New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-09
THE ALLIES or ANARCHY.

A sentence in THE London Times about
American affairs which can be unreservedly
commended by intelligent and patriotic Ameri'
cans has not only the charm Of novelty, but
something of the value attaching to a gem or ex-
treme rarity. In comments on the election that
paper first hits the thought of most Americans
precisely in saying AT any moment we may
shave our Bryan, some master OF the art OF
"yending verbal intOxicants." 1t then proceeds
with a bit Of political philosophy which more
than half the voters of this country may study
with profit: ALREADY We have our Altgeds,
.Dcbses and Tillmans. At present they are
"harmess, IL noisy. 1t Is clear. too. that in
America they would have been by themselves
'insignificant and unable to win single State
"but for their allies" How many Americans
fully realize even now that the dreaded agita-
tors were unable to carry single State by
themselves?
1t Is Of the highest Importance to have this
truth a little more clearly stated The Anar-
chists had no part in carrying the silver States.
That was done by the conspiracy OF mine-Own-
ers. and the millionaires who owned those few
pocket boroughs are not loved by the haters OF
monopoly. the foes of property, the revolution
ISIS and Anarchists; nor do they love the dan
gerous tools which, in the desperation of their
greed. they consented to use. The enemy OF
civilized society was as hostile to the silver mill
;onaire as to any other rich man, and yet con-
scented to be bought because the warfare against
society could not 60 on without funds. The
mine-owper who yentured to hire such lncen-
diaries showed reckless disregard CT public
safety and welfare without parallel since
the shareholders Of the South lighted the flames
of rebellion In their frenzied desire to preserve
their domestic institution
The jncendlaries in Southern States would be
utterly without power but for the Democratic
machine. which has ruled those States r\many
years by suppressing free suffrage and stealing
votes and now does not dare to tolerate a single
honest election. Mr.. Watson can tell how it is
In Georgia. and any intelligent Populist can tell
what elections have been in Texas. Arkansas
Alabama and other Southern States. The
mobocracy at the South has consented to help
the incendiares and Anarchists and employed
for them the power stolen for so many years
through fear OF losing that power entirely. 1t
10 q strange compact for the wld-eyed Bryan
is after all, too much OF a man to stoop to the
frauds By which Southern leaders have made
their existence in politics possible. But the most
solemn pledges that the election should be free
and honest have not been Of the slightest value;
when the ballotiny Is all over. the election begins
the kind Of election permitted at the South by
Jones and his associates.
The other allies Of insurrectionists and An
nrchlsts are the extreme fanatical free-traders.
in their blind devotion to false idea these
men, by the thousand, voted for Bryan while
iespising him; voted to help the Anarchists be-
hind him while detesting and dreadIng them:
voted to expose the country to uncomfortable
peril and to great and certain calamity, because
they "could not vote for Mckinley" They sim
ply 'could not" save National honor. restore Ma
hnnal p-osperity. or put down the enemies Of all