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1 JL VOL. XXVI. FCA LEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1908. No. 25 EDITORIAL BRIEFS. At l-aHt they have Mr. the defensive. Bryan on If Mr. Bryan didn't say what the neiro IJishop says he said, he might tell the people what he did say. Mr. Hryan has quite a number on his Anannlas list if he can only get them to Htlck. You may look out for a Republl ran landslide In several of the East ern counties this fall. It is presumed that Mr. Simmons will locate., permanently In Jones County after his present term In the Senate expires. Peary Is again looking for the North Pole. We would like to know what he expects to do with It even if he should find It. These are "dog days" In Raleigh, and the chief of police and his force are having a dog-goned hard time trying to collect the tax on the ca nines. The Baltimore Sun asks should the waltz be put under the ban? If it is "Waltz me around again, Wil lie," It should be put under the ban by all means. Now the farmers can prove their loyalty to Mr. Bryan by going down Into their pockets to help raise a campaign fund of untainted money, will they do it? Wilmington Star. The majority of the farmers will save their dollars and vote for Taft. Influential Eastern Democrats have told Mr. Bryan that the "In junction plank" in their platform was faulty. That plank was only in tended to catch the labor vote, and the majority of them will see the point. If Mr. Simmons has announced his intention to support Kitchin for Gov ernor, we have failed to see the an nouncement. But then it makes lit fle difference as Simmons has lost his hold on the North Carolina Dem ocracy. The Democratic State Executive Committee will meet in Raleigh to night to name a new chairman. If it takes them as long on this job as it did to select their nominee for governor, the Raleigh hotels and merchants will make something out of the deal. A press dispatch states that a burglar entered the home of a news paper man in Salisbury a few nights ago. If the intruder is captured he should be placed in the insane asy lum. Anyone who does not know bet ter than to try to rob an editor's house is certainly a fit subject for an asylum. Mr. C. C. Moore says he was cheat ed out of the nomination for Com missioner of Agriculture at the Char lotte Convention. Well, Mr. Moore, that is a dose that the Democratic politicians give to the farmers and Confederate soldiers when they try to get between them and the offices. In a statement Issued Monday by the Bureau of Labor at Washington, it is shown that the average wages were higher, the hours shorter, and the employment greater in 1907 than in 1906. And 1906 was not a bad year for the laboring man. Such evidence as this will not tend to throw the labor vote to Bryan. Before the Democratic State Con vention was held at Charlotte the Lexington Dispatch (Democratic) tolds its readers that it would be the purest folly to place Kitchin at the head of the ticket. But since the Convention the Dispatch announces that it will support Kitchin because he is the party's nominee for Gov ernor. We are surprised that the Dispatch should promise to support a man for office whom it considered entirely unfit for the position. A Washington correspondent of the Charlotte Observer says that Con gressman Hobson's speech at the Denver Convention will not be print ed In the official records of the Con vention. The Washington corre spondent does not seem to explain why this slap will be given to Mr Hobson, except that he favored Mr Roosevelt's idea for a big navy. But there must be something else. Con gressman Hobson must have stated some facts hurtful to the party, and the leaders know that the voters know enough now. LKTTHU FHOM BILK I VS. Hryan Again to the Front He took Advantage "f tlte Ilegate and Nominated Himself Billy Being un "Kay" One, the Republicans Proiwbly Engineered the Scheme History of the Inhibition Movement. Bllkinsville. N. C. July, 18, 1908. Correspondence of The Caucasian Enterprise. Well, my old friend an' fellow Dymakrat, William Jennings Bryan hez bin nomernated fer the presi dency ergin, or rather he hez nom ernated himself, ergin Billy iz a bird. If I wuz in the habit ov usln' what the quality call "Blang" I'd say that Billy Bryan lz a hot number. But ter cum down ter the fackts, Billy wuz not nomernated. While most ov the delegates wuz out look In' at the sights, lncludin' the brew eries, Billy made one ov his celly brated heart-rendin' speches an' hav in' an understandin' with the chair man ov the Convenshun, he