The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-11-19
'NATTERSON'S WISDOM.
The Kentucky Editor Talks About
the Recent Election.
ATTITUDE OF GOLD DEMOCRATS.
Mr.. Watterson Asserts That Their Ani-
= ance with Republicans Cannot bo Per-
nisaent-Orsanized Wealth and Power
Should Take Warning by Past History.


Should Take Warming by Past History.
PARIS, Nov. 10-Hon. Henry Waiter.
son, editor Of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal, who was prominently urged for the
nomination for the presidency at the In
dianapolis convention, but whose name
was formally withdrawn, has remained in
this city since the election. His views
upon the result of the national campaign
just closed have been furnished in the fol-
lowing revised Interview:
1.-THE election of Mckinley" said Mr..
Watterson "is but the beginning Of the
snd of the struggle which one way or an
other has been going on in the United
States for twenty years. 1t began in the
west and south with o demand for fiat
money. No sooner was the Greenback
party disposed of than the Free Silver
party took Its place.
1.-THE leaders Of the fiat money move
ment, reinforced by the silver mine own
prs finally made an incision into the Re-
publican party and got possession of tho
machinery of the Democratic party. This
eliminated in the nomination and dofcat
pt Mr.. Bryan. With that defeat ends the
free silver frenzy and the danger of Is to
I kind. But the elements Of disorder 1t
has called into being and tho ngrarian
Issues 1t has set in motion nre left upon
the scene, and we may be sure that these
will continue their assaults upon the life
Of the nation and the integrity Of tho peo-
ple until they are swept out of existence
In 1900. Mr.. Mckinley's election settles
nothing 1t merely removes fiat money
and deprecated silver dollars"
MIR. Watterson was asked II tho union
hetwoen the gold Democrats and tho Re-
publicans could last, and he replied:
II do not SEQ how it can. The differ
epoes are too doctrnal and radical. Mr..
Mckinley Is an extreme protectionist. The
RsuRd money Democrats arc sincere re-
formers. Certainly statesmanshipis large
" An affair Of compromises But to be
sRsetual and beneficial tho compromises
unust be logical and Just Nothing could
b more desirable than union among all
law abiding, order loving citiHGns against
whatever and whoever threaten the inter-
ests of the country The Bryan men did
produce such II union. Organism was
amply mobbism, and before such an Is
sue, whenever raised, party distinctions
must vanish from the minds of patriotic
men. But the immediate danger over, tho
original disGgreements are bound to re-
sRrCar. ,,, .,. t.,
lhe hepnnlloHn parry cannon RESI- its
case upon the doctrine Of protection.
Neither as u policy, nor as theory, nor as
d keynote, can protectionSm hold Its own
or stand alone. It's at war with the genius
of American Institutions 1t should he no
longer necessary If ID ever was truly nee
eyssry, to the American manufacturers 1t
Is the tathcr oil pa'cFhalsih ana 'he sou'
issher Oh ropuiiSsh ~ SOUS oNa"ipies ,., "
shose VINO imagine thit wealth. il'y oe
szeated by ieSlslatlon.
"Thoughtiul men should not De lui'eu
unto fanclea security because we nave over
eome the dragon OF reputation Inc Ror-
gon OF agrarlanlsm Is you ABROAD ihe
bryan movement was most dangerous De-
n&usc 1t Affected TO SPEAK ID 'he name ol
tho people Inc Whole people huSu come
to see that there nave oeeh mighty
changes going ON IN tine world.
In 1907, ana under the leadership OF
Thomas Jefferson, the principie OF Demo-
ratic government began its real hght iof
lie. ihe Issue theh was, arc the people
bspnble OF sell government 'eheFson
bad failed the feoeralat party "ou,a
have gone on suppressihg lhalVlduai I'D
srty and consolidating the central power
nntll we should nave had repupilc only
In name. But Jehersoh succeeaea, ana
the written law or the hna' stflctly CON
bkued, was secured TO ohe people.
I'm 1900 we shall nave 10 race the same
question In Il new lorln, anu the ISSUE VIII
bG nnder existing condltlohs; Are reoraerly
governments ana popular government
tencurrent possipllltlesT II we are 10 nave
many presidential campaigns iAke inc ONO
Just ended they are not
In 1860 we were few millions OF people
And we loved llpefty' III l'oo VIC aro
nfarly hundred millions or people, ana
We love money. Moreover, individually
and collectively, we have great deal OF
money. Most OF this money lslhvested IN
what are called corporations from
handful OF lndlVluuals wc hhVs peooihe
nntson OF institutions. inc Individual
eulnts Tor loss ana less, organizations ZOE
moro and more. IL Ia tho lulosyncracy OF
fhe age we live In. We may tear down
the house, but cannot at one and the same
time both destroy 1t and occupy it, That
bwhat hlr. bryan ana MS lolloWers are
pretending that they can do
"Among people 30 great In numbers
md occupying such o vast territorial eE.
tsut sectional distinctions growing out OF
asnfiicting local interests are lnevitaDio.
We had north and south. NOW we are
bcinning to hear OF an cast and west.
The demagogue Is always around, and
there is even chance TO stir up strito be-
tween rival communities A rev resoiuto'
self confident leaders may ana often DO,
compel the reluotaho ae4ulesoehce OF