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HOUSTON DAILY POST: - SDN DA Y : MdRNlNG.'JULY 24 1004 '
BURGESS OPENED CAMPAIGN
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Nomiaated for Another Term as Congressman
from Ninth District at Victoria Convention
Went at Length Into the Issacs Which Are Before the Nation The
Platforms of the Two Parties Compared and Deductions
' -: Drawn Therefrom.
CHnsstna Post Special.)
Viators. Tans) July . Th awaa-
eratss oooiauUtsa of the Ntata cobct-
tonal SUtilm was called to order at u
a'dock thai BMnlnc at ths court hoos
by Boa. X. V. Wattars chairman et th
axsauUr wmltl of th QlitrUt
Boa. A. U. aduta ot Victoria ni
Icotad aapaur ahalrtnaa bj acclama-
tion J. J. BTao 9r ot Aaclaton temporary
((Mnal eoea-
aaa rssnlatlona. an ad-
waa takam saw 1 o'dack Oil
lb) only essmtias not repr-
wa .Jackson Matagnrda and
' snaoaty alsctaa naiiin I chairman and
taaotatary. Tfcer war no eoa-
i ooaunltte Indorsed th
at Boa. O. F. Burreas. reoom-
prlmarles tor caagnm-
I directed the executive
eonusitta to arrant for same.
Ttsl Blattaat adopted affirmed alle-
aiaaea ta tha St. Louis platform and
pledged aiaitj support to the nomine.
Boa. Ck F. Burgas. u placed In nosal-
aaOoa for la l action by Hon. O. W. U
9tT at Victoria seconded by Judre alans-
sssld and ansa nominated by snclamarlon.
Bctahrttoaa vara adopted thankim the
atie in ii ot tbia district (or their
I and gratuitous assistance durlnf
also th"".: Hon
X F. Waiters tor Ms able and successful
af tha party'! tnteresu In
aJao th"1" the peopl ot
Victoria aad A. L Mc-Fadden In partic-
atar. for tha hoapitable treatment of the
del up tea o thia convention.-
Boa. J. F. WoMsrs waa urd to ae-
apt the clwlniis'iiiihip ol the executive
but declined tor (ooa
which ha explained and 8. H.
at Qopsales ra unanimcmaly
i to tha position.
Tha tanaal aottficarlon to the nomine
aad Ida response was deferred until I JO
a..Tii. srhaa la tha presence of a lane
s.illsnrs Boa. H. W. China performed
tha duty at snformlnr Mr. Burgeaa offl-
asally ot his nomlnailon.
B is ill tha toUosrlnc response:
Ha. Chairman. Ladies and Gentlemen
ta aratafully accapRnf this the third
nomination for tunajss. or
M la lmpoaslble to aut
tha sense of obllcatloa fait
tew democrats of tha district for thla orm-
va asideara of their continued con-
we aor caa 1 express the abiding
i soa I hoar to ail those loyal friends
. m eforta say- isislhH my annrass.
vfcoso nV"ta friaaashla aaa
i aa BsaplratfMirto duty. 1 hops that
. tha gairtlaenoe af the pvhiia aad tas
i aad faith of Manas wui sVsepsa aw
i to render bettsr same ta tarn se-
pa
. sly aoaatrTmaa. hut ens party known
s aistory has for more tbaa a oentury
(a Tletory and defeat duns to the aatitt-
aal pro position of "equal r'-xhu to ail and
aaaclal pcivlleeTTs to none" aa tfce ruM by
erasch to solve all questfona of govern-
siimt the democrstlc party. But one
party la tha world's history waa born of
cry for universal freedom and In half
osntsry practiced poUtieal alavory
abroad throuah a colonial policy and In
u atrial slavery at home throurb a tax-
attoa policy tho republican puny. Thss
two partieo have made lhe:r platforms
had aosalaatad tbetr candidates There n
lor aalilwit. Kever were th platlerma
km ta aocord with the candidates nev-r
Iraro tha kssuas ot measurs and of man
pm oompletely blended by eacn of the-
Sartlas. Lt us axsmine these Issues to
herM so that wa may In knowleaae and
is aoaor axarctos tnat biraest dic duty
-sa so vote ha to make It count for our
asamtrra cood.
' Party Is Reunited.
J at araat bo a sour? of gratification to
a aarsas; asmscrutlc tendencies that the
; party sa sora ta factions la now so thor
Sosrhly reunited. The money quaation
Bras tha chief sourc of division. Hap-
ally thsvt question has been renmd from
tbo panainsT campairn by ransas wnlcb
fa entirely independent of parties. It is
to deny that tha solution of tha
amsll a lies m the candid ae-
i of exlFtins oondltlona. The vast
tbo money volume by tn dls-
' and ecanase ot ro.o. the lncreasad
Litieo tn mLninc. and last and not aui
farorabla beiancs of trade in ir
mvsr produced b the (real acriculturai
Sa sorts of oar country wnlch hi.e
aAsrad our nation from that- of a demor
to that af a creditor have mad tt un-
ssMasaaxy to propose any addition to our
atoaery salumo.
