Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-10-05

Of to American agriculture, manufactures,
mining or commerce" 4se
rs Independence for Filipinos.
am In hearty accord with that plank
n ", our platform that fayors doing for the
the Cubans, and favor making the prom
Use to them now that We shall take such
action as soon as they are reasonably pre-
pared Tor i. In independence. such as the
Cubans enjoy, cannot be prudently granted
to the F!lipinos at this time the promise
that It shall come the moment they are
capable OF receiving 1t will tend to stimu-
And this should be done not only In JUS.
tice to the Filipinos. but to preserve our
own rights for free people cannot with
hold freedom from another people and
themselves remain free.
Panama Canal.
An isthmian canal has long been the hone
q our statesmen, and the Rvowed aim of
the two great parties, as their platforms
N the past show. The Panama route hav-
m. sh 6een selected. the building Of the canal
reasonable expedition.
The methods by which the executive ac-
quired the Panama canal route and rights
the statement that thereby n great public
work was assured to the protlt of our peo.
PIE 10 not sufficient answer to the charge
OF violation OF national good faith. They
appreciate that the principles and healthy
convictions which in their working out have
made us free and great. stand armly
against the argument or suggestion that we
snali be blind to the nature of the means
employed to promote our welfare. They
noid tnat adherence to principle, whether
II works for our good or Ill. will have a
more benefcept influence on our future
aesIiny that all our material upbuilding,
ana that We should ever remember that the
idea OF doing wrong to a smaller. weaker
haslon than we. or even all mankind. may
Our
founded.
American Shipping.
Our commerce In American bottoms
ports and imports For. forty years prior
Into power, our merchant marine carried
commerce. By 1871 it had dwindied 10 81 4
Per cent Now we carry but contempt
bly, small fraction of our exports and I'm.
ports.
American shipping In the foreign trade
was greater by almost 100000 tons In 1910
year. In the face Of the continuous decline
In the record Of american shipping during
the last forty-three years. the promise Of
the Republican party to restore II is with
Democratic party gives assurance that the
task can be wisely Entrusted to It.
IT is an ar,iuous task to undo the effect
the study and investigation Of those i best
fitted by experience to fnd the remedy
which surely does not lie In the granting
Of subsidies wrung from the pockets Of ali
the taxpayers.
Investigation of Departments.
Recent disclosures, coupled with the rap
Id augmentation of government expendi-
lures, show need OF an Investigation OF
every department of the government. The
Republican majority refused the demand
The people can determine by their vote. in
November whether they wish an honest
and thorough investigation. A Democratic
Soldiers, and Sailors Pensions.
pensions to the surviving soldiers and sail.
ors and their dependents. on the ground
that they deserve liberal treatment. It
pledges BY it's platform adequate legisla-
tion to. that end But 1t denies the right
Of the executive to usurp the power Of
Congress to legislate OH that subject. Such
usurpation was attempted by pension order
Nc; ~ and erect mas been given to It BY
patton. 1t Is said that this order was
made In the performance Of a duty i'm.
posed upon the President by act Of Com
gress," but the provision making the inn
position Is not pointed out. The act to
which the order refers. which Is The one
relating to pensions to civil war veterans
does not authorize pensions on the ground
q age It does grant pensions to those
ability, or disabilities, Of a permanent char.
acter, not the result CT their own vicious
habits, which 80 incapacitates them from
the performance of manual labor as to rem
der them unable to earn support" This
specified requirement of incapacity is In ef
feet set aside by order No. Is to all persons
over 90.
The war closed nearly forty years ago
In the meantime many Of our soldiers and
sailors long survived the age OF az, and
passed away without receiving any pension
Sklllful pension attorneys hunting through
giving pension to all who had reached &C.
Mony prominent veterans urged the Justice
Of congressional action giving service
pension to all veterans. Bills to that eject
were introduced In Congress. And not uu-
til March of this year did anyone ever
claim to have made the discovery that the
President had power to treat the statute
as n II read that when a claimant has
passed the sge Of &c year, he l. necessarily