Evening capital., 1904-09-01

For Presidenf-Alfon B. Parker
For Vice. President-H Henry G. Davis
This Is the terse and forcefnl way
in which Puck presents one Of the sev,
eral important questions which are
issues in the national campaign now
in progress.
II goes to the root of this question
aud furnishes the thoughtful and pa
triotic-no matter TO what party they
maybe attached nor whether they
ara Of that large and ever growing
class the independent voter-with a
very serious and important subject for
consideration in comparison with it,
The tariff, the currency question,
single tax, referendum, government
by injunction and the relations Of
labor and capital. etc, are of minor
importance-it is first on the list and
draws sharply the line between mon
archy and republic.
Let MS consider the subject calmly
and dispassionately and compare the
position of the two leading parties in
reference to it. The Republican party
with Indignation denies the charge
that 1t favors Imperialism or the CEN
tralization of power in the hands of
the General Government, but actions
speak louder than words. Let it be
judged by its acts and the course of
it's standard bearer, the President,
who is this. BY virtue of the Con-
stitution he is sworn to defend, but
which he practically violates and
tramples under his feet. Take his
aud its action upon the Filipino ques-
tion It bought from Spain ten mil
lions of people for twenty millions of
dollars and placed over them a mill
tary government without their con-
sent. though our glorious Declaration
of Independence asserts that 'all just
government derives its powers from
the consent of the governed. Then
it made a treaty with the Sultan Of
Zulu recognizing and allowing slavery
in his dominions, though slavery by
the thirteenth amendment eft our Con
stitution is abolished. but what care
they for Constitutional restrictions or
limitations when they interfere with
the purposes of the Republican party?
Hear Mr.. Taft, tho mouthpieoe and
defender of the President whom we
supposed to be veritable Swashbuck-
Ter, but whom Mr.. Taft pictures as
the most mild and gentle hammered of
men, a genuine Bolton who "can
aggravate his voice so that he can
roar as gently as any sucking dove. ;"
Mr. Taft says that as soon as these
Filipinos are fitted for self-govern-
ment they shall have it. Good, very
good, but pray, Mr.. Taft. who made
you and the administration judges of
when these people are fit to enjoy this
glorious right of self-government?
You have violated the traditions aud
policy of our country since its foun-
dation and have gotten us into a hole
and upon another party we hope Will
devolve the duty of getting us out of
il in way that will be no discredit
to our glorious past.
Another illustration of the total dis
regard of constitutional restrictions
by this administration is furnished by
its action in the Colombian question.
IL fomented a resolution among a few
people in Panama and made treaty
with the rebels, thus recognizing the
right of secession which we fondly
hoped was a question finally settled
with the close of our Civil War. Then
il tried to throw upon the Democrats
the odium of opposing the Canal, but
that was too thin The Democratic
party wanted a Canal, but they wanted
to get it honestly and not by robbing
and despoiling a weak sister republic
of her possessions. In their anxiety
for the Canal some of them went even
SO far rs to condone the robbery after
the offence had been committed.
This rs q brief review OF recent acts
of the Republican party. but it is
strictly in line with its history from
its organization to this hour. 1t is I'm
periaistic aud anti-republican in its
tendencies and all its influence is III
favor of strong central government,
Rooseveltism as now understood and
ali that it stands for is the legitimate
result of its past teachings and ac-
tions. OF these we have something
further to say and also to compare
with il democratic precept and prac.
tice
Another argument has been added tC
the many in favor of wearing corsets
A woman's life was saved in New
York through the instrumentality OF
her corset steel. Her husband shot