declared Mr. Bryan the nomernee. But I reckon the Republiklns had sumpthin' ter do with hit. They air awlways happy when the Dymakrats put up a feller that ain't hard ter beat, an' Billy iz that man. He hez bin on the champane before several times an' the Republiklns found that he wuz whut sum people call "easy money, or In other words, wuz not hard ter beat. That iz the reazon I awlways feel like the Republiklns maybe help ter put him up. An' hit may be that they put up sum ov the money fer campane purposes, fer if they kin git Billy ter stump the country an' talk a-plenty, the race iz won rite now, fer he awlways talks hiz head off. Billy is a slick talker, an' he awlways sweeps everything clean until the votes air counted. Then they find that they haint bin any flte at all. So I'm not worryin' any erbout who will be the next Preserdint ov these United States, an' I don't reckon anybody else feels scared. Betsy cellybrated her birthday a few days ergo. I told her I'd write ter the newspapers an' try ter give a little report ov the event, fer purty nigh awl the quality in Bilkinsville wuz on hand. She seemed pleezed with the idea till I told her that hit would be necessary ter tell how many mile-posts she had run by, an' then she backed out. She 'lowed that the newspapers had no buziness knowin' how old she wuz. Then I told her hit would not be much ov a news item with the most important feature left out. I awlso told her that hit wuz bein' rumored erround that the next legislater iz goin' ter pass a law requirin' awl ladies, mar ried an' single, ter eport their ages ter the Clerk ov the Court once a year an' that he would be required ter publish their names an' ages in one ov the county newspapers once a year. She sez she hadn't hearn noth in' ov sich a law an' she didn't be leeve hit had bin discussed. She wanted ter know what the law wuz fer. I tole her hit wuz ter be in the interest ov fairness an' justise; that the female sex had awlways bin sor ter ticklish erbout lettin anybody know how far they had gone on the journey ov life, that they had so of ten deseeved the poor men in regard ter their ages that the pollytishuns had desided ter hev a little reform elong that line, awlso, hit bein' a red-hot reform legislater that will open the days purseeams every mornin with prayer an' close them at night with the benedickshun, pur- vidin' they iz not a fite or two dur- n' the evenin' sesshion." By that time I seed that Betsy wuz gittin sorter hot under the collar, an' I took the keroseen can an' went up ter the grocery store ter hev hit filled an' let Betsy hev time ter sorter cool off before I went back. She didn t speak a sivil wurd ter me fer two days, an' when she did begin ter talk a little hit wuz on another sub- eck an' her voice sounded like a cross-cut saw runnin through a knotty log. Members ov the last leg- slater had better not cum up erbout Bilkinsville till dog days air over, anyway, fer the ladies air watctiin' fer the first one that dares show hiz bald head, an' they air riled rite am thinkin erbout runnin' down sum insurance agent an' try ter git out a polisy ter hev in case ov trou ble. Insurance iz a gude thing when you need hit real badly. A feller up here wuz axin' Bill Moody erbout the history ov the Pro hibishun movement yesterday, an' if he thought hit likely ter becum an epidemick like the boll weevil an' the seven-year locusts. I wuz not far off an' I hearn Bill talkin' ter him. Frum what I could catch Bill didn't give him much consolashun. "Ov course hit will peter out," sed Bill, "but nobody knows when nor how. A thing that started in Maine an' spread ter Kansas an' then ter South Caroliny iz apt ter becum plague before hit lets up." "Why. prohibishun iz the only re ligion they hes in Maine an Kansas,' sed Bill, "an they never adopted that 'till they found that it wouldn't be hard to got the stuff an make a little show of bein' gude. Hit would be hard ter find- two States with more immorality than exists in Maine and Kansas, an' they iz no reckord that they iz any less since they hev had prohibition fer a gude many years But they made hit a perlitical issue in them States an a lot ov hungry politishuns got In on hie just az they air doin' in other States in late years an thar you air. They will thrash the life out ar hit jist az they did the tariff question an' sail in on hit 'till the publlck git tired ov bein" fooled an then they will get up sumpthia bran new and just az purty, an then they will thrash the life out ov that an' fool the publlck sum more. Hit hez got ter be that and these per