The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 18, 1898, Page 2

"DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Adopted at the State Conven- | tion at Springfield Last | Week. The resolutions adopted followe: | are as! | The democrats of Missouri, in|forced upon us by the intolerant| Missouri on ths splendid develop. | | state cnnvention assembled, rein dorse the democratic national plat form adopted at Chicago in 1896, and especially do we renew our demand | for the free and unlimited coinage | of silver and gold at the present le- gal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting | for the consent of any other nation, | and this demand we especially em- phasize at this time by reasserting our belief that the money question is and will remain the most import- ant of all political questions affect ing the prosperity and happiness of our people until it is finally set tled by the restoration of bimetalic coinage in accordance with our de- mand. We hereby declare our confidence in the ability, integrity, statesman- ship and patriotism of William J. Bryan, eur great democratic leader and choiee of the Missouri democra cy for president in 1900. Absolutely confident that the free and unrestricted use of gold and sil- ver as a standard money for all the American republics would promote national prosperity in all of them and result in making America the most prosperous and powerful quar teron the globe, we would invite the co operation of our sister repub lies in establishing bimetalism as the American monetary system, 14 con- tradistinction to the European mon- etary system, monometalism. We would oppose America’ with bimetal ism against Europe with monomet alism in commercial competition and industrial developement. While we believe tbe American re publics should break away from Eu ropean dictation and combine in es tablishing a distinct snonetary sys tem ot their own, should strive te secure the co-oper ation of our sister republicsin ac- complishing that great object and in promoting American commerce, we nevertheless demand the immediate restoration of both gold and silver coinage at the ratio by our govern ment without waiting for the ‘aid or consent of any other nation We call attention to the fact that the republican party has failed to en force the anti-trust laws. The 1000 men said by statisticians to control over balf of the wealth of the coun try have taken complete control of the republican organization and are using it asa political machine, re gardless of the welfare or the rights of the people. Regarding trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and evils of the greatest mag- nitude, and as organizations of this nature not only continue to exist, but multiply in numbers in defiance of the law and public sentiment, we demand that such laws, both state and national, be enacted as will cer- tainly result in suppressing them We assert that the declaration of war against Spain was justified by the causes which called it forth We direct attention tothe fact that the national republican administra- tion, backed by the republican ma- jority in congress, was opposed to war and yeilded only after long de lay to strong public sentiment, aroused by the first and presistent demands of Democratic senators and representatives, foremost among whom were those from Missouri; and for their part ia forcing the re- | publican president and copgress to| defend tbe rights of our country we! and while we ratula extend them our hearty ¢ tion. Confident that the war cou been prosecuted to a suc speedyend without interest-bearing debt of the people, increasing the we denounce the issue of millions of bonds as both un and unneces- 8 as the expexs> sf the war could have been met by the coinage of seiguiorage in the treasury d the issuance of non-interest bearing treasury notes And weindorse the course of our democratic semators and representatives in opposing their issue. We send greeting and thanks to our soldiers, whose matchless valor | has added luster to our martial his. | | for those dependent }and people, we declare that it should | management. | war has entailed great loss to us of tory, for their heroic service to the! tittea to our thanks but should | jcountry; and we extend our heart- | hereafter receive the generous sup- {felt sympathy to the relatives ef port of ourfpeople. We further de-| those who have fallen in battle or) clare that they should be fully reim-| | died of disease, and declare it to be|bursed for any necessary expense! the duty of the country to provide iseurrred by them between the 3 the gal-| dates when they were ordered into | camp and fina! muster into the eerv- war |ice of the United States. We congratulate the people of npon lant dead. We are opposed to waging for conquest, but as this war was | government | ment of the state under democratic We heartily indorse be prosecuted until Spain is driven| the wise, economic and business-like conduct of the Spanish from the western hemisphere | And since the prosecution of the|Stephens and his democratic asse jciates, under which progress and prosperity have increased in spite of most unfavorable general condi- tions both life and treasure, we de- mand that Porto Rico and all Spanish territory in the West Indies, except Cuba, shall be siezed by the United States or be taken by pos session of arms and held under the sovereignty of this country We favor carrying out in good faith the resolution of congress un der which we intervened in Cuba and aiding the Cubans to establish and maintain an independent govern ment of theirown, if they desire this, and we will favor its peaceful annexation whenever it can be done with the consent of the people of the ieland We insist on the strict maintain anceef the Monroe doctrine and hold that any departure