The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16

s%assination should not be rewarded with
the Presidency of Mexico. The Presi-
dent has dealt with the Mexican situa-
ton and his policy has been the same
as that of Abraham Lincoln under like
conditions more than half "a century
ago.
The Republican party defeated by
flibuster the shipping bill proposed by
the Democratic party, which IL II had
been enacted would have made impos-
sible the more than 200 miles Of rail-
road sidetracks crowded by the prod
ucts Of the American factory and the
American farm by enabling US TO get
shipments abroad. and we would by
his time have been enabled to have
a merchant marine to take the prod
ucts Of the field and the factory and
the mines to the hungry markets Of Eu-
rope.
The Republican party. seeking some
issue. Just any issue upon which to
hang the slightest hope OF returning to
lower is driven to the necessity of de-
nouncing in its own platform. adopted
AT Chicago. the aote Of a matirity OF
its own members in the House and
senate upon practically all OF the reform
measures that have been written into
Saw by the Democratic party. They
declare We favor an effective system
of rural credits as opposed to the in
effective law proposed by the present
Democratic Administration" BY this
declaration they charge practically every
Republican In the senate and almost
every Republican in the House with
ha wing voted for AN ineffective rural
credit law (which has passed both the
Senate and House. In the Senate the
vote was 81 to 8; in the House 29o
to 10.
Takes IN Rurat Credits.
The Republican platform "a they
favor an effective rural credits sys'
tenn yet they proposed no substitute
to the bills that passed the House and
Senate. which are in a striking degree
similar to the rural credits law of Ger.
many, which has reduced the tenant
upon the farms from so per cent. &c
10 per cent.
The trade commission bill. which wac
passed for the benefit OF the business
, of the country. to make plain the law
10 prevent monopolization of the indus
tries OF the country. received a majority
Of the votes Of the Republican and Bul
| Moose members Of the Senate and Houss
when II vas placed upon It's nnal pas
sage. The Clayton antitrust bill. which
had for its purpose free competition In
trade and the prevention OF monopoly
which are basic in the business pros
/ perity Of the country. received upon it'
final passage almost half Of the Repub-
lican vote in the two houses Of Con-
gress.
The one great achievement OF thu
Democratic Administration which wa.
| htffnTtt ntnnE.h hN "A rnatnrtfE OF I'M
Republicans In both the Senate INC tho
House is mo-, denounced or even hoi1oret
with respectful mention IN the Republi'
can platform. This is indeed in strange
contrast to the gloomy prophecies o
financial depression. industrial ruin apC
wholesale unemployment OF labor which
the Republicans told Congress and TIN
country would follow the passage OF thii
law.
Anxious as Ia tho Republican party FOL
an issue they most respectfully declined
this one. and the Democratic party re
joices IN the thought that the creates
constructive piece Of legislation enacted
in the history Of the Government deal
ing with the currency. the very life bloc,
of commerce, has proved SO successful
that they dare not condemn it In tn
slightest degree
~ 'lH''''"h tAo'i'' tNNiaiVS W.
IA continuous policy OF national de
fence but there a only been tvs
Propositions made Ia our history foT .
continuous policy" One was made h,
the General Board of the Navy in 1903
urging upon the Republican Admins
tration then In power the construction
OF two battleships a year. That ICON
tinuous" programme was hidden IN tn
archives and never saw light until III,
present Secretary OF the Navy publishe,
IT.. Instead of adopting a "c%ontinuou
policy the very year that the Genera
Board proposed a continuous policy
advocating two battleships a year tn
Republican Administration authorize,
only one. and never under their Ad
m!nistration did they attempt a "con
tinuous policy which they now wan
10 adopt II they had it would not b
necessary now for the Democratic Ad
inin!stration to have to appropriate sucl
large sums to make up the defciencie
IN the navy due to the Republican refusa
10 adopt the continuing policy recon
mended by the eAperts OF the navy