litical an so-called moral Issues air LETTER FROM BILKINS TWO notbln more nor lees than a game ov graft. Ov course, they iz honest men In every movement an" I respect their opinions an' efforts in behalf ov any movement. But when I see a lot ov perlilkal tricksters headln a big moral movement. I know that the devil ain't far off, an' that, no mat ter how "gude hit looks, they lz bound ter be sumpthin' rotten. If you don't believe I am givin' you strate gudes, Just watch the latest and most gl gantick movement ever undertaken In a civilized country, a movement that wuz az slick an' az slimy az the walls ov an oil well, an just re member how quickly the most rotten pollytishuns in the land lined up on hit an' began ter shout fer better things. I confess that I am an easy one, but I didn't git caught In the trap, fer I saw that hit wuz the same old bait done up In a new package. Stuff! Rot!! Nonsense!!! I be leevo hit wuz P. T. Barnum that sed that the peeple love ter be humbug ged. He wuz rite. They want hum buggery an' they air goin' ter hev hit or bust. I hev had a few doses ov hit myself. But I didn't git'in the latest tangle. When things git so that I hev ter git my religion an' morals through Simmons, Pou, Kitchin, an a few more ov that sort I'll quit my job an' go West or sum whar else an' dig rattlesnakes an' prarie dogs an' sell them fer the very lattest an best in the way ov domestlck animals. I hev too much faith in my Creator to ever believe that He would start out a grate re form movement with that crowd at the head ov hit. Excuse me. please. till I git my nerves quiet. I feel ike I wuz erbout ter be buncoed in saw dust swindle." Az Ever, ZEKE BILKINS. MOVEMENTS OF JUDGE TAFT lepublican Candidate for President Will Go to Cincinnati to Make His Speech of Acceptance July 28th Mr. Sherman Will Enter Campaign Later. Hot Springs, Va., July 20 Judge Taft will leave Saturday night for Cincinnati, and at noon July 28 will make his speech accepting the re publican nomination for the Presi dency. Toward the end of the week Mr. Taft will return to Hot Springs and remain here, working on his letter of acceptance and playing golf until he goes back to Cincinnati the first week of September. He feels no anxiety about his letter of acceptance as President Roosevelt did not pub- ish his until September 22. Mr. Taft reiterated his statement that his campaign will be conducted solely from Cincinnati. The cam paign will begin formally with the opening of headquarters August 1, he said, and there will be in the ex ecutive committee the regular bu reau of speakers. The nominee will confine himself to a front porch cam paign, unless some contingency, al together unforeseen now, should arise. He said his plans allow of no visit to New York or Indiana. Sherman keeps Quiet Mouth. A letter from Mr. Sherman said that his doctor told him that if he re mained quiet for another month he could get into the campaign. He has accepted several invitations to speak n his home State. Mr. Taft refused to discuss a re port from Washington that the advis ory committee of the campaign will consist of William Nelson Cromwell, Charles P. Taft and Cornelius Bliss. Mr. Vorys, he said, will make ar rangements for him in Cincinnati, where his working headquarters wiil be at the Hotel SInton. CAN'T DRINK ON TRAINS. New Liquor Law Now in Effect in Louisiana. New Orleans, July 20. Drinking even out of one's own flask, on pas senger trains in Louisiana constitutes misdemeanor punishable by fine or Imprisonment, or both, according to the new State law which went Into effect today. This act makes it unlawful to drink intoxicating liquors or any kind in or upon any passenger train, or coach, or closet, or vestibule, or platform, except in case of actual sickness. After a hard fight a sec tion was added making the law inap plicable to stimulants taken with meals In a regular dining car. Trainmen are vested with author ity as police officers. PRESIDENT. ROOSEVELT SPEAKS Addressed the Naval Board at New port Yesterday. President Roosevelt was in Newport R. I., yesterday where he went to attend the general conference on naval matters at war college. The President made a very timely and in teresting address before the confer ence. Do all of your neighbors take The Caucasian? If they do not wont you get up a club and send us under our 25 cents offer from now unti November 15th. HEARST JAYS NO Tells Qorapcrs He Will Not Sop port Bryan. HAS NO FAtTH IN PARTY. r "I Have IjOx Confidence," Independ ence League Leader Cable From Paris, In the -Ability. Sincerity and Kven