The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-10
as Worlds Letter 10 the Presi-
dent.

Eae Worlds Letter 10 the Presi-
dent.
ID an open letter TO the President,
pnbIished on Saturday last, the New
York World powerfully sums up the
Issues Of the campaign ais the person
aIity Of Theodore RooseVelt. The
World says IN part.
THE paramount issue of this cam
Daign is not, vas you would have it,
free trade or free silver, but you your
sai Theodore Roosevlt.
This issue is forced upon the country
sy your unusual temperament and tai
eats your own strong, able, ambi-
Ssuos. resoarcefuL militant, passion
ass personality, your versatile and
surprising genius
You have glorifed war and threaten
ed the future peace OF the country ey
proposing bullying oyerlordship OF
5ae other countries IN this hemisphere
and Offering to constitute the United
States the constable and collector
aor Europe IN the rotten and ire
sponsiDle States of Central and South
America
Eou have, by your recommendations
Eo Congress. and your signature 10 It's
aSsragagances, Increased the national
aKBenditures during your term to
more shan 50, 500, 600. 00ea excess
OF S2lf, ,000, 900 over the expenditures
siEzing President McKinley''s term
(which included The expenses OF the
war with SPAIN, and exceeding the
coss Of President Cleyeland's second
term by $3.50, 000.
Eoa and the Congress OF your party
have conFerted surplus of $50, 600, :
900 II 1900 into 8 deficit Of more than
SO 600 600 for the fiscal year just clos
In view Of this SURPRISING record OF
extravaganee. it is perhaps, not
strange, bnt VIII be regarded By the
taxpayers as sign ifcant that the words
economy, 8 -esrenchment' and
reforrn, once the rule Of the nation
snd the shibboleth Of statesmen, do
n0s once appear in your entire speech
Df aceeptance-nos once!
:
he principle OF protection has been
maintained by every party thae has
besd power In this country since the
adopfzon of the Constitution. inclnd-
ag the administration Of eight Demo-
cratic Presidents. Representative
Clark, chairman Of the st. Louis Con-
Fansion, truly said that . the Demo-
ctatic party is not Tee trade party.
Protection, however necessary under
scrae conditions. is both needless and
must when infant indu5ries have be-
coHs hoary monopolies. 1t is especial
oppressive and exasperating when
nerFerted to enable favored naanufae
$ turers 60 maintain arbitrary high
pzices II the home market while nm
derseIing foreign competitors In the
markets Of the world.
The free coinage Of silver, which
Was the decisive issue IN the last two
e5actions, is no longer living ques-
sion, though there are indications in
your speech that you will seek 30 re-
r5ge Is. The overwhelming verdict
a the psople, regardless Of party, In
The last two elections; the Law OF
1900 lestabiisking the gold standard !;
sslae enormous Increase in the worlds
productions of gold: the fact that no
marty and no public man ef;importance,s
not even Mr.. Bryan. is now adyocat-
ing free silver; and, beyond ali. the
declaration Of your opponent, Judge
Parker, that he regards the gold stand
md as firmly and irreyocably estab,.
1ished "a declaration unreservedly
accepted by The ST. Louis Convention
By q vote of III to 19i-aford cumu-
7aEive proof that the silver issue is
dead and buried past resurrection.
You boast that your policy is to do
sair ssa equal justice to all men, pay
mo no heed to whether man is rich
poor. 2 Can it be maintained that
a tariff Law which enables favored
aEufactuTers, in return for big cam
paign contributions, 10 levy tribute
on che whole body of the people as an
example Of fair and equal justice?.''
Who represents anti monopoly and the
tights OF labor in your Cabinet? Is it
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