Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-10-02

If the DeplOrable Opportunity Should
Ever Come When a Strict Con-
structionist Could Put Its Paro-
chial Policies Into Effect the
Panama Canal Would BE ADAM
doned, Rural Free Delivery
Stopped and Efficient Manning of
the Navy Made Impossible.
Having failed in its attempt to cut
the Union in two and grant indepen1-
ence to the dying Confederacy (see
Democratic platform of 1850, the
Democracy. as represented by those
who nominate its candidates and
frame its national platforms, has ever
since been kicking against the Repub-
lican policy of making this Nation the
| greatest. biggest and most prosperous
| in the world. Every move in the di-
| rection of improvement and expan-
sion, of greater comfort and affluence
for our citizens at home and greater
respect and influence for our country
abroad has been resisted and de-
nOunced by the Democratic party
through its leaders and in it's declara-
tions of alleged principles. The
American flag was hauled down by a
Democratic President in Hawaii, and
orders we're given to turn over our
kindred of American descent in those
islands to the vengeance of a half
savage ruler. Republican protests
from ali over the United States pre-
vented the infamy from being carried
out. The Panama Canal project was
an object of Yenomous Democratic
attack, and, since the beginning of
the work, it has been the object of
and malicious Democratic
abuse The requirement of Porto
Rico and the Philippines inevita-
bic result of the war with Spain
has been denounced as Imperialism,
and altogether the drift and attitude
Of the Democracy has been antago-
nistic to every step in the upbuilding
Of the Nation abroad
At home the Democratic attitude is
indicated by the denunciation of the
republicans for having added within
tx years 1000 to the number of
office holders" at a cost of nearly
evenly millions of dollars. The
democratic platform says: "We de-
ounce this great and growing in
rease in the number of office holders
not only unnecessary and wasteful,
Ut also as clearly indicating a DELHI
rate purpose on the part of the Adj
to keep the Republican
irty in power at public expense by
Jus increasing the number of it's
tainers and dependents. Such a
ocedure we declare to be not less
and corrupt than the open
lrchase of votes at the polls"
VI the expenditure which the DEM
ratio platform denounces as "un-
cessarysand wasteful," more than
e-half-$35 500, 0O0-was for the
and support of 1920
A01f
interesting to the letter carriers
those routes to know that, in the
w OF Bryan and his platform, they
"retainers and dependents" OF
republican party, and that their
"a work driving around to the
mers delivering mail is mot less
lgerous and corrupt than the omen
chase of votes at the polls. The
mers and other country residents
get mail by the rural free deliy-
system will also be interested to
w that Bryan's platform declares
expenditure of money for that
EN- to be unnecessary and waste
and that Bryan, if elected. will
curse. feel it his duty to put an
to the waste by abolishing rural
delivery. "A
ne thousands of seamen added to
e sam S navy in the past six Years
also included in the $4,000 "ofice y
ers, whose employment is de- Ut
iced in the Bryan platform.
= too, should be interested to
that they are dependents of
republican party, and that their
fui and honorable work in helm
o make our navy what it is-tbe
efficient in the world and sad-
I by all the worlds, according.
e Bryanites, as corrupt as the
purchase of votes at the polls"
II the Democracy never learn?
the leaders of the party which
ted Bryan ever get into their No.
the fact that the United States
little" Nation, that there is
lg small or petty about the
lean people, as a people. that
want to lead not to follow far
l. IN the procession of civiliza-A
that they want the best that is
and are willing to pay for it?
want the rural free delivery sys-
they want the best seamen at
wages for the American navy:
want the Panama Canal and
want Taft and Sherman for
ent and Vice-President of the
States, and are going to have