the Integrity," of Dem ocracy's Leaders.' He Attacks "Cliameleon Candidate." New York. July 16. A cablegram has been received from William Ran dolph Hearst, now in Paris, in reply to a message transmitted to Mr. Hearst from Samuel Gompers, who said that, in view of the Democrats' stand for labor, it would be "an act of greatest patriotism for the Inde pendence League to indorse the Dem ocratic platform." Gompers urging him not to run a third ticket, as it would elect Taft. Mr. Hearst's cablegram follows: "Tell Mr. Gompers that I am not authorized to speak for the member ship of the Independence) League, but according to mj personal stand ards, a purer patriotism consists in laboring to establish a new party, which will be consistently devoted to the interests of the citizenship, and particularly to the advantage and advancement of the producing classes. Cannot See It That Way. "I do not think the path of pa triotism lies in supporting a discred ited and decadent old party, which has neither conscientious conviction nor honest intention, or in indorsing chameleon candidates who change the color of their political opinion with every varying hue of opportun- sm. "I do not think the best interest of aborlng men lies in supporting that old party, because of a sop of false promises, when the performance of that party, while in power, did more to injure labor than all the injunc tions ever issued before or since. "I have lost faith In the empty professions of an unregenerate Dem ocracy. Lost Confidence in Leaders. "I have lost confidence in the ability, in the sincerity, and even in the integrity of its leaders. "I do not consider it patriotism to pretend to support that which, as a citizen, I distrust and detest, and I earnestly hope the Independence party will give me an opportunity to vote for candidates that are both able and honest, and for a declaration of principles that is both sound and sincere. 'WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST." TAFT FAVORS JUST CRITICISM OF COURTS. Strength of Judiciary, He Declares, is Based on Principle That People Share Its Responsibility. Hot Springs, Va., July 20. Judge Taft today assisted in the opening of court and in the dedication of a court house at Germantown, Va., five miles from Hot Springs. Judge Taft ac cepted the invitation to be present at the ceremony on the ground that it was a neighborhood affair. The subject of his speech was the admin istration of justice by the courts. He was greeted by a large assemblage of sojourners at neighboring resorts and country folk, many of whom traveled far to see and hear the Re publican candidate for the Presiden cy. He was given a cordial welcome. The strength of the judiciary, he declared, was based on the fact that it rested upon the principle that the people share in the responsibility for the work of the courts, in the form of djity on juries an' in other capaci ties. He justified proper criticism of the courts by the people because by such criticism, "those who administer jus tice shall feel that they are under the critical eye of men and women en titled to have justice of the people administered without fear or favor.'.' He could not come into the atmos phere of the court, he said, without a feeling of deep regret that he had ever left the bench. He concluded his remarks by congratulating Bath county upon the fact that in It the two great political, parties are nearly equally divided, which, he said, was a guarantee against evils on the ad ministration of the government. Judge Taft was heartily applauded when he opened his address and was frequently interrupted by applause Mrs Taft accompanied her husband to the courthouse, vwhich was reached after a drive over splendid mountain roads. Jury Acquits Representative Boyd. The case against Mr. D. L. Boyd for the killing of Policeman Henry Abel, of Waynesville, on the 16th of May, was tried last Saturday. The jury acquitted him. Mr. Boyd Wis a member of the last legislature. If Democrats are to be read out of the Democratic party for not sup porting Mr. Bryan this fall, the in dications are that there will be i powerful scattering of the faithfu and a greatly diminished vote when the Democratic ballots are counted in November. Union Republican. DRY TICKET NAMED Eugtse W. Cbafin Prohibitionist Standard Bearer. WATKINS FOR SECOND PLACE Ticket Named and Platform Adopted at the (V1 ambus Convention Iknh Candidates Had Been Nominated for Governor of their Respective State Carrie Nation cm the; Keen. Columbus. O.. July 16. For Pres ident, Eugene W. Cbafln, of Chicago; for Vice