The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-09
DISSENTERS TALK
Divergent Views Given on Can
dldates and Platform.
CONDITIONS OF DEMOCRATIC sUc-
CESS.

CONDITIONS OF DEMOCRATIC sUc-
CESS.
To the Editor of The Globe:
When the. people of the United States
Washington they secure it by electing a
majority of the house of representatives
to represent their views. The politicians
of a party who are seeking the federal
appointments. work for the success of
the presidential ticket; but the people,
as before stated, work for the election of
members of congress. Therefore, if we
are wise, we shall so shape the cam
palgn as to elect a majority of the house
or representatives; and to this end we
shall nominate our ablest men for con-
greSs In those districts where we have q
chance of electing them, for competent
Democrat in congress, like the late Samuel
J. Randall, William S. Holman or VIII
liam w. Eaton, of Connecticut, is of more
value to the United States than any
president, since congress makes the laws
ANA II We cannot elect a majority of the
ticket.
About the platform. Democrats are
agreed on the principles of government,
as the sovereignty of the states and the
the constitution over all of our territory
with no colonial government exercised
from Washington, which is one man rul
ing another, no government by injunc
lon, ETC.; but we are disagreed on the
policies of government, as the tariff and
finance. On the tariff question some of
i
l.. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio,
VINO when in congress a few years ago
advocated the closing up and selling out
or the custom houses of the United States
and the support of the federal govern
ment by direct taxation. But most of
us are for tariff for revenue only, and are
known as free traders by name; while
some Of US are protectionists and will not
put the tariff into the hands of the free
traders for revision. OF course, there will
be plank in the platform telling us of
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are wise we shall let it remain there
unused during the campaign. For if we
are going to make war on organized cap
ltal and to put articles manufactured by
the trusts on the free list, if we get an
opportunity, we shall not get the OppOr-
tunlty to do so. On the financial ques
ard and some of US for the silver stand
ard; The following resolutions should be
in the platform:
Resolved, That we advocate the annex
alton of Cuba to the United States as
soon as the citizens of the island apply
for annexation. And that we start
propaganda in the island by publishing a
paper in Havana advocating the annex
alton of the island to the United States
based upon the following facts and rea-
sons: That the thirteen original states
because Of the advantages that would be
derived from it to each and all of them;
that Texas, when it's independence was
acknowledged, applied for admission to
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benefit; and that Hawaii, when it over
threw the monarchy and substituted a
democracy In its place, applied for an
neXatiOn to the United States for it's own
protection and benefit; that Cuba is de-
pendent upon the United States for it's
protection, If assaulted by other nations
as IL mas neither army nor navy to pro-
tect itself with, and that the island can
be admitted as an Independent and SOW
ereIgn state with all of the rights power
and liberty that it now has, with the
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its territory, as has Texas; and that it
would then have free trade with the
United States in its commercial dealings
Resolved. That the prosecution of the
war in, the Philippines by the United
states Immediately cease and that the
united States army now in those islands
be Withdrawn to the forts and barracks in
the islands. and that the differences be
tween the United States and the Fflipinos
be peaceably settled by diplomacy. And
If the FilipinoS desire to remain as a Dart
OF the United States. that they be granted
territorial government the same as other
territories of the United States. But if
they prefer an independent government
OF their own, that they be granted it;
and if We think it necessary to recoup
ourselves of the 5000, 900 that we paid
Spain for the islands, that we do so by
retaining pOssessiO ion of the custom houses
in the islands till the sum is paid. or by
entering into special trade relations with
the inhabitants of the islands for a term
" anu IOl T6lInQu1S0lQS Wholly our
sovereignty over them till the expiration
of that time.
The appropriateness of my second res
olutiOn will be seen when we consider
that we have been engaged for nearly
300 years to civilize and control the In
dams on this continent, but have not yet
succeeded in our undertaking. We shall,
of course, oppose the creation Of a large
and spectacular navy to be carried
around, like a, chip on our shoulder. daring
otner nations to come and knock it off.
for they will not come. as they know our
naval strength without again testing it.
We shall also oppose all subsidies to
enlarge our merchant marine, as we have
always won in competition with othec
nations by brain power without them.
We shall! congratulate the United States
on securing the right of way for canal
across the Isthmus of Panama.
concerning the candidate for president.
either Of the following names will pull
the most votes for president of any can
dldates that we can nominate for that
office to-wit: George Brinton Mcclellan.
Of New York; Arthur Pue German. of
Maryland Carter Harrison. of Chica 90
or David R. Francis, of Missouri.
William Brainerd
Rochester,