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Show DEMOCRATS HAVE THE ISSUE. It Is milte evident now that the Dcmoeiats, who never build and al-waa al-waa destroj. Intend to make the principal prin-cipal Issue In the State and Congressional Congres-sional cimpalgn thin fall upon the fultiro government of tho Philippine At last they have found nit Issue. And what an Issue' Will some generous pei son kindly tell The Tribune what the Democrats in Congiess or out of Congress know about n government for the rillplnos" Where have the Democrats ever es-tnbllsbed es-tnbllsbed n government, or peaceably or piosperoufl) maintained a government govern-ment of any sorf Alvaa finding fault, constantly raising Issues, they never suggest an j thing that has not, In some form, been proven Impracticable, Impracti-cable, a failure. Possibly the Democrats have n theory as to what we should do In the Philippines. Phil-ippines. Undoubted!), If forced, they will prescribe a pauncea. They, as a party, were full of theories and panaceas pana-ceas before and during the war of 1861-E. The hud theories about trnde, weie opposed tn a tariff and declared icclproclty a in) til. They were for greenback Inflation In two nr three campaigns, decades apart, nnd then In 1806-1WXI they were for Mr. ltryan's plans. They wanted war with Spain and as soon us It vvas begun they began to complain of Its conduct. They were for the acquirement of territory ns n lesult of II e war until they saw President Presi-dent McKlnlev favored expansion, and then they opposed It, And now thej don t like Piesldent Uoosevclt's treatment treat-ment of the rillplnos Thoy have an-other an-other theory, and that s to be the tumpnlgn text this yeur. Well, the voters are ready ns usual to prick this last and latest Democratic) bubble. Let'a have It. |