That tha Cleveland democracy waa re-
spond bis for tha gold standard roos Ui
P publican party of any credit for it.
kouchtful men who r-a.l both must eon-
Stud that tho republican platrorm la the
wot boastful vague and leeble of Its
- Mstory aa the democratic l-artjr Is tho
lisaresf atrongast and best M lu history.
fo strike from the republican platform
MM boastful exordium and tn fulaoms
. fok-ST of Roosevelt which Is Its pe-
roration 'would leave but little worthy
of oonstderat! s The democratic plat-
form lings with the tenets of Its ancient
Clth. Tha plank on capital and labor is
aeeord wtth fundamental democratic
1 satanplaa that government shoud be
w-r wui ana fsvur none. The denucratie
platform declare "We favor liberal ap-
y propria ticms for the care and lmprove-
. svsot of tho waterways of the country.
VVo opposs tho repuUloaa policy ot starv-
W'f boms development In order to feed
ty-s greed for oooquest and tha appeuts
fur National prestige and susp-ay ot
' Mjttter of Importance.
; 'ma pim i a ma.tter to h country
f ymat fmporUUK. Th growth In enr
' rolw C -ra4i.M aii-i more tmrcixllj
ml r x9t tntl luis lnteaslfi! u
tor toeremMd txatuporuiUoa f ictu-
H. Tlw -teanocratle convention t Ban
Antonio vlMir ntvflTed ituu qni.k ir
R4 cb-eaiwer umnpittdtion la on of tho
sprdstnali-vt; problonui dtliy emphasised by
our expnodlnc contaierc. foreim ar.d
gloiMOtic. Ot- of the quickest and bst
oluiaons Uaoraof lie la tne r.&id lm-
prwmmimmt ot our ports and waterways
aad we ttxrae adoquau appropnatio.j
UkoreCpr.
- Tbo iewMVau piatform is as client
M UiO KraiVO Oft tills question. IouUtleafi
CAM iwskStoa Is that tin amgnrnm appro-
'pratd hui4srels at milliofii of d -iiam
rmr tho annr. tho nw and otbor thtntr.
; out ttat a oollar tor tho rivers and krtr-
laora or Um public buUdinr of the ooun-
?io tfoattoeflwtle Kadonal platform sJtm
osnaaa "mn O-nlarsmont of the pfwen
Cat tho Into-rotato comnierco ooinmiison
4 to tho end that tho t ravelins; public and
' shippers of tills eountrr may have prom-
Iwd oa ooQuate roltef for tho aAHis- to
MOi they are wOjocted In the matrer
"eats another qii-eotlon of great
In the ovelopinnt of tr.e
' an4 gjy.awest mpeolaJlr ojvI
of ftu affoetlna; tho pr-
rvMj ao4 lit4tiotrtal ill's
. . . y
rnrasi portr poa
- emoencs ox
ecsatary.
nulla aa araaanttaks parman
ssatSaa. alt fu ii
attarMoa.
aaotaA
Baptanot
' m-raaaa
ovary
tset
tha
Its absolute rubjeetion to wealthy and
powerful lnfliisucea '
The NatJooal donxoo-ratle pUtforra de-
elares: "We favor tho reduction of ths
armj and of tho army expenditures to
the point (alstoricallT (tenicosUataitl to bo
saie and sufficient'
Ths Importance of this will be readily
rocofnlied by tho thoughtful patriot.
The republican platform my: "Wa ro-
orvunlstMt ths army and put It tn tho
highest scats of -efficiency" which may
be Justly considered as coramittins; ths
Pm' tn an expanding military system
ths evils of which au history demoa-
trates.
The democratic platform omandi "the
exterminUon of potyramy within ths
)urlsU.cUon of tho United otatea and ths
complete separation ot tho church and
tata-
Silence of Republicans.
Tho oo i iin.ti.es- aa? this poaltlcn la ap-
parent and tho sUenos of tho republican
platform Is oasily explained by tho faot
that poUttcal condlUoos thimtoninc re-
publican success could only bo met by a
cowardly Hence.
Tho democratic platform oays: W de-
nounce ths ship subsidy wit recently
passed by tho United Slates senate as an
iniquitous appro-prtation of the pubile
funds for piivato purpevee and a waste-
ful illogical and useless attempt to over-
come by subsidy ths obstructions raised
by repubUoan leglslatlo-n to the growth
and deveiofxnau of mei1can commerce
on the sea."
Truer words than these wero never
written and when w turn to ths repub-
lican platform on the Important subject wo
read only another vague and cowardly
declaration. They do not approve tho
bill paeord by their republic a a senate.
They do not condemn It. They do not
say whether they are for a ship subsidy
law or whether they are agulnst U. As
a matter of fact a majority of tho load-
ers are for ft and they would openly ad-
vocate It but for fear of tho people In
the oomins; National election and he ace
they take refuire in vague insinuation!
and confess efthjer their igrorance or cow-
ardice by approving the creation of ths
"merchant marine commission' to Inves-
tigate and report on the subject to con-
gress. The plank In the republican plAt-
tVrm on this subject reads like a ehrewd
political feeler of what the people may
be induced to bear further alone the 11ns
of class legislation
I can not forbear criticising ths repub-
lican platform for that plank which pro-
claims the greatness of Mo Kin ley. This
kindly gentleman is dead and tho memo-
ries of either his virtues or his faults
should not bo converted Into political
capital. KindTy praise of the dead Is to
be commended tn private Ufe but as a
plank tn a political platform to catch
votra It Is low and vulgar.