from it would be both unwise and hazard ous At the same time, we declare that no American people should be held by force in unwilling subjeo- tiou to European authority; and we oppose any alliance of a_ political nature with any Eureopen govern- ment, believeing the maintainance of the Monroe doctrine, in ail of its integrity, both in letter and spirit, is necessary to the exclusion of European authority from these con- tinents and essental to our undisput fact while the national debt is being extravagantly increased the debt im posed on this state by republican misrule is being steadily decreased by democratic administrations and the public interests closely guarded The democratic party when it came into power in 1873 found a bonded debt of $21,768,000. Today it is but 34,000,000, drawing 34 per cent interest, and will be further reduced 500,000 before the end of the pres- ent year. We believe that every species of property should be by ‘awcompelled to bear its equal and just share ef taxation and favor the enactment of such laws concerning the assess ment and collection of taxes in this state ax will seoure thai end. We are in favor of the government securing tothe people cheap and efficien! transportation facilities We favor the enactnent by con- grees fan act setting aside a day each year to ba a national holiday to commemorate the vidory of the American arms on landand sea, and that such aday be tha date of the ed supremacy in American affairs. declaration of peace btween Spain We are opposed to the acquisition | and the United States. of the Philippines or other territory : cee in the eastern hemisphere. We de De Armond Amexation, clare that as an important incident (From Tuesday’s St. Lous Republic. } to wer our government should ac Judge D A. DeArmond, who has quire all neccessary harbors and coalieg stations in the Philippines or elsewhere, and that the treaty of peace with Spain or any govern- ment establishe ! on the ieland should guarantee to us commercial privi leges equal to or superior to those enjoyed by any other nation. just been again nempated in the Sixth District, was in St. Louis yes terday. Particular sgnificance be- longs to his opinions »n current is sues, as he is regardel by many of the strongest men in the House as the next Democratic leader in Con gress and candidate fo: the Speaker ship. Heis always Jecided in his views, aad when asied yesterday what he held to be thesound Demo cratic policy on questons of annex tation developed by yar, be replied promptly: “Oertainly I will gie the Repub- lic my opinion of tle annexation question, about whih there is a good deal said nowadge. “I believe the Monoe Doctrin is founded in reason ai may be de fended on principle: wd I belieye, too, that it may be applied now, with bonor and safety to our coun- try. “I believe the Monre Doctrine ap plies to the islands djacent to the American mainland aswell as to the mainland itself. “I believe that if, i the enforce ment of that doctrin we may pre vent the nations of fe Old World from subjugating a mation of the New World, we may,without doing violence to it, extendour own bord- ers so as to take in sportion of the territory over which, »y virtue of the Monroe Doctrine, or protectorate extends. The Nicaraguan canal shou'd be constructed and controlled by the United States. It is necessary to our national defence and promotion of our commerce, acd we declare that the government should, with out delay, put itself ia position to inaugurate the work of completion as speedily as possible. We declare that the great com- mercial interests of the republic require that revival and rehabilita tion of our merchant marine, which, under democratic policy, rose to the first rank and brought the world’s commerce to our marts, but which, under republican misru!e, has disap- peared from the sea:. The laws which have annihilated our merchant navy for the enrichment of monopo jists should be changed, and every possible and reasonable encourage- ment sheuld be given to maritime enterprise until American merchant men shall again fill the harbors of the world, thereby opening up new and inviting fields for the invest- ment of capital and employment of labor, at the same time enabling our nation to take its place as the dom inant commercial power of the earth| “In this view I seenothing in the and we declare that our navy, the! Monroe Doctrine to interfere with achievements of which have always | our acquisition of theSpanish West been a source of pride to our pec. | Indian Islands j ple, should be made and kept equal! “Applying the Maroe Doctrine to any emergency and capable at all|to the Philippines, I bink it is clear times of defending us against! that by it they must i2 excluded. foreign assault and of adequately| “As to the matter of poliey, I be- protecting American interests|lieve we should anmx Porto Rico throughout the world jaad give independenc to Cuba and We are oppo | to the Philippines. “We areic honor bound to free | Cuba—the war with Spain was be- sed toa large stand ing army, for the reason that it would be expensive and wholly un necessary, and because it might be-| gun and fought for that purpose. come an instrument of oppression! When the Cubans re freed from and a source of danger to our insti-! their Spanish taxmaters they can tutions. But we favor the mainten- ance of an adequate national guard so thoroughly organized and equip P at it could be mobilized for use without delay. “Iam confident tkt to hold the We congratulate the Mieseuri Philippines would beto incur geri- national guards in the army and/ous risk of foreign complications navy @r their prompt and patriotic which soon might inolve us in war response to their country’s call and/| with one or more ofthe great nas! decla# that they are not only ea: | tions of Europe. Beides, a large! i determine whether thy wish admis sion into our Union If they do, as I have no doubt theywill, I believe we should take themn. | administration of Governor Lon V. | We challenge attention to the/ Paip CaPiTaL, THE MISSOURI STATE BANK. of Butler, Missouri. Receives Deposits subject to Check, Loans Money, and does a general Banking business. ronage, prowising prompt eervice and absol - 355.000 00. Exch Issues Wew ft your money. —DIRECTORS.