Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-08-27
THE TEN LIVING ISSUES

The real, living, burning questions Of the
campaign are
I-R0ngh Rider or Judge?
shon the neople of the United States have for
th, ne Vt four wears a Personal or II CO,St tu-
tioual goyernment-the sovereignty of party
dictator or the sovereignity OF the people .
Rough Rider or Il Judge for CHER Maslstrate'
II-Reform the Tariff.
Shall the tar,tf never he revised except with
tho consent and under the direction Of its beue
ficiaries- by "the friends OF Its abuses, ITS ex.
toriions and its Determinations Or shall It be
revised in a judicial spirit by "the friends Of
the musses and for the common weai!
III-Curb tho Trusts. 80
sbou monoplies like the Beef Trust, control
ling universal necessaties Si i,i, c1m.iia"e @ 70
receive the protection OF shtiterlng tarin, anu
enioy still longer indulgence by reason Of their
envrmous contributions to party campaign
funds.
Iy-The Abuse of Power
Shall the act on of the President IN Kidding
himself of the one successful trust prosecutor
in order to plaaate the cOrporatlOn,-1n making
his former private secretary anu head OF the
Department OF Commerce canipaipli.iund
solicitor from the vei y corporations he was APP
uointed to diligently investigate IN appoint.
ing a railroad corporation official Secretary to
the Navy, and political agent OF the Southern
Pacifc hallway to the head Of the department
Ia supervise and curb corporations (al to aid
ys ",yn campajvu)-shall this surrender of the
Rough Rider" be approved by the people!
y.-N. Corporation Rule.
| Shall the rule OF corrupt corporations in poll.
bcs and their controlling influence In govern.
ment be further enlarged anu connrmed i,I Dy
| them by the granting of special prive'eg,s In
the tariff b, the election OF corporation agents
to Congress and to State oihces, ana through the
| reconstruction of the CaDihet 10 meet theii
views?
| yI-Stop the Extravaganza.
J Shall we continue policy of reckless cytrava.
| pancn a. ev'detc d by the expenditure OF more
thnn s2'5OO GOOO during the last four years, OF
| shall we return to II reasonable economy:
vu.-Che~k the Corruption.
| Shall corruption bred Of too long lease OF
nower. IA In. n.tanv ed In ihe half-'iisclosed posa
frruds in the and-otlce scandals, In the pension
ahns"s. in the sale of offices and negotiations OF
| corruut public contracts by Senators Dietrich
| and Burton, be rondonea ana continued!
yIII.--No 4" Big stick" Buster.
Shall the attitude of the United States toward
foreign nations De that o' syr Dny ",tn Ian %. M
| rat,,rn To the ro.icy of Washington and Jeffer
son Peace md friendsh hip with all nations
entangling alliances with nom minulhg oll
| own business and expecting other nations TO dc
| tho same!
Ix.--wbat will the Filipinos do to us.
shall we continue the malevolent effect upoI
| aurselye. of SO called "beneyOlent assimilation
in the philippines until It Is too late to Withdraw
from that deplorable and un. American adven
tnre in Asiatic colonialism-whch becomes al
the more dangerous the n', more we impose l npoii i
the hybrid and forever alien races of thos'
islands shall be incorporated into onI bod.
Doiitir, to cast the die In our National Cohvcn
lions. az the delegate from Hawaii d q at kansa
tHty In 1900; to participate In our elections =
s,t in our Congress and eventually to hell
| Govern those who now by force impose upOI
mem government without consent and taxation
without repr, scntation9
| X.-"Lct Cs Have Peace.
| Shall we, forty years after the end of the wa
| and tie r complete reconc liatiOn uf the One
hostile Stnte-, lear assunder by revival D
the sectional issue the bonds of fraternity an,
/ concort-and this when the people of the Sout
have lust secured the nomination of n cOnserva
tive and soliii-money Democrat for President
| and have given repeated instances OF tn
| ,trop vest national aud natriniic faaltu0p