good end whatever.
1t is just beginning to dawn upon
many New York Republicans that Tim
Woodruff has lost prestige by his
action in withdrawing his name from
consideration by the Republican State
Convention without fight, thus plac-
ing his friends, and especially his
sponsor, Thomas c. Platt, in an en-
barrassing position. 1t was Sam Fes.
sender who turned savagely upon Joe
Manley at St. Louis, in 1896, after the
Maine boss had deserted Thomas B.
Reed. and exclaimed, Joe, God Al.
mighty hates a Quitter!"
Hon. D. H. Perry, National Com.
mitteeman from Utah, says: cit is
pretty nearly certainty that the nine
votes Of the three States Of Utah.
Montana and Colorado will be cast for
Judge Parker. In my State, since the
formation of the American party by
Senator Kearns, the prospect for the
Democratic party are growing hourly.
The new party is made up almost ex
clusively of Republicans so there are
now two Republican parties in the
State. A triangular fight, therefore,
must rebound to Democratic chances" !"
Hon. T. E. Ryan, National Com
mitteeman from Wisconsin, says if the
Democrats do not carry his State he
1.-THE campaign out our way said MIR
Ryan, lis warming up on both sides
and l look forward to the most ex
citing contest that Wisconsin has seen
since 1872. Inc vote Will De the IarS
est ever cast and honestly and sin
cerely believe that Judge Parker Will
win out. Conditions in Indiana and
Illinois are improving right along and
I believe that those two States will
show up in the Parker column
protecting an industry as such il
one thing; it means that Americans
shall be enabled to hold possession O"
their market, provided they chargs
prices for their goods which yield q
fair profit only. Protecting a monop
oily in the industry is another thing, il
means that foreign competition is te
be cut off, even when the American pro
dueer charges unnatural prices, II