— | Dr. T. C. Boviware, Joun Derrwesten, Booker C. R. Rapro . a F. M. Voris Dr. J. M. Cunisry, J. R. Jewxrns, Ws. E Warrox | J. R. Jexxrys, Cashier. | A ac HERRERO EE MIC gd | ed to call and get rates. in Bates County. Administrator. T. J. Wricur, Vice-President. Have on hand a large amount of Money to be loaned on Real Estate at LOWEST RATES and on liberal! terms, allowing borrowers to pay baek part orall at any time and stop interest. new loans, or desiring low rate money to pay off old loans, are invit- Have complete Abstracts to all Real Estate The Walton Trust Gompany, Authorized by law to act as Assignee, Receiver, Trustee, Executor or Fraxx Avuen, Secretary. evils. The government evitably and soon, moorings pointed out ere. “I beheve we should acquire such coaling stations as may be neces sary for the proper extension and protection of our commerce. “In my judgement the withdrawal of our forces after the expulsion of the Span- iards I do not believe in che policy jof quartering large forces in those islands, at the expense of our own | people, and contrary, necessity and propriety. “The scheme to help the Spanish adherents ia Cubs to control the would be a disgraceful perfo-mance, patriot, insurgent so long awd well, and eodured so much. ish debt, made in efforts to continue Cuban slavery. Much fairer and Republic (efficered by Cuban patri- ots, and not by Cuban tories.) to bear a part of the expences incurred by usin driving out their Spanish oppressors; and no doubt, if treated right by us, the Cubans would con- jtribute gladly to reimburse us as their champions “And why would it not be best to make the Philippice Islanders free? Not one of them should be cast back jinto Spanish slavery. We have the | power to make Spain withdraw from these islands Why should we hee itate to exercise that power, for the sake of liberty and humanity? And, | having given freedom to the Philip- | pines, why ought not to exact | from them a reasonable indemnity, |in money or bonds, en account of | our war expenditures? | “Some say the inbabitante of the Philippines are not capable of self. we government Who doubts that they i> better for themeelves than 1as doce for them? Even if t at independent nation- ce should fail, we st would stand in history with tt credit of having freei them froma horrible slavery. uot one of tk al exi ore who are Iam for battleto the end—to victory— on the lines of the Chicago piatform. But I believe that the Demoeratic party cannot fullfil its mission un- less it gapples with questions as they arise, applying to them always, but in the light and according to the ex. periences and needs of the age and about for new i sues. as I think, to | new government is one that deserves | no countenance in this country. It! there of the double turreted monitor | Monadnock, it 18 indeed, for us to turn against the | attack will soon follow if it has not Cubans, who | been made already, for according to eught to be left to control and shape | the calculation of the navy the destinies of the island nation, | ment, the Monadnock is gbout due for whose freedom they have fought | now at Cavite. better would it be to ask the Ouban | standing army would become fell onan ia which we live, the ime tened upon us, with all its attendant | mortal principles of liberty and jure of the far / tice and enunciated by its founders. distant province would, almost in-) By combining aggressiveness with become corrupt, | conservatism, in and we would be adrift upon the sea| sound fundamental of world politics, afar from the safe! course,the party surely must advance by the fath- its own lasting good to our country” Man from Cuba and the | Philippines should occur quite soon can Washington, D C, | Merritt undoubtedly is pursuing bis Wa. E. Warvox President. of Butler. Missouri. Parp UP CAPITAL, - - $55.000 00. | Farmers wanting Wm. E. Watron, President. barmony with principles, of fortunes, while bringing NO RESTRAINT ON MERRITT. n la Will Fall as Soon as the Monadnock Arrives. r Aug. 11 — e paignin Luzon. It is stated positively that he ia under no re stra ment, but ‘ning order from the war depart- tbat it is left entirely to | bis own discretion when and how to attack Manila Inasmuch as it hes | been reported from Cavite that he was simply awaiting tbe arriyal | Clear as to Gen. Merritt's purpose in | deferring his attack until the vessel “It would be a lasting disgracs to | arrives, it is the opinion of the mili- our nation if we should aid in fas. | tary officials that this tening upon Cuba any of the Span-| plant the two monitore, Monterey jand | range of the Manila batteries, and if |a demand for surrender is refused to batter down those defenses | ly fully armored yessels can be safe- ly employed in the | val of the Monadnock -CASTORIA. The Kind You Have Always Bought | Bears the Signature of z a LBZ ED DPOID IDOLE SO Before RA wy c ; Buying $ 5 Wall Paper, presumed this depart While not quite plan is to Monadnock, directly witbin On- such work, hence delay on account of the non arri- For Infants and Children. c ¢ $ ne Ludwicks stock 5 He has the best $ 2 selected stock 1 5 town. Prices cuar- ? = het 2 1 +} 4 anteed the lowest 2 < : , for the v 2 Office, store. Ail callanswered at office day Has the best ng Southwest Missouri, All Styles of Photog T. W. 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