President. Aaron S. Watkins of Ada. O. This ticket was nominated today by Prohibitionists national conven tion, and both nominations were made unanimous. The full indorse ment of the convention was not giv en to Mr. Chafln until after three ballots had been taken. The strongest competitor of Mr. Chafln was the Rev. William B. Pal more, St. Louis. It was then decided to make Mr. Palmore the vice presidential nomi nee and he was named by acclama tion. He declined to accept the of fice, however. After much discussion Prof. Aaron S. Watkins. of Ada. O., was finally named as the candidate for vice president. Both the presidential and vice presidential nominees are candidates for governor in their respective States on the prohibition ticket. Eugene W. Chafln, who leads the Prohibition party this year, is an at torney. The Platform Short. The platform is probably the shortest on record, containing not more than 250 words. It follows: "The Prohibition party of the United States in convention assem bled at Columbus, Ohio, July 15-16, 1908, expressing gratitude to Al mighty God for the victories of our principles in the past, for encourage ment at present, and for confidence of early and triumphant success in the future, makes the following de claration of principles, and pledges their enactment into law when plac ed in power: "1. The submission by Congress to the several States of an amend ment to the Federal constitution. prohibiting the manufacture, sale, importation, exportation, or trans portation of alcoholic liquors for beverage purposes. "2. The immediate prohibition of the liquor traffic for beverage pur poses in the District of Columbia, in the territories and all places over which the national government has jurisdiction, the repeal of the inter nal revenue tax on alcoholic liquors, and the prohibition of the inter State traffic therein. "3. The election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. "4. Equitable graduated Income and inheritance taxes. "5. The establishment of postal savings banks and the guaranty of deposits in banks. "6. The regulation of all corpor ations doing an inter-State commerce business. "7. The creation of a permanent tariff commission. "8. The strict enforcement of law, insteal of official tolerance and practical license of the social evil which prevails in many of our cities, with Its unspeakable traffic in girls. Uniform Marriage Laws. "9. Uniform marriage and di vorce laws. "10. An equitable and constitu tional employers' liability act. "11. Court review of Postoffice department decisions. "12. The prohibition of child labor in mines, .workshops and fac tories. "13. Legislation basing suffrage only upon intelligence and ability to read and write the English language "14. The preservation of the mineral and forest resources of the country, and the improvement of the highways and waterways. "Believing in the righteousness of our cause and in the final triumph of our principles, and convinced of the unwillingness of the Republican and Democratic parties to deal with these Issues, we invite to full party fellowship all citizens who are with us agreed." Mrs Carrie Nation, who represent ed the District of Columbia In the convention, was one of the speakers when candidates were being placed in nomination. She declared at the outset that the candidate must be a man who does not use tobacco, as well as one who is a prohibitionist. She named no candidate, and was called to order, and had to conclude abruptly. Poisoned and Strangled Her Three Children. Buffalo, N. Y., July 18.- Mrs Isa- belle Sachlen fed her three small children poison today and then strangled each with a handkerchief to make her work sure. Then she went to the grocery store for more poison which she took herself. Her three children were dead when their mother was discovered, and Mrs. Sachlen was dying. THK VITIOX XL fLATTOn. Irlrif4e PmrUlfnrd la lh lUymh Un 111 form Adted at "Jfcr . . To Modify IaJtctJo--VU1 IU Ue the Tariff tkeclarr ftt tal H lac lUak- ltel- for the Future, The text of lb Republican plat form U a folio : Once more the Republican party, ia national convention assembled. utmiu its cau to the people. TnU great historic organisation, that de stroyed slavery, preserved the Unko. restored credit, expanded Jhe. na tional domain. established a sound financial system, developed the In dustries and resources of the coun try, and gave to the nation her eal of honor in the councila of the world, cow meeta the new problems of gov ernmect with the aame courage and capacity with which It lilted the old. Under Itooevclt. In