The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-08

only lullS W pTblillSt any spcCllc
remedy, not only declares the par
IS content with the little done by
the administration, but compla-
Gently classes the trusts with the
labor organizations, 1t says;
Combinations of capital and of la
Dor are the result of the economic
movement of the age" This is II
defense of the trust-not con
demnation Then the platform
adds: But neither must he per
mitted to infringe ON the rights
aud interests of the people" Here
again the laboring man is used as
companion piece for the trust.
such combinations" continues
the platform, when lawfully
formed for lawful purposes are
alike entitled to the protection Of
the laws, but both are subject to
the laws. and neither can be per
mitted to break them, " AS the
trusts are now breaking the laws
with impunity, this must be inten'
ded as n warning to laboring men
only. The trusts are holding the
laboring man between themselves
aud the fire of public opinion. AS
n declaration against trusts the
platform is hollow mockcry-'One
must he anxious to deceive him.
self if he accepts the republican
platform us Offering any hope OF
relief from trust cxactions, There
are no words OF encouragement
for the laboriug man, lie is
promised punishment if he violates
the law, but he is offered no relief
from government by injunction.
| He is assured that the Diuglry tnr.
| 1T has given him more employ
mcnt and higher wages, but moth
ing is said about an lght'honl
day
The platform pledges the party
to " the peaceful settlement of III.
tcrnational differences 10y arblta'
ton, but nothing is said about
arbitration between American cor
porntionS and their employees
Why is the laboring man thus lg'
uorcd, The answer is easy: 1t Is
because the Republican party is .
party of the corporations aud Il
acts for the corporations.
In cnumrrating the deeds whlrI
they regard ms meritorious the
writers of the platform call attcn
ton to tariff legislation, the eStab
lshmcnt of the gold standard, thu
the reduction of taxes after the
Spanish war the restoration o
public credit, the freeing OF Cuba
the supprcsslng Of insuarrction II
the Philippines, the preservation Of
the integrity of China, the secur
j.. ing of Il canal route, the encourage
mrnt of irrigation, the rcorganlzn
&, ton of the army, the improvement
f of the militia, and the increase II
the navy. but there is in all tn
enumeration no act which is de
clarrd to be in the interest OF la
Dor. although without the Iabo
vote the party would not have
minority in Il half dozen states
Even in pointing with pride Il
/ President kooscvclt's action III set
q. Ting the coal strike they did no
dare to indOrsc arbitration as I
permanent method for settling dis
putcs between capital and labor.
On the great question of impc
rialism the republican party AN
nounccS no policy and gives NJ
pledge. II refers to the subject
and declares that the republican
party has established order i'll th,
PHILIPPINES, given security to life
aud property and conferred upon
the people of those islands the
largest civil liberty they have even
enjoyed. - What IA proud boast
They were subjects of a king and
were ruled by arbitrary authority
and they are better off under oul
rule than under Spanish rule! Is
this all they are to hope for! Then
too. civil liberty" has been con
ferred' upon them! What a de-
parture from the doctrines OF JEFF.
ferson aud Lincoln! Instead OF
being great republic holding be
fore the world the light of self gov
eminent we have shrunken to the
stature of II benevolent despot dol
ing out liberty in broken doses to
inferior races" assuring then
meanwhile that our medicine i,
more pleasant to take than the
medicine which they formerly re.
ceived at the hands Of kings
The platform contains "A plank
threatening reprisals on the south
if black suffrage is interfered with,
but contains not word about the
right of the brown men to suffrage
and voice in their own govern
ment.
Why does the republican party
run from the issue of Imperialism
1t is conscious that its policy vi
olates fundamental principles; and
vet for commercial reasons it is
unwilling to return to constitu.
tional methods.
1t is not truthful platiorm--as
has been shown-neither is it Il
courageous platform, The repub.
Leans assembled in national con.
vention cast admiring glances At
the past, but contemplated the fut.
IRE with doubt and misgiving
The republican party is afraid
of the trust question; it is afraid
of the question of Imperialism,
and it is afraid of the labor ques-