New-York tribune., 1904-10-23

~, M oS1I 10 settle now the specific details q
teL actSa & - 81 S'5 q sofS S art Is agree that
o people q ihe PhipBne Islands are % nsYs sdT se
Ihat 8 tbe eeelared policy % me un,tea s1IT e
% prornots the attainment % OaBscity cor sea-,
government among the Filipinos. who are - sT -
toTuaE- and oS .Shsirnlng and indisputable tes:
emUny comes from me rhiiiPrne !sisneS . tie 5s.
Snlss thst pending the performance Of that duty
is % be maintained. The precise. Eay. 50 Which
that selg9rernmens gnen atsaaeS, siiSI ~ S,,1a
ana eKiernsi foes is not present issue and & can.
n0i be made present issue before the American
Enew Os nothing more useful gSFe % a iasPgTLns g.,19s
a. fres government than the universal and inteln-
sen, 4, SsSTsSn % peoe sTs arSs eseSta T cam
palgn That is the process which mikes tne De- De-
4 Justly and wisely. have 40 symgathy Win Win
those who eeplore me Lrsq1enSs ,1ss S1 tyhich
taey produce The loss ls oVeEoasShSSe e,s q AZ al
and Of all property. which nn er pS4pI,EII p,I
government rests upon l,uhlie intelgence ana PuO-
THIS yoar we have had little OF such discussion.
s IL f16s5n aafE hSs SSrss Of eEtravs
ea.oe without specincations CHARGES o. Is
ing just enough substance for lawyers 70 oAse 81, n
-bss5TTa5 eisSsa 81 tbe Repabcan National COMMITTEES
and about the Presi~ent' spurious interviews Ge
extracts from the Presidents writings. false state
E0enis made out OF whole cloth: about what tns
President has said written about farmers A1o
about labor ouestlons-Ehese are the hand srenaoes
Kinley Ras called a moilusk by these same people
because mis- manner ~as klna anu ssh.S ,, S1 ,
dlctatOral because his manner IS yisoro9s ano
ETskhlc When Mckinley was PTescens AotI as tbe
true type. Now thai Roosevelt IS PTes-GenL me S
held up Cor imitation Heaven save the mark: marx
DO they want the county carried Az ag.g OS1y Ssas
achievements of Republican administration. lg-
nOr.ng prosperity and laws enforced az nome
ures OF policy carried TO successful concIustoI5,,
these the party is invited to consider in how many
pttle ways OF form and manner and meteoo m, s tne
STANDARD Of ideal perfection. -, -.
MORALS, and the Republicans who have been con
quoting the government at Washinston dnrlng tne
lagt few years have doubtless been imfeTtect
enough 10 make possible for ineir t,lsnGs 20 20
tions arc not 10 be compared Sth IDEAL Standards
Of perfection We are 10 be compared VIE ttss ne
"a ali 6ngsh speaking countries. is cond1st;e6 ..;s6
sv mon ;n ieESsisfjvs and executive ONCE
uniting TO work out problems Of state along the the
taS ~ ~ 5a Sar,,c of repfeScntaire government
N7hst evidence has the DenO-sRtic party given Of
40 REAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
There was Denaoc.atic party before the great
uEheayal and political reaignment OF the Civl
Sseved m ssfct corstruction of the Constitution
and the confinement OF national power within Ihe
sIroyod The national bank Of the United States; Il
denied the right Of Congress TO appropriate moneys
.rifs or 70 interfere with the extension Of slavery:
no poWeT 70 do those things. Dominated by the
master mines OF the South. i vas vigorous, aelte
MO competent TO govern II annexed LOUISIANA; u
seized upon FlaIidai II made war upon Mexico; t
sword il carried Slavery across Missouri onto lhe
,iTEin sol Of Kansas and NebFSsl6s ss And when
that its rule should END. with splendid audacify ii
welcomed the ruin Of the Onion which It had 80
Since he Ciyil war there has been no such Dem
- rfrwFr- r,nra has krar ,oefago
EsHizso under the nan'e Of the Democratic party I
factions aEreene gpon no yincip5e fsitbfg 10 ne
pTiReiple % believing y no principle and he'd to-
party oUi of offioe and secure the Offices In IT'S
Cd FASHIONED col5 standad m Spsines en o ne ne
Last who call themselves Democrats and the popu-
:srselves Democrats Vile " the represents, fT
ti'nal issue but vita sole reference TO the ques-
race egree some Of them with Rerublican doc
tr'nes- and some with ancient Democratic doc
ils aifo some "-'fh Wv Por1let'c 20 t~ineS Fn-
pen'ocrst.c platforms has beer the desire catch
Sr3ssfebf rs - o. ,i fne mo Iaoehl s ano fheF only
eDutHcans deny and deny what Republicans az /
PLATFORM INCONSISTENCIES.
What do hey really believe now az - the strict
l,na soils OF che Constitution upon the powers OF
the tedera! government? Listen 10 tFis declaration
eDeated n Deihocratic platform after platform:
49, ISes9i, Cd Ths! the Constitution does not confer
won me general government the power 10 COM
insnce and carry on q general system OF internal
Now read n Democratic 9iatform ~ 1882:
nc tederai government should care for and I'M
Ways u the Republic so as to secure fcT the IN
teIor states easy and cheap transportation TO the
rhsir Platforr1 OF Iaao:
ne sre lands o. Tire west stoTsg ths rates toVS9 fo+
purposes OF irrigation. and the holding Of such
-anos Tor sctuai settlers
,T aTd tssir platform % 1914:
"a IsyoI neersl aprTopris toas foG the care
IS hen any waterway. Ike the Mseissipri River Is !
2 he government. such aid should be extended With
2 definite plsn o. continuous work until permanent
we crpose the Republican policy o: starving
llofne oeye oIFnent tn order 10 feed the greel for
SoeSi ana tSe appetite fer national prestige and
we oonvrstUiafe our Western citizens upon this
Irrigation act fer IRRIGATION and reclamation OF the
we oap a''s,tion % .is 1raas ns-noeratic rn-au-
su'e-Hat.cely 'h-ovshout az time without further
t'eIlnn ~ Congress"
-, W. " oerrsna +he enlarPs,~e"t ~ the powers Of
ne p lT'er-fa'c - s'o--T~e~-e Commission
olyl ana ~-rn'raI r.-..ss aran~' ali sy~h .rs,s's
enar'TverT - such f,'rther ler'sla''on as may be
Ped ~ N--w-vort s.a9s rls.fcrm ~ ,soe.
gu.Srs ~. -. -, - s,vefTT,sn' owrsrsfp Of the
Ui-h ius' comnsn-"'icp ~ 'be owne-s N'rasg
beirg IN the og sylvav'a rs.,onsr cyTp.
s,,oosn sn can ne hut IN The Interest OF the whole
Is it not pla,n fhat 30 votes in the ATis-is-inpi
kaJ'E - Fe' vofes n fhe States erlhrs ~'vr fS,e
psop" er-''ed srsns' r-est conS'-sfionr oY capis
q real ~,f she -.r'p4 n, Y,s ar+Ar. 49,, Tst
gHrs -" "nnsfrfcfion ~ rho con-tfss,'lon which
Ing Eens-,l phrap~- Nas thrown 20 NE vv'~%.s
= oHs -, oo~s . ss" I,.',0e-a'ic nsrfy resv bs'eve
ne firnf hes corre fo- enc neo~'e 81 shs TTni.sd
Hrd rrogre~~'va free sraTs .hrougl,o,ss s.s ,z1S
,r,or.i sre,'a ~, st,iess1siors 20 pisee the'r