The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-28

If, by any possibility, the candidates
of the Chicago convention should be
elected this year, and their silver policy
be put into effect in this country, the
responsibility for such event is already
definitely fixed Nothing could bring
that result about except such policy as
leading Republicans have seen fit to
pursue and which they are now fol-
lowing with daily increasing vigor
and venom. They are making it i'm
possible, by misrepresentation and in
suit, for men who have ever voted
the Democratic ticket to cast a ballot
for Mckinley. In proof of this, we
have before us a letter to the G | o b e
from Mr.. Edward Bakus, from Mil
bank, S. D., who writes as follows:
have voted the Democratic ticket all my
life, and have been working for sound money
and Mckinley for the last two months Re-
publicanism and the Republican press, up
to quite recently, were full of consideration
and gratitude to the Democrat who was con-
sderate enough to help their party's cause.
But since they have assured themselves
Through much-colored press reportsl of
probable victory, they and their -, press
have become bloated with partisan abuse
and insult.
| have myself decided to quit their lines
with others. l would sooner have the COM
pany of an erring Democrat than that of an
Insulting braggadocio Republican. l regret
now that our press has gone to the enemy.
increasing insult and contempt for our best
men and the party. Personally, l quit their
fight and am with the enemy.
This gentleman expresses only what
patriotic and self-respecting Demo-
Gratis feel more and more sensibly ev-
cry day It seems as If the whole Re-
publican party had gone insane at
this juncture, and that it is willing to
sacrifice not only its own chances of
success, but public honor and the fu-
ture interests of this country to the
reckless satisfaction of it's spleen. 1t
Is making it more and more impossf-
BILE every day for sound money Demo-
Gratis to lend aid or countenance to
the Republican programme. 1t is
driving away thousands Of men from
its support who feel just as the writer
Of the above letter does, and with
good cause
Take McKinley's letter of acceptance
making at Canton, for instance. OF
course if the man really believes in
the efficacy of the protective system,
as we assume that he does, there is
no objection to the free expression of
opinion on his part, any more than on
that of free trader or free silverite,
or any other man. But Mr. Mckinley
has never neglected to attempt to rein
force his position by charges, expressed
or implied, against the Democratic par
ty. He points, day after day, to INSULT
cient revenue, decreased foreign trade
and bond issues. all of which he knows
to be due to financial panic and dis
tress; and assails the Democratic par
ty and its tariff policy, although he
knows that they are not responsible.
1t is the act not only of partisan,
but of the narrowest and silliest kind
of partisan, at that. What this policy,
in which so many Republican speakers
and leaders follow McKinleys exam
pie, is doing for the voters, the ex-
tract which we have quoted above will
show. The men who are in favor of
free silver have sunk all other issues
in that Bitterly as PopuIists and
Democrats and free silver Republj
cans have abused each other In the
past, you do not find them opening IN
old sores today. Sitting down to the
feast together in brotherly love. they
talk nothing but free silver, and lei
bygones be bygones. Thus they ce-
ment their coalition and secure as
united a vote as fusion will make
possible.
The Republican party, on the other
hand, instead of initiating this exam.
pie, insists that the tariff is equally
an issue with the money question In
this campaign, although 1t is cogni-
zant of the utter impossibility of pass.
ing any tariff bill through the mex,
congress, on account of a hostile sen.
ate; and intermingles with every state.
ment of the money question tariff fig
ures and arguments which are dishon-
est in their application and insulting