Ths democratic platform declares:
'Laarge reductions can easily be mads
In the annual expenditures of the gov-
ernment without impalrins: the efficiency
of any branch of tho public service and.
we shall Insist upon the strictest econo-
my and frugality eompatiblo with vie-
orocs and efficient civil military and
naval administration as a light of ths
peoplo too dear to be denied or with-
held." Economy Not for Republicans.
The word economy la not tn tho repub-
lican platform. It has ceased to bo used
by modern republicans t'ncie Joe Can-
non has adll a lingering love for It but
he is tn the hopeless minority. The party
not only falls to practice It but has be-
come so extravagant as to startle sound
ceanmon sense. Reform on this line la
sadfy. Imperatively needed.
The democratic platform declares:
"We favor tho enforcement ef honesty
tn the public service and to that end
a thorough leglslaklve Investigation of
the executive departments of the gov-
ernment e tread y known to teem with cor-
ruption as well as other departments sus-
pected of harboring corruption and the
purJahment of ascertained corrupMonisti
without fear or favor In regard to per-
sona. The persistent and deliberate re-
fusal of both the senate ar.d house of
representatives to permit rjch investiga-
tion to be made demonstrates that only
bv a change In the executive and legis-
lative departments can complete exposure
puriiahment aad correction be obtained."
Con. mi t tees exist In the house whoso
duty It Is to look Into expenditures in
the various departments. They do not
even meet Conditions Justify this demo-
cratic demand and incline tha patriot to
exclaim. Turn the rascals out:' Ex-
travagant expenditures corruption In of-
fice and In National elections are the
natural fruita of long crtlnuanc tn of-
fice of a party pledged to a "stand pat"
high protective policy.
The republican platform Is silent as tn
the preflldent'a pension order though It
"commends In highest terms hi prompt
and vigorous aeotm In Panama
Tha democratic platform condemns
both. Ths first as a flairraiit usurpation
of the powers of congreM; the second as
a violation of a plain treaty of inter-
national usages and of the law of the
lar.d.
Theso two mart era present administra-
ttva action "tending to destroy f rte rep-
sectative ronrUtuUoival government" as
declared In tho Texas. Stale platform at
fion Antonio
Tho.iiiflcsrlon of tha Panama treaty
when presented to the senate and an
Indoreeinent of tha methods antecedent
thereto are tflstlnct questions. The policy
of Intermeddling In ths affairs of South
American republics Is a now and dan-
gerous one. contrary to all our history
and not warranted by the Monroe d:c-
txlne nor justifiable upon any ground of
self-tn teres t The growth of tha American
power only emphasises tha necea-ity for
strict adherence to safe international
Srlnclples taught by Washington and
efirson and so fully exemplified In the
admlrutrsjlion of Grover Cloveland.
The p.ank of tha republican platform on
the tariff question contains a trjth. some
half truths and much falsehood. It pro-
claims "protection as a cardinal policy
of the republican party " This is true. It
Is as true now as when tho words wre
pr.ned by Grover Cleveland that the re-
publican party is held together by "the
cohee.on of public plunder." It declares
that democracy's 'Teal object Is always
tn destrurtion of the protective system. "
T meaning here intended makes the
stateroetit only a half truth. In that the
lrr.preeaion sought to be created Is that
th democratic party intends the com-
tlets establishment of a free trade policy.
This Is not ini. iemocracy spks 10
overthrow that method of ths republican
party bv which the hK-idenUil prrjt-Tti'jn
cf our National taxation vMm is made
thg ftla basis of Hi operation.
Protection a Robbery.
. The National democratic platform de-
clares :
"We denounce protection as a robbery
of the many to enrich the few and ws
favor a tariff limited to tha needs of. the
government economically administered
and so levied as not to discriminate
against any Industry class or section to
the end that the burden! of taxation
should be distributed as equally as possi-
be."' in this the party but reiterates Its a re-
el f t dfrf1rlne.
The firrt National democratic platform"-
evr na ptea aecisrea:
That u is tne duty of every branch of
the govtrnrnont to enforce and practice
the moftt r.ftld economy In conducting our
public a.'fura and that no more revenue
o-JKht J raised than Is requited to ie-
truy the he-eeasary expenses of the gov-
ernment "
Ti" n the fifth resolve of ths plat-
form of and tf was repeated In exact
litr.-'j ig fn every National d-nvcraiic
p!aifTm down to and Including that of
If' ' ner this view the drawing of a
tariff mi becomes simple In principle
and to inatbod may be briefly stated
thi;-' pot all arrticles. imported on too
duuis ii! guvtfa IJsam Into throe alasses
- ' i .
is necesslttea comforts and luxuries;
it vy the towfst rate of tariff upon ' ths
first higher upon the second and highest
upon the third but the same rate upon
each class and a sufficient rate upon
each class so that tho whole amount thus
rttistd by taxation will be sufficient to
meet the needs of an honest efficient
and economic government. This wks ex-
actly the method pursued by ths Walker
tariff prior to tha war. that for about
fifteen years up- to the civil war ro-
n. allied undisturbed was satisfactory
practically to all parties and under which
manufacture agriculture and business
generally flourinhed. This historical fact
tamps the contention of the republican
platform thrt "dVmocraUc tariff has al-
ways been followed by business adver-
sity" as an unqualified falsehood. The
further declaration of that platform that
the republican tariff has always Iven fol-
lowed by business prosperity Is Intended
as a text -fr republican spell-binders In
an attempt to delude ths people Into the
false belief that-- republican legislation
can produce and has produced prosperity
In the country.
