Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-09


on expansion whore white men could
I've and settle. not so-callod oxpan.
sion by mere Buporimposod force OF
tho flag and the military authorities
The chairman then took up the re-
publican national convention. which
he criticised as a cut.and.dricd AFFAIR
with everything dictated IN advance.
TIE took up the speech Of Temporary
Chairman Root and criticised Il pleIo
meal and then turning bic attention
TO the platform, criticised q In the
same manner Tie objected 30 the
statement IN the platform that the
republicans had fought a successful
war with Spain. Ho beloved that
the war was fought by the whole
country Ho showed THAI the rcpub.
lican statement that tho hard times
81 1898 were due to the Cleveland
administration was Inaccurate. -
hard times began IN the Harrison "a
mnisiruiion. lie pointed out other
features In the republican platform
which he showed TO be- fallacios. Will
lions said that from 1901 to the out.
break Of the civil vs,r the democrats
were In asccnduncy nlnctonths OF the
time and nlnctcnths Of the time our
people were prosperous beyond al
precedent as compared with uthu
people contempomnoous with them or
prior to their time.
Touching on the tarln. williams
says that a perfectly ideal protective
policy would be ono which ala not
admit a single possible competitive
product Of another country 10 the
protected markt I'M 10 far a.
prutectlOnlsm falls short Of that ~
suit Il 20 failure from che protection.
lots standpoint but a. Mckinley
said We cannot always continue 90
sell without buying Plainly our for
eign commerce had grown. M, b.
cause OF. but IN spite OF. distractions
which have been placed ln the cur
rent ~ trade.
To sum up The platform the chair.
man said mo- Il obcys the procapt
TO stand pat' IN every respect oxcopt
one and that ls tho one IN which
well enough might have been left
auno. This o. in regard a. the plank
which promises a. reduce southern
representation IN tho house and IN
the electoral college n found THAI SUI.
irago has been "unconstltutlonaIly
limited" n "oons'tutlonally limited"
% Is a matter for the courts But the
rial meaning Of the plank 10 Ia reduce
southern representation without ~.
ducing the other states. Whenever In
the south the negroes are disfranchis.
cd, not aa such because Of their IL.
nowncc, by educational quaHncat Ions
or other constitutional means"
Il is not tho white man as a white
man who In injured by recurrence Of
the force bin days: be- can always
maintain himself Il is business, com.
mcrco, manufacture and agriculture |
and the negro himself. This Is but
tho entering wedge 20 now period /
n southern Reconstruction" Il Is the /.
beginning over Of tho old scheme.
revived for political advantage. 10 No. |
tain as a republican asset the solid
nogro vote in the northern states.
Williams then turned his attention
to his own party and said they would /
nominate a man for president who
would not warp the legislative or IA. /
iicial functions. who will not rock. /
.essly violate International usagcs. |
who viii not keep the poople guessing
what ho will do next u will nominate .
him IN the platform ignoring dead 4
Issues and doaling with every live o.
sue In tones certain and unmistal,a.
be.
The platform will favor revision
and reduction of the tnrin by friends
pr the masses and uut by the tariff
lenclCiarics and their representa-.
lives alons, especially will the tarn
o taken of from tho trust made
sOods "a a poin, where foreign com.
petition may enter tho American mar.
set, when combine raises che price 10
he American consumer 90 a point Of
49, t.'-AA. hAANA a. NNlAllANNAlf admin ]
stmtion the rights OF labor will be
'ccogniEcd as no loss vested" NO ieea
sacred, no less "lnallienable." than
he rights Of capital and both will be-
loat with Justly ana impartially ac.
.ording 20 their rights.
Mention Of Grover Clevolands
lame was oheorod Justify. The dem
'nstrutlon continued for several min.
ties In spite OF tho efforts of tho
hartman 70 secure order. Finally
Williams thrcatonod TO discontinue
.is speech and this had the erect
4 restoring order, Williams voice 30.
an TO fail al this point and tho aud.
.nco had diniculty On hearing thoncat
{ bis speech. In consequence there
'aa considerable noise and confusion.
I'm Murphy delegate from 81. Louis.
'aa elected from the hall during the
emonstratlon fog Cleveland because
a would not take bis seat after being
equested by one Of tho sorgoantat.
rms q
Williams concluded his speech I
realty exhausted Precipitation was
,reaming from HIS face, his collar Z
'as soft, HIS voice was worn 10 a q
'azzlo and no could not ba heard d
Nouty feet from v.hara ha stood IA :