thU. the greatest era of Ameri can advancement, the Republican party haa reached Ita highest service under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Ills administration Is an epoch In American history, in no other period slnco national sover eignty was won under Washington or preserved under Lincoln has there been such mighty progress in those Ideals of government which make for justice, equality and fair dealing among men. The' highest aspirations of the American people have found a voice. Their most exalted servant represents the best aims and worthi est purposes of all his countrymen. American manhood haa been lifted to a nobler sense of duty and obliga tion. Conscience and courage in public station and higher standards of right and wrong In private life have become cardinal principles of political faith; capital and labor have been brought into closer relations of confidence and Interdependence; and the abuse of wealth the tryanny of power and all the evils of privileges and favoritism .have been put to scorn by the simple, manly virtues of justice and fair play. The great accomplishments of President Roosevelt have been, first and foremost, a brave and impartial enforcement of the law; the prose cution of illegal trusts and monopo lies; the exposure and punishment of evil-doers In the public service; the more effective regulation of the rates and service of the great trans portation lines; the complete over throw of preferences, rebates and discriminations; the arbitration of labor disputes; the amelioration of the condition of wage-workers every where; the conservation of the natu ral resources of the country; the forward step in the improvement of the inland waterways; and always the earnest support and defense of every wholesome safeguard which has made more secure the guarantees of life, liberty and property. These are the achievements that will make for Theodore Roosevelt his place in history, but more than all else, the great hings he has done will be an inspiration to those who have yet greater things to do. We declare our unfaltering adherence to the policies thus inaugurated, and pledge their continuance under a Republican administration of the Government. Equality of Opportunity. Under the guidance of Republican principles the American people have become the richest nation in the world. Our wealth to-day exceeds that of England and all her colonies and that of France and Germany combined. When the Republican party was born the total wealth of the country was $16,000,000,000. It has heaped to $110,000,000,000 In a generation, while Great Britain has gathered but $60,000,000,000 In 500 years. The United States now owns one-fourth of the world's wealth and makes one-third of all modern man ufactured products. In the great necessities of civilization, such as coal, the motive power of all activ ity; iron,, the chief basis of all In dustry; cotton, the staple foundation of all fabrics; wheat, corn, and all the agricultural products that feed mankind, America's supremacy is un disputed. And yet her great natural wealth has been scarcely touched. We have a vast domain of 3,000,000 square miles, literally bursting with latent treasure, still awaiting the magic of capital and industry to he converted to the practical uses of mankind; a country rich In soil and climate. In the unharnessed energy of its rivers and In all the varied products of. the field, the forest and the factory. With gratitude for God's bounty. with pride In the splendid produc tlveness of the past an with conn dence in the plenty and prosperity of the future, the Republican party declares for the principle that In the development and enjoyment of weatlh so great and blessings so benign there shall be equal oppor tunity for alL Revival of Business. Nothing so clearly demonstrates the sound basis upon which our com mercial, industrial and agricultural Interests are founded, and the neces sity of promoting their continued welfare through the operation of Republican policies, as the recent safe passage of the American people through a financial disturbance which If appearing in the midst of Demo cratic rule or the menace of ft, might have equaled the familiar Democrat ic panics of the past We congratu late tft t7- sa tils ?