An Insidious Doctrine.
Vy fellow citlaena no more dangerous
and insidious doctrine has aver been pro-
claimed In American politics than the idea
that prosperity can bo produced by law.
That an tnuUvldual or a local or a class
prosperity may be produced by legislation
can be safely admitted but that universal
and permanent prosperity can be pro-
duced by any form of government is
fundamentally and utterly false. Pros-
perity In this country Is dependent upon
ths favor of God In soil and season and
ths Industry and economy of the Amer-
ican citiaen combined. It does not tiow
down from tha powers that be but It
springs up from tha potent forces of
man's capacity applied to natural con-
ditions. It la a hybrid half divine half
huiuan and Its pathway from Its cniVs
Ciiu be easily traced whan unobstructed
by class legislation.
Take our tpresent period of conceded
prosperity. - European agricultural crops
are poor: ours are good. What is the
result T So much la produced by us that
not only .our own people are clothed and
fed. but an Immense surplus Is thrown
Into Kn say ran' markets una ffected. by
ths way Avo. Injuriously by the tariff
and in torn for these products the gold
of Europe 4 poured in a great tide back
into American homes. This is followed
naturally by an Increased capacity to
buy on tha part of those engaged in the
production of these great prod.icU. and
these people go about In the stores of the
land and buy. not only what they need. '
but what they desire or fancy and retail
trade closest to and most dependent upon
the prosperity of the people rapidly re-
sponds to this Increased demand growing
out of Increased capacity to buy. Tho
retail store tvgtrs to order from the
wholesale house; the wholesale house
realising the tmpetas to tr.id makes
largar drafts upon the manufacturer; tha
factories move faster and the railroad
gets busy snd all along the pathway thus
described from the field to the foreign
market and brick again from the homes
of the peoplo to the factories of the cities
and back again; labor everywhere geta
Increased employment and an added ca-
pacity to buy predicated upon the original
one occurs and thus in an endless chain
In' God's ordained way prosperity rolls
on unfettered to bless other nations and
enrich our own.
The Basic Factor.
The American farmer least considered
In American legislation represented by
no rich or powerful lobby toiling In ths
contentment of hla Held Is at last tha
basic factor In our prosperity aa ha la
the purs and conservative factor In our
Eoltt.cs. The last report of the repub-
Cein secretary of agriculture contains
abundant conttrmatlon of this conten-
tion. I earnestly invite a careful study
of the pags from 8 to 12 of that report.
He says that cotton exports brought Into
the country for every working day in
the year more-than a round million dol-
lars. That the exports of grain and
grain rrducts for a year amount to
more than J0. Thut the exports
of meat and fna.t products amount to
nearly iatei.ooo.Qw Inst year; and that for
IVj'i "the valuf of domestic exports over
Imports waa Xi&i.'X$ while the excess
for farm products was $422o.WO which
was sufficient not only to offset the un-
favorable balance of trade of IW 000. 008 tn
producis other than tho- farm but to
leave the enormous favorable balance of
Urr.0Cic.cOi. During the last fourteen years
there was a balance of trade In favor of
fsrm products that amounted to $4900000-
CW. Against this was an adverse balance
of trade in products otaer than those of
the farm of t.OW.riOO and the farmers
not only canceled these Immense obliga-
tions hut hid er.ough left to place w3.9ol-
OOt.wO to the credit of the nations when
the looks of international eichange were
balanced. These figures trse.y express
ths immense National reserve-sustaining
power ot the farmers of the country un-
der present quantities of production. It
is the farmers who have paid lbs for-
eign bondholder."
1 rJa la a complete explanation or our
prosperous times with this additional
statemer.t: Ths Increase steadily for
eight years In our volume of money by
tu discovery and coinage of gold amount-
ing to nearly 3t per cent In that period
naturally operated upon those prosper-
ous conditio os to augment investment.
Increase .employment and stimulate all
ouslness. In neither of these sources of
tha nation's prosperity can the repub-
lican party claim the slightest credit.
The truth Is the prosperity thus pro-
duced would have been wider distributed
among the people and hence more per-
manent bur for republican class legisla-
tion interfering with the natural processes
of trade and diverting from the pockets
of the people through taxation and gov-
ernmental extravagance what they had
Justly earned. Into tLs pockets of tha
favored few. '
The Trust Question.
