Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-09-02
THE TEN LIVING ISSUES
The real, living, burning questions OF 'he
Trough Rider or Judge?

The real living, burning questions Of the
campaign are:
Trough Rider or Judge?
s..u ,ho neonle Of the United States have for
,he next four wears a Personal or Constltu-
tinnal goyernment-the sovereignty OF party
S,ctstor or the sovereignty OF the people.a
Rough Rider or Judge lot ohiei n"s'e'i ''o'
H-Reform the Tariff
Shall the tariff never be revised except with
the consent and under NE az ~ Ui I've ts
.srs ana its discrimln atoms "--or shall 1t be
ror;snd in judicial spirit by the friends of
Inc masses and for the common wealF"
uI-Curb the Trusts.
shou ,nonoplies ike the Beef Trust. control.
png universal necessaries OF me, continue 10
rars,vr the protection of sheltering tariff, and
anioy still longer indulgence by reason OF their
en!prmous contributions TO party campaign
funds.
Iy-The Abuse OF Power
shall the action of the President In Kidding
himself of the one successlu trust ProseSu,oI
in order to piacate the corporations-in making
III former private secretary ana mead OF the
Densrtment OF Commerce campalgn-fund
solicitor from the very corporauons ne mas ap
noInted to " diligently Investigate" In appoint
tnr a railroad corporation official secretary TO
the NAVY, and political agent OF the southern
Pscifc Railway to the head OF the department.
10 suneryise and curb corporations lail 10 aiu
SJs own campaign -shall this surrender OF the
his UT i Ride" be approved by the people?
y.-No Corporation Rule.
shou tho rule OF corrupt corporations in poll
,,cs and their controlling influence In govern
ment he further enlarged ana Cohhrheu ~
continuing in power party closel! alileu Win
-, NV the granting Of special privileges in
~ taris In, the election of corporation agents
70 Congress and to state offices, and through the
reconstruclion of the Cabinet to meet their
views!
yI-stop the Extravaganza.
Shall we continue policy Of reckless eXtraya-
e,anca as eydetcsd by the expenditure of more
81 .as5O0 OO0 900 during the last four years, or
shall we return to a reasonable economy
yII.-Check the Corruption.
chau corruntion bred of too long lease oil
power, as instanced In the hai1;dlsclosea posta
frruds in the land-oflice scandals IN we pension
h,sns in the sale of Offices and negotiations OF
cnrrunt public contracts by Senators Dietrich
and Burton, be condoned and continued!
yIII.-No "Big stick" Buster.
shon IN, attitude of the United States toward
foreign nations be that of bully with q ~ Dig
stick% and chip on his shoulder, or shall we
return to the policy Oh @ Win s au n9tinns
snIanplinr alliances with none winding our
avn bnsiness and expecting other nations TO do
the sameS
Iy.-wbat will the Filipinos do to us.
Shall we continue the malevoient erect upon
ourselves of so-called 'DeneVoient
a. tho philinpines until il is too late 70 Withdraw
frnnn that deporable and un-Amertan adven-
TIRE tire in Asiatic colonialism-which becomes all
the more dangerous the more we impose upon
,bap1 the veneer of our cfylliZatlOn-anu until
ny b~br,d and forever alien races of those
, ,iie shan be incorporated into ouI body
polite to cast the die in our National on, GSnnen
NJ. l.; 1a06 10 participate in our elections, TO
~ III in our Congress and eventually TO help
aorern those who now by force impose upon
them government without consent ana taxation
without representation
X-"Let Us Have Peace.
Shall we, forty years after the end OF the war
and after complete reconciliation of the once
Snstile States. tear assunder by a revival OF
Inc sectional Issue the bonds of fraternity and
concord-and this when the people OF the south
have lust secured the nomination of eonserva-
tive and sound-money Democrat for President,
and have given repeated instances OF the
strongest national and patriotic feeling!