Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-16

chosen as their standard bearers mer
of the highest ability and the pures'
character that were TO be found IN
the country and that In this election
the people would have to choose. moi
between the men. but entirely De
tween the underlying principles oi
the parties. He said he was very
glad that such was the case or II
gave Unprecedented opportunity for a
comparison OF the principles Of the
| parties.
Navy and Merchant Marine.
| Continuing he said there were
two things the people OF
! Newport News were chiefly In
terested in. They are the
! OF the navy. He then entered into
I long discussion Of the merchant
marine, explaining how for upwards
OF 20 years under Democratic rule
American ships sailed every sea on
the globe and carried not only Ameri-
can commerce. but much OF the com
merce OF other countries. Then he
told OF the methods the Republicans
had since used in killing the mer-
, chant marine, namely through the
building up of the odious tariff syS-
tenn.
He explained many other features
of the tariff system showing how 1t
protects the monopolies OF the United
States and throws an indirect tax OF
so cents on the dollar upon the
American consumers in nearly all ar
ticles they use. He declared that
the cry had been made that the tariff
protected American labor. This, he
said. was not so as only five per cent.
OF the labor of the country was en-
pIoyed by only Ave per cent. OF the
labor OF the country was employed
by the trusts.
Winding up on the tariff he said 1t
was the most damnable imposition
that ever has been inflicted upon a
liberty loving people.
Rattleship QUESTION.
Turning his attention then to the
battleship question. Mr. Jones gave
a brief history of the new American
navy. showing that OF the twelve
armored warships built from 1883 to
1899. seven were authorized by Demo-
cratic congresses, He went on to
say that he did not vote for four bat
tleshlps at the last session OF Cong
ress because the naval committee
Recommended only two, that the COM
mittee knew what 1t needed and that
the building Of four battleships would
mean an additional expenditure OF
$40. 900 900. and that at the time tn.
finances of the country were IN t
very serious condition. Congress. he
declared. already had appropriated
| $150. 900, 900 in excess of the country's
revenues. and his conscience would
not permit him to vote for two ad-
ditional battleships when the country
was facing a tremendous deficit. He
| said he did vote for two battleships.
the vote being taken while Congress
was sitting as committee OF the
whole and the vote not being record
ed He went Oh to say that had he
not told the people of this section
that he voted for only two ships they
probably never would have known 1t,
! Mr.. Wise at EastviI'e.
Referring to a joint dictate which
he had with Mr.. George helms Wise.
OF this city. the Republican nominee
for Congress from this district, at
Eastville Monday. Mr.. Jones said that
Mr.. Wise had stated on the platform
at Eastville that he voted the Demo-
cratic ticket at times. He voted for
Governor A. ]. Montague because the
Republican opposing him believed In
woman suffrage"
The Democratic.
In conclusion. Mr.. Jones told OF the
strife in the Republican party and
said that he believed the Democratic
sun was fixed behind the clouds and
that when the clouds rolled by on Nc
vember 1t would burst forth in all
Its glory. The speaker paid a SPLEEN
did tribute to Hon. William Jennings
Bryan. declaring that no party over
had nominated as its leader a Drawer.
purer man. or an. ADLER or higher
statesman than Mr.. Bryan. Bryan. he
said. lowered obave all other states
men of America as the lone and lofty
r,,,nt,;p pcoc fnuered above tine