This brings us to a discussion of how
tho trust question Intermingles with ths
tariff question and here as elsewhere
in order to a clear understanding must
be kept In mind the basic contention of
ths democracy that ths tariff Is a tax;
that It Is paid by' the consumer Just at
oceanic frelghta are; Just as every other
item of cost Is. That the tariff was In-
tended as a tax is perfectly clear from
the history of the constitution and all
the debates attending Its adoption. Nor
waj this denied by any state man of any
school of political thought for half a
ct-niury. Toe great founders of the re-
publican party conceded this. Nor was
it when originally adopted an unfair
tax for the m simple reason that when
wealth was evenly distributed practically
and all manufactured articles were pur-
iiMped abroad so that the system orig-
inally operated as an ad valorem tax on
property. Hut as ths inherent stimulus
of the system to home manufacture be-
gun to operate the clases thus Inci-
on tally protected against foreign com-peUtlf-n
to the extent of the tax laid on
the article made began to clamor for an
increase of tha tax. So long as the
manufacturer had not reached tbo limit
of the American demand for an article
there was some benefit in Incidental pro-
tection In that there was a tendency to
causa the sprlnfrir.g up of other factories
and an Increaae In ths field of labor
ilut gradually ws have reached the ptint
where A merican manufactures sre
ir.att.ns mote than the American mar-
ket i .illumes. As soon aa thla point was
re-a."h'.-4 all the good that was ever in
the pr otective system of'xed out and all
tne el became Intensified. When this
point Is reached one of two things must
happen either the manufacturers must
compete with each oth-r regardless of
ths price under the shelter or protec-
tion or they must combine so as to
hold up the pries and sell their surplus
abroad under other conditions. This as
exactly what has happened for men will
not compete at a surrender of profits. If
it be prisrtble by com '-Lint ion to main-
tain profits on the one hand and to
control the output and s'lfle competi-
tion on the other hand. This la but a
Simple statement of how excessive pro-
tection brefds trusts and is how both
are responsible for the fact that so
many thing of American make are sold
'hcajw abroad than at home. This is
enpic.any applicable to articles made of
Iron Mtvl steel so nr-essary to the coun-
try s development. The schedule of the
r!r.Kl'y bill covering Iron and steel
manufacture Is -the most dft-nseleis of
them all in that through them the whole
country is subject to "a rotbery of the
many' to enrich the few." . This process
applies to all articles made of Iron and
swel from a hoe to a self-binder from
a tack to a steel rail.
From tills It is easy to toe how tha ra-p-jblican
party can not become an active
tmJjtlcal force to relieve the oppression
of irjis since it clings to the doctrins
iiid practlc whl' h m;iras them rxas-tlbl?.
Tha republican platform trends softly .n
this ground and tlv? president who once
proclaimed that "cunning must be
stiatkled as once wa shackled force" has
Goaaed to ba a "taruat-buatar' and la try-
0
In to onranise for political1 but
rr the republican banner a f rust-muster.
Whipped by public Indignation agulnst
the beef trust and driven by an aroused
universal Western sentiment against
railway consolidation suits war filed
against tha beef trust and tho Northern
Becurltles company yet when tha firaf
victory was won tha president's attorney
general the pet of the Pennsylvania
trusts who recently dictated bis appoint-
ment to the senate by the governor of
Pennsylvania In defiance of law rushed
into print with n promise that the govern-
ment would not run amuck. No Indict-
ments have been found and no criminal
prosecution undertaken under axis ting
law.
The Democratic Position.
Tha democratic National platform de-
clares: r ...'.
"Individual equality of opportunity and
free competition are essential to a healthy
and permanent commerces! prosperity
and any trust combination or monopoly
tending to destroy these by controlling
froduetion restricting competition or fix-
ng prices ahou Id- be prohibited and pun-
ished by law. Wa especially denounce re-
but ea and discriminations by transporta-
tion companies as the most potent agency
In promoting and strengthening these un-
lawful conspiracies against trade"
This aecuiitely statap tha aame funda-
mental grupnd of our opposition to
trusts aa to protection. .The democratic
party does not oppose combinations or
capital save when either or hpth Inter-
fere with "equality of opportunlty and
"free competition the alienable fights
tA an American cltlsen. To both it g.v-s
its warning and Its promise to the peo-
ple that when the law la ttaus Violate!
criminal aa well as civil prosecution will
follow. No man Is too humble to be
protected; no man too araat to ba pun-
ished. Ths republican platform purposely
raises question in the South by demand-
ing an lnvesug-ition by congress as to
special discrimination limiting tha elec-
tive franchise and a reduction of rapro-
sertation. if such Is the case.
The Nat Ions. 1 democratic platform de-
clares: The raw question bus brought count-
less woes to thrU country. Tha calm wis-
dom of th Ara-.VL'jB people should sea
to it that It Imnjrs no mora. To ievve
the dad and hateful race and sectional
animosities In any part of our common
country mean confusion distraction of
business and the opening of wounds now
happllv healed. North South Bast and
West have but recently stood toavther In
line of battle from tha walls of Pekln to
the hill of Santiago nd as aharers of
a common glory and a common destiny
we share equally the common burdens.
We. therefore deprecate and condemn
the Bourbon-like selfish and narrow
spirit of the recent republican convention
nt Chicago which sought to kindle nnew
the embers of the racial and sectional
strife and we appeal from It to tha sober
common sense and patriotic spirit of the
American people."
The Race Issue.
This beautifully expresses that"" reluct-
ance with which tha Southern people are
forced into a dlscurslon of thia extremely
difficult problem. The negro ta hers; wo
can not send him away and wa would
rot. If we could. Wa disclaim enmity to-
ward htm. We emphatically ussm I that
the white people of the South era tha beitt
teal friends of tha negro race and wa
cite as abundant proof of thla tha fact
that the written Jurisprudence of ths
South since tha civil war demonstrates
that wa give tha negro every legal right
of life liberty cioperty and the pursuit
of happiness. Tne millions of dollars ex-
pended by tha State governments of tha
South upon tha education of tha negro
proves our desire to aid In his develop-
ment. Texas alone last year spent mora
than SI. 000000 upon tha common frea
schools of tha negro and this money was
derived from sources not contributed to
by ths negro'raca L a. public lands
won in the war for Texas Independence.
