The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-08-18
MCCLEARY REPLIES
TO 4. J. MILLER

Washington, Aug. 10.-Representa-
tive McCleary got H. j. Miller's dec
laration of principles on his arrival in
in Washington after a trip thru the
Great Lakes. After careful consid-
Grafton he today gave the Journal
correspondent the following type
written reply to his republican oppon-
ent:
When l left home Mr.. Miller had not
formally become a candidate. | first
saw his announcement yesterday.
have read it carefully three times.
The more | read and study the more
it sounds like talk of democratic
candidate fishing for republican votes.
The hand is the hand of Esau, but the
voice is the voice of Jacob.
Protection to American industries is
more endangered by the suffering
apologies of weakened republican
politicians than by the open and
manly attacks of avowed democrats.
Mr.. Miller properly recognizes the
tariff as the great issue of this presi-
Dental campaign. To state his views
on this question he takes about a
column and half on his paper.
STAND ON PLATFORM.
His first declaration is, 81 stand
squarely upon the platform adopted
by the last republican, national con-
vention." If that were so he could
have stopped right there. That plat
form has been published in all parts
of the United States, and will be kept
before the people thruout the cam
paign. Its language is plain and
easily understood. Why, then, does
Mr.. Miller multiply words and make
his long statement? Certainly not to
expound that platform or to advance
its principles, for he does not quote
word of it. He is, in fact, par
ticularly and noticeably careful not
to quote it, for such quotation would
annihilate his claims.
1t will be noted that most of his
paragraphs begin with the words 81
believe" or some equivalent express
sion. Evidently not in harmony with
the national platform, he has written
a platform of his own, which is, in
fact, a weak imitation of the so-called
"Iowa idea," which has been repu-
dated in the state of its origin and
was spurned by the national republic
can convention.
He has attempted to put republic
can trademark on democratic goods.
All that he says after making a
declaration of loyalty to the republican
national platform indicates that that
declaration is not to be taken literally,
for he devotes the rest of his space to
showing wherein he differs with that
platform.
SAID BETTER BY DEMOCRAT.
Practically all that Mr.. Miller says
after his first declaration was said
better and more forcibly by my demo-
cratic opponent two years ago and will
undoubtedly be contended for by my
democratic opponent this year. The
only purpose served by his declaration
is to give aid and comfort to opponents
of adequate protection to American
industry.
Upon those propositions the people
of the second district passed judg-
ment two years ago by giving me the
largest PERCENTAGE of the total vote
that l ever received. They will not
this year reverse their previous de-
cision. 49,.
Seeking to borrow strength by ex-
pressing devotion to the views of
President Roosevelt, he carefully
avoids quoting these views as ex-
pressed in the presidents recent speech
of acceptance. Protesting agreement
with the platform and the president,
Mr.. Miller does not dare to quote the
last expressions of either. / hazard
the guess that the views expressed by
Mr.. Miller will be better expressed to-
day by Judge Parker in his speech
accepting the democratic nomination
for president.
The republican national platform in
all its important declarations ex-
presses my views to dot and sustains
the views for which, as is well known,
| have been contending for years, so
when l say that stand squarely on
the national platform l do not have
to follow that declaration with a dia-
gram and column and half of ex-
planation.-H. c. Stevens in Mime
apolis Journal.
A Sweet Breath
is a never failing sign of healthy
stomach. When the breath is bad the