- 4 v4efcr f At&erVsa tsrwtary a4 Kail Ua coa84ec t& stra frov cvs&ife! of a wsfW rrta of i pfxptUf la aH r.a of trade. rmtrw at3 taaasfactartag glare l itlao of WtUuta Ue Klaley. ta JIM. tae roj : of tau country kav flt aaew la l4oia of I at r Hag to tk l!ftUca pr tr, tnroqgh 4etita tsajortiu. th coetrol aad direction cf aatloast Wc- UUtkm. The rasnr U &4 prorrette tueaaore adopted at reoral Micm of Coegreas haw detaoattra! ta Patriotic reo!v of llepabUraa l4 ershlp in the legislative dprtseaf to keep fttep la tb for srd msrra toward better coTtrameeL Notwithstanding thv tadefe&MMe AUbasterteg of a Democratic minor ity In th House of UepreseotatlrtMi during the last aewioa, many hole some and proarewlv laws were re acted, and we evpeeUUy comnead the passage of Ibm Kmerrmcy Cur rency bill, the BpMtBlfsent of the National Monetary CcnmlMl.m. Ih Employers and Government Liabil ity laws, the measure fur the great er efficiency of the army and navy. Ihe Widows' Peesln bill, Ibe Child lbor law for the District of tVttim bla. the new statutes for the safety of railroad engineers and firemen and many other acts conserving the public welfare. Pledge for the Future Tariff. The Republican party declare un equivocally for a revision of tb tariff by a special seaslon of Cpngre im mediately following the Inauguration of the next President, and commends the steps already taken to this end in the work assigned to the appro priate committees of Congresa which are now Investigating the operation and such effect of existing schedules. In all tariff legislation the true prin ciple of protection Is best maintain ed by the Imposition of such duties as will equal the difference between the cost of production at home and abroad, together with a reasonable profit to American Industries. We favor the establishment of maximum and minimum rates to be administer ed by the President under limitations fixed In the law, the maximum to be available to meet discriminations by foreign countries against American goods entering their markets, and the minimum to represent the nor mal measure of protection at home, the aim and purpose of the Republi can policy being not only to preserve, without excessive duties, that secur ity against foreign competition to which American manufacturers, far mers and producers are entitled, but also of the wage-earners of this coun try, who are the most direct benefi ciaries of the protective system. Be tween the United States and the Phil ippines we believe In a free inter change of products, with such limita tions as to sugar and tobacco as will afford adequate production to domes tic Interests. Currency. We approve the emergency meas ures adopted by the Government dur ing the recent financial disturbance. and especially commend the passage by Congress at the last session of the law designed to protect the country from a repltltlon of such stringency. The Republican party is committed to the development of a permanent currency system, responding to our greater needs, and the appointment of the National Monetary Commission by the present Congress, which will impartially investigate all proposed methods, insures the early realiza tion of this purpose. The present currency laws have fully Justified their adoption, but an expanding commerce, a marvelous growth in wealth and population, multiplying the centers of distribution, increasing the demand for the movement of crops in the West and South and entailing periodic changes in mone tary conditions, disclose the needs of a more elastic and adaptable sys tem. Such a system must meet the requirements of agriculturists, manu facturers, merchants and business men generally; must be automatic In operation, minimizing the fluctua tions in interest rates and, above all, must be in harmony with that Re publican doctrine which Insists that every dollar shall be based upon and as good as gold. Iotal Barings. We favor the establishment of a postal savings bank system for the convenience of the people and the encouragement of thrift. Trusts. The Republican party passed the Sherman Anti-trust law over Demo cratic opposition and enforced It af ter Democratic dereliction. It has been ft wholesome instrument for good in the hands of a wise and fearless Administration. But experi ence has shown that Its effectiveness can be strengthened and its real ob jects better attained by such amend ments as will give to the Federal Government greater supervision and control over, and secure greater pub licity in, the management of that class of corporations engaged In in terstate commerce having power and opportunity to effect monopolies. lunroads. We approve the enactment of the Railroad Rate law and the rigorous enforcement by the present Adminis tration of the statutes against re bates and discriminations, as a re- ( Continued on page 2.) If J i i i. if
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