In practically all of tha Southern States
tj In Texas the free school funds are
divided equally betmeen the races upon
the basis of scholastic population. It la
true however and may be conceded as
fixed tn tha Southern mind beyond dis-
cussion that wa do not intend at any
ccst to tolerate social equality which
must load to tha Intermingling of tho
races! nor do we Intend that any Ignorant
and Inferior mass led locally by those
who are selfish and corrupt shall defeat
tho local supremacy of tha superior race.
We regret that tha present chief execu-
tive of tho nation haa by his acta and
words on thla grave question done the
South an almost irreparable Injury. Many
of us believe that the president began his
negro policy as a political play to aecure
his nomination agid that ha contlnuea that
policy as a political play to secure hh.
election. Tha ovll effects are nof only
voiced In tha democratic platform but
they stand out in bold relief tn a letter
voicing ths dominant negro feeling re-
cently published at the National CApito
in tha Washington Post of tha llth in-
stant aa foUowa:
A Negro's Letter.
"Editor: As a colored man I wish to
call attention to tha differences between
the republican and the democratic con-
ventions. At tha republican convention
the 'colored man waa treated as a com-
panion friend and brother. There Wr waa
made to feel that he waa not orOy a polit-
ical but a social equal. Tha delegates
1
ERAL DEBILITY.
it a Trial. ..
B. Barnard Bay Cltp Mich.
RjOSTtTTtTKl
1 fl Stomach Bitters!
0 J !tvL rnBOir ptc t 14 v t tvt b 0
S MtSI Ml9h Lvers and those who persst n eating 8
N "4 'eV things they ought not to always pay the penalty. K
5j ' ffiL stomach gets "out of order the bowels become J?
m 'Syjp constipated and the liver Inactive. Severe Head- Q
jL- acne9 Coated Tongue. Bad Breath Yellcw j
sirf. Sleepless Nights and Impure Blood are
lit iJ'-'l signals of impending danger. Here's where Hostet x
j j f JA ter's Stomach Bitters will be found beneficial. A dose R
"tt HVtr too. coutinuanp
frttna rtcommtadta sear
ntaitng.
Wm. B.Hr Drfa La. tags: ' t chotrfullg rtcommtnd gomr "Bltttrs a a splendid famllg
mtdiclnt and blood purtfitr. It If also inValuabk for Malaria. Chills and FoVor."
FOR fiESTORllQ STRENGTH fFTER SICXKESS IT IS UNEQUALED &
saassiaavt I '
Ptmt0m-tM'mmrtswtaymraTttstmMrt.s.
followed tha advice and ex am pis of our
beloved president Theodora Roosevelt
who teaches that tha -colored man de-
serves to be treated as a social equal. To
emphasise thla fact he had tha courage
to have at bla table Prof Booker r.
Washington.. . ' .
If Roosevelt la elected It will so en
courage the colored man that ha will de-
mand Prof. Washington shall be the re-
publican candidate for vice president m
1908. Let. not my colored brethren forget
that scene In tne republican convention
when a beautiful white girl waa placed
upon the stage and by her side a nfs-ro
boy. They then placed flags In their
hands and allowed them to lead the cheer-
ing this making the first and sandest
example of the equality of the races that
history records.
"In the democratic convention there
waa not a single colored man. It was
in word and in deed a white man s con-
vention or white man's party. All hall
to Roosevelt who has given the poor
negro so much to encourage and to per-
sist tn his political and social rights
. ... "Henry & Baker.'
The Philippines.
The republican platform declares:'
"In the Philippines wa have suppressed
insurrection established order and given
to life and property a security never be-
fore known. We have organised civil
government made It effective and have
conferred upon tha people of the Islands
the largest civil liberty. they have ever
"lnit doubtless would be contended by
.-r . monarch of European hlslory wild
leferenc to Ha colonies. It has over
been the contention of lh despot that bla
subjects wer wisely ruled. With that
cowardly silence which has aver charac-
terised the republican party upon this
question no premise Is given either to the
American cttisen or the Filipino subjects
of the ultimate policy of the republican
party. They have neither the courage to
declare for a permanent colonial system
nor to assert any Intention to srlva ths
Filipino people an Independent fre. gov-
ernment. . . .
The democratic platform wisely and
Justly declares: '
"We ought to do for the Filipino what
we have already done for tha Cuban and
it la our duty to make our promise now
and under suitable guarantees of protec-
tion to cltusns of our own and other
countries resident at the time of our
withdrawal set the Filipino people upon
their feet. Independent to work out their
own destination."
This deolares the only ground In accord
with the glorious past ot tha democratic
party.
Whatever may bo said of tha future
the past of democratic history is sat.
AU of th Wates and Territories of tho
American Union save the thirteen origi-
nal colonies were carved out of- terri-
tory acquired under democratic admin-
istration. Ours Is the party of constitu-
tional expansion ; but It has ever Insisted
and will continue to Insist that a terri-
tory must bo a suitable on when con-
stitutionally populated to become a sis-
ter State; that the government can only
expand. In a word by States. In which
aach cltlsen under the constitution Is
eaual In power and privilege to every
other cltlsen of the United States. Thla
Issue will not down. It has already been
the fruitful source bf great loss of life
of tmmsvjse expenditure of money and of
In sol ration to military domination.
