The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-04-19

and unexpected increase In the pro-
auction OF gold, vast increase In the
supply Of metallic money, a vast In.
crease in the prices of commodities,
and prosperity came in the one way
in which the democratic party said il
must come, in the one way which the
republican party said would bring ruin
and destruction to the country. We
did not get the free coinage of silver,
but we got what we wanted The re-
publican party kept the gold standard,
but got what it did not want.
We were defeated upon, the issue
Of Imperialism in 1900; but where is
there republican today to repeat
his former glOrifcation of the policy
of foreign conquest, who still dreams
OF the grandeur of colonial empire?
There is not in all this land a single
republican who has any use for his
head, except as a foundation for his
ears, who would not heave a sigh of
relief II some vast CONFUSION would
whelm the entire Philippine archi.
pelago beneath the waves of the sea,
thus hiding forever from the sight
Of man this monument to the shame
and folly of the republican party
thine Has indicated"
Time has indicated the truth OF
our prophecy and brought to shame
the predictions of the immense wealth
and commerce we were to gain through
these possessions. 1t has shown what
every man Of common sense should
have known in the beginning, that
there could be no great commerce
with tropical people who have moth
ing to buy with and nothing to sell.
We warned the people that these
possessions would embroil us with
foreign nations; and the administers
ton leaders in Washington recognized
and admitted that our recent trouble
with Japan over the California school
question was quarrel which had it's
real origin in Japan's jealousy of our
intrusion in Oriental waters. How did
our war-like President meet this inso-
lent menace from a foreign monarch?
He was seized with a trembling in all
his joints and FASTENED to menace a
sovereign state with threat OF mill :
tary invasion and compel 1t to order
It's internal affairs to suit the demands
Of foreign potentate, made without
shadow Of justice, or shadow of
light. And so passes the glory Of inn
Derialism in a cloud of national hui
and shame.
Stole Our Thunder.
I'VE were defeated in 1904. but
hardly had the president returned to
,ffice before he coolly appropriated
he principal plank of the democratic
PLATFORM, and made it the GROWING
,lory of his administration. There
vas not one word on the subject of
Increasing the power OF the interstate
ommerce commission in the repub-
lean platform, nor did President
utter one word in its be-
aK throughout the entire campaign
a which he was receiving pecuniary aid
rom the great railroad magnates and
rom every criminal corporation In
be land. The popularity this admin
;tratiol has won is measured by the
xtent to which it has compelled a
lllen and reluctant party to fulfill
he promises OF the democratic plat
,rm. Every victory this administra-
on has achieved has been a victory
n democratic principles and repu-
alton OF republican principles.
and 30 repeat, while the demo
attic party has not reveled In the
,oils OF ONCE, It has won grander
iumph in the onward and victorious
arch of the principles for which II
is contended.
The Coming Battle.
And what OF the next battle? One
the great issues for many years to