This brings us to the last Issue which
I shall. In conclusion discuss on that
arises from republican action republican
platform and republican president. It la
the Issue of the ways of war against tn
paths ot peace.
. The Spanish War. .
Th fifth and last of th successful
wars of th .nation the war with Spain-
drifted 'us. as had none of ths others
from our ancient moorings. At the close
of each of the others our soldiers turned
gladly from the sickening horrors and
the brutalizing tendencies of 'war to ths
nnobling pursuits of peace - and with
deep devotion set themselves to the task
of building up a great republic wherein
each cltlsea was secure In his pursuit
of happiness. Tho field and th factory
and courts and congress law. literature
ans religion at once drew from th bat-
tlefield tho courage and capacity they
had furnished it. The excitement of
war and the glory of Its successes faded
Into the content of peac. and th endur-
ing achievements of civic life. Not so
with this last war. Ths lamented lic-
Klnley essentially a lover of peace and
an advocate of the supremacy of its
pursuits died too soon for the Nation's
good and his successor though on th
very threshold of his succession he as-
sured the nation of his purpose to follow
in the footsteps of his chief was pre-
vented by his restless caar-llks spirit
from fulfillment of tha promise. Roose-
velt with the cheap halo of San Juan
about him haa used all avenues to exalt
the milltury in our National life. He has
preached th glory of trie soldier to the
youth of the land. He has marnlfled the
skirmish in which he and Dr. Wood bore
an inconspicuous part as greater than
the achievements of the American field
and factory. He in fascinated. Infatuated
with grim and glorious stern and strenu-
ous war! With eternal vigilance he
awaits a possible tld In th nation's af-
fairs which taken at Its turn may he
mad tn lead to the cannon's month! He
has made his department of war the
center ot his system and has sought
before meals and - at bed-time will strengthen
stomach restore the liver to
and remove that bilious
' unequaled for DYSPEPSIA
AND MALARIA. FEVER
V.
EXCELLENT PROOF ssassBMMBBB.wa
tapst
getting oat of erdtr and dark tpats
Bltttrt tentcn carta m ana now an occasional dost Xoops
;
... It. ima - - . Aeml-anA. Thl
publican platform whicn ne inanrses u
perhaps wrote boasts that "Wo fought
quick and victorious war with Spain.
That "W hav reorganised the army
and put it In the highest stat of effi-
ciency." That "We hav pushed forward
th bulldfng of -th navy.'' His congrs
and th possessive case Is uw-d sdvlsed-
ly appropriated nor than-$300000009 of
the people's taxes for this army and navy
and not a dollar for public buildings or
river and harbor Improvements though
the country clamored for them.
Two Appropriate Speeches.
. Two finer or more appropriate speeches
wer never mad In th history of Amert-
can conventions than those which put
in nomination th candidates for presi-
dent. Governor Black as profound and
brilliant aa he Is tall and thin; well knew
Roosevelt's character and course and
boldly put this Issue to the country when
he said "The fat of nations Is still de-
elded by wars. You may talk of orderly
tribunals and learned referees. You may
sing in your schools th gentle praise of
the quiet Ufa - You may strike from your
books the lust note of every martial an- .
them and yet out In fne smoke and thun-
der will always be th tramp of horse
and the silent rigid upturned faces. Men
may prophesy and woinen may pray but
peace will come to abide forever on this
earth only when the dreams of childhood
ars the accepted charts to guide the des-
tinies of men. Events are numberless and
mighty and no man can tell which wire
rune around the world. The nation bask-
ing today In the quiet ot contentment and
repose may still be on a deadly circuit
tomorrow writhing In the tolls of war.
This Is the time when great figures must
be kept in front."
Passing over th covert sneer at th
songs of our schools and the prayers of
our women this is a plea for war and a
firesentatlon of Roosevelt as adapted to
U a a double reason for republican suc-
cess. -The first Is false the second IS
true and the truth of the second forces
th advocacy of th first! Th war of
a nation can only be justified upon tb
same ground aa that ot the lndlviduul-self-defense.
All else Is murder and
swaggers on to degradation and dlsgrars.
War deludes snd destroys; peace woo
and wins. War arrests development
checks Investment fetters business para-
lyzes Industry closes courts threatens
religion literature and science and fast-
ens debt upon ths country. Peac pre-
vents the last and promotes all the rest.
Peac is morw than th happy dream of
innocent childhood; It is the hlKb bop
of manhood. It Is mors than the prayer
of womerr. It Is the sincere desire oft
uttered and expressed of every patriot
In th land. It Is mor than the songs
of our schools; it is the resonant note ot
the field and the factory th trill of
trad the music of the merchant th
chorus of our courts and clergy. It
should be. aye It will bo the tune ot
th nation's tendency as it is th cradl
cry of a Christian civilisation.
America awaits a commanding voice at
Washington to speak across the stormy
GRlllee of her politics the potent words
"Peac. be still." Sh will not wait in
vain for In November democracy will
again demonstrate her deathlessness. and
the old ship of State freighted with ths
liberty of th world will cast her anchor
tn th harbof of peace.
v OCCUPATION TAXES.
Loss to the State as Result ot
Local Option.
(Houston Post Special.)
Austin. Texas July a. Again the coun-
ties are paying occupation tax. That is.
th tax collectors are remitting th occu-
pation taxes which are being paid at this
time and nearly all of the collectors
have mad their settlements. The in-
crease in prohibition over the State has
tended to greatly decrease the occupation
taxes from the liquor traffic but the In-
come from other sources haa Increased
which makes the aggregate about th
same aa a year ago.
Twenty counties selected at random and1
representative counties half of whtoh
show Increase in occupation tax receipts
and the other decrease from that source
com in with a net loss however ot SiW.
The first ten counties report an increase
of t4S.el as follows: Dallas 18000 Monta-
gue 11100 Harris timO Bexar MIX. El Paso
tUOt). Hardin IIK.OOO. Tarrant S&00. Kort
Bend KVO Harrison SMOO and Hunt $SK.
Th ten reporting decreases - show a
total decrease of $47200 as follows: Jef-
ferson S50e Grayson tSODO Travis 11700
Kills SXOO. Fayette S3000. Johnson 3X
Kaufman SCOW. Lamar t-000 Madison 16000
and Mcljetinan I4G00.
From th foregoing it will be seen that
the total occupation tax receipts will do
right well to hold their own in comparison
with the large receipts of last year as
local option has played havoc with the
collection in some of th larg North
Texas counties.
Another deduction is that the legislature
will have a nice sum to appropriate to re-
fund to the liquor dealers the unused por-
tion of their occupation tax receipts and
license. Where the counties have gone
dry the liquor dealer is entitled to have
refunded th pro rata part of tho unused
tax.
Corpus Christ 1 Nueces County Texas
July 71.. A heavy thunder storm accom-
panied bv a light rain visited this sec-
tion thla forenoon. There waa a good rain
several miles south of town.
Its normal
feeling."
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AND AGUEhleuld apptat em mg
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CONTRICTCnS end
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BARDEN
ELECTRIC & EACHIHERY CO.
10a MAIN ii ;
TOFTE
BOILER and SHEET IRON
WORK of all descriptions
BOTANIC
tiDiDi BLOOD BALM
sad sersusssl care of ScrofuU Jthauou- I
tun uiiarra " -'"i r
ueas Wsssmis Msrreusaess aad all
ai nan HQ nil D KASEX.
sraea rnsw : - i
ass sew. rick Used iapsrls rssewed vi I
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BLOOD Baw vv.f Aiiaaia mm.
Sold by A. E. KiesUng.
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Broon TradingiSf amps
Bargains for Weik
Q. C Mocha and Java
$3.00 in
Q. C Blend Coffee 4 lbs .. . . .. ...... .. . ....
. $2.00 o Oreen Sti psQ. C Blend Tea 1 lb.
S5.00 In
Yum Yum Tea 1 lb. packages!
(Especially
$3.00 in Green SSpt -
The above we heartily recommend alie best values obtain
able. Our Coffees and Teat are carefy selected and blended
with the view ol making; a steadw'Stomer out of all who
jive us a trial. . As a special InducSnt to those who haven't
. tried our Mocha and Java we willfye with-each pound at
35c TEN OREEN TRADINQ
proud 01 it ana want you to
Q. C. Coffea Is Always Ishly Roasted.
1 jar Hcinz's India Relish ..30c 1 bcSMaple Syrup...... 30c
1 boL G. S. WorctsterSauce 20c lbC S. Extract. . . ..20c
50c I 50c
f 2.00 la Grern Stamps 1 .00 In Green Stamp
i lb. Q. C Baking Powder JO: 1 bl Fruit Syrup... i...4Jc
1 2 50 In Green Stamps fc 50 In Green Stamp
Bell Springs Butter 1 lb. plages ........25c
We can't say anything; too rfabout this Butter. We
might say too much; so we wilbplysay that if you give
it a trial you will continue to use&as others do.
I QUEEN CITY OFFEE CO.
I f hones 1276. E. C. COQTLObigr. 613 Main Su
V.
So it is all through the stock! ts like cut worth $2.25
at 5 1 . 75. Pink blue and gBmts with slop jar worth
S8.00. at S5.65. See windSid come in and see ..II
line. Toilet Sets Dinners
Glass Bric-a-Brac etc E J See ad. 'page 3.'
Jno. McCjan & Co.
407 MAIWTREET.
riiypAL.
THE MERCHANTS till BAM CF HCUST09I
J. M. MOORE B
Vlca-Prasldcnt. s i&Nllt I : ' Caghlan
E. A. "EDEN . I .
Vle.-Pretlde.nt. . B
BEAD POU
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Cor. Pralrta Ava and Oowllnc K I '
PHONIS IS48 V
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Jesse II. jeasi ft CsJ
W V. ANQLE oUtUXAf
MAIN AND MdCINNE
LUIY1BE
BOTTOM PRICES
C. R. 0MINGS LBR. CO.
rJD 14 MAW STREET. :
WHITE PINE
lonl i-eaf Yellow Pine Oak
CymU Lumber and Shingle.
'riouston Texas.-
EndiijJuly 30th
Coffee J s ............
.-$1.00
Oreen Sims
;..$i.oo
canistei
..$1.00
60c
Oreen 5
fine for 1 Tea)
STAJfT" We are especially
try
4
See jvhat
our
Sacrifice
Sale does
for Toilet
Sets... ;
Lamps" Silverware Cut '
. a M. HARC0URT.
